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Summary: Whatcha Gonna Do?
Review: When the movie first came out in 1995 I was only 5 years old and didn't really care about it. But as I got older I saw the trailers and commercials for Bad Boys II and I had to admit, although it was R, I was interested. It starts off with two cops; family man Marcus Burnett(Martin Lawrence) and the ladies man Mike Lowry (Will Smith), driving on the Miami streets. After a very successful heroin drug bust (worth one hundred million) they feel pretty good about themselves. That is, until they find all their evidence has disapeered. As the story goes on the only witness to a crime linked directly with the heist they're working to break will only speak with the cop named Mike Lowry, which, at the moment is not around. What's a best friend/partner to do? Pretend to be his friend of course! The plot can be easily guessed for the most part and there is heavy violence and language but nonetheless I found myself laughing (especially the minimart scene, you'll see) and forgetting all about the predictable plot and cliches. If you can easily ignore the strong profanity use or love it then this movie is for you.
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Summary: Oh a little balance please...
Review: Hard to believe the reviews praising this worthless rag. For me, the jokes arent funny save one or two, the story is incredibly stupid, and unbelievable, the acting is phoned in (Will Smith,shame on you.Your better than this), and most of all the editing sucks.
Other than that I guess its a great movie.
Bay turned in great works with "Armageddon",and "Pearl Harbor",but this one is a real stinker.
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Summary: Bad Movie
Review: The jabbering of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith is very annoying and seems out-sync with the worn-out protect-the-glamorous-witness formula. No serious acting expected here, but Téa Leoni is especially bad in her role as the witness.
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Summary: good
Review: I really liked this movie. Dramatic and funny by 2 funny comedians. You now you sang "bad boys bad boys, whatcha gonna do" that's just how much we all loved it.
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Summary: Absolutely Horrible
Review: One of the worst action movies of the 90s. The dialogue by Lawrence and Smith is so God-awful that I had to turn this film off halfway through. Given how great of an actor Will Smith is, it hurts me to be so negative, but his acting is almost as bad as Lawrence's, even for a Bruckheimer production.If you like completely ridiculous movies with plots that are extremely far-fetched, but have lots of crap blowing up, and the sound on your TV is broken, you may enjoy this film, although I'd advise you to rent Armageddon instead. As far as the Special Edition DVD goes, I actually own it (gift), and it is far from "Special." The features that are on the special edition should have been included on the original edition. Beside a decent special about how they do the action sequences, everything else on the second disc is pretty boring. In terms of the actual DVD, it was average, but nothing too special. The "talent files" and "production notes" are simply still images of the main cast that lists their resumes. Not very useful, but not bad to have either. The Michael Bay commentary is decent, although it would have been nice to have more than one person on it. Commentaries are more interesting when you have someone else asking questions or bringing up things the director might have forgotten. It would have been nice to include a commentary with one of the lead actors with Bay. The special effects featurette is very short and not that interesting. It's your standard "here's how we made stuff blow up" featurette.
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Summary: Don't be fooled by the following idiots!!!!
Review: The other critics on this page have to be total IDIOTS/GEEKS!!! "Bad Boys" is a great movie for everyone to watch. Although, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are/were comedians, they did an excellent job in the movie. The chemistry that the two shared made the movie even better. The sequel to the movie is even better than the first.
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Summary: BAD BOYS BAD BOYS, WHATCHA GONNA DO?
Review: DRUGS ARE STOLEN FROM A POLICE EVIDENCE ROOM, AND TWO COPS [WILL SMITH AND MARTIN LAWRENCE] ARE ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE REASONS BEHIND THIS. MARTIN LAWRENCE AND WILL SMITH MAKE A VERY GOOD TEAM. THIS MOVIE IS FUNNY AND IT HAS A LOT OF ACTION. A GREAT FILM TO WATCH IF YOU WANNA LAUGH AND SEE SOME ACTION. FOLLOWED BY A SEQUEL.
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Summary: DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS GARBAGE.
Review: This is a poor excuse of a movie.The plot was stupid and very boring.The stars of the movie are not believeable in their roles because they look silly and are comedians.The jokes were corny and lame.The action was okay but not very realistic.Im getting sick and tired of these black actors who like to act tough and give attitude only to appeal to a young audience who listen to hip hop.DO NOT BUY THIS DUMB MOVIE!!!
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Summary: Bad Boys? Bad Movie.
Review: "We're your new neighbors."
"Don't be alarmed, we're negros!" I got that quote from the IMDb entry for "Bad Boys." I read some others, and what struck me as funny is that out of all the quotes from the movie that those perusing IMDb have submitted, none have any lines about the plot. All the quotes available are jokes and punchlines that occur in the film between shoot-outs. Nothing else. But I suppose that fits the film just right. It's not a film for those who have any interest in plot, character development, or comedy - things a film such as "Lethal Weapon" had. No, "Bad Boys" is content with being a bad movie. It's for those with low attention spans. It's for those who like non-stop violence and language. But then, anyone interested in "Bad Boys" by now must be warned that the action scenes provide hardly anything new - some shoot-ups, some shoot-outs, some shoot-downs, etc. I am content with recommending action movies (trust me). But sometimes I expect a bit more than just bad jokes and bad action scenes - if it's going to be an action movie, at least make the fight scenes offer something fresh. There's a buddy side to the film that never provides the type of humor that it should. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith play Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, family man and playboy respectively. They're both undercover in Narcotics division, but yet they find time to stumble upon and into things that have nothing to do with drugs whatsoever. Never mind this. The film opens with an explosive prelude that signals we are in for a Bruckheimer production. It's loud, noisy, and the best part of the film. The rest is all downhill. A stash of drugs has been stolen from a vault in some sort of super-top-secret Government facility thingy somewhere. This happens directly after the opening sequence and goes by pretty quick so that the audience can get back to the action. Marcus and Mike are called onto the scene by their Grouchy Boss (Joe Pantoliano), who likes to spew spit and bite their heads off for everything. Pantoliano's character is the exclamation mark to the rest of the recycled characters and plots. Get this: two mismatched cop/partners who like to throw insults at each other ("Lethal Weapon") are called onto a case involving a foreign drug dealer ("Red Heat") who has left behind uncountable traces for the good guys to follow (though it sure does take them a while). Their boss delivers long, shouting speeches at them ("Last Action Hero" spoofed this finely), and they have to protect a sexy witness (Tea Leoni). Finally they go for a big shoot-'em-up at the end (this is in any action/cop-buddy movie available to the public). "Bad Boys" is just one long shoot-'em-up flick, with a bunch of recycled action set pieces, recycled plot fragments, and when all that calms down, we are exposed to bad jokes and excessive, "pervasive strong language" as the MPAA called it. I enjoyed bits of this movie, I grinned a few times, but I laughed only once - at a joke that should have been more than a laugh. It should have had me bent over in hysterics. Here it is, listen up: Marcus has to pose as Mike every time he is around the witness, Tea Leoni (long story). He takes her to the real Mike's apartment. She wonders why he has pictures of another black man all over the place - and keep in mind she thinks that Marcus is Mike. The pictures happen to be of Mike, since it is his apartment, so Marcus, posing as Mike, tells her it's his partner, and that they're close. The way this scene is delivered is more of a sit-com-type comedy moment - not surprising, since both lead actors got their starts on television sitcoms. But it could have been truly hilarious - it just made me laugh. I also wondered what the real Mike is doing with pictures all over his apartment of himself. And I'm not the only person to wonder this - Roger Ebert asked the same question. I will not discredit Martin Lawrence and Will Smith - the two have chemistry. Unfortunately, they also need a good script that can provide their characters with good interaction and funny moments. There aren't many here. We are supposed to trust their life-long friendship yet they don't display any signs of connection like Gibson and Glover did in the "Lethal" movies. Their chemistry alone lifted the last two in the series from being just decent movies. "Bad Boys" is a movie that has a few funny moments, but none of them are hysterical. We are basically treated to long action sequences that have been done for twenty years, excessive language to guarantee an R-rating and make the movie look tougher, and bad dialogue. The only thing this movie is missing is graphic sexuality - something I heard the new - and supposedly horrible - sequel sports plenty of. Even the biggest of action buffs won't find anything here. I love the cop-buddy genre, but it's getting to be a real bore. Ever since "Lethal Weapon," "48 Hrs." and "Beverly Hills Cop" came out it's all been retreads of the same old material. Of course, if you like cop-buddy films very much, you may like this film. Especially if you haven't seen very many.
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Summary: Nothing original about this movie
Review: Sad, tired, cliched, boring. A black hole of humor. You can literally feel your want of laughter being destroyed. When are black actors going to realize that attitude alone is not funny? It gets old fast!
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