Lazer Team (2016)

For their first movie, it's actually very good. The cinematography is better than expected, and the writing is actually funny and clever even though it's a tired idea. Not the most original of all topics, but its still quite fun to watch. So the big downfall is the acting. The acting isn't anything to call home for, but it's much better than most B or C level films. They probably would've done better if they went outside of the company, but I understand the loyalty. If you're a fan of Roosterteeth it would probably be better since you'll see all of the people you already know. I was neither disappointed nor blown away. It was exactly what I was expecting. If you go into the movie just having fun and not criticizing it too deeply, it'll be a worthwhile movie. Overall, it was entertaining but not the best film I've ever seen.I would recommend it to someone who wants to watch a funny, lighthearted movie, but definitely not to a critic or someone expecting a masterpiece.

A terrible film in nearly every possible way, poor "acting" (no delivery on any jokes), the cinematography was poor, storyline was padded out, casting was basically a way to put in every on screen personality of rooster teeth and location choice also poor.I like some if not most of the rooster teeth productions(podcast, on the spot, funhaus, achievement hunter) but this film was terrible and only the fanboys could and would give it a rating higher than 1.Also by putting it on a platform like YouTube red which can only be viewed in the US probably saved them a lot of embarrassment.I expected a lot better from this group of people.

I didn't expect this film to blow my mind but even as a mild bit of fun it wasn't good.It touches on basic action movie conventions but fails to bring anything more to the table than the basics. Lazer Team is full of heroes that you have no reason to like with boring eye rolling comedy. For an "action comedy" it failed to make me laugh more than one little chuckle. It makes you roll your eyes more than it makes you laugh. It's sexist, unfunny and boring. I really wanted this film to be good but it really isn't. The music is cheesy and over the top, the plot is brain dead and plain. The humour fails at every attempt.The only reason it has scored 4 is because I like Rooster Teeth.

Space, including all its paraphernalia, is one arena which has acted as substrate for film of all genres. You name it, space gave it! Even art-house and horror films have been made out of celestial subjects. For example, think of Melancholia (2011), Sunshine (2007) or Under the Skin (2013). To be honest, I'm waiting for a Quentin Tarantino film on space - bloodshed having a field day in space! No matter whatever you'll make having space or aliens, people will see it. In fact 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' (1959) was so badly made that it became memorable! So among its beginning ventures, YouTube Red chose the path of least resistance - space. In 'Lazer Team' a group of four misfits find themselves responsible for the fate of the planet upon discovering an alien crash site containing a battle suit. I must admit that the idea is novel and exciting. The script is decently knit too. (This is the main reason why I reviewed this title.) A somewhat similar concept was tried last year (2015) in 'Absolutely Anything' starring Simon Pegg but that fizzled out too. With a little more effort 'Lazer Team' could have been transformed into a great sci-fi comedy. The subject matter is age-neutral - people of all age groups could've enjoyed it. But the film-makers instead settled for clichéd acts. For example, the character of Mindy (played by Allie DeBerry) was too bawdy. It was like some American Pie or Scary Movie character. Similarly the humour could have been more situational rather than explicit. More experienced actors could have been casted et cetra, et cetra. But, the damage has been done. 'Lazer Team' is another hit-and-run comedy which fails to leave its mark.