Retired, Extremely Dangerous Goes To Paris, London, Moscow

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Shaw Lido, Orchard
Central, Singapore
29 July 2013
 
This evening, Merlion Wayfarer was at a movie preview held at Shaw Lido for RED 2.
 

 
RED is a 2010 American action-comedy film inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. In the film version, the title is derived from the designation of the status of agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), meaning "Retired, Extremely Dangerous".

In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world - and stay alive in the process.

 
What Merlion Wayfarer finds fascinating about Red 2...
 
  • Lee Byung-hun's very well-developed half-body view when going through a security clearance... (*Breathe!*)
 
  • A chemistry lesson that Hg (Ooops, mercury!) comes in red colour and can be an explosive WOMD!
 

  • Curled toes when sniping can be sexy to Russians...

 
  • Bruce Willis articulating more than a sentence as he talks about his "feelings"...

  • Forget the taser - A glass fridge door is much faster when attacked by an entire squad of armed shooting policemen...

  
  • Kissing can be a good espionage tool...

  • A senile Anthony Hopkins is a sinister Anthony Hopkins...

  • Catherine Zeta Jones speaks Russian with a V-shaped collar on everything she wears...

 
  • And most importantly, why learning to kiss a Frog can be so important...

Really entertaining for a DC Comics movie : Merlion Wayfarer enjoyed the explosive action (Lots of guns and fighting!), high-speed moves (Porsche Carrera zipping along the banks of River Seine!), the seduction (The Korean, the American, and the Russian!), the unexpected storyline twists (Shit, pizza and frogs!), and the ever-present humour (With a straight face!)...
 
Thanks, Shaw and OMY!