Red (Special Edition)

This movie was not exactly what I was expecting. Sure I figured action adventure which it certainly is but it has a lot of humor in it. Though not Oscar material it is a great way to spend a couple of hours. Where it is and it isn't exactly what you thought it would be it certainly doesn't hurt the movie at all. The big surprise is that the cell is all older actors and an actress not what one usually sees in youth driven Hollywood. That being said I found it to be a nice change of pace. (Just so you know, I am 46).The acting was very good with out being over done. The action was crisp...though I am sure some of you would think that it was violent, very violent. However, it is what you would expect in a movie like this. The humor works well and is in the places where you would expect it. Again it is not over done and you never get the feeling that they are playing for laughs. It is exactly how real life would unfold. You find yourself laughing because what is happening is actually funny and in a way you can relate to it. This movie does have a story and the story does make perfect sense, you just have to let it unfold and you are rewarded. Also this movie has an excellent cast,so much better than most movies and they all do a terrific job, so much so you are sorry when the movie ends. For me Karl Urban was the draw and I was not disappointed with his performance. He actually made feel that he enjoyed every thing about giving this performance in this movie, which of course made me enjoy this movie even more. All and all this movie gets a solid 10 out of 10 from me. It has action, adventure, humor, violence, and a love story well make that two love stories, how can you go wrong.

Just a great, fun movie! The casting was perfect. There's enough action / stuff blowing up to keep your teenaged Son interested, and the interplay of characters will keep you daughter and wife entertained and laughing as well. If you've never seen Helen Mirren or John Malcovich in a comedy, you're missing out. Get the family together, put the cell phones on the charger with the privacy switch on, grab some popcorn and enjoy the time you've been missing together when everyone is usually going their own direction after dinner. You'll all be glad you did.

I know movies can be considered an art form, a way to make a social/political statement, and/or a means of experimenting with style and content. But let's face it -- many of us go to the movies not to be educated or culturally refined, but to be entertained. I know I've enjoyed my share of brainless but fun blockbusters, such as the "Transformers" film series and the "A-Team" movie, and will gladly choose a Pixar or Disney movie over a more "arty" foreign film. There are wonderful, art-worthy Oscar contenders that I will probably never watch again, simply because though I acknowledge they are good, they just weren't fun, while less artistically impressive movies will become a hit with me because of how much I enjoyed myself watching them. "RED" is not an Oscar contender, and has absolutely no pretense of making a statement or considering itself high art. But it's a blast nonetheless. (For the record -- no, I have not read the comic series this is based on, so I'm judging the film solely on its own merits.) Frank Moses is a "RED" (Retired, Extremely Dangerous) CIA agent, trying to grow accustomed to a quiet civilian life and having slightly flirty phone conversations with Sarah, the customer service agent at his pension office. His attempts to relax and enjoy retirement are shattered when a hit squad attacks his house one night, sending him on the run. With a rather reluctant Sarah in tow, he makes a cross-country trip to round up his old CIA buddies -- Joe, terminally ill but still kicking; Marvin, paranoid and deliciously crazy; Victoria, an elegant and soft-spoken "wetwork" agent; and ex-Russian secret agent Ivan. As they put together the pieces and discover their team is being hunted down due to their connection with a military disaster in Guatemala, Frank is being pursued by young CIA agent and family man William Cooper, who follows orders with chilling precision but is seemingly unaware that he's being used as a tool by higher forces... By far the best part of this film is the cast, containing such heavy hitters as Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, and Richard Dreyfuss. All of them look like they're having an absolute blast making this movie, and sling hot lead and sharp one-liners with equal zest. John Malkovich chews quite a bit of scenery as Marvin, easily making him one of the funniest characters in the film, and Helen Mirren shines as Victoria, obviously having fun being a proper lady with a machine gun. Richard Dreyfuss has only a few scenes as a smirky weapons dealer, but he hams it up enough that he's quite memorable. Morgan Freeman plays against type as Joe and has relatively few scenes for being one of the top-credited names, and Bruce Willis seems to be running mostly on autopilot as Frank Moses, but they're still both fun to watch and have some good lines. Mary-Louis Parker is sweet and spunky as Sarah, and Karl Urban (probably best known for "Star Trek") is mostly playing straight man to the rest of the crew as Cooper, but does his job well enough that I can see him carrying a "Bourne" style action series on his own. The film operates solely on "Rule of Cool," eschewing realism for over-the-top explosions and loads of gunfire and fist-swinging action. I don't particularly mind this, as I was enjoying the ride too much to nitpick at any errors. This film knows what it is, and never has any pretense at art or high-minded storytelling. The downside is that the plot tends to fall by the wayside in favor of fight and shoot-out scenes, but there's a good deal of humor, character development, and even a sweet romance to make up for any deficiencies in the plot. Very fun and entertaining action flick, with good actors and memorable jokes and scenes carrying the movie quite well despite the fairly weak plot. If you want a fun action flick, "RED" is a good choice, with something for just about everybody. It's not going to win any awards, but it's sure going to entertain you. P.S. There's talk of a sequel... and reportedly when Helen Mirren was asked what it would take to get her into the sequel, she said "just send me a script." I can only hope something good comes of this... :D

Love love this movie. Great Sunday evening flick.

This movie caught our eye when it was in the theater. The list of actors is very impressive. These are actors who can each make a movie, and there are a lot of them. The idea of the movie, retired people coming back to work their jobs, is alluring to the baby boomers who are retiring in droves. And lots of guns and action is what movies are so very good at. Somehow, we never did end up seeing the movie in the theater, in part due to some lukewarm reviews. Well, those reviews were wrong. The movie starts with Bruce Willis talking on the phone about his Social Security check to a young woman at SS. All of a sudden he is facing assassins. And it goes on from there. He recruits his old co-workers to help him. In the process of dealing with high tech bad guys trying to kill him, a great time is had by all. There's lots of shooting the bad guys, but somehow, we don't think about that. This is not a transcendental film, just a great good time. There is lots of comedy and action. Get this DVD, play it on the biggest screen you have, and bring on the popcorn.

I love action flicks. What's even better about "Red" as an action flick is its cast. And this is not just any cast, but one filled only with retirement age actors (well, maybe Bruce Willis isn't quite there, but he acts as if he is). OK, maybe Mary Louise Parker isn't quite there either, but she's also excellent as Willis's love interest. So, what's to like about an action flick starring old actors? (When one is the same age as the actors, one is allowed to call them old.) 1. Humor in an action flick? Yeah, it's been done for years--Clint Eastwood and Schwarzenegger with their punchy one-liners. This time Morgan Freeman gets the line: "We're getting the band back together." It was funny in the television promos--it's even funnier in context. Ms Parker expresses her extreme displeasure with the Willis characther--with her mouth duct-taped! While the viewer may not know the exact words behind her anger, her meaning is quite clear. It's an excellent delivery complete with facial expressions and perfect comedic timing. 2. Romance. Willis and Parker? Yes, and the actors make it work even though he is retired R-E-D (retired, extremely dangerous) and she is a seemingly mild-mannered, cubicle-retirement clerk. However, in their conversations together he learns the way to divine her heart. He reads all the romance novels she reads. She also has a true hankering to travel to exotic places. When she tells him she wants to go to Chile, he says he's been there. The thing with his travels is the reason and the time, often by cover of night and to relieve someone of his ugly, hateful life. He's been to Chile, but hasn't experienced Chile. 3. Larger than life characters. Freeman has participated in Vietnam and Afghanistan and now is 80 years old (is Freeman really that old?) and living in a nice retirement home with his dose of excitement gained from eyeballing a beautiful, young aid's gluts. He also has stage four liver cancer. Helen Mirren as the lovely, refined mistress of a country estate, filling her hours with baking and flower arranging--and the occasional hit. As she tells Ms Parker: "I kill people." Karl Urban plays the adversary--a deep CIA special ops hit man. His job is to eliminate Willis's character. The reasons are eventually revealed and they are a doozy. John Malkovich plays an over-the-top paranoid, well, an Oliver Stone type. But Malkovich is hilarious, especially showing his pleasure at Willis's storage facility filled with weapons and munitions of extreme measures. 3. An expose of the great and secret powers of the CIA. Ernest Borgnine's character and his job and its location and purpose are prime examples. But there's more. 4. Weapons galore! Fun with weapons! An example: one soldier shoots a grenade at Malkovich who uses his weapon to bat it back to the soldier who then is blown up. A fierce, red-headed, female agent calls Malkovich Grandpa. He must show her what "grandpas" can do. She shoots a small missile at him--he shoots a bullet from a handgun directly into the center of that missile, causing blow back of the explosion and getting rid of that potty mouth agent (older people don't like being reminded of their age!) 5. A serious message amid all the shenanigans: the abuse of power in whatever place for whatever reason. Richard Dreyfus plays--with great flair--a powerful villain and how his power has distorted whatever tenuous connection he may have with the human race. 6. Quirkiness (but I suppose part of the humor)--Mirren wears a lovely, long white evening gown to a presidential party bid. Later Malkovich gives her a pair of combat boots to wear for their role in taking down the powerfully corrupt. Just a little quirky! Malkovich's house is inside a car. Let me rephrase. One enters his dwelling through the trunk. That's all I'll say. 7. I could put Brian Cox in any category. As a retired Soviet spy who hasn't killed anyone in years, he is almost a scene stealer. What a fun, fun movie (despite the various forms of violence). There's only one kiss, no, make that two (Freeman gets one) and just a few I love you's, giving this action flick a touch of heart.

What a fun movie, highly recommend if you like corny, funny action movie.

Brutal but very funny film. Very entertaining. Willis at his best!

Buen producto, llego a tiempo, el empaque no estaba maltratado, gran película, por la trama, el elenco que tiene, muy graciosa, recomendado ampliamente

Ras le bol de ces 4K qui ne font qu’apporter du grains, du grains, et encore du grains ! Sans compter que la VF est Québécoise ! ( je n’ai personnellement aucun grief envers nos amis Québécois, Mais la voix de Bruce Willis pour nous, c’est le regretté Patrick Poivey.) Alors un conseil, conservez vos disques blu-ray!

Bruce Willis is wonderful and the rest of the cast are also magnificent. I knew it would be entertaining, but I didn't know how much. It's witty, action filled and brilliant from start to finish and the romantic relationships in it are just awesome. Karl Urban is hot and sexy as the CIA operative and is a brilliant foil for Bruce Willis' character. Well written, well plotted and very much worth watching. Helen Mirren totally kicks arse and John Malkovich is delightfully insane. It has the fun and action of The Losers [Blu-ray] [2010 ] and just a touch of romance as well. The plot is engaging and makes sense, which is superb because so many modern films give up plot for CGI. I cannot recommend this film enough.

Llegó en un case bien cuidado. La imagen se visualiza bien, siendo esta clara y nítida. El audio en inglés Dolby Atmos es bueno. Trae subtítulos en español e inglés. El código digital es válido solo para USA.

Bruce, Helen and Morgan as a bunch of indestructible old spies who are targeted by the CIA. Far-fetched? Just a wee bit! Fun movie to watch? You bet! Laughs? Yep! Lots of action and gratuitous explosions? Absolutely! So, what's not to like? Yeah, this isn't going to win awards for the most clever plot, for the best acting, or for being close to realistic, but I enjoyed the movie from start to finish, and then ordered Red 2 to get more of the same. It's a fun movie, features Bruce being indestructible (which he does well), has a female love interest he has to protect, and lots of silly, laugh-out-loud moments. This is entertaining. In the end, that's exactly what I wanted, and loved, about Red.