Highly Overrated But Still Good

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

RIPD has got to be the dumbest, stupidest, irreverent...did I say dumbest...and funny comedy I've seen in ages...It was never supposed to be a blockbuster, I don't think, but it is a respectable jaunt into the ridiculous fantasy world of life after death...with some weird zombie type monsters thrown in for flavor...some of the prat falls are truly bizarre, but they just add to the humorous nature of the "out there" story. Reynolds and Bridges are death cops of sorts, with the responsibility to keep the evil zombies from taking over the world...etcetera etcetera...Awww heck, take a chance and see this one...it really is a fun two hours...

It's easy to see what they're aiming for with R.I.P.D.: it's Men in Black with a supernatural twist. The plot sees a young deceased cop, Nick (Ryan Reynolds taking on the Will Smith role), being recruited by a special organisation (R.I.P.D. as opposed to M.I.B) dedicated to capturing dead people who are roaming the Earth illegally, having escaped judgement. Together with older, experienced mentor Roy (Jeff Bridges in the Tommy Lee Jones role), Nick investigates a case involving fragments of a gold artefact sought by his his ex-partner Hayes (Kevin Bacon), the man who killed him.Other parallels that can be drawn with Men In Black include the titular organisation's headquarters, which are extremely reminiscent of the bustling M.I.B. HQ, the use of inventive specialised weapons (although there's nothing as fun as the 'noisy cricket'), and the untrustworthy informer (again, nowhere near as good as Tony Shalhoub's Jeebs). Even the film's tag-line 'Defending our world one soul at a time' is close to M.I.B.'s 'your first, last and only line of defense'.All of these similarities result in a distinct lack of freshness, but the problems don't end there: lousy CGI effects, a complete absence of genuine laughs, and Bridges insufferable performance all go to ensure that a good time is not had by all. In short, R.I.P.D. is C.R.A.P.

Please make a TV series out of this movie. I love this type of movies. I loved it, characters were awesome, just the whole movie I loved. I would definitely watch this if you made it into a movie series. I love the actors, the story was great. I love watching these types of movies with these half human half creature like. It reminds of Grimm. I love watching Grimm, but I also love the comedy of this movie. The first time I seen this movie I really thought it was a TV series, I was telling my family please record this because I did not want to miss any episodes, but then a couple weeks went by and then I realized it was a movie not a TV series. So like I said I would love to see this movie turn into a TV series, I can't say it enough, please make a TV series out of this movie and I would definitely watch every single episode!!!! TV series please, TV series please......

Ready or not; you don't have to wait for it. This action comedy finds a police officer, Nick (Ryan Reynolds), beckoned back to action after recently being shot. Nick will join the R.I.P.D. (Rest In Peace Department), in hopes of finding out who really shot him. The R.I.P.D. basically hit the streets "taking out" guys who are actually dead hiding in a human body.Robert Schwentke directs this MEN IN BLACK knock-off. There is a toss-up in deciding which is better; the script or special effects. For sure this film is not boring. And redeeming is the fact that justice is dealt with. Criminals get what they deserve. No doubt about having a star-studded cast that also features: the always hilarious Jeff Bridges along with Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, Mike O'Malley, James Hong, Marisa Miller and Stephanie Szostak.A catchy soundtrack features: Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye and The Hives.