Liam Neeson to the rescue!
The Naked Gun (2025)
This comedic legacy sequel of the old 1994 Naked Gun movies has Liam Neeson in the main role as the son of the previous protagonist. It better pacing and more modern effects while keeping the same tone, silly plot and sense of humor as the previous ones. That last point is pretty important actually, because if you didn't like the jokes before you're not going to like the gags here either. The opening five minutes will be a pretty good indicator of if you'll be on board or not. I liked it, but it's not a great film. :P
Ice Road: Vengeance
This sequel to the Ice Road has Liam Neeson's protagonist from the first film head over to Nepal where he is waylaid by bad guys and given an excuse to make this an action flick! Not sure about the timing and pacing in some parts but I do like that plot armor is weaker in this which makes it a more enjoyable watch than the first movie. He does do less driving here though, so if you preferred him behind the wheel instead of kicking ass then the first movie will be better for you.
Considering I blame OJ Simpson for killing off The Naked Gun series because of his, um, "other" hobby, it's nice to see Liam Neeson taking a turn at the Leslie Nielsen role. He's practically a walking meme anyway...
ReplyDeleteI take it you enjoyed it then Redbeard? :)
DeleteI've seen some scenes on YouTube, but that's it so far. What I have seen might be the best parts of the movie for all I know, but what I have seen is pretty much keeping in the spirit of the originals.
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