Baywatch is only the latest ’80s remake to roll down the Hollywood conveyor belt that brought us such reboots as 21 Jump Street and Dukes of Hazzard, but the burning question remains: Will the muscly manflesh quotient be anywhere near as high as the original lifeguard drama at its Speedo-clad peak?
Related: How Baywatch’s Jaason Simmons Came Out To His Costars, Even Though They Knew He Was Gay
We do get to see a shirtless Zac Efron swinging around on some hoops.
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DDstar1me
This is gonna suck. The rock is in it so….it’s already ruined for me. It just looks terrible. But then again, no one is paying or begging me to watch it so, whatever y’all.
ChrisK
I can see where this would be cool if you’re say a teenage boy.
ptb2014
Zac has so much slap on he looks freaky. Either that or he’s been to plastic surgeon! Either concerns me. Who thought a natural Zac wouldn’t be good enough?
As for movie, I will avoid it like the plague as it just looks like an episode of TV series with a couple of guest stars!
Xzamilloh
Oh good googa mooga… David Chokachi was the subject of quite the spilt seed as a young teen. He and Michael Bergen were two of the first stars of my teenage gay fan fiction. It was them, Joey Lawrence, Rob Estes from Silk Stalkings and Melrose Place, Ken Griffey, Jr. The Wayans brothers (but not Keenan Ivory)… FUCK I wish I could find that.
As for the movie… hard pass.
Xzamilloh
Oh, and Zac Efron looks gross. The trailer looks gross. Dwayne Johnson can dick-punch my butthole. But this movie looks like it’s gonna do okay. Just okay. Maybe not that okay. It looks bad.
Keebler ILF
I never watched the original Baywatch. Was it a comedy? This movie might be pretty funny since it has the same director as Horrible Bosses.
Dot Beech
From that still, Mr. Efron has interesting arm pits. But this film looks to be execrable.
Terrycloth
Zach has made alot of bad movie role choices past few years. I see his name or Seth rogen. .James Franco ..or jona hill. I already know its gonna suck..
dwes09
Apparently the original Baywatch (which I never watched but three or four times) had less dialogue than any TV program of equivalent length. Mostly it was workout footage, running on the beach, and characters changing clothes. That would not fly these days and certainly not as a movie, so those who think it is going to be a comedy may well be right.
Herman75
His blonde highlights give me the willies.
muirman
Wow…there are a lot of smart people on this…looks deep.
Giuseppe
It looks like utter garbage, but so was the show…
kernowcraig
Wow… no shortage of bitching here this morning I see!