21 Jump Street (2012)
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go under cover as high-school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.
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21 Jump Street is funnier than I thought it would be. This re-imagining of the TV series hits all the right points when it comes to parodying movie cliches and character stereotypes. It's more crude than it needed to be (ClearPlay muted most of the movie), but I was pleasantly surprised with how entertained I was during it. Plus, the big cameo appearances are genius -- pure genius.
Go watch "The Other Guys" is you want a good funny cop movie.21 Jump Street is just average. Now I've not seen the TV show it's based on (will do now, knowing Depp is the lead) but I am gonna just throw a wild guess that Depp is far better at acting than Jonah Hill.Seriously, the guy isn't funny. Even Tatum has better comedic timing and expressions than Hill.Average movie. Didn't HATE it, but it wasn't exactly "hilarious".
My nam jef, need I say more. The line itself is a work of pure comic genius, unattainable by the likes of noted comedians from Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle.
Have you seen it? No? There is likely a very good reason for that...it stinks.Like nearly ALL the endless remakes and reboots that have been plaguing movie goers for the past decade or so....all this is, is a heartless version of the original.It has no heart.It has no soul.It is a retelling of a film that we all love and cherish...and it adds nothing to the story. It improves nothing but the special effects--which held up very well over time--and in some cases belittles the fans of the original...particularly in the fact that they remade the movie at all, without adding anything clever to it.Like so many other remakes it is a hallow shell of the original.