Rated: R

Running Time: 115 minutes

RT Score: 71%

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_boys_ride_or_die





Early access screenings for this start tomorrow. If you have T-Mobile, they are giving $5 tickets through Atom. I got a ticket for tomorrow, so that's why I'm starting the thread now.

The gist of what I've seen through the early reactions is that if you're a fan of the series, this was fun and a great theatrical experience. There are those who aren't really big fans of the series and didn't care for this.

And some plot points carry over from the last movie.

Just got back. Had a freaking blast. This is easily my favorite movie of the summer so far. It's probably the best communal experience I've had at the theater since Top Gun: Maverick 2 years ago.

The auditorium was probably about 80-85% sold. Lots of laughs, cheers and bad ass action. Lawrence was the highlight. He really carried this movie. So many funny lines. Smith and Lawrence continue to have great chemistry and banter between each other. I don't get these early reactions from some critics who thought they looked bored and tired. They looked like they were having a blast.

I won't go into specific details until more here see it, but all I say is "Reggie!! Reggie!!" That brought the house down with cheers.

The movie is very well edited and a tight 115 minutes. I know some here complain a lot about long movies and this didn't feel bloated at all. Bad Boys II from 2003 was extremely bloated at 2 1/2 hours and was probably the worst of the series.

And you need to have seen BBFL. Some plot points/characters carry over.

i wonder how much this movie will lose considering Smith's incident. i sure have a different opinion of him and i like the Bad Boy movies, especially the 3rd, but with that incident i bet it could have made a lot more than it will, which is still probably good to great.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Good solid action, and some good comedic timing. Wondering if they are possibly setting up for a couple others to take over the franchise action in the future (based on a couple characters in this one).

FWIW, I didn't see BBFL (or at least I don't recall seeing it, gonna have to visit soon), and I had no trouble following anything.

Good that you were able to follow it.

The son, the Ammo team and Rita were all elements that carried over from the last movie. Also, the Captain's death was also covered in the last movie. I thought that would confuse someone who missed BBFL.

I guess the writers/directors did their job and made a movie you could follow without having to do "homework"

Just saw an advance screening and was not into it at all. I loved the first two but that was a very different time of my life when I was still in my drunk frat boy stage and they were perfect for going out on a Friday night and then partying afterward.

I don't know if the Will Smith baggage or I'm just not into this type of movie anymore as a white guy in my late 40s. I just couldn't be made to care about these two idiots anymore. I've seen every Will Smith movie too and the last 5 movies have been the same for me. He just lost his ability to make me believe he is the character anymore. That and he just picks horrible projects to do.

Martin Lawrence has always been a wild card since he went crazy waving a gun around in his underwear in Sherman oaks 20 years ago (I was actually eating lunch at a Fatburger a block away when he did this).

Im interested in seeing if this does well. For me both actors killed this franchise and I have no interest in watching anymore. Only watched this one because it was free.

Almost $6 million in Thursday previews so it shows there is interest.

Will it hold however.

Probably about $40-45 million over the weekend and I would say that would be considered a win.

I never finished the first Bad Boys movie... much less any of the sequels.

Now THIS is a summer movie! It was just a great deal of fun. If you liked the last entry, I think it’s safe to say you’ll enjoy this one too.

I thought this was just ok. Even with the short run time, it felt long to me. The bickering between each other just went on and on this time around. Also a little distracting that this is a different Theresa now. Missing Melton from the AMMO team. And weird intro to Howard's daughter. I know he was at his granddaughter's basketball game in BBFL, but we never see either at his funeral. Nice of them to give Reggie something to do.

Nobody gives a fuck about this movie. Everyone is waiting to see how much the public holds Will accountable for his outrageous behavior in front of his employers at the company picnic 2 years ago.

Quite the opposite for me. I don’t care at all about the outside drama.

I don't care anymore about that drama. I moved on. It was an entertaining movie. That's all I care about.

There is a poll option "No interest", you can click that and watch something else.

I do think it's funny that there's a (probably) intentional point where an exchange between Marcus and Mike makes light of it.

The Thursday night box office says otherwise. Biggest R-rated opening night since Oppenheimer. Sure, that could just be fans of the series and it could still tank with "walk up" audiences, but it looks like a $40 million+ opening.

They did leave things at the end open ended for it to continue. But, they can't wait too long.

Lawrence will be over 60 and Smith will be pushing 60. Although Smith looks great for his age.

I'll continue to bang the drum for Adil and Bilall. Great direction and camera work. The script is cliched as fuck. The generic follow the rich white man plot. Obvious from the second Gruffudd showed up 10 minutes in.

Why'd they have to do Fletcher like that???

I wasn't a fan of all the drone usage. The FPS POV switch was interesting along with the camera rigs. Not sure if their style would suit the next Holland Spider-man film, if Sony offers it to them. I guess I'd want to see Batgirl to make that determination...

I liked their episodes of Ms. Marvel too.

it somewhat felt to me like they were starting to open it up (or at least testing the waters) for the kids to lead at some point, with maybe Smith and Lawrence in the background..

I've actually never seen any Bad Boys movies before but my friend wanted to go last night. I was a bit lost on who some of the characters were, but I found it easy enough to follow. Anyway, I thought it was a ton of fun, funny and some great action. That amusement park scene was spectacular, but then I love super flashy camerawork like that.

I've never been a big Will Smith fan, but I stopped caring about that slap thing the day after it happened. I don't think that's going to have a big impact on the box office. I don't think anyone who is interested in seeing this is going to pass on it because Will Smith bitch slapped a guy a few years ago.

The 3 previous movies are all on Hulu if you're interested and have it. Watching 3 (Bad Boys For Life) will help fill in the blanks that you probably didn't get in this movie.

2 in my opinion is probably the worst one of the series and it's overly bloated at almost 2 1/2 hours. The 1st movie has a very 90s feel and is a good set up for the characters.

I watched it. Was pretty fun. You knew what you were getting when you bought the ticket.

id give it a solid 6/10

I also never got around to seeing any of the Bad Boys movies, but I enjoyed this quite a bit. More than I did The Fall Guys.

Although I could tell these characters were all set-up in previous movies, I had no trouble following the story or know what was going on, the film did a good job of giving me all the information I needed.

Smith and Lawrence were both very funny together. I don't think I've seen Lawrence in anything beside the TV Martin and his stand-up. I was surprised at how much I liked him in this. He was my favorite character by far.

I also appreciated the creative visuals of the film. So many movies now all have the same, generic look, even when they're supposed to be comic-booky. This had a look that was unique and cinematic.

As a side note, the theatre I saw this in played it in that weird format where they extend the image onto the walls, so that you're watching it on three screens. I think only a third of the movie's scenes are shown using all three screens, and the extra image is nearly always made of empty space, like you're just seeing more of the ocean, of blurry parts of the room. As a gimmick to enhance a movie, it looks pretty much worthless to me, however, I appreciate that unlike 3D, is doesn't detract anything from the movie.

That’s the Screen X format you’re describing. Not a fan of it. I saw Top Gun Maverick once in that format.