Lazer Team (2015) User Reviews

Not a complete waste of time, but it's nothing special either.

[Hellmant · 6/10 · 3 February 2016]

'LAZER TEAM': Three Stars (Out of Five)

A sci-fi action-comedy flick; directed, co-written and co-produced by Matt Hullum. Burnie Burns also co-wrote, co-produced and stars in the movie; which also costars Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Colton Dunn, Alexandria DeBerry and Alan Ritchson. It's the first feature film from Rooster Teeth Productions (which specializes in machinima); and they raised most of the budget for the movie, from a successful Indiegogo campaign. The story revolves around four incompetent losers, who are trained to save the world; when they accidentally stumble across a special alien power armor suit. I liked the special effects, and some of the humor, but ultimately I found it disappointing.

We learn, as the film opens, that Earth received a message, from peaceful aliens, decades earlier. After decoding it, we learned that we are going to be attacked, by evil aliens, and need to train someone to fight them. So a man, named Adam (Ritchson), is raised since birth, to be the 'Champion of Earth'. He will be sent a special 'power armor suit', by the peaceful aliens, to wear in battle. The ship containing the suit, is accidentally shot down, by four losers though. They then each become genetically attached, to different parts of the armor. So Earth's new plan, becomes to train these losers, to be 'Earth's champions'.

The movie kind of reminds me of the cult classic comedy flick 'SUPER TROOPERS'; except more geared towards kids. The film especially seems aimed at 'video game loving teenagers'. For that reason, I think a lot of the jokes are too silly, and somewhat forced. A lot of the performances are pretty weak as well (with a few exceptions). There is some witty commentary, about social media obsession though; and how it effects everyone's lives. The film also has some pretty cool looking special effects (as I said before), especially for such a low budget movie. It's not a complete waste of time, but it's nothing special either.

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Lifelong RT fan and this was just not it

[angusiv · 4/10 · 1 February 2016]

I was very excited to watch Lazer Team, they've been talking about it on the podcast forever and it kept Michael Jones and Gavin Free from a few Achievement Hunter Let's Play's which I gladly dealt with in hopes that something funny was on the horizon for Rooster Teeth and it would all be worth it.

I was a paying sponsor for their website for a few years because I've received so many hours of entertainment from all of the content they produce and it felt like they deserved compensation for all the laughs delivered to millions worldwide.

I viewed the movie on January 28th at a Tugg fan event and the enthusiasm of the crowd was palpable. Many of the die hard fans (which I want to think I am)laughed at very juvenile jokes, or just when anybody they knew appeared on screen. All and well, I nor anybody else can dictate terms of laughter, but I knew I wasn't laughing. They had a few good lines in there that were truly funny, but creating a film, labeled as a comedy needs a bit more than sporadic enjoyment.

Most of the acting came off as wooden, which surprised me, these guys usually do very well on camera. Colten Dunn was his usual self (he's very funny in Superstore) and came across as the only character I believed. Fans have seen this writing team do better and any outsiders will instantly recognize this as a poor effort. Rooster Teeth is usually very creative and funny and this film won't change my opinion of their online content but I will definitely be more wary in the future when buying a ticket or subscribing to any services offering their newer content.

Don't let any of this stop you from watching the movie, preferably in a theater, yes it's out on the torrents after it hit Youtube Red, judge for yourself. It simply isn't funny and no matter how many dollars you donated to the crowd-sourced fundraiser, or episodes of Red vs Blue, or Let's Play's, or RWBY, or Rage Quit's, or podcasts you've absorbed from RT, they didn't bring any of that to this film.

I've read a lot of the reviews for this movie, many of the professional ones are nice and cite the "enthusiasm of the actors" for making this movie worth watching. It didn't translate to the movie I watched and I wish I had seen whatever they did, otherwise they're liars.

Enjoyable, but unsatisfying

[jon-glass · 6/10 · 29 January 2016]

I had high hopes for this film. Rooster Teeth is one of the best online content producers hands down. Lazer Team was not up to the storytelling brilliance RT (Rooster Teeth) is known for.

The story falls very flat on its face. It was trying to be cleaver but came off as so generic, it was impossible to care about what happened next. The main characters (Lazer Team) are very forgettable. At no point in the film did I care about what would happen to them.

The acting in the film is hit and miss. The Lazer Team characters are surprisingly well acted, besides a few scenes with Bernie's character. The side characters were pretty bad. With the exception of Alan Richson's character, all the acting felt like it was from an Asylum Syfy flick.

The special and visual effects went from bad to mediocre. The alien designs were pretty ugly and uncreative. There were also several points during the film were I noticed obvious green screen shots as well as chroma key errors.

There are a few positives I have with the movie. The jokes are hysterical. Rooster Teeth excels at making clever jokes that hit their mark. I do want to note that I did have an issue with "crotch shot" jokes that happened over and over and over again. The first 3 or 4 were funny, but when it got to 7 or 8 "crotch shot" jokes, I stopped finding them funny. One other positive I had with the film was the picture quality. For a film not being shot with Hollywood cameras, the Red 4K cameras look beautiful.

Overall, I went into Lazer Team to see a great film and laugh throughout the movie. I unfortunately didn't like the film and don't even think that as a movie it is that great. However, I did laugh at most of the joke and I did love the references to many of the Rooster Teeth characters.

Flat comedy - annoying characters

[timo-reichert-93 · 3/10 · 3 February 2016]

When I first saw the poster and the IMDb rating of 7 - I was impressed and couldn't wait to watch the movie. However, I'm really disappointed that the hype couldn't deliver.

Some people argue that the story of "lazer team" could have been written by a child. But this doesn't have to be a bad thing. I found the plot to be interesting. Only the execution was poorly done. Why?

First of all - the characters are boring and annoying. I understand that comedies kind of live from stereotypical over exaggerated persona. But this was too much.

Do you knows this feeling when you're watching a bad horror movie and you think to yourself:"No, don't go there. You'll be killed. No, dude - don't go there.Oh, he's dead..."

"Lazer Team" is similar to that. Very predictable, flat jokes, boring character development. If this were made by a Youtube channel and only aired on Youtube - I wouldn't complain. But as a real movie - "Lazer Team" is just not good enough.

moments of brilliance .. but just moments

[A_Different_Drummer · 6/10 · 7 February 2016]

Any film professors reading, here is a tip. You can do a final exam by making your class deconstruct Lazer Team frame by frame and identify the really good ideas and the zippy lines of dialog.

It is quite a challenge. The film runs almost two hours and there is no more than 10 minutes of quality material.

My fave: one of the "dumb and dumber" team removes an alien mind-control implant from the only female star and explains, "I was just removing the implant that made my girlfriend act like my ex-girlfriends." Actually the actor mumbles the line so you have to rewind to catch it. But that dialog is one of the keepers.

A Youtube production? In a way that is a good thing but virtually every other network, delivery system, channel, cable provider and postal worker who is now producing independently has done better work. So step it up Youtube.

This is actually, really bad

[pinkwerewolf-1 · 2/10 · 30 January 2016]

Sorry Rooster Teeth ...but this movie is very hard to watch. Acting is atrocious, ...plot was made from a 6 yr old with action figures while complaining about it's happy meal, spfx..OK..., but not at all what I expected for a comedy. (I think that is what this is?) I would like to give all the reasons, but the reasons are very simple tbh. I do not need to dissect as to why this is bad. I can however say, that for those looking for reviews and want just a little bit of information. I would be willing to say is that-it's just plain old stupid-bad(annoying kind). The 7.5 rating must be from some 11 year old is all I can think. As Gordon Ramsay says "shut it down!"

Smarter than I expected

[thekarmicnomad · 7/10 · 24 February 2016]

This is a comedy sci-fi romp, where the 'wrong guys' inadvertently get saddled with technology required to save humanity.

A lot of the humour is based around American stereotypes and the flaws of the main characters who are just short of a Wizard of Oz line up. There is a coward, an idiot, a cynic and a jock.

With this line-up you can expect a very silly, moronic film. Well it is, but the writing and direction takes it to a place a lot more fun than normal. Yes people do get thumped in the testicles and wedgied - but there is also a fair amount of thought and talent in this. I especially like the idea of the "super trooper" who basically wastes his entire life training to use the armour.

The CGI is a little bit lacking but I forgive that for the budget. I don't think this was ever intended to be a piece of movie making history, but it is entreating, the plot does kind of work and the characters are unforgivingly true to themselves.

Maybe not a Friday night film but this is definitely good for a chuckle.

I've Seen Worse Movies . . . I MUST have seen worse movies . . .

[m_lecarre · 1/10 · 31 January 2016]

. . . but I can't recall them. After reading all the positive reviews of this 'movie' I'm bound to ask were all those who gave such glowing reviews recompensed in some way? I can think of no other reason as to why or how anyone could possibly say anything positive about this incredibly bad movie. It would have been acceptable material for a children's comic (with the characters words and the ZAP/BANG,WALLOPs prominently displayed inside balloons) but as material for a movie? Not in a million years. If Lazer Team is in any way representative of the way Indie 'humor' movies are heading then I'll have to re-classify the movie Idiocracy into a documentary!!! The acting? More like annoying kids having a 'who can act the most stupidly' party. The story(line)? Dummies save earth from baddie who looked like he (or it?) had borrowed it's makeup costume from a whole collection of 1950's B horror movies. I could go on about the other components of this piece all of which are very sub-par but see no point in doing so: everything about this movie was simply bad. If you have an IQ greater than that which would be required for you to decide to step out of the way of a moving train do yourself a favor and avoid this movie, or, to paraphrase a Star Trek phrase from The Voyage Home ... the movie business is under attack, avoid this movie at all costs, save yourself!!! Additional summary: an overtly patronizing insult to your intelligence.

Is this what YouTube is going to be like on the big screen? Cause I'm down!!

[subxerogravity · 7/10 · 2 February 2016]

It was outrageous and indeed a fun, enjoyable film. An impressively put together combination of Sci-Fi, comedy and action.

The poster advertised that this was from the makers of Red vs. Blue. Not familiar at all with this, but I look at the trailer and it looks like something I would watch on You Tube, which is why I was surprised that it was playing at a theater.

I thought it was a really cool story and I actually love the costume design as well as the visual effects.

There was plenty of laughs and what was cool was everyone got me chuckling. My fav character was Herman, everyone else was a little too by the numbers with their stereotypes, but still very funny.

The action scenes were well put together, I thought the visual effects really went with the story that was being told.

The movie never runs stale and it keeps the momentum going. It's a monument to what can be done with some good crowd funding, as it looks like half the end credits were just to thank those who gave.

Seriously, really impress by what these guys did with what little they had to work with, and it's totally worth the money I spent not to just stream it on YouTube.

A decent movie for RoosterTeeth fans, but a bad one for the anyone else.

[taylorcharris · 3/10 · 1 February 2016]

I wouldn't call myself a big Roosterteeth fan, but I do enjoy their Podcast and early RvB. But I feel this movie relies to much on RT's general fandom, as much of the film's fun factor is recognizing the personalities present from their other productions. But for anyone outside of that fandom the uninteresting plot, stereotypical characters and, downright terrible cgi make this movie incredibly boring and bad.

For me however the biggest disappointment is the humor present or I suppose absence of, in the film. A series of immature jokes of people getting hit in the crotch or banging a daughter that a 15 year-old would question the humor of, fall utterly flat through out.

Decent film and full of roosterteeth humour!

[declanburton · 8/10 · 5 February 2016]

Full disclosure. I am a great fan of rooster teeth and its employees.

This film was rooster teeth to the very end. No its not a big Hollywood block buster and nor would I class it an indie. It is a mindless action comedy which had me actually laughing at points. I get frustrated with most movies but this one I found I could let go and just let the silliness wash over me.

The story was better then PIXLES by a mile and the team looked like they had fun. The editing was OK as was the acting but nothing more. For a first film by RT I have to admit it was what I expected. Think with a bit more care and money they can make something very good indeed.

People saying this is mindless dumb stuff are correct; that is kind of the point. Its not some serious movie and people should expect it to be.

8/10 as I actually had a good time!

An Enjoyable Movie if You're Not Expecting Oscar Worthy Material

[nmiller-19869 · 7/10 · 6 January 2017]

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.

It Will Make You Feel Dumber For Watching

[robsta23 · 2/10 · 20 February 2016]

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

Okay story with ridiculously bad acting. Beware of this one being overrated.

[randymcbeast · 3/10 · 1 February 2016]

I was completely thrown off by the IMDb rating of 7+ on this one. That is just criminal. I just checked, a few days after I watched, and it's down to 6.8. I'm sure it will go lower. It's just a shame that the rating was obviously pumped up by "friends" of the show because it was a complete waste of time watching this one.

The story is actually not that bad and this could have actually been an okay movie if it was done by professionals. The acting is really atrocious in this one, really awful. Now that I think of it, I don't even think well-known actors could have saved this one. I'm thinking of Pixels and how that was a somewhat decent movie idea but even with a well-known cast it was awful. Of course, Adam Sandler was the main reason why that one was so bad. When is Hollywood gonna get a clue on Sandler?

Anyway, back to this movie. They hinted at a sequel towards the end. Let's hope that never happens. There seems to be some kind of cult following and/or history behind this movie. I don't know about that. I just know that it was terrible.

Misplaced and wobbly talent on a good attempt

[Daviteo · 7/10 · 30 October 2016]

I'm a longtime Rooster Teeth fan so I gave the movie a 7 to bolster the review and for the effort. The actual score would be lower if I weren't familiar with the people behind the movie, and the reason for this comes down to one main problem: they bit off more than they could handle, especially with only a $2.5 million budget. That might seem like a lot but for what they were trying to accomplish, that's infinitesimal. So the effort and dedication of the film team is what bolsters my score to a 7.

Another issue with the film is the humor, which is sometimes hit or miss. Humor always needs to come organically and unfortunately there were times that it seemed very forced here for the sake of a joke. When it landed, often with he case of Gavin's character, it's because it's a character himself is just "being himself" and that ends up being quite funny. In the future, if there's a joke, a mini-story should be built around it to make sure they audience will buy everything about the setup and delivery, because I could easily see people not going along with each gag in this film.

I'm looking forward to more films from RT but I would issue three cautions:

• On your next film, scale it back. If you have $2 million, make a $2 million movie. This movie, with all the people, props, effects, and scope is a much larger-budgeted film with a smaller budget than it needed and I think that's where a lot of the negative comments on here stem from. I hope that, if they get two or three million again for their next film, they scale the scope down to something that's tighter, stronger, and a bit more believable. If it's a comedy, I would hope that it's something that lands each and every joke and that's told with believable acting. I also hope that their next film is NOT Lazerteam 2 ... yet. I think that a film like that would be great as a third or fourth film, but I sincerely hope they scale the scope back and use a large budget to focus on really sticking the landing for acting, humor, and effects for each part of that.

• Lazerteam was made in big part by and for the fans and because of that there was sort of a safety net—the fans, myself included, laughed at a lot of the in-jokes and actors that I've grown to know on the various podcasts and YouTube videos, but for someone who has no idea who the RT folks are or what the community is about, I could see them feeling that this isn't a very good movie. I hope that RT's next film strays from this and makes a very solid movie that's "for the theater," or "for everyone who pays for a ticket." In other words, I hope that they go into the next film with a "cold audience" in mind, an audience that is unfamiliar with anything that's been done in the past or anything that has to do with the community.

• Third, to restate, with the budget they had they tried making a $10 million or $20 million movie and it pulled the final product down. I've learned this the hard way on films I've made until I finally found a balance between budget and what one can realistically pull off, and Lazerteam ultimately suffered because of this, and I really hope their next film doesn't.

In short, I really want these folks to succeed and a lot of the criticism I feel, and I'm usually really good at judging this, is because of the three factors above. Lazerteam was a very honest and impressive effort at an Olympic-level routine while only being a very talented college-level gymnast. I hope they train hard and focus a bit more on a tighter story, characters, dialogue, jokes, and have less effects on their next effort so that instead of being wobbly and having to regain their balance because they almost tumble, they're able to stick the landing and have a product that works for ALL audiences, not just Rooster Teeth fans.

Decent Story + Poor Film-making = Over-rated Hit-and-run comedy.

[Prabhat_KS · 5/10 · 7 February 2016]

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.

Its not trying to be a serious action movie!

[bodlemark · 7/10 · 16 March 2016]

For how low of a budget they had its great. For the original take on classic ideas A+. The fact it funny 10/10. Now if you expecting an action movie turn around now this is a action spoof the main idea is not suppose to be serious and drama filled, its pure and total irony. Do not rate it badly because it didn't give you your daily dose of but kick action, it was never meant to. With that being said i have till fill 10 lines to post this review so WWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWW WWWWWW WWWWWW WWWWWWWWWW WWWW WWWWWW WWW WWW WWWW WWWW WWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWW WWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWW WWWWWWWW WWWWW TTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTT TTTT TTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTT TTTTT TTTTTT TTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTT FFFFF FFFFFF FFFFF FFFFFFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFF FFFFFFF FFF FFF FFF FFFFFF FFFF FFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFF FFFFF FFFFF FFFFF FFFFF WHY! 10 lines! (Your review contains a very long word which is not allowed) Bull who are you to limit my writing of a review. (Please DO NOT SHOUT in your review). Capitol letters does not mean shouting for everybody stop putting us all into the same little internet manners box cause we all interpret words on a screen differently. I will never review something on hear again. Your rules don't allow for fun and expression when writing a review making the whole thing feel very contrived.

Another Sci-Fi cliché Adventure...

[Varun_Mohandas · 4/10 · 10 March 2016]

Plot- This movie is filled with tons of cliché's with lazy writing. The characters are so annoying and forgettable.The only pros I give this movie is the humour, they're not great but good.

Acting- Burnie Burns performance was good, while the other side character performances are weak

Music- Nothing Memorable, it's the same type of music you hear in a teenage Sci-Fi movie

Cinematography- Camera work was OK, but there are few shaky cams that are so annoying. The special effects looks mediocre and you can easily detect it in certain scenes

Overall, this movie is still fun to watch even there is a lot of clichés.

So I'm giving this movie a 4/10

The humor might work for silver screen, but there's a lot of flailing about and not much on acting department

[quincytheodore · 6/10 · 31 January 2016]

There's always a room for campy fun comedy, especially when it's a project associated with already famous studio from Youtube like Rooster Teeth. This is a niche studio which already has adoring fans and it's understandable to have a sense of belonging and familiarity. The type of humor from sci-fi parody is good for popcorn flick, admittedly also better than its similar peer Pixels, but the most concerning issues here are the stiff acting and average script.

Four men randomly put on a suit meant to fight alien. Since each man has respective piece, they have to wield them as a team to prevail. The premise is silly from the first place, one is better off not questioning and just roll with it. There's a sizable effort and adoration for the sci-fi genre, even though not all elements pan out, the mold fits the quirkiness quite well just for the sake of entertainment.

This is not a large budget production, yet it looks good when it needs to and the trademark video game vibe is appreciable. There's surprisingly a good characterization for the so called Lazer Team, even though they might not be appealing from the start. Two or three moments surpass its rowdy nut-busting nature, and if it's a story of underdog fighting for glory, there's an identifiable aspect to the theme.

What ruins the production most of the time is the deadpan acting. The four main leads perform erratically, one might look like he's reading from Youtube comments, while another is shouting profusely. They don't really have any chemistry, furthermore it will impact the jokes revolving slapstick, making them dull and repetitive.

If they could find the balance between corny fun and appropriate acting, Lazer Team might be more than a simple popcorn flick, although the light comedic nature is acceptably decent as well.

I don't understand the high ratings! This movie was very very bad!

[brettapaul · 1/10 · 6 February 2016]

This movie was extremely disappointing and the rating of 6.3 is atrocious! I ended up having to apologize to the people I was watching the movie with because I made them sit through it and it ended up being so stupid and horrible I couldn't believe what I was saying! It made me laugh two or three times and that's only because I have a very easy sense of humor! Horrible movie! I highly recommend you don't waste your time watching this movie! The characters were horrible and very bad actors! The only redeeming feature from this movie was possibly the graphics and that was only because I had to find one thing that was at least slightly good about this movie!The humor was something from a 5 year old's idea of funny! The only possible way that you might even enjoy this movie a little bit is if you just smoked several blunts and got as high as possible because that is the only way that you are even going to a little bit enjoy this film!

HilLAZERous

[LawrenceOfAlabama · 9/10 · 28 January 2016]

I want to start out by saying I am a 45 year old man. This is just my way of saying I don't get my music off You tube nor do I subscribe to twitch for my entertainment. So I should be one of the last people that this films comedy reaches.

However here is the rub: this film was funnier than most comedies of the past Decade. I laughed more during the silly humor of this than at the entire combination of the Anchorman sequel/Dumb Dumber 2/or anything that Rogan has made in the past 5 years.

This film was just fun. I assume that this is in part because I wasn't expecting much. But the plot worked way better than a similar plot that was poised to be a Summer 2015 Blockbuster (PIXELS). This team seemed to genuinely have fun, unlike Sandler and his grumpy little nemesis. As a result I had fun right along with them.

So I guess my hats off to a Team that has a community behind it; and a bright future in front of it.

RT's First Movie Delivers While Leaving Room For Improvement

[strauss-rich · 6/10 · 30 June 2016]

Let me start off by stating I am a long time fan of the entire Rooster Teeth brand. I will try and stay as unbiased as possible while I write this.

Considering this was RT's first attempt at a movie, they did a great job. Some of the special effects were visible placeholders and could have been improved with the added budget. And while we love the guest castings from the RT employees, most of their acting is terrible and wanting to have such a large say in the movie questionably dragged it down. (I'm looking at you, Burnie.) There's a lot of gripes that can be made, but considering how low their budget was and that the entire movie was funded directly by the fans it can be excused.

One thing to note though is that the entire movie is designed to be a love letter to the fans. Many of the exchanges between characters were filled with quotes and references to other products in the brand and were sprinkled with their trademark jokes. It has all the makings of a cult classic, full of Easter eggs directly aimed at the fans that a lot of people that the casual watcher wouldn't catch.

Overall, great first outing for the team. As long as you go into watching the movie without high standards and enjoy it as the campfest it was designed to be, you'll love it.

Game effort can't overcome lack of talent

[Fluke_Skywalker · 5/10 · 6 March 2017]

Plot; Four men are accidentally bonded with pieces from a hi-tech alien suit of armor and find themselves Earth's only hope against a threat from outer space.

Crowdfunded sci-fi slacker comedy is amiable enough, but despite game (if not exactly good) performances and commendable production values for its budget, most of the gags and jokes fall flatter than a 13th century globe. It rallies a bit in the third act, but it's not enough to lift it above mediocre.

If you liked the Adam Sandler movie Pixels from a few years ago, you may like Lazer Team as well. Just less.

my notes

[FeastMode · 1/10 · 24 July 2019]

Horrendous. i couldn't make it to the halfway point. didn't make me laugh once, and it really tried. and the special effects made it blatantly obvious that this is below straight-to-DVD quality (1 viewing)

Decent little movie trying to be a big movie

[stevenpimentas · 6/10 · 21 March 2016]

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.