Nonureva Really Surprised!

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Druffmaul Never saw either of the Bad Boys movies until relatively recently. A few years ago my curiosity was ~slightly~ piqued when I saw Hot Fuzz and one of the characters kept asking "You ain't seen Bad Boys II???" Soon afterward I ended up buying the blu-ray double pack, watched the first Bad Boys, and enjoyed it well enough I suppose. I had every intention of following up with Bad Boys II, but somehow the motivation to sit down and watch it simply never manifested and it's been collecting dust ever since. The other day I saw a video of Henry Rollins telling a long, rambling and hilarious story about him going to a disastrous movie audition, with the surprise twist that he actually somehow managed to land the part... revealing at the very end of the story that the movie in question was in fact Bad Boys II. For whatever reason, that made me go to my backlog bin of un- watched (often unopened) DVDs and blu-rays and rummaged through it until I found Bad Boys II, and I finally watched it last night. Not a whole lot to say, really. I generally don't buy into the Michael Bay/Jerry Bruckheimer bashing that's been going on for the last 15 years or so, and I guess I expected more. I thought it was a painfully unoriginal and dull movie, despite all of the car chases, shootouts, and explosions. Why did I think it would be more than a retread of countless cop/buddy movies that had preceded it for 20 years (e.g. 24 Hrs.)? It did have a few genuinely hilarious moments, but at this point I'm assuming that the "fawning homage" in Hot Fuzz was purely sarcastic and I was an idiot for not realizing that until now.

pailoong If any other actors played the leads in this movie, it would probably be just another style-over- substance, buddy cop action film to waste time on during the summer or on a night when you're bored. However, the chemistry between Will Smith and Martin Lawrence and their skills in playing off of each other elevate this film into a fun adventure. If you don't believe me, watch the scene when Reggie shows up to take Marcus's daughter out on a first date and he and Mike mess with him. I honestly can't tell if it was scripted or if it was just Martin and Will playing off of each other and ad-libbing, but these two make the Bad Boys films.Outside of this, it's your typical Michael Bay film: lots of action, stylized camera shots, sexy girls, some refreshingly non-PC racial humor, and some of the strangest editing you'll ever see when it comes to dialogue. It seems like the scenes cut right when there was supposed to be more said between two characters and the result is this odd, unfinished feeling during certain scenes. It's unnerving in some places!A fun film to watch, but not exactly "Citizen Kane" (nor is it meant to be).

slightlymad22 Bad Boys 2 (2003)Plot In A Paragraph: Miami Narcotics Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Bennett head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami.Over long and bloated this is not the fast paced thrill ride the first movie was. The considerably larger budget is definitely up on the screen, but that does not make it a better movie, too many long car chases and shoot outs left me a little bored, and the non stop bickering became annoying after a while.Jordie Mullà is a good bad guy, whilst Gabrielle Union is a decent addition, but Theresa Randle is under used. While Martin Lawrence plays his part, he gets annoying quick with his constant complaining. it's Will Smith that makes this movie for me, but again, he is just playing himself again. Bad Boys 2 grossed $138 million at the domestic box office to end 2003 as the 11th highest grossing movie of the year.

ehrldawg Im standing in line at a truck stop waiting to sign for my diesel. Im looking up at the cable news about Florida cops chasing a car hauler down the freeway. There were some fools releasing the cars,causing some major accidents. I said sarcastically to my fellow truck drivers,"Of coarse its the drivers fault." Im sure the tow companies made a boat load of cash on that day.Gabrielle Union and Theresa Randle are hot!!Gabrielle Unions' performance is outstanding!!---One Truck Drivers Opinionn---erldwgstruckermovies.com