I took my son to see this on his 18th birthday. What a cheesy delight! Suspend your disbelief at the door. Great stunts, wry humor. Goofy fun. Paul Giamatti is a terrific villain.

This was not nearly as stupid as the MI series, and the recent James Bond films, except for the Craig one. A great sense of humor, makes this a total success. I hope there's a sequel.

This is the "Stick Figure Death Theater" of action films. If you enjoy SFDT, you will have a hoot at this film.

This film was great, it is very funny and not supposed to be taken seriously at all, this was a great way to end the big summer action movies. There is non stop action and comedy through out the entire movie. I went into the theater expecting a Sin City like experience out of Clive Owen but was pleasantly surprised by the More Grind House, ridicules action packed funny style. If you like to see one man kill another with a Carrot this movie is for you.… Expand

This may have been the cheesiest, corniest movie I've ever seen.. but it was hilarious! It was supposed to be like that.. I'm sure the actors laughed their asses off when they read the script. The story was terrible, the lines were terrible, the CG was ok, and the scenes were sometimes shockingly bad.. but that's what it was intended to be like! People just don't get that. All in all, I was entertained.… Expand

It's ridiculous. It's silly. It's over the top. And I was the first in line to watch it! This was a definite go see from the first preview I saw at Comic-Con.

The plot? negligible. The dialogue? awful. But I'll be darned if that wasn't the most fun I've had watching a movie in a theater. Cars, carrots, and creative ways of dying are all accounted for. Don't listen to the critics, they don't know how to have fun at a movie anymore. This movie is a roller coaster ride meant to be seen by action fans. You'll laugh, you'll yell, and you may even cry a little bit. I want a carrot...… Expand

Fantastic, over-the-top fun. Yes, it's ridiculous. It's also one of the best times an action fan will have at a movie all year.

The name says it all and the gun fire never stops ... and this fact is what makes the film pure genius and pure fun. RUN, don't walk, to see the smartest action film going.

A crazy comic/game stylized satire of action flicks that is full of grotesque yet hilarious scenes that keep the audience laughing and gasping. Adult film that will be over the head of many folks, and obviously All of the critics.

Unless you think every movie should challenge your IQ, the only reason you could possible not enjoy this film is if you were a in dreary mood before you hit play. Two thumbs up for me.

A mixture of Wanted and Crank, havent seen such a hilarious move for some time.

Smith(Clive Owen) is Bugs Bunny's translator. Thanks to "Shoot 'Em Up", the next time you see that "wascally wabbit" torment Elmer Fudd, you'll remember the carrot to the eye, or the carrot to the throat. When Bugs bites into his taproot, it's the closest he'll get to firing a live round. "What's up doc?" probably means something along the lines of, "Why you hatin', Elmer?" To defend the violence in "Shoot 'Em Up", the advocate for this whimsically sick film would have to utilize the "it's only a cartoon defense". Gamers, to paraphrase Carly Simon, will "probably think this [film] is about [them]", but they'd be wrong. You can die in a video game; a cartoon character, on the other hand, is impervious to death; that's why Smith chomps on a carrot in the opening minutes of "Shoot 'Em Up". Thankfully, the filmmaker isn't hypocritical about the blood, semen, and yes, breast milk; to the very end, the movie is unapologetic about its body count, and other crimes effectuated in the name of bad taste. Gun lobbyists like to defend their right to bear arms by saying that guns don't kill people, people kill people. "Shoot 'Em Up" illustrates this mentality when Smith kills another man with heated bullets discharging from the palm of his hand. Stupid, right? So why does this geek show work? Its participants, chiefly, Clive Owen, never cracks a smile, never lets on that he know how entirely ridiculous this whole enterprise really is.… Expand

The rating of this movie is truly insanity! Just because some whining nannys at the New York Times gets a turn on by watching "Sex and the City" doesn't give them the right to crush a perfectly balanced action movie. Any movie starting with a screaming woman, a villain and a random street bums who just happens to be a former ELITE soldier saying: "Oh, fuck it!" and just so happens to interfere in the largest manhunt in the history of men. At the bottom line: if you like action (and yeah baby, i mean real action!) this movie will give you truly satisfaction. And yeah it's right, your girlfriend might not understand why the hell you think this movie is any good - but that fact alone just better the action-packed blasting sequences you are about to watch!… Expand

Wow some people just don't know how to have a f*cken good time. I was amazingly entertained by this movie. Nothing was realistic, and i dont care. It was fun, exciting, complete action. If its not your genre, don't rate it a 0, base it on how it appeals to people who do like it.

Turn your brain off and you'll be thoroughly entertained for 83 minutes with violence, sex, corny lines and various methods of using carrots as an everyday tool.

This movie flawlessly executes everything it tries to be. And it tries to be ridiculous.

Thoroughly silly, over-the-top bullet-feast that's as offensive as it is ridiculous. And that ladies and gentleman, should be what you were expecting from it in the first place. Does it's job just fine, avoid if you're looking for anything remotely deep.

Hilarious + ridiculous = AWESOME. Action movies call for too much suspension of disbelief for me - but after the first major scene when you decide to roll with it, this movie is great. The dialogue is trite - I almost wished it was a silent movie.... and it would still be probably the funniest thing you've seen all year.

I have never laughed so hard during a movie. Yes, there is not much of a plot, but that is part of the point. It is combination of the action genre and Bugs Bunny cartoons. Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti shine in this highly unusual film. I can't wait to see it again.

One of the funniest action flicks I have seen in a long time. It's a fun time at the movies filled with dumb gags that keep you entertained throughout the movie.

Total guy movie! And thus is, by definition, fuckin' awesome! Great use of music. Hilarious and action packed. Real men will love this movie. And some women too. Very John Woo Harde Boiled esc.

i think some are missing the point of the film. its story line is suppose to be stupid its a ACTION FILM. the thing is it doesnt take it self seriously becouse its a action movie . its hot fuzz but only the action and it forgets any story build up

Sit down and buckle up, cause you're goin' for a ride! Thinking is not allowed--not that you'll have any time anyway. Wa-hoo!

I loved this movie. If Die Hard or a Bond movie is magic, then this is a Bond movie directed by Penn & Teller. It's not serious and there in lies the beauty.

People take this movie too seriously. It's not meant to be an A movie. This movie was made with the intent of being a B class movie. Like how Grindhouse was intentionally made to be like an old B movie in an exploitation theater. Yeah, the one liners are campy and certain parts are just ridiculous but frankly that's what makes the movie so great.

its so bad its good! its like street fighter with guns! its a gd no brainer film tht if u have an hour n a half to kill is totally elite

It's a comedy. Pure and simple. Black hearted, stupid but very funny and one of those films that's likely to get funnier every time you watch it. Not a classic by any means, but still very entertaining.

What you people fail to realize is that in no point in this movie are you to take this movie seruously. the over the top action,acting, and script was done on purpose. This movie was a great movie every one should see this. This movie was like a video game

Hong Kong brought to Times Square of old for a satire of gangsters, samuraii, gun politics, that is beyond the fantastic and puts the ridicule back in ridiculous. Hilarioius.

This movie is underrated by the critics, simple as that. Its quite good, but not in the "good good" sort of way. This movie is exactly what its title says, and it really is basically what would happen if you took an action movie, removed a lot of the "people talking", and then released it into the wild. It sounds stupid, and ultimately, is stupid, but it is stupid in an incredibly wonderful way. If you enjoy action movies, you'll enjoy this because this is why you enjoy action movies. If you don't enjoy action movies, you'll hate this movie because there is nothing else to it - it is nothing but an action movie. The protagonist's carrot eating, his ridiculous means of killing people, the wonderfully coreographed but completely insane gunfights... its amazing. Dumb, but amazing. Its worth watching. Not the best movie ever, but possibly one of the purest.… Expand

All right, lets get one thing straight here. This is not a thought-provoking drama, where, there's a plotline, and character development, and all that stuff that usually makes movies great. This is a B-movie, Grindhouse-esque, where people get shot. A lot. Sometimes with food. However, if you realize this, you will have a great time. I simply had to turn my left brain off (which, for me, wasn't that hard.) Clive Owen is a great actor, one of my favorite ones, and so is Paul Giamatti. But, you could go in never having seen these guys before, and you'd leave feeling just the same as everyone else. For a cheap thrill, it's perfect. To put it bluntly, "stuff gets shot." And, be honest, on a Saturday night with your buddies, what more do you want?… Expand

this movie was tight, you can't expect to go into every movie thinking its going to be a mind boggler, sometimes you just have to sit back and enjoy the movie without thinking much. def a guy movie and some girls if open minded enough will enjoy this "movie"

You can't really go wrong with a movie that has a sex scene involving a gunfight and an infant.

Funny, Stylish and Entertaining.

For a start its most certainly a total guys movie, not at all surprising that the lady critics gave it no credit. Its not overly gory or overly violent; the violence it driven through moderate humor and the action is coreographed through believable, yet still imaginitively and smooth, marksmanship. The perfect role for Clive Owen, not too much in the way of words, or acting at all. His role was basically one-liners. The soundtrack that does along with action scenes is one of the best ive seen in modern movies for a while. Count the shells, count the bodies, count on an adrenaline pack ride.… Expand

Movie was great, what half of you morons dont realize that the acting, script, everything about this movie was supposed to be over the top that was the whole point. People these days take everything so serious the movie was supposed to be over the top video game action/acting

best way to sum up this film is bang , bang , bang alot of people die and clive owens pops out alot of puns and one liners . now if you wana see some thing thats over the top and on the rediculas side with a kick ass sound track and yet be entertaining then this is a good movie to see.

This is pure over the top action and dark comedy blended into a concoction of comic book/video game-like fun. I popped the blu-ray in really expecting it to be mediocre and stupid, but I was pleasantly surprised. It also happens that Clive Owen and Paul Giamati are a couple of my favorite actors.

Not only one of the worst action flicks ever made, but possibly one of the worst movies ever made. Odiously bad. The thought that anyone thought this could be compared to the fight-scene virtuosity of Hard Boiled, or the quirky wit of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is just ridiculous, and makes me wonder if they actually saw those movies. Avoid at all costs any copies of Shoot 'Em Up, unless your intention is to do us all a favour and set them on fire.… Expand

Pretty lame really. Totally unbelievable action punctuated by dumb jokes. The Bourne Ultimatum, Live Free or Die Hard, and Death Sentence all have better action scenes. I say wait and rent it , if you must. A waste of money as far as I'm concerned.

One of the worst movies I've seen in a while!!! I like Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti, but they picked the wrong movie to act in!!!! Why people would enjoy this is beyond me. Unless you like action flicks that are, terribly acted, have terrible one liners, no character development, no story line, terrible action scenes etc....Than this is definitely for you. Why people enjoy these campy movies, I'll never understand. I don't go to see an action movie to laugh. If I wanted to laugh at an "action" movie, I'd turn on the USA network and watch "Toxic Avenger"!!!!… Expand

AO Scott was right.

If only it wasn't so boooring!

Lame, boring, predictable. Not even very funny. Unmenacing overmatched villains make the action scenes pretty boring, once you see one brainless villain meet his demise you more or less see them all Predictable loud and no character engagement. Shootem up is a real Turkey. Why some gave this 10 totally baffles me!

Wow, this was bad. One of the worst movies i've seen in a while. I'm all about the spoof. But even the spoof was just bad. I'm not sure if this movie was more insulting to the action genre or the spoof genre. I'm also a fan of the two main actors who hopefully won't get hurt by this pile. Basically the movie is trying to be a Desperado/Once upon a time in Mexico, set in NYC, i think. Only where those movies were good, Shoot "em failed. Please leave the spopfs to Sam Raimi and Robert Rodriguez. Thanks.… Expand

horrible and lame. wasn't even entertaining.

Horrible movie, I watch probablly 100 movies a year and this is clearly at the bottom. I thought Sin City was great this was just odd and pointless. Why do people like this? I'm not opposed to violent movies but mindless ones...

One of the worst movies I have seen - totally lacking in every way - absolutely stupid!

what the hell movie did you people see ? this movie was f**kin' horrible. Don't get me wrong....I'm a fan of action movies even when there is no plot (Transformers, Assault on Precinct 13) and i can suspend my disbelief when I'm at the movies. This was a waste of time. I have seen thousands of movies but never have i been so tempted to walk out of one as i was here. The acting was horrible, the CGI was lame, the action scenes were BORING, don't even get me going on the feeling up a dead girl or the lactating prostitute scenes. "Suspend your disbelief at the door"...that i can do but this movie was insulting to action fans everywhere.… Expand

It was ok I enjoyed its over the top violence but the story is lacking if you want more of the same watch grindhouse it has better cgi and a more tight storyline all in all i would recommend it but I would never watch it again.

Watched it and had to warn anyone interested in hiring this. A load of shite. Totally pointless rubbish. It is really one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

I am all for action, blood and violence, don't get me wrong, but this is really a horrible movie, seriously, this is really bad.

The only reason that I'm not giving this utter piece of detritus a 0 is that I don't believe any film can be of literally no merit.

It's hard to describe just how bad this movie is. Because if I say that it was bad, you might think that it's so bad that it's good. You might think that it was a parody of the genre by being so bad. That's what I thought and why I ended up renting it. However, this movie isn't a parody and isn't even close to being self-aware on that level. But, even if it were, it wouldn't be a clever parody. The action scenes are mechanical. There's no suspense in the scenes themselves. It's a matter of fact, foregone conclusion that every scene will play out perfectly for Clive Owen. I was hoping this would lend itself to an aspect of parody but sadly, it didn't. The entire movie seems to have been formulated around the scene out of Hard Boiled where Chow Yun Fat is involved in a shootout with a baby. That's it. Don't expect more. Do yourself a favor and rent Hard Boiled instead. The most unfortunate part of this movie is that I kept watching it hoping that it would become bad enough to be good.… Expand

It took me a few minutes to truly 'get' Shoot 'Em Up... I think the point that I realised was when he killed a guy by jamming a carrot into the blokes skull. Utter ridiculous and utterly brilliant.

The single greatest over the top action movie ever made. Seriously, this leaves even Crank and Crank 2 behind it. Every single scene is over the top and hilarious. At no point does the movie take itself seriously, which is the way it's supposed to be. Giamatti is absolutely amazing as a bad guy, Owen is stoic as hell and Belluci is, well, really hot. Next to that, the little baby isn't even annoying. Hell, it likes Strapping Young Lad. Seriously, the critics can suck it. This movie is more of a grindhouse movie than Grindhouse, since this movie is old school fun without having to yell 'look at me, I'm a **** grindhouse movie!'.… Expand

Whoa, I can buy a lot of things, aliens coming to earth and blowing up the white house? You betcha. 300 guys standing against thousands all while wearing nothing more than a loin cloth? sure! Hundreds of troops hiding in a giant wooden horse and then defeating the Trojans? okay. Eddy Murphy being able to talk to animals? why not. Sarah Jessica Parker being sexy? That's a bit of a stretch. But I can not for one second believe you can kill people with a carrot, that's just something I can not buy. I also can not but that they make baby sized bullet proof vests, in camo no less and I can't get behind shooting an umbilical cord off. And most off all you can not be shot at by hundreds of people and only get winged once in the shoulder. There was just too much suspension of disbelief for me in this film. There were some positive aspects to the movie, the acting was good, the action scenes were great and the plot was kinda fun. But the crazy deaths and outlandish scenarios were just too much to overcome. And seriously what the hell was up with the carrots, like a crazy fetish or something. He had more carrots just stashed on his body then should be aloud by law, it's just weird… Expand