Lazer Team (2016)

Very well executed

A Major Disappointment

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

Rooster teeth has much experience creating web content and series but not full feature length films and I feel as though they were over ambitious with this film and it just fell short. The comedy the fans know and love from RT is here, throwing in cameo after cameo and pleasing the audience.The story line is rather weak though and the characters seem under developed which leaves you not caring when they reach their end goal. The special effects went from being good to bad quite a lot which is understandable given the budget. The ending was underwhelming it is built up so much and it just comes to a semi- satisfactory ending. Overall, as a fan of Rooster Teeth, I enjoyed the movie but I probably wouldn't watch it again.

I wanted to like this movie, but i could just not sit through this movie. It's barely over an hour and a half, but it feels twice as long as that. Whether you like Roosterteeth or not, there's no denying that this movie has extremely unlikeable characters, isn't funny, and everything about this movie is super cliché and boring.The acting ranges from decent to really bad, and this goes for the effects as well, but it is on a limited budget, so that doesn't bother me.What does bother me, is that the only likable character is the champion, but he's represented as the antagonistic ass hole who just wants the suit for himself, even though he's the only character you can sympathize with, and the other characters are complete douchy idiots.To be fair, this movie had a few, kind of funny parts, but that doesn't compare to all the super lame jokes. (Yes, I said 'super lame' in a review, who do you want? Roger Ebert?)This movie was annoying, dumb, unfunny, and it was just not enjoyable at all.

It's difficult to know what to expect from a feature film by Rooster Teeth since they are a Youtube sensation with shows created using video games, most notably Red vs Blue. Upon viewing Lazer Team it is clear they should stick to what they were doing before and not attempt live-action movies ever again.The one good thing about this film is that it is funny on occasion, sometimes because there are decent jokes, but most of the time because it is just plain bad. A lot of the jokes in the film fall flat, and some of them are so terrible it makes you wonder what you're watching in the first place.The acting and casting decisions are far from good (though it's clear the people from Rooster Teeth wanted to cast who they are familiar with). Each character is more like a caricature than a character you want to relate to. The main character's daughter is both a terrible character and terribly cast - she is literally the stereotypical dumb blonde teenager who adds pretty much nothing to the film. It is also disappointing to see Alan Ritchson in a role where he literally just coaches the team in a monotonous voice and stands there to look like the warrior he was bred to be.Finally, the CGI in this film is beyond terrible. Holograms are made to look more like cartoons than believable representations of aliens. This is astounding coming from a team who specializes in making shows from video games, although that doesn't necessarily mean they know how to create good digital effects. Do yourself the favor and avoid this movie.1.0/4.0

The best laid plans are bound to go wrong. Here in 'Lazer Team' our four man team of misfits, just out to have fun, unknowingly disrupt a decades long secret government operation. And once this is discovered by them the team must work together to live or else die alone.So they find themselves battling two two enemies - 1. An alien from out-of-space and 2. the federal government!And in getting that team spirit cooking between them is a story of hair-brained situations that are just stupid enough to get you laughing and enjoying the nonsense in this sci-fi comedy. You'll cheer them on because they may be dummies in life but together they are awesome!An easy lite comedy with fast action and good graphics. I loved it!