Bad Boys: Ride Or Die - Just What I Needed

After enduring Star Wars for the past couple of weeks, I was in the mood for a good old fashioned action movie. Luckily, for once Hollywood provided just what I was after.

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[Jonathan_Collins]

It's a crime that this movie wasn't called Bad Boys 4 Life.

[Jacques_the_Rooster]

Straight, normal, kinda "old-fashioned" action movie, that respects its audience and past installments is a box-office success ? Who would've thought that...

[Rembreiker_lychec]

Missed opportunity: Casting Chris Rock as the head bad guy, lol.

[AlexRamirez-vzvj]

Jada getting ready to say something again real soon😂

[Thekingkhari]

I went to see it in theaters and MAN watching it in theaters was amazing.
Everyone laughing and having a good time.
That’s part of what Cinema is about.

[muhammadjawadzahid]

"No comedians were slapped during the production of this movie"

[LivingFire_BurningFlame]

What is this? A movie with two black actors being so successful? But it's impossible, I thought we were racists. 😬

[JakeDelanois]

It's refreshing to enjoy a new movie without any pretense. Bad Boys 4 definitely knew its audience and executed well.

[toastertastic]

People in my theater were legitimately cheering at some scenes. It really was a ton of fun.

[REELWORKS]

I didn’t really mind the movie not focusing on age too much. Too many modern sequels focus on the heroes aging out of the action and whatnot, so I’m glad this one just focused on the adventure at the moment.

[rilly]

That OG Reggie scene with Martin's and Will's antics is one of the funniest scenes ever.

[obiejerusalem]

It's strange to hear the Drinker be happy, but it's always nice to hear it.

[earthwormjim]

No demographics or sexual orientation pandering, no "message", no overcomplicated plots and moral dilemmas. Just pure positive action.

[anu]

the bar for cinema is so low today, we’re praising movies for not being bad

[h.db.]

I guess his wife’s boyfriend gave him permission to star in another movie.

[kiwimark]

Awesome that Martin Lawrence was able to merge his big fat momma character into this film

[Mrdardas]

What is missing from this review is how much "fan service" there really is in this film. So many moments that real fans of the franchise can recognize as homages or references to the former movies. Like when they are chased in a flaming van, the music is exactly the same as the scene in Bad Boys where they are chased in the flaming vans with the ether barrels, the many shots that directly reference the older movies (some with Marcus instead of Mike) especially during fight scenes but even just using the orange sky filter for the Miami skyline, the Fletcher scene, etc...
It just feels like it was made with love: for the fans, for the franchise, for the characters themselves.
Oh, and it doesn't try to subvert expectations or basic morality.
Good triumphs over evil, the once evil son is allowed redemption after he selflessly sacrifices himself to save others on multiple occasions, no ambiguous gray areas.

[Rahul_Saldanha]

This movie was like a Coelacanth. A movie from an older time, considered extinct in modern time and a pleasent surprise when it comes around

[Jonathan_Collins]

This is the year of the fourth movies in 2024:
- Kung Fu Panda 4
- Bad Boys 4
- Despicable Me 4
- Beverly Hills Cop 4

[David-yxbd]

I respect any franchise that just sticks with the formula.