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The Fall Guy - Official Trailer Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt

Alcibiades

Member
Just saw it in a regular IMAX screen. Loved it for the most part - the action, the characters, and the humor were all great.

Main issue it has I think is runtime. Felt like this could have been a 90 minute film. Almost every action scene could have been cut in half and had twice the impact.

Also I enjoyed the meta perspective but I wonder if that's getting old for audiences.
 

daffyduck

Member
Well as for the modern theme song:

Kyle Mooney Snl GIF by Saturday Night Live
 

jason10mm

Gold Member
Taking the wife to see this tomorrow. First real "date night" type film we've gone to in quite some time. Hope we see more of this stuff, they are rarely very good (Lost City, Argylle, etc) but they can keep trying and maybe we'll get another Romancing the Stone every now and again.
 

Jaybe

Member
Saw this Thursday on IMAX and enjoyed it a lot. Smart funny bits and some good action. If you liked Bullet train, I think you’ll like this. Soundtrack was solid. maybe the meta could’ve been toned down a bit and could have been tighter.
 

daffyduck

Member
The running time and meta seemed OK to me. 🤷‍♂️

As for the theme, in the context of the movie, I'm warming to it.
 

jason10mm

Gold Member
I liked this quite a lot. The RIDICULOUS use of stuntwork for everything was great, seeing so many practical stunts was awesome. Sooooo many movie/camera jokes with the overuse of mirrored sunglasses, the whole split screen bit, the super tight cutaway editing followed by really languid long shots, the music cues and sound effects, it's all just so good. Those gunshots rolling across the water while the Miami vice theme plays...fucking chefs kiss.

I wonder if it's coincidence or deliberate that the movie in the movie is such a parody of Snyders Rebel Moon. And hey, this director knows how to measure out slo-mo!
 

Hot5pur

Member
The best part of this movie was their generous use of KISS in the soundtrack.
Movie itself is decent, had it's slow parts, Emily and Ryan are beautiful people, which carries alot of this movie haha...
 

jason10mm

Gold Member
They played that trailer before the film in my theater.

And how the hell is Lee Majors looking better than Heather Thomas??? Damn she looked like bad wax mannequin.
 

near

Gold Member
It's getting a digital release tomorrow:

"The Fall Guy Digital Release Date Set for Extended Cut With 20+ Minutes

Universal Pictures has announced The Fall Guy digital release date for its latest action comedy, starring Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. This comes after less than a month since the film had made its theatrical debut. Despite receiving positive reviews, it wasn’t able to meet box office expectations, with a current worldwide gross of over $127 million at the box office against a reported budget of around $120-150 million.

The Fall Guy will be available to rent or own on digital platforms starting tomorrow, May 21 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The home video release will also include an exclusive extended cut with over 20 minutes worth of never-before-seen footage."

 
It must have bombed HARD!

Yeah it certainly has. Im pretty sure it was not what people expected the movie to be so word of the mouth prolly didnt go so well. I certainly didnt recommend the movie to my friends. It's cool and all, but Bullet Train is like light years ahead in entertainment.
 

Neon Xenon

Member
The Fall Guy seemed okay from the one trailer I watched. Apparently, it's a fun movie, but it's not performing very well in theatres. That sucks.

I was considering heading to the movies this weekend to see it, but I'm unsure if I want to spend any money on going to the movies right now, even less so with an extended cut getting a digital release.
 

jason10mm

Gold Member
It shoulda done 300-400 mill just off Gosling and Barbie fever.

I liked it a lot. Great date night flick, everyone should rent it. We should want more movies like this.
 

JCK75

Member
It shoulda done 300-400 mill just off Gosling and Barbie fever.

I liked it a lot. Great date night flick, everyone should rent it. We should want more movies like this.

I used to really dislike Gosling, and he's been on such a roll lately it's completely flipped my opinion on him.
I wish the movie had been a little more true to the old series, but man it was fun.. I'm actually looking forward to watching it again..
Really sucks that it did not perform better.. hopefully it picks up a lot of traffic on streaming.

I waited until late into it's run to see it.. and my theater was 100% full, it made me think word of mouth had made it pick up steam but it seems while it did get a boost.. not as big as I had hoped for.
 
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