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Summary: By the numbers buddy pic...yet it still works!
Review: The Set Up-Miami Detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) just confiscated one hundred million dollars worth of herion. However, soon after the bust, the drugs are stolen from police custody. Hot on the drug trail, the two men are forced to protect Julie (Tea Leoni), who witnesses a murder related to their investigation. Sound familar? The tried and true formula of the buddy cop film is nothing new. BAD BOYS covers evey cliche` and convention of the genre. Partners, one married, one not, car chases, big explosions a witness that needs protecting, a boss that no one respects (played here by Joe Pantiliano), and so on...Somehow it still works and is an enjoyable flick. The on-screen banter and relationship between Smith and Lawrence plays so well that I forgot that I had seen this movie a 1,000 times before. Director Michael Bay and Producers Simpson/Bruckheimer don't dissapoint. The team knows what they're doing. They take full advantage of their stars and know what works here. I found myself rooting for the good guys all the way, despite the formulaic plot.The special edition DVD is worth it as well. There is a commentary track by Bay. It also has an isolated music track, the film has a killer soundrack, and I'm glad that it's highlighted here. The featurette "Damage Control" uses multiple angles to analyze the on set explosions. Rounding out the main bonus features is an all new documentary, "The Boom And The Bang Of Bad Boys", that includes interviews with the cast and crew. A feature that I would have loved to see on the disc were the bloopers or outtakes. Oh well, "Whatcha gonna do?" Enjoy.
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Summary: Lawrence and Smith makes this film entertaining.
Review: Two Miami Detectives (Martin Lawrence & Will Smith) are to investigate missing large quantity of Drugs from a Police-Evidence Room, stolen by a European Thief (Tchery Karyo). When the Thief killed a Call Girl, which one of the Detectives knows her, when a Key Witness (Tea Leoni) saw her friend died, the Two Cops have to protect her. Directed by first time:Micheal Bay (The Rock, Armaggeddon, Pearl Harbor) made a sytlish action-comedy thriller. Lawrence and Smith are Well-Matched together in this. A Box Office Hit in 1995. A Comeback for Producers:Don Simpson (who died after Producing The Rock) and Jerry Bruckheimer. Familiar but it`s great fun filled with Comedy and Exciting Action Moments. Grade:B+.
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Summary: Something Old, Somthing New
Review: By the mid-nineties, the buddy cop action flick was not a new idea. Starting with 48 Hours and continuing with movies like Beverly Hills Cop and Lethal Weapon, the "cat and dog in a barrel" concept had been fairly played out. However, in 1995, a new director and some rising stars teamed up with the movie veterans behind Top Gun to create a new breed of action movie. In Bad Boys, wild card narcotics officers Marcus (Martin Lawrence) and Mike (Will Smith) are in a bind. Their career dope bust has just been robbed from the station, and their only hope of finding it is the witness to a murder. However, circumstances get complicated when the two are forced to switch roles, and family man Marcus has to become swinging bachelor Mike for 72 hours. The plot of the movie is fairly weak, centering around the drug bust and the cops' efforts to protect the witness, find the dope, and (shock and awe) keep Internal Affairs off their backs. However, the plot is not the reason to see the movie. For the reason, just look to the stars. The same spirit of banter and hen-pecking that made the Lethal Weapon series so enjoyable is given a fresh coat of paint, and a couple of fresh voices. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence snap, crackle, and explode on screen, whether their shooting the bad guys or just firing pot shots at each other. While Lethal Weapon showed us the friction between a fresh pair of partners, Bad Boys shows us two cops who have been together six years, and know just how to get on each other's nerves. But even with the snappy humor that Lawrence and Smith bring to the screen, the movie rides on wheels of action. Micheal Bay has become synonymous with action movies, and Bad Boys is the reason why. In his directorial debut, Bay uses swift camera moves, scenic pans, and judicious slow motion, fusing elements of John Woo and MTV to create a fresh take on gunplay and car chases. Although he lacks Woo's finesse in creating bullet ballets, Bay definitely knows how to keep a film's pace going, and Bad Boys does just that. Sure, the movie's not perfect. The plot is sometimes laughably flawed, and the real Miami PD wouldn't put with half the crap that Smith and Lawrence pull, but the movie is enjoyable nontheless, focusing on character conflict and balls-out adrenaline to keep the audience entertained. Combined with a solid cast of character actors (Joe Pantoliano ROCKS), and Bad Boys is summer entertainment at its funnest.
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Summary: Awesome Action!
Review: Yeah, Bad Boys is a really sweet action film--as are all of Michael Bay's movies--but I think the cars deserve most of the credit. I mean, at the end, we've got a Porsche 911--black, of course--chasing down the badguy in the most perfect car ever to be shown in a movie: an AC Shelby Cobra 427 with white racing stripes. That is the best scene in the movie, where Lawrence and Smith are chasing down the badguy (what's his name?) on an airport runway. Easily the saddest part of the movie is when the Cobra hits a brick wall and is mangled (*tear*). Well, anyway, it should be easy to see that, having Will Smith *and* Martin Lawrence, it is a funny movie, too. Don't get me wrong, it's not really an action comedy like Money Talks or Blue Streak, but it does have some hilarious parts. I guess the comedy is a little stronger than in The Rock, which, if you've seen it, you'll know has some funny scenes, too. Anyone that likes any of the movies I described should see this movie...and if you've already seen it...see it again!
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Summary: "Lawrence and Smith Are The Bad Boys of Comedy"
Review: Hilariously enjoyable as any black comedy and full of fast paced action, "Bad Boys," as a 'slick flick,' stars Martin Lawrence as Marcus Burnett and Will Smith as Mike Lowrey playing two cops who fall on to the trail of millions of dollars of Heroin stolen by a criminal mastermind named Fouchet (Tcheky Karyo) and try to recover it as well as rescue Julie Mott (Tea Leoni) who is also involved. Personal matters appear to Marcus Burnett who is obsessed with getting "quality time" with his wife Theresa (Theresa Randle) and almost loses his marriage when he is forced to switch names and use Mike Lowrey in front of Julie. The comedy works unmistakeably well, however, the only mistakes I find in here are the heavy profanity and the violence used. But I keep saying this to myself, how can you pardon the profanity if it works well with the script? Oh well. Don Simpson-Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Columbia Pictures, 1995, Rated R for intense violent action and persuasive strong language.
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Summary: Nevrer seen
Review: I have never seen this movie so it will get 4 stars need to get my boycott across to show this point
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Summary: smith & lawrence make Bad Boys a blast
Review: if one is looking for an action/comedy, cop-buddy movie, this is the one. lawrence and smith are definitly very funny in this movie and you can tell they had a blast making it. this is micheal bay's movie directorial debut and he directs it with flash and style... there is energy and excitement in each of his shots. the plot is cliche, the story predictable, the characters are poorly defined. even bay admits the script wasn't the best. but its the performances turned in by the main actors and bay's visual style that makes what could have been a standard lethal weapon rip off into one hell of a fun movie. as a side note, mark mancina's score for this movie is among the best I've heard in an action movie. he has fast paced pieces for the action scenes and slow, beautiful music for the scenes involving emotions. without his music, Bad Boys would have been a little less enjoyable.
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Summary: Something Old, Somthing New
Review: By the mid-nineties, the buddy cop action flick was not a new idea. Starting with 48 Hours and continuing with movies like Beverly Hills Cop and Lethal Weapon, the "cat and dog in a barrel" concept had been fairly played out. However, in 1995, a new director and some rising stars teamed up with the movie veterans behind Top Gun to create a new breed of action movie. In Bad Boys, wild card narcotics officers Marcus (Martin Lawrence) and Mike (Will Smith) are in a bind. Their career dope bust has just been robbed from the station, and their only hope of finding it is the witness to a murder. However, circumstances get complicated when the two are forced to switch roles, and family man Marcus has to become swinging bachelor Mike for 72 hours. The plot of the movie is fairly weak, centering around the drug bust and the cops' efforts to protect the witness, find the dope, and (shock and awe) keep Internal Affairs off their backs. However, the plot is not the reason to see the movie. For the reason, just look to the stars. The same spirit of banter and hen-pecking that made the Lethal Weapon series so enjoyable is given a fresh coat of paint, and a couple of fresh voices. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence snap, crackle, and explode on screen, whether their shooting the bad guys or just firing pot shots at each other. While Lethal Weapon showed us the friction between a fresh pair of partners, Bad Boys shows us two cops who have been together six years, and know just how to get on each other's nerves. But even with the snappy humor that Lawrence and Smith bring to the screen, the movie rides on wheels of action. Micheal Bay has become synonymous with action movies, and Bad Boys is the reason why. In his directorial debut, Bay uses swift camera moves, scenic pans, and judicious slow motion, fusing elements of John Woo and MTV to create a fresh take on gunplay and car chases. Although he lacks Woo's finesse in creating bullet ballets, Bay definitely knows how to keep a film's pace going, and Bad Boys does just that. Sure, the movie's not perfect. The plot is sometimes laughably flawed, and the real Miami PD wouldn't put with half the crap that Smith and Lawrence pull, but the movie is enjoyable nontheless, focusing on character conflict and balls-out adrenaline to keep the audience entertained. Combined with a solid cast of character actors (Joe Pantoliano ROCKS), and Bad Boys is summer entertainment at its funnest.
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Summary: Good god this movie was bad
Review: Matrin Lawrence and Will Smith are 2 of the best comedians/actors alive, and they do NOT shine in this crap. Lawrence and Smith play 2 narcotics detectives who have to bring down some illegal dealarship run by (who could it be) Russians. This movies humor is gross, nasty, and oh yeah, not funny. (There is a gag where Lawrence shoves an attackers head into a full urinal). Nearly all my friends loved this movie and the sequel more, and, I will say online, that they are idiots.
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Summary: Whatcha Gonna Do?
Review: When the movie first came out in 1995 I wasn't really interested and didn't really care about it. But as time went on and I saw the trailers and commercials for Bad Boys II and I had to admit 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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