Red One

[monitor_ep]

Boyfriend & I were able to watch the newest Santa Claws movie Red One Sunday but I keep forgetting about putting my review up.

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After Santa Claus (code name: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

Fist off this isa "Rock" movie so you know he is going to win at the end, and this is a Santa Claus movie so of course there will be a happy ending. The journey to get there is the fun part of the movie. Mixing up the history of Santa provided a different take with this movie. It was fun and even my parents enjoyed with but the one complaint was the language. A Christmas/Santa movie with curse words even made me feel icky. To be truthful, this should have been released straight on Amazon like it was supposed to.

[Jorge Galvan]

Photo reminds me of the cast of the CLEVELAND SHOW.



Hmmmm....

[Jorge Galvan]

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There we go.

[palitoy]

I am not sure people like the smell of the Rock's cooking these days.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I am not sure people like the smell of the Rock's cooking these days.

the problem is every movie he is in he is just the Rock. there is no difference to his characters

[sprytel]

the problem is every movie he is in he is just the Rock. there is no difference to his characters

You could say the same about Arnold... but I love most of his movies. I think the difference is just that the Rock makes a lot of lazy choices in what roles he takes on.

[Nostalgiabuff]

that's true to a point. I think Arnold has a bit more nuance in his characters though. but it is a fair point

[palitoy]

He's done some fun things I've enjoyed, but I think he's peaked in some respects. "Black Adam" was a sign that his brand, price tag and demands aren't worth it, I felt he made that movie worse, his character was too one note.

His bold prophecies about Black Adam and Red One seem to have hurt his credibility as well. He probably needs to stop with the bubblegum stuff.

[Werewolf]

I kind of compare the Rock to John Wayne. Wayne was a so-so actor with not a lot of range but was very good at playing the character John Wayne.

[palitoy]

I kind of compare the Rock to John Wayne. Wayne was a so-so actor with not a lot of range but was very good at playing the character John Wayne.

Yeah, a few actors trade more on their public persona than their actual chops. I'd put Kevin Costner in there as well.

I've never gotten the allure of John Wayne. My dad dragged me to a couple of his last flicks as a kid but it didn't take.

[Werewolf]

I've never gotten the allure of John Wayne.

Same here. Also, Chuck Norris. Never really got into his stuff.

[monitor_ep]

I like the fact that they included Krampus in the movie. That was fun.

[Nostalgiabuff]

for me, John Wayne and his movies are just so old and dated that i cannot sit through them. there are some good ones in his later years, in particular the Shootist was really good, and his last movie I believe. Chuck Norris was just the karate guy, not really an actor though he certainly made a career of it. as a kid i like his movies but other than his appearance in the Expendables i have not watched one of his movies in decades

[TrekStar]

Did you like Walker Texas Ranger?

[palitoy]

Did you like Walker Texas Ranger?

I've always found Norris dull, even as a kid, but Walker is so campy that it's hypnotic. It's like they added poorly choreographed action to some Hallmark movie.