Lazer Team

| Release Date: January 27, 2016

6.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 100 Ratings

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CylonicRageJan 29, 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 quality RT (Rooster Teeth) is known for.

The story falls very flat on its face. It was tryingI 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 quality 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). With the exception of Alan Richson's character, the side characters were pretty bad. Their 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 there 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.… Expand

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tvnewsguidoJan 30, 2016

It's fun.

It struck me as a Disney Channel SciFi meets Paul Blart. It's mostly silly but the effects are good enough and the action moves along briskly. It's not a big movie but it's a nice bit of fun.

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TheQuietGamerJan 8, 2017

Rooster Teeth's first movie should please fans of the production company. Yet, it lacks the wit and comedic bite the studio is known for with series like Red vs. Blue. Instead they chose to go for something with humor that has a chance ofRooster Teeth's first movie should please fans of the production company. Yet, it lacks the wit and comedic bite the studio is known for with series like Red vs. Blue. Instead they chose to go for something with humor that has a chance of being successful with a larger audience. It's not hard to see why they might have wanted to play it safe like this. It is after all their first movie and things like the special effects make it clear that they didn't have the biggest budget.

The movie is still amusing though. While not entirely satisfying or a laugh riot, there are moments where the smart-alecky sense of humor Rooster Teeth is known for shines through and brings the laughs. Things like the references to Red vs. Blue and familiar faces form Rooster Teeth are sure to be a nice treat for their fans.

For all of the movies "play it safe" moments the biggest problem it has is it's reliance on formula. The movie's need to adhere to standard superhero movie tropes is one of the biggest things that gets in the way of the humor. But for Rooster Teeth fans or just those who like goofball humor, Lazer Team can still prove to be an amusing experience. Even if tries too hard to be a crowd pleaser and feels half-hearted as a result.… Expand

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quincytheodoreJan 31, 2016

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

There's always a room for campy fun comedy, especially when it's a project associated with already famous studio from YoutubeThe humor might work for silver screen, but there's a lot of flailing about and not much on acting department

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.… Expand