Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
They had Leslie Frazier, Tracy Morgan and Trevor Noah in this movie. I have literally never laughed at anything any of those three have ever done.
Other than that I laughed a couple times. They legit recycled damn near every character/joke from the original. I'm surprised they didn't bring back Sam Jackson for a quick reprisal.
Also, people saying it's been 30 years. Iirc, Coming to America came out in 1983 didn't it? It's been nearly 40 years!
Trading Places was 83. CTA was 88. Still a long ass time ago.
Originally Posted by Monticore:
Just never liked Arsenio so he just ruins it for me.
Originally Posted by Beef Supreme:
Seriously? Coming to America was Amazing? It wasn't even one of Eddie Murphy's best films. It was okay. It had some funny moments. Some funny characters. A few quoteable lines. But amazing? like Stripes, or Animal House, or even Beverly Hills Cop? I don't think so. And fun fact, I went to high school with the twin girls in the original Coming to America movie.
Fair enough fella's, there is no accounting for taste and you're welcome to your takes... but to me one of the main hallmarks of a great movie is how much it seeps into pop culture and how often you hear it referenced
To that end I'm always referencing it, and I'm also CONSTANTLY hearing other people reference it... from the barbershop, to the black awareness rally and everything in between, its still talked about as if it just came out yesterday
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
They had Leslie Frazier, Tracy Morgan and Trevor Noah in this movie. I have literally never laughed at anything any of those three have ever done.
Other than that I laughed a couple times. They legit recycled damn near every character/joke from the original. I'm surprised they didn't bring back Sam Jackson for a quick reprisal.
Also, people saying it's been 30 years. Iirc, Coming to America came out in 1983 didn't it? It's been nearly 40 years!
Well since Leslie Frazier is a football coach, I'm shocked to hear that he's in this movie :-)
And if Tracy Morgan can't make you laugh, seek help ASAP! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
I’m about halfway thru it. I like it a lot so far. It’s pretty funny in spurts.
Better than I expected.
Finished it. I thought overall it was pretty good. No, not as funny as the first, but definitely has it’s funny moments. It’s woke AF, but fits in with the gentle spirit of the original movie.
It’s worth a watch for sure.
Randy Watson at the end was a nice send off! [Reply]
Originally Posted by CoMoChief:
I can't think of a classic comedy where the 2nd installment ends up being worth a shit other than maybe the National Lampoons Vacation movies.
Dumb n Dumber 2 was awful
Super Troopers 2 was awful
The Hangover sequels were awful
I dunno...w/ comedies, there just isn't that orig shock factor with the characters into a 2nd installment. JMO...if this is really going down, I don't expect much out of it. Eddie Murphy hasn't been funny in 30yrs, and he's too toned down and conservative now. I miss the old 80's Eddie Murphy.
Ace Ventura 2.
22 Jumpstreet.
Harold and Kumar go to Guantonomo Bay.
Ghostbusters 2.
Hangover 3 wasn't bad. I thought Hangover 2 was terrible though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
There’s arguments out there that there’s never been a great comedy sequel or one that tops the original.
That's why I was ok with it. It wasn't even trying to be. Maybe we should stop calling this a sequel and just call it a reunion show. It was just an excuse to bring everyone together. I slammed a few drinks last night with friends, and we were mostly laughing at the "holy shit, that dude's still alive" moments. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
That's why I was ok with it. It wasn't even trying to be. Maybe we should stop calling this a sequel and just call it a reunion show. It was just an excuse to bring everyone together. I slammed a few drinks last night with friends, and we were mostly laughing at the "holy shit, that dude's still alive" moments.
Yea. It’s amazing they were able to get about 99% of the original cast back.
I laughed at the ‘bark like a dog girl’ and the ‘girl twins’ returning [Reply]
Heh. I guess the online/Twitter chatter about this movie is that for as woke as it is, the plot line hinges on Leslie Jones date raping Prince Akeem [Reply]
