The Naked Gun

7/30/2025

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/the-naked-gun-movie-review-making-people-laugh-is-still-a-noble-cinematic-goal/ "The Naked Gun is a triumphant return to a kind of comedy that’s on the verge of extinction. It’s a love letter to a subgenre often dismissed, yet one that, when done right, can provoke genuine, infectious laughter like few others. Liam Neeson leads a cast fully committed to the silliness, with a script that honors the legacy of one of the most beloved comedy franchises of the 20th century. For longtime fans, I imagine it’s a nostalgic and comforting trip down memory lane. For newcomers like me, it’s the perfect gateway into the world of Frank Drebin (Jr.). A simple, light, and above all, tremendously funny film – exactly what cinema should als

8/1/2025

**Review: The Naked Gun (2025) – A Goofball Reboot That Delivers Laughs, But Lacks the Original's Bite** Director Akiva Schaffer’s The Naked Gun (2025) revives the iconic spoof franchise with Liam Neeson stepping into the oversized shoes of Frank Drebin Jr., son of Leslie Nielsen’s legendary bumbling detective. While the film captures the absurd spirit of the ZAZ (Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker) classics, it’s a mixed bag of inspired gags and missed opportunities, earning its place as a fun—if uneven—successor 15. ( @ https://purocine-hd.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-naked-gun-2025-movie.html ) The Good: A Worthy Homage with Modern Twists Liam Neeson’s Deadpan Buffoonery: Neeson’s gravelly gravitas is repurposed for comedy, playing Drebin Jr. as a rogue cop parodying his own Taken persona. His

8/2/2025

That trailer with the little girl going into the bank left me dreading this. I thought it was going to be terrible, but it isn’t. It is very much a respectful homage to all things “Airplane” and “Naked Gun” from years gone by and Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson have entered into the spirit of this entertainingly. There is the thinnest of plots about a megalomaniac technology mogul “Cane” (Danny Huston) who has a gizmo that can calm everyone up instead of down. “Drebin” (Neeson) is the son of the legendary “Police Squad” father and he has to try to thwart these evil plans in the face of both a shrewd enemy and his ruthless enforcer “Sig” (Kevin Durand) as well as with his own under-pressure boss (CCH Pounder) who keeps threatening to shut him down! When a body is discovered in an electric c

8/2/2025

An old adage in Hollywood advises against remaking the classics given that, with few exceptions, most fail to live up to the quality of the originals. So it’s always a pleasant surprise when a reboot comes along that defies the conventional wisdom. Such is the case with this wild, wacky, sidesplittingly hysterical installment in the “Naked Gun” franchise, the first since the 1994 release of “The Naked Gun 33-1/3: The Final Insult.” To call this offering a remake per se isn’t entirely accurate; it’s more of a continuation of the franchise’s mythology, even though it’s also an origin story of sorts featuring the start of the legacy of Detective Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson), son of the late infamously incompetent but always-triumphant Detective Frank Drebin Sr. (Leslie Nielsen). As with thi

8/3/2025

Pretty fun and plenty of the gags in the same vein as the original. Not a great comedy but fun nevertheless and Liam Neeson was a great choice with his deadpan delivery. **3.0/5**

8/5/2025

The Naked Gun is written by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, and Akira Schaffer, while Schaffer also directs. The Gregor, Mand, and Schaffer were also behind Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. The new film is not only homage to The Naked Gun franchise, but also to 1990s comedy in general. The comedy in the film is strictly gag after gag with little breaks in between. The story is basic and barely followed; it’s strictly there to help bridge the downtime from one gag to the next. The majority of the film rips off other big action films. The trailer and references to characters from the other films make this clear, but this is a legacy sequel to The Naked Gun 331/3: The Final Insult and not a reboot. Lt. Frank Drebin Jr (Liam Neeson) is the son of Leslie Nielsen’s version of the character, but not the b