21 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Chris Miller, 2012)

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21 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Chris Miller, 2012)

#1 Post by Jeff » Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:24 pm

Here's something I didn't see coming, 21 Jump Street getting shockingly good reviews.
The Playlist wrote:...not just a great movie, it’s an instant classic. The action is exciting. The humor kills. The characters are interesting. The story is engaging. You’ll be entertained, and you’ll care. “21 Jump Street” is a brilliant, rewarding convergence of incredibly talented people who were of one mind about what they were trying to make, and miraculously they made it. More than merely hilarious, thrilling, intelligent, or involving – any one or two of which alone would be a significant achievement – it’s well-rounded, wonderful, and truly special. [A]
Wait. What?

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#2 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:26 pm

Really?

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#3 Post by LQ » Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:47 pm

Jeff wrote:Here's something I didn't see coming, 21 Jump Street getting shockingly good reviews.
The Playlist wrote:...not just a great movie, it’s an instant classic. The action is exciting. The humor kills. The characters are interesting. The story is engaging. You’ll be entertained, and you’ll care. “21 Jump Street” is a brilliant, rewarding convergence of incredibly talented people who were of one mind about what they were trying to make, and miraculously they made it. More than merely hilarious, thrilling, intelligent, or involving – any one or two of which alone would be a significant achievement – it’s well-rounded, wonderful, and truly special. [A]
Wait. What?
Heh, this news makes me slightly less embarrassed about unintentionally laughing out loud at the trailer ...all the times I've seen it. (Jonah Hill's heft shattering the car windshield gets me every time).

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#4 Post by tavernier » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:10 am

Jeff wrote:Here's something I didn't see coming, 21 Jump Street getting shockingly good reviews.
The Playlist wrote:...not just a great movie, it’s an instant classic. The action is exciting. The humor kills. The characters are interesting. The story is engaging. You’ll be entertained, and you’ll care. “21 Jump Street” is a brilliant, rewarding convergence of incredibly talented people who were of one mind about what they were trying to make, and miraculously they made it. More than merely hilarious, thrilling, intelligent, or involving – any one or two of which alone would be a significant achievement – it’s well-rounded, wonderful, and truly special. [A]
Wait. What?
obviously written by Jonah Hill's people

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Re: The Films of 2012

#5 Post by domino harvey » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:27 am

The Playlist also gave an A rating to the Tim and Eric movie, so

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#6 Post by mfunk9786 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:06 am

Tim and Eric are terribly subjective, though. Some people find them uproariously funny, some people find them downright awful. There isn't really any middle ground, and what side you come down on doesn't tend to be informed by your taste in other comedy.

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Re: The Films of 2012

#7 Post by Jeff » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:34 pm

tavernier wrote:obviously written by Jonah Hill's people
domino harvey wrote:The Playlist also gave an A rating to the Tim and Eric movie, so
Yeah, it may well be nonsense, and the Playlist review certainly sounds like hyperbole. I was more astounded by the Rotten Tomatoes rundown. It's at 100% fresh with 13 reviews. It looks like the kind of thing I'd expect to get slaughtered.

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#8 Post by domino harvey » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:41 pm

It may indeed be a laff riot, but beyond my Tim and Eric example, I think they've been in the bag for just about every Jonah Hill movie prior (even the Babysitter). I'm sure if it's indeed a new comedy classic, we'll know soon enough from others

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#9 Post by JMULL222 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:49 am

I'm not sure 21 JUMP STREET is an "instant classic", but it sure is a hell of a lot of fucking fun. Lord and Miller somehow retain their super-cutty but super-organized aesthetic from CLOUDY MEATBALLS, while mixing in visual nods to Leone Woo et al. And it's consistently funny for the entirety of the running time; always keeps itself fresh.

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#10 Post by tarpilot » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:54 am

I missed that this was Lord and Miller. A bit more excited now.

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#11 Post by cdnchris » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:00 pm

The trailer won me at "Not-So-Slim-Shady"

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#12 Post by mfunk9786 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:06 pm

Jonah Hill said on The Howard Stern Show on Monday that much to his delight, 21 Jump Street performed "much better" than Superbad did in test screenings, which is a pretty high bar to begin with.

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#13 Post by eerik » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:43 am

I went to a screening of 21 Jump Street last night and thought it was hilarious and very entertaining. Definitely much better than I expected.

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#14 Post by domino harvey » Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:28 pm

Re: 21 Jump Street hyperbole, Roger Ebert favorably compared Channing Tatum in the film to Cary Grant

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#15 Post by Brian C » Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:33 pm

So the Tatum bandwagon now consists of the following:

Roger Ebert
Steven Soderbergh
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#16 Post by swo17 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:43 pm

Ignatiy V. is a huge Tatum booster as well.

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#17 Post by knives » Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:43 pm

Me included, I haven't seen him give a bad performance and for someone who could just do a lot of crappy romance movies he does challenge himself with stuff like working with Soderbergh and Montiel. Got to respect that.

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#18 Post by tarpilot » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:32 am

Tatum supporter since Saints here. After Fighting I likened his working relationship with Montiel to that of Morrissey/Dallesandro, which is a huge compliment, but he's quickly proven to be a welcome presence as a genuine leading man as well. His mumbly-bumbly beefcake routine worked particularly well in The Eagle, which briefly renewed my hope that Hollywood had remembered how to do an historical epic.

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#19 Post by tarpilot » Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:06 am

The Fanciful Norwegian wrote:
tarpilot wrote:His mumbly-bumbly beefcake routine worked particularly well in The Eagle, which briefly renewed my hope that Hollywood had remembered how to do an historical epic.
The Eagle (which is also liked) was almost entirely a UK production, so...
Yes, I soon realized how idiotic that was, factually, and how vapidly smug the tone, but it was buried all the way at the bottom of the page and I couldn't be bothered to fix it. Oh well, some 'murican did something somewhere

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#20 Post by Andre Jurieu » Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:17 pm

Brian C wrote:So the Tatum bandwagon now consists of the following:

Roger Ebert
Steven Soderbergh
Lots of 20- to 25-year-old women
He's actually pretty good in 21 Jump Street, but I think it's really an example of a great casting decision. Same goes for his work with Soderbergh, at least so far. When he's successful, Tatum seems to understand his main function within the bigger project. Apart from his performances, Tatum also seems to understand he's pretty lucky to be working in movies, so he's going to make the best of it while he can. I thought he was a complete waste when he first started, and I'm fairly sure he'll always have a very, very, very limited range as an actor (seriously, very), but he's actually not that bad in comparison to some of the other choices out there in contemporary Hollywood.

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Re: The Films of 2012

#21 Post by hearthesilence » Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:30 pm

I've only seen him in Public Enemies, so I don't really have an opinion on him as an actor, but I wouldn't put him down right away, even if he's done a bunch of movies I will never see. (Another G.I. Joe? Jesus...)

Ryan Gosling in the Mickey Mouse Club, Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek...you've got to give them all time.

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#22 Post by cdnchris » Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:31 pm

I don't know about the Grant comparison Ebert made, but I think he found his calling in 21 Jump Street. Like others I've found him sort of blank in the couple of films I've seen him, but he does deadpan very well and was really funny in this.
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I also have to admit I actually felt a sting of sadness at his reaction when his character overhears some of the cruel comments Hill's character makes about him. Even uttered an non-cynical "awwww."

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#23 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:41 pm

hearthesilence wrote:I've only seen him in Public Enemies, so I don't really have an opinion on him as an actor, but I wouldn't put him down right away, even if he's done a bunch of movies I will never see. (Another G.I. Joe? Jesus...
I thought he was good in A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, which Montiel also directed. I'll have to see it again, but I thought that was very underrated. Even LaBeouf was good in it.

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Re: The Films of 2012

#24 Post by Andre Jurieu » Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:39 pm

flyonthewall2983 wrote:I thought [Tatum] was good in A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, which Montiel also directed. I'll have to see it again, but I thought that was very underrated.
I've been meaning to watch that movie for a while now, especially since it always gets mentioned as quite "underrated". I'm wondering why I never tracked it down...
flyonthewall2983 wrote:Even LaBeouf was good in it.
OK, now I remember why I keep hesitating on watching it.

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Re: The Films of 2012

#25 Post by mfunk9786 » Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:44 pm

Can't decide if a 21 Jump Street or Channing Tatum threadsplit would make more sense

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