I give this at least a 5 on the "pre-pandemic" scale. Considering there have only been 1 or 2 movies that weren't terrible since the pandemic, maybe The Out-Laws could even scrape up a 6 or more in a "post-pandemic" rating scale. No one makes straight up comedies anymore, it's always got to be some "lowest common denominator" junk like a "dramedy" or a "rom-com" and many, many movies that could have been funny have been ruined for trying to appeal to a broader audience rather than just trying to be a comedy. Whatever happened to films like Trains, Planes, and Automobiles or Uncle Buck? Even The Hangover films weren't afraid to just be comedic. The Out-Laws isn't as good as any of those movies, but it was silly and watchable with a few good bits (you can't tell me the chase through the cemetery wasn't fucking awesome) and that's more than I can say for a lot of the "comedy + insert other genre" films that seem to be the only thing studios have the balls to put out these days.
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I give this at least a 5 on the "pre-pandemic" scale. Considering there have only been 1 or 2 movies that weren't terrible since the pandemic, maybe The Out-Laws could even scrape up a 6 or more in a "post-pandemic" rating scale.
No one makes straight up comedies anymore, it's always got to be some "lowest common denominator" junk like a "dramedy" or a "rom-com" and many, many movies that could have been funny have been ruined for trying to appeal to a broader audience rather than just trying to be a comedy. Whatever happened to films like Trains, Planes, and Automobiles or Uncle Buck? Even The Hangover films weren't afraid to just be comedic. The Out-Laws isn't as good as any of those movies, but it was silly and watchable with a few good bits (you can't tell me the chase through the cemetery wasn't fucking awesome) and that's more than I can say for a lot of the "comedy + insert other genre" films that seem to be the only thing studios have the balls to put out these days.