Game Night | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary

[@gardenstateknicks]

jesse plemons calling them out about Tostito's sales strategy is always going to be the funniest part of the movie to me

[@jculver1674]

Plemons absolutely stole this movie out from under everyone else, he was so damn funny as the creepy neighbor. And in interviews he said the dog out-acted him in every scene.

[@Arkangel84g]

"How can that be profitable for Frito-Lay?"

[@DaveWasThereMan]

Only parts I remember

[@gardenstateknicks]

@@Arkangel84g ".....these corporations, ya know......" 🤣

[@chrisbensonpdx]

"I feel like this movie should be way more famous." Yeah I felt the same way when I first saw it. So much better than I expected.

[@FireKnight96]

An underrated comedy gem that deserves more attention. "Oh no, he died!" is one of the best line deliveries ever.

[@mikeredd8833]

Nah it's "glass tables be acting weird tonight"

[@Raptchur]

Who needs AI when we have comments like this? The top comment is just someone parroting what George and Simone said at the end. smh...

[@alexistrebexis3195]

I can SO picture Simone delivering Rachel McAdams line “Oh no, he died” the exact same way! Lol.

[@Jumpman67]

The duo that directed this movie also directed Dungeons and Dragons Hone Among Thieves.

[@stygggian]

And Spiderman Homecoming 👍

[@shilah1940]

I'm upset that JFD was killed off from my favorite show because he wanted to work on that movie, but ig it was worth it (ig) (so fckin worth it)

[@samellowery]

Who the hell is JFD?

[@stygggian]

@@samellowery John Francis Daley, he was one of the writers for the aforementioned movies. He was the character "Lance Sweets" on the show "Bones"

[@samellowery]

@@stygggian oh okay never watched bones I usually don't watch much TV or movies don't have the time I usually just put on KZbin for background while I'm busy.

[@bpowick]

Quite literally one of the most “under the radar” movies, ever. It’s a genuine comedy classic.

[@retropyro]

I remember seeing this in the theatre with my wife and it was half empty, but ended up being one of the loudest theatres I've ever been in because everyone was laughing so hard non stop the whole movie.

[@cjames4478]

@@retropyro same, saw it with my mama and we had a blast

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

I think it says something about how poorly comedies seem to be received/respected in general these days that such a great one could come out and still go unnoticed. It really feels like comedy movies are on life support as a genre.

[@sobrietyisoverrated]

Gotta say… it’s rare to see you guys laugh almost all the way through the reaction. This movie is a hidden gem.

[@MikeTaffet]

23:00 If you’ve seen Deadpool, you’ve heard this line “They made 3 of those movies. At some point, you’d have to wonder if he’s just a bad parent.”

[@silentjay01]

That delivery of "Oh No! He Died!" gets me EVERY time.

[@inlpwetrust]

This movie low key has one of the healthiest, most wholesome husband-wife dynamics ever put to film.

[@nitsugazemag]

I don’t think it was a diorama but the use of a tilt-shift lens where it only focuses on a small part of the image making the cars and houses look like miniatures on a game board. I remember seeing this film in theaters. I couldn’t believe how insanely hilarious it was and why not many were talking about it. Such a comic gem!

[@exekyute]

“Oh no he died!” is one of SO MANY perfect line deliveries in this movie. I rewatch this every now and then and just laugh all the way through even though I’ve already seen it multiple times.

[@HC_YT]

Game Night and The Nice Guys are two of my all time favorite comedies and they’re still SO under seen despite being loved by everyone that sees them. Also The Big Lebowski is my all time favorite movie so it tracks

[@applied__science]

Same!

[@drumaticpageofmusic4148]

If I didn’t see who wrote this message, I’d think it was me because that straight up sounds like me

[@hkaayaakuu]

You should watch Kiss kiss bang bang.

[@TyrellMunson]

3 perfect movies 👍

[@pistonburner6448]

I love lamp. Lamp is SO underrated.

[@J.Artan6]

“How could that be profitable for frito-lay?” I use that line quite a bit?

[@pokes404]

"Oh no he died" might have the biggest gulf between how funny something is in the script to how funny something is in the final product I've ever seen. The line delivery is absolutely perfect.

[@mojoshivers]

One of the better comedies in the last ten years. It took an uncommon premise and really ran with it with some great funny performances from its stars. You guys are in for an offbeat but hilarious treat.

[@flerbus]

"the man who knew too little" with bill murray has a similar premise

[@mojoshivers]

@@flerbus It’s also kind of a reverse Cloak and Dagger, where the main character knows it’s a real plot or conspiracy but everybody else thinks it’s just a game.

[@niklasericsson2234]

"Tag" is also worth checking out, feels like a good companion piece to Game Night.

[@Chartered_idiot]

@@niklasericsson2234 it really does... I saw those movies back to back purely coincidentally

[@user-ev8vh3hp6n]

First thing I thought of as well. Great movie

[@AlejandroGonzalezPolo]

There’s also this other one called Palm Springs

[@goORIOLES236]

Tag is a little more of a traditional comedy from the 2010’s, but is extremely heartfelt and sentimental, which I’m a huge sucker for.

[@judaychop]

Date Night too

[@kebernet]

So, the "diorama" thing is actually a tilt-shift lens. It was heavily used in the opening credits for "Dollhouse", and that resulted in a "moment" for them around the time this movie came out.

[@martinpalleiro8135]

You can achieve the same effect in still pictures for example in photoshop by using the lens-blurr filter. Photos actually look like dioramas, it's so cool

[@AlexSwanson-rw7cv]

Also heavily used in the BBC series "Sherlock".

[@pistonburner6448]

@@AlexSwanson-rw7cv No s**t?

[@Jumpman67]

@@pistonburner6448 shit

[@toddjones1480]

​@@AlexSwanson-rw7cv And in The Social Network.

[@marshallprince2583]

Bateman was also a child actor on Little House on the Prairie and Knight Rider.

[@Madbandit77]

Bateman was on the first season of "Silver Spoons". If he was on "Knight Rider", it was a guest spot role.

[@TimeVextorX]

I been watching Jason Bateman since the early 80s especially Little House and that episode of Knight Rider also his own sitcom It's Your Move.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Valerie became The Hogan Family after Valerie Harper left the show. Kinda Roseanne/ The Conners of the 80s

[@zombiepicnic9683]

Not only was Jason Bateman a child actor; his sister Justine Bateman was even more well known in the 80s staring on the hit sit-com "Family Ties" as one of the sisters to Michal J Fox.

[@terryanderson2450]

Great choice with Game Night! Another funny movie is We're The Millers... with Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Anniston, Will Poulter and Emma Roberts.

[@cazper420]

I love how the fighter was named Logan, and the rich guy yelling at him to get the egg was the same actor who played Striker in X-Men Origins 😂

[@LukasMoon91]

People complain all the time that there are no original movies meanwhile there are so many! This one is a good example like "the nice guys"

[@kenchristie9214]

Brooks is played by Kyle Chandler who gained prominence in the TV series Early Edition. Kyle also played Bruce Baxter in King Kong.

[@riseofazrael]

He'll always be Coach Taylor for me!

[@kenchristie9214]

@@riseofazrael Kyle is a 7 time Emmy winner.

[@d4mdcykey]

I have no idea why this film is not more well-known, it is a solid, hilarious comedy throughout the entire runtime. In fact I've came to realize if Bateman is in it it's going to crack me up, he (or his people) have a great talent for picking genuinely funny movies for Jason.

[@TheGoIsWin21]

Watched this on a whim with some friends a few years back and was totally surprised by how good it was. Genuine laugh out loud moments, but shout out to the cinematography who for whatever reason said "I don't care if it's just a comedy movie I'm going hard in the paint" 😂

[@Itsme-fb8ob]

Criminally underrated movie. With the twists and turns in the movie, it's actually one that you will want to watch a second time just to catch all that you miss the first time. I wish there was a sequel.

[@rickwelch8464]

Jason Bateman movies never get the shine they deserve. Bad Words is one of the funniest movies ever made. It'd be a tough one to react to, the edit would be a massive job, but damn it's hilarious.

[@itzbp9949]

That is most definitely his funniest movie. That film is absolutely hilarious.

[@deadcatthinks6725]

Was that the spelling bee film? Hilarious.

[@rickwelch8464]

@@deadcatthinks6725 Yes! 💯🤩

[@TrickyDicky2006]

perhaps they need to do the 2 Teen Wolf movies as well. An overlooked comedy and an early Bateman film being 'Teen Wolf Too'

[@lovecrime13]

This movie was such a great time, I didn’t except to laugh as much as I did! Especially the bullet scene and the appearance of Dexter Morgan himself, Michael C Hall! Loved it 😂

[@saffmichael4369]

The diorama shots were real world filming through a tilt/shift lens which creates the miniature effect by tilting lens at angle to the sensor so only a thin vertical or horizontal line is in focus. Creates the illusion that you are looking at a miniature world because normally a wide shot of real world like that would be completely in focus.

[@3DJapan]

Silver Spoons was a family sitcom about a wealthy and goofy dad who lives with his son (Ricky Schroeder) and their house was basically like a Chucky Cheese, toys and games everywhere. Bateman was the son's friend for a while. Valarie was a family sitcom with Bateman as the teen son. After season 2 the actress playing the mom was fired and the show was renamed to The Hogan Family. Eidie McClurg, who played the nosey neighbor, was also in a lot of 80s movies.

[@LordVolkov]

"Oh no he died! 😬" Rachel McAdams is a treasure! She's ridiculously adorable here. Doing the Amanda Plummer bit from Pulp Fiction and then dancing around and menacing the thugs with the 'fake' gun is so funny! But seriously, be safe with firearms ya'll 😅

[@chrishotovec4163]

This is an excellent comedy its just fantastic me and my wife found it by accident and it became one of our favorites. Excellent reaction.

[@jfoster1990]

One of my fav jokes comes as they are talking about "The Bulgarian" have moles and Rachel McAdams says "on his face", when she has multiple moles on her face.

[@aisle_of_view]

Jason Bateman plays great roles, not only is he hilarious, he's brilliant in dramas such as Ozark.

[@robertpearson8798]

Yes, please watch Ozark.

[@EShelby2127]

Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett, their weekly "SmartLess Podcast" is really good!

[@pistonburner6448]

His best drama is Dodgeball

[@ZackHamlin1]

Ozark is awesome

[@TimeVextorX]

@@pistonburner6448 He was hilarious as Pepper Brooks.

[@poslednisoud]

"Ooohhhhh it came oooouuuutttt." "Yes!...Oh no, he died." Rachel MacAdams killed it with the delivery in this movie.

[@6LVRDRGN]

Great reaction, it’s a highly underrated gem!

[@17thcentury_girl]

Westie is a good choice of dog for a villain, they're cute with soulless eyes

[@CrashOverride35]

I didn't watch this movie until my friends had a watch party during covid, and we watched it pretty much like you guys in our own home. It's such an underrated funny film. I like how all the friends are equally as funny while playing the game.

[@comicrelieflastlaugh3416]

"The Man That Knew Too Little" is another great comedy of errors that stars Bill Murray which doesn't get enough love in my opinion.

[@donjackson5522]

Kyle Chandler is so underrated. Used to be on a tv show called Early Edition, where he would get tomorrow's newspaper delivered and then he tried to help the people in the headlines. Silver Spoons was a tv show starring Ricky Schroeder. Jason Bateman played his annoying best friend who tried to get him into strange situations.

[@chuckshingledecker2216]

You forgot that a cat delivered the paper! (Or at least showed up with the paper.) Simone would love the show. It a shame it never got the ending it deserved. But I really loved it.

[@Pengi_SMILES]

The same pair directed D&D honour among thieves. They also wrote the Horrible Bosses films among other things. Definitely ones to keep an eye on

[@BubbaCoop]

Jason Bateman was indeed a child actor. He had a funny story about getting in trouble on the Universal backlot for catching fish in the pond.

[@macontosh2000]

Game Night is easily my favorite comedy of the last 10 years. So many amazing line deliveries/performances. I can’t look at glass tables and Frito Lays without thinking about this movie. The same team that did this movie later did the Dungeons and Dragons movie. Before Dungeons and Dragons came out Game Night fans started to speculate online that D&D could potentially be a quasi-sequel to Game Night, with the Game Night cast playing D&D. I still think that it was a missed opportunity not having a credit scene where it showed the GN cast playing it.

[@PrettyMonkey-n9z]

My favorite is when they're tapping on Batemans bone and asking "what is that? The bullet?" I've seen this movie at least 12 times , I own it, and everytime I laugh so hard. Even seeing the reaction video makes me laugh. As far as I know you are the first Reactors to do this movie. TAG is another good one. Good reaction !!!!

[@nickinskeep]

Holy crap how have I not seen this? Gonna have to watch this one in full!

[@3DJapan]

The tilt-shift camera technique was real popular when this movie came out.

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

The Denzel Washington impression gets me every time.🤣

[@TheMightyZack]

A detail I love is that throughout the movie the character's end up playing classic games [stacking furniture to escape (Jenga), Car chases (tag), the egg chase (hot potato)]

[@nadeeml9276]

I dont know if this comment will get back to you guys, but it's a real shame that there are these movies, these perfect movies that aren't as popular as they should be. Cause when you think about it, this movie was flawless, extremely funny, fantastic story, plot, characters...etc. I saw this in the theatres and when I came out I wouldve bet money that this movie would blow up, I mean in terms of comedy movies, I thought it would just dominate, that's how much fun I had. The humour was so clever and laugh out loud funny, Jason Bateman and the other actors were perfect. But sadly this movie didnt become as popular as it should have. There are a lot of movies like this in different genres, Dredd 2012 for example a perfect (and I really mean that), perfect action movie, D&D: Honor Among Thieves, another perfect fantasy, action comedy. Real shame. Glad you guys enjoyed it, appreciated it and your reaction was WONDERFUL!

[@3773dc]

The "dumb guy" went to Harvard and we learn this during the end credits when they showed his Harvard school ID.

[@cmcgccjsl]

This movie is one of the last truly great pure comedies released in theaters. They barely even try to make comedies for the theater anymore. Maybe "No Hard Feelings" and "Joy Ride" will change that.

[@Delta-sj9dy]

I lost it when first watching this that Michael C Hall from Dexter was the surprise villain.

[@vov.7397]

Rachel McAdams was a revelation in this movie. I had no idea she could be this funny.

[@top_gallant]

American Board Games sometimes do include a loaded firearm such as the poster suggest. Some games require you to shoot four spaces ahead or back etc.

[@hadlee73]

"Oh no, he died!" is to this day one of my favourite lines in any comedy film, especially the way it was delivered by Rachel McAdams. I think she does most of her acting on Broadway these days.

[@kevinklare6436]

“It’s like ‘The Game’ with idiots” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This movie is great.

[@judoisnotamonkey]

I’m really glad I saw this in theater when it came out. I was sad that it barely lasted weeks before going to streaming. This is such a sharply written and paced comedy. The editing and transitions go so fucking hard and it really elevates this. Rachel McAdams continues to be one of the funniest woman in Hollywood. She absolutely stole this film! Jesse Plemons is unnervingly tense and hilarious, might be his funniest role. So happy you two reacted to this movie! Perfect reaction! Y’all are so wholesome and witty. You two should react to a silly underseen comedy called Formula 51: Robert Carlyle and Samuel L. Jackson as a drug chemist who wears a kilt and a Kengal hat the entire film, beating up people with golf clubs in London.

[@basils8255]

Sharon Horgan (Sarah) is also a brilliant writer, I really recommend her Irish series Bad Sisters

[@Madbandit77]

She's also a brilliant voice actor on "Housebroken" and "Disenchantment".

[@chuckshingledecker2216]

Silver Spoons was a mega-popular sitcom in the early 1980s about a super rich and nerdy single father raising his son (Ricky Shroeder). He owned a toy factory and he and his son bonded over toys and arcade games. Jason Bateman played Ricky’s best friend early in the show. Later the actor who would eventually play “Carlton” on Fresh Prince became Ricky’s best friend when Bateman left the show.

[@NandR]

My favorite line was her "Oh no he's dead!..."

[@louisenglish8069]

TAG is another comedic gem of a movie

[@potterj09]

Both of these actors were brilliant in State Of Play however this is a completely different kind of movie.

[@TrickyDicky2006]

This is such an overlooked movie! Found it by accident while me and missus was scrolling Netflix and it became a firm favourite, everyone just works so well together.

[@CumpasFilms]

one of the writer/directors of this movie is John Francis Daly, who played Sam on FREAKS and GEEKS which you should react to.

[@xenijagrunschnabel7766]

Probably need to watch that. :D I only know him as a writer/director and as Dr. Sweets in Bones (where I loooooove him).

[@TimeVextorX]

I like him in Freaks And Geeks and Bones.

[@oneopinion6806]

This was my introduction to Jesse Plemons. Dude has a dry/flat delivery that can rival Steven Wright--just amazing! EDIT: To add that the fact that movies like Game Night fly so far under the radar even though they are so excellent is a good part of why we're not seeing mid-budget R comedy movies getting forced out of theaters. Maybe to streaming, but sadly just not hitting as often now. Along these lines, but with a bit of coming-of-age I'd advocate for ___ Blockers with John Cena just proving he'll do anything for a laugh.

[@Jerzeejaylive]

Super underrated mega hilarious comedy. No clue why this wasn’t bigger. The cinematography and hidden gems like all the board games worked into this movie was absolute genius. Watch it again now knowing this info will blow your mind.

[@thejenmath]

Literally one of the most underrated comedies of the past ten years.

[@CallOfCutie69]

The movie where Meth Damon is the villain

[@jacotromp59581]

With George's previous employment it's difficult to believe he didn't know the game chocking hazard 😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@pistonburner6448]

He's asian, doesn't fill the throat

[@neilbiggs1353]

Jesse Plemons and Kyle Chandler... If only they had a scene together to drop an Easter egg about Friday Night Lights, they were both brilliant in that, but with very different characters. I love the range of most of the cast, in addition to those two, Rachel McAdams is amazing in this, but she also plays serious characters well like she does in Spotlight. The writing really flows well in this too. It's an unexpected gem of a film

[@RaylandTiburcio]

the "diorama effect" is called a tilt shift effect, It uses real buildings, cars, and people and make it look like a miniature.

[@todd8398]

This movie was done by the same guys who did D&D Honor Among Thieves, and it shows.

[@thinj8257]

It has been years and I still toss out "OH NO HE DIED" in my best version of that delivery and mostly nobody gets it, but every once in a while someone does and we get to share the excited "THAT MOVIE ABSOLUTELY RULES" interaction after. Is great.

[@fredfredburger5150]

_"caw! caw!"_ is great physical comedy 🤣 This movie is so underrated.

[@timstackii]

Joking Hazard is a lil game by Cyanide & Happiness. Similar to Cards against Humanity about making a funny comic scene from cards for a judge to choose from.

[@wozing]

I haven't seen all of Jesse Plemmons's work, but I've loved him in every role I've seen. His character absolutely makes this movie.

[@thehand6389]

I swear there was build up for that “oh no, he died!” - She was on uber cute overdrive up to that point and the whole living room laughed hard with that delivery

[@AdmiralZhou]

Yes! Such an underrated movie. Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams are two of my favorite actors. And some great shots in the movie. For a comedy it had some great cinematography and action camerawork. The one shot while they're running and passing the Fabergé egg is so good

[@lifeincarnate7304]

the way they get that gameboard look in the wide establishing shots is real footage shot with a tilt/shift lens. They used it to shoot the late show with stephen colbert intro years ago, thats when i learned about it. Super cool effect!

[@OldLadyReacts]

Oh, I'm sad for you that you don't know Silver Spoons! Great show from my childhood. Also, I love Rachel McAdams so much. I wish she was a bigger star, she really deserves it. But we'll always have Slings & Arrows.

[@CallOfCutie69]

Watched it in cinema and been disappointed that it didn’t do better

[@JMac7395]

This is such a criminally underrated movie. Too bad it didn't get a sequel

[@claytonbishop4021]

Amy Adams was the original choice for the role of Annie. But lost to Rachel McAdams. And love it when she says "Oh no, he died" after one of the bad guys gets killed.

[@EShelby2127]

Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett, their weekly "SmartLess Podcast" is really good! "Jason Bateman is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Michael Bluth on the television sitcom Arrested Development (2003)... ...His sister is actress Justine Bateman. In 1981, at the age of 12, young Bateman made his debut on television as James Cooper Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974): Uncle Jed, appearing in 18 more episodes in one season. Jason also appeared in the original Knight Rider with David Hasselhoff for the season three episode "Lost Knight" (aired Dec 1984) playing the character "Doug" who befriends Kitt when he loses his memory. In the mid-1980s, he became the DGA's youngest-ever director when he directed three episodes of Valerie (1986) at age 18. During the 2000s, Bateman's film career has been on soaring trajectory. In 2005, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy, for Arrested Development (2003), and received other awards and nominations. Bateman has been enjoying a happy family life with his wife, actress Amanda Anka (daughter of singer Paul Anka), with whom he has two children. The Batemans reside in Los Angeles, California."

[@chappie_nottherobot]

14:20 I can’t get enough of both of your different laughs. It’s making the scene 10x funnier.😂

[@robcoz98]

Horrible Bosses is a must if you guys haven't seen it yet. It's the same writing team and with Jason Bateman again

[@josephamesdacey6442]

I would love to see George's reaction to Jennifer Aniston scenes

[@david83ryan]

​@@josephamesdacey6442 she broke a nail last nite 👇

[@david83ryan]

​@josephamesdacey6442 last nite she broke a nail 👇

[@Wraiven22]

I just realized they make basically the same joke in Baby Mama when he says “I do not like your uterus” 😂

[@JohnDaviesisahumanbrowneye]

BTW the Directors of this film are the same Directors of the Dungeons and Dragons:Honot Among Thieves film

[@the_33rd]

One of the directors of this film is John Francis Daley, he played Sam in Freaks and Geeks, also starred in Waiting (worth a reaction) he’s also written many many films.

[@dj_daem0n]

SILVER SPOONS was this sitcom about a childish rich guy who finds out that a woman who he was briefly married to actually had a kid who shows up at his house one day as a pre-teen. The concept was that the parent was more childish than the kid and that they needed each other to both "grow up". Bateman played the best friend to the kid. VALERIE was probably where most people knew Bateman from. It was about a working mom trying to raise 3 young boys with an airline pilot husband who was rarely there. Not too different from a lot of current family sitcoms. The thing was, they FIRED the title character after season 2 over salary disputes. She sued for unfair firing and got a payout, but SEASON 3 CONTINUED where they pulled a ROSEANNE on her killing off her character and renaming the show THE HOGAN FAMILY, which Bateman continued his role on for another 4 seasons.

[@TimeVextorX]

Both sitcoms are great Millennials and Gen Z should get into more stuff of the past like 80s TV. Too bad Rick Schroeder didn't end up a nice guy like Jason Bateman instead became a POS.

[@Cadinho93]

The part where Max and Annie try to take the bullet is my favorite. Just so chaotic, unnecessary and their gagging is the cherry on top. Also, it's such a criminally underrated movie. Not just a great script, but genuinely well crafted too with so any references.

[@fishblades]

More people should know about this movie. So many things are called underrated but this one fits the bill. Comes out of nowhere and is actually hilarious

[@imbetterthanyouis]

it will blow your mind to know the diorama shots are actually real and its made to look like toys trough focal length field depth and contrast

[@ncvogt]

Add the movie Tag to your list. It's along the lines of this film but it's inspired by a true story. Funny as hell but also has a lot of heart.

[@gregkrueger331]

Tag is such an underrated movie. Knowing that it’s a true story makes the movie so much better. Obviously they took some creative liberties in the movie, it’s still wild to know those guys did it for that long and invested that much money over the years.

[@Qaust1]

Literally never heard of this film but I definitely thought that was Simone on the poster 😂 x absolutely beautiful and George isn’t bad either lol ❤

[@NickWalkerWilliamson]

Casting Michael C. Hall as the “oh shit, no this one feels very real” crime boss for the double twist at the end was great. If you two have not seen Dexter, I highly recommend adding it to your tv show list!

[@chrisswanson8666]

1of the most under appreciated comdies ever.................saw it in theater and died laughing

[@mmichael1221]

Love this movie every time I show it to someone they are shocked they never heard of it it’s one of my go to movies