Ryan Reynolds Career Jabs

Ok, Deadpool (2016) is pretty freakin great, and part of the fun was tearing up Ryan Reynolds career. As I sit here watching R.I.P.D. again, I feel the need to defend his career a bit. I mean, as a young actor trying to break out you never know what is going to be your big break. So he has been in some cringe-worthy flops, but I can't really blame any of his choices.

R.I.P.D. (2013) - Universally panned, but I actually kinda like it. I mean, it's goofy and weird and has a lot of cool special effects. Ghostbusters made it big...no reason to think this wouldn't as well. Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon...could have been a cult classic. I would have done it if I was him.

Turbo (2013) - This was fun and the kids enjoyed it. Who cares that the plot makes no sense. (A snail in an F1 race, in the US?!?!) He has kids and he has to show them something right? It's this, or the Croods.

Safe House (2012) - Could have been OK, just fell a little flat. Co-starred Denzel, always a good move.

Green Lantern (2011) - The one outlier, it sucked, hard. But with the success of other superhero movies, who wouldn't give it a shot? Sure, it was the suckiest of all superheros, but other X-Men and Avengers have gone from obscurity to billion-dollar franchises so who could say? That said, Green Lantern sucked.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) - Again, the premise was solid. I loved him in the beginning as the wise-talking assassin. Even at the end, he was pretty bad-ass with all of the powers. Taking away his wise-cracking was a bad move, but admit it, you liked the movie and you watch it on the occasional Sunday afternoon.

Blade: Trinity (2004) - This was the first time I thought, yeah, this wise-cracking guy needs more screen time. "Did you check the lobby?" Classic! He was the highlight of the movie. The rest kinda sucked.

Van Wilder (2002) - The story of my college years.

Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998) - Yeah, that was him on that show! What ever happened to Traylor Howard?

Anyway, perhaps not Oscar-worthy performances, but understandable and generally enjoyable. Glad he finally made it to Deadpool because he seems to have found his niche.

I liked Self/less more than I was expecting.

I want to see Deadpool.

Van Wilder was hilarious.

Write that down.

I thought he did a great job in The Proposal.

Don't judge me, I'm married.

Dead Pool was written just for him, it is the best movie since Zombieland

aussiesmg wrote: Dead Pool was written just for him, it is the best movie since Zombieland

those are some big shoes to fill.

Waiting was awesome.

Redbox / Netflix Just Friends. Yeah, it's a romcom. Yeah, it's berking hilarious.

He's good in a small part in Adventureland, too.

Van Wilder was awesome! Best college movie since Animal House. Ya, I said it.

"I just want to dine at one American pink taco stand."

And

"MAIL IT IN!...mail it in."

(FYI "write that down" is a much better quote, but xflowgolf already said it)

Highly recommend Deadpool. If not a loyal Marvel reader, Google "Deadpool Easter eggs" and/or "Deadpool pop culture references". Shouldn't provide any spoilers and will help you keep up with some of the fast paced comedy.

When Colossis asks Deadpool to meet Professor X, “Stewart or McAvoy? I can never keep track of these alternate timelines.”

Keep an eye out for "HYDRA Bob".

octavious wrote: Van Wilder was awesome! Best college movie since Animal House. Ya, I said it. "I just want to dine at one American pink taco stand." And "MAIL IT IN!...mail it in." (FYI "write that down" is a much better quote, but xflowgolf already said it)

Every time I meet a Naomi, I hear him saying in my head "that's I moan backwards"

octavious wrote: Van Wilder was awesome! Best college movie since Animal House. Ya, I said it. "I just want to dine at one American pink taco stand." And "MAIL IT IN!...mail it in." (FYI "write that down" is a much better quote, but xflowgolf already said it)

Take it to the CAR WASH baby, and AIR DRY that E36 M3!

put me in for "yeah, there were some flops. Overall I usually dig the movies he's in on some level"

"Just Friends" was awful, but "Van Wilder" was friggin awesome.

Y'all forgot smokin aces.

I don't think Ryan Reynolds needs to defend his career. It's not like all the movies Pacino or Deniro have done were excellent. I remember watching Two Guys and a Girl thinking this guy is going places.

bluej wrote: Y'all forgot smokin aces.

Yes, I don't remember that ever being in theaters or advertised but I love that movie. He was great in it.

Proposal was actually a lot funnier than most people give credit
"Congratulations...Im a hundred"...hilarious, I use that all the time

Waiting is also seriously underrated...great follow up/precursor to Office Space for a rainy sunday afternoon marathon (having worked in both environments extensively, they both "get it right")

Isn't the restaurant in Waiting called Shenanigans?

aussiesmg wrote: Dead Pool was written just for him, it is the best movie since Zombieland

Most movies are better than Zombieland. I thought that it was terrible. Or maybe I just think Jesse Eisenberg is terrible, but at this point I can't separate the two.

The Voices was a good fit for him. I don't think another actor could've played that part. Plus, Gemma Arterton.

Mississippi Grind was kinda slow, but typical Ryan Reynolds: shmoozy character.

In reply to RealMiniParker:

I just watched Mississippi Grind the other night. It was slow and rather pointless as a movie. My take away is that Ryan Reynolds must be an actual movie star because he just plays himself in every role. The big stare really don't act, they just do the same thing and read different lines, but are always playing themselves.

I watched "School Of Life" by accident a while back. Nothing epic or outstanding, but that kind of hit home for me. How much time do we have?

Appleseed wrote: Isn't the restaurant in Waiting called Shenanigans?

Yes it was, but with a "Z" at the end.

I watched some movie where he was in a coffin the whole time.

patgizz wrote:

aussiesmg wrote: Dead Pool was written just for him, it is the best movie since Zombieland

those are some big shoes to fill.

Shoes were more than filled.

If you want to see an interesting Ryan Reynolds movie, that some will hate, check out The Voices. It was never even released to theaters, but it has a pretty interesting angle to it (which as noted, some will hate)