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goldenbadger8 said:I didn't catch the first movie, but I sat through the sequel yesterday. Honestly, I’m right there with the crowd saying this wasn't exactly a masterpiece. My biggest gripe? The acting felt off and the jokes were just way too repetitive. It felt like a movie specifically designed for middle schoolers—the theater was packed with kids between 12 and 15 who were absolutely losing it. I won't say there weren't funny moments—there were—but they were far too thin on the ground.
If I were fifteen again—and honestly, considering I’ve sat through a literal million movies and series, which is a feat in itself—this would easily be my favorite comedy. If people hadn't built up such an absurd amount of hype around this thing, maybe my expectations wouldn't have been so skewed to begin with. It feels like Galifianakis is basically stealing scenes from both the first and second films; he’s significantly funnier in his own sketches than he is in this movie. It's the exact same story with Ken Jeong—I find his standard interviews way more hilarious than whatever role he's playing here. Still, as mediocre as both films might be to me, they really owe it to those two—they pulled Galifianakis and Ken Jeong out of total anonymity and actually gave them the platform to go shine in other projects.
24 hour party people , http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274309/
It’s a film based on true events—essentially tracing the evolution of the New York City club scene starting back in the early 80s—covering places like Studio 54, bands like Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, the whole ecstasy craze... and so on.
I watched this quite a few years ago; I actually found it pretty compelling, even though that specific genre of music isn't really my thing.
Jerry Sanders96 said:The trailer is excellent—really quite impressive—but honestly, it feels remarkably similar to the one they released for Cop Out. Is it just me, or is there a certain repetitive quality to these things? ☕
P.S. Is it just me, or is Mark Wahlberg actually tiny? Honestly, he looks like a literal dwarf standing next to Ferrell. 🤣
I didn't have particularly high expectations going into this—honestly, I didn't—but it turned out to be significantly better than Cop Out. Then again, that isn't exactly a high bar to clear, considering Cop Out was an absolute disaster from start to finish. To be blunt, most of the films where Will Ferrell takes the lead role just don't land for me; even that stand-up special where he plays Bush felt incredibly tedious. It’s hard to explain, but he just doesn't seem able to carry an entire feature film on his own. He's at his best when he's playing supporting roles or doing sketches—that's where the magic happens. In my opinion, The Other Guys is his finest work—though, I suppose I still haven't sat down to watch Step Brothers yet.
Chloe Nguyen said:Chasing Amy?
It’s actually a brilliant romantic film—personally, I think it holds up even better than "Merchants." Granted, Jersey Girl and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back were pretty terrible, but Zack and miriti make a porno is actually quite excellent. I wouldn't go so far as to say he hasn't lost his touch, but one certainly never knows what to expect from him.
I thought Chasing Amy was fantastic; everything else he's done since then has been either mediocre or just plain bad. Though, after sitting through his latest flick, Cop out, I might have to concede that he's finally lost his mind.
Steven Allen9 said:Whose ancestors are we even talking about?
Look, there are 3.5 million Boers with nowhere else to go... this is their land. They cut ties with their motherland 350 years ago. They have just as much right to South Africa as anyone else. The world is finally seeing exactly what the Afrikaners warned about back since the end of the Spanish-American War.
Ever since apartheid was scrapped, the quality of the healthcare system, the bureaucracy, and basic infrastructure has tanked by over 70%.
Black citizens were promised free education—kind of like how veterans' kids get perks in the States—regardless of whether they actually have any foundational knowledge. And when white students pushed back, black mobs tore up the 200-year-old parks and groves surrounding the university in Stellenbosch.
I don't want to start listing examples; there are plenty. But the native white population isn't going anywhere, at least the majority of them. A Bible and a shotgun will be requirements for survival.
The fault of the apartheid regime lies in failing to foster a black middle class that could have smoothed over those fractured relations, specifically between the Boers and the Bantu tribes. The advantage black people hold, which they exploit heavily, is an absolutely massive birth rate. Black kids are everywhere. Add to that the fact they were treated like dogs in Soweto, and I don't need to explain how they feel toward the whites who had everything. It’s a blessed life, provided you aren't worried about your safety.
I was reading on an American forum recently that all their aircraft—those Swedish Gripens they just spent a fortune on—are grounded; even the naval vessels aren't leaving port. It isn't just a lack of funds, either—it's the total inability to maintain the equipment. Everyone who actually knew what they were doing in the military has left. White recruits aren't even signing up for military academies anymore because there's no path for advancement—most of the generals and officers are former Democratic Party guerrillas. I’d bet anything that we'll see military coups within the next decade, maybe sooner... and that is how you create those typical African nations.
I’m increasingly convinced that after the end of apartheid, there should have been some sort of extended transitional period—something more structured. You could have focused on securing civil rights and providing high-quality education for Black citizens, but perhaps withheld the right to form political parties for a while, allowing them to earn their way into governance over time. Instead, look at what happened. Because of those reciprocity laws, most of the top-tier talent from the police and military left to work for private security firms or as mercenaries. They were replaced by people practically pulled off the street—and in the military wing of the Democratic Party, you almost had non-commissioned guerrillas occupying officer positions. When you see soldiers in 2010 trying to storm Parliament in South Africa just because they want higher pay, and the police respond with rubber bullets, only for the soldiers to retreat while threatening to come back with actual weapons next time... well, it starts looking less like a once-ordered nation and more like Guinea.
Ethan Morales22 said:Honestly, I think Americans in Canada missed the boat on any kind of meaningful action long ago...
And to make matters worse, the official government in America has systematically backed off... purely out of self-interest and to serve its own agenda...
Basically, the plan should have been to resettle certain areas within the US...
Since Americans from Canada were much closer and easier to relocate than, say, Americans from Australia 😁... everything becomes crystal clear...
It’s hard to get anything done today. Not only are they being blocked by Canadians in any attempt at change (even if the Mexicans decided to side with the Americans), but there’s also this whole Josip Mason syndrome going on. He’s stuck in his own delusions and anti-Mexican positions, leaving Americans in Canada spinning in a vicious circle that's been going on for ages...
By the way, the Josip Mason syndrome is a fascinating phenomenon...
Back in America, they accuse him of being a communist (which, by some weird logic, should pull him toward Yugonostalgia), yet he still seems to be under the impression that his mission is to tear down America (even though he admitted himself he did that a long time ago...)
He’s a totally schizophrenic personality. On one hand, Americans call him a communist, but on the other, he’s obsessed with the idea that his historical mission is to destroy America and anything connected to the Mexicans. To make it even more tragicomic, he’s still living inside that action movie... 😁
But the audience left the theater a long time ago...
Calling Mason a schizophrenic personality is a stretch; the man knows exactly what he's doing. He is, quite simply, a Trojan horse for specific interest groups. Think about it—he shows up to lay the foundation stone for a cathedral in San Francisco, while simultaneously running the most aggressive campaign against the Catholic Church in America. He attacks anything with an American prefix, and don't even get me started on his stance toward Americans in Canada—it’s almost as if he’d prefer they just vanished, given his testimonies in The Hague and such. He only targets Mexicans in Canada because they stand in the way of his political and financial backers. It isn't hard to figure out who those people are.
Jack Cook73 said:They should have just taken him out then and there, simple as that.
Now he’s on TV playing the victim, trying to score sympathy points from all sorts of half-witted types out there.
The man was a terrorist in a war zone—there’s no debate about it.
👍 I honestly wonder how the Chinese or the Russians would have handled him. There is simply no negotiating with terrorists.