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"Slick," "animated energy," "playful," "strangely compelling," "very silly," etc. As expected, 21 Jump Street (Sony, 3.16) is doing well by critics. But before this sank in I had a moment of...slight alarm when an invitation arrived yesterday to the 3.12 all-media screening in Manhattan. "Columbia Pictures Invites you and your family to a screening of 21 Jump Street," it said. The invitation to the LA all-media didn't use the "f" word so I figured the New York invitation was just an odd flourish.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 6, 2012 at 3:20 PM
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pott
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I agree with you. "Slick," "animated energy," "playful".
Posted by pott
at March 6, 2012 4:24 PM
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Rashad
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As expected? Weren't most people expecting this to suck when they saw the trailer a while ago.
Posted by Rashad
at March 6, 2012 4:31 PM
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Jeffrey Wells
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I was a little underwhelmed when 21 Jump Street was announced as the big SXSW topliner, but the word on the street has been pretty good for at least a couple of weeks.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells
at March 6, 2012 4:54 PM
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Mike Ock
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I saw 21 JUMP STREET and it's hilarious. I heard the buzz on Sony's new Adam Sandler flick THAT'S MY BOY is really really good. They're expecting a huge hit.
Posted by Mike Ock
at March 6, 2012 6:02 PM
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actionman
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That's My Boy will be the rare R-rated Sandler comedy, and the rare Sandler film I see in a theater (maybe.........)
Posted by actionman
at March 6, 2012 6:05 PM
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Krillian
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The "That's My Boy" trailer was painful. I don't know why Sandler's going with that dumb voice.
Posted by Krillian
at March 6, 2012 6:24 PM
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berg
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saw this tonight and it's beyond awful, even with the Depp cameo
Posted by berg
at March 6, 2012 7:30 PM
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Matthew Lucas
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The family addition might have been a typo. Either the publicist was using a template or was copying and pasting an old email (probably of a family film) and forgot to edit that part.
Posted by Matthew Lucas
at March 6, 2012 7:50 PM
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bobbyperu
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Berg, no way. I saw it a month ago and it's beyond hilarious, truly. And this is coming from someone who thought the trailer was awful. It is inspired lunacy from first scene to last, with everyone playing dumb so smartly, with a lot of self-awareness -- the entire cast, including the two leads, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, etc., are all spot on and the timing is perfect. It's a throw-everything-up-on-the-wall proposition, and almost all of it sticks. Tatum and Hill have very cool chemistry and there's a real sweetness about their friendship at the heart of all this silliness. A very, very good time, and big surprise. The positive notices coming in are well-deserved.
Posted by bobbyperu
at March 7, 2012 5:14 AM
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Luke Y. Thompson
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Definitely not a "family" movie. Those who know [VAGUE HINT OF SPOILER] the outcome of the climax know what I'm talking about.
Even seeing the trailers that spoof drug use by the heroes should also make the rating obvious.
Posted by Luke Y. Thompson
at March 7, 2012 7:35 AM
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Luke Y. Thompson
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With that said, I think it's been overrated just because it's better than expected.
Posted by Luke Y. Thompson
at March 7, 2012 7:35 AM
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Josh Massey
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Well, that was certainly a dick move, Berg.
Posted by Josh Massey
at March 7, 2012 10:30 AM
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Raising_Kaned
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"Tatum and Hill have very cool chemistry and there's a real sweetness about their friendship at the heart of all this silliness."
Sounds like a big, fat "skip" for me.
I'm with Rashad -- on which "street" did you hear this was actually any good (let me punchline my own terrible joke: Jump Street?)?
Posted by Raising_Kaned
at March 7, 2012 2:33 PM