22 JUMP STREET Review- Jonesy's Take

22 JUMP STREET

Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller

Written by Michael Bacall

Starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Peter Storemare, Wyatt Russell, Amber Stevens, Jillian Bell and Nick Offerman.

Synopsis: Our favorite undercover cops are back in college trying to bust another drug ring.

JUPITER ASCENDING Trailer Proves Channing Tatum Looks Good Even As A Blonde Elf

Ever since the Waschoswkis released the amazing CLOUD ATLAS, they've secured a life-long vote of confidence from me for whatever wonderful project they come up with next. As such, I'm happy to present the second trailer for their next movie, JUPITER ASCENDING. You can check out the trailer after the break thanks to the Warner Bros. YouTube page via Badass Digest .

Charming Potato Busts a Move in The 22 JUMP STREET Trailer!

A few months ago, a red band trailer of 22 JUMP STREET dropped, and we got to see our favorite undercover cops back in action as they go off to college. A new trailer is now online which shows us more gags, laughs, and meta humor that directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are experts at.

Check the trailer after the break!

The Red Band 22 JUMP STREET Trailer Is Going To College!

21 JUMP STREET was one of Jonesy and I's favorite movies of the recent memory. It's one of those types of movies that stays better with repeat viewings. Now, with the recent wrapping of principal shooting, the Sony Pictures YouTube page has revealed the new red-band trailer. Check it out below:

JUPITER ASCENDING Trailer Drops and Charming Potato Shows Off His Manly Elf Ears

The Wachowskis have become somewhat polarizing filmmakers. It seems you either love what they put out or hate it. Even if their works aren't universally loved, they're masters at world building and creating visually stunning films.

For their follow up to CLOUD ATLAS, which we adored last year, The Wachowskis are back with another fantasy/sci-fi film, JUPITER ASCENDING. Check out the synopsis below:

Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things.  Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning toilets and an endless run of bad breaks.  Only when Caine (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along – her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.

Check the trailer after the break!

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Spoiler Filled Review: Javi and Jonesy's Take

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION

Directed by: John M. Chu

Written by: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick

Starring: Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Stevenson, D.J. Cotrona, Adrianne Palicki, and Jonathan Pryce

Synopsis: After being almost wiped out, the Joes must come up with a plan to take down the Cobras before they take over the world.

Warning: the discussion below is spoiler filled and should be read after you've seen the film, or if you just don't care about spoilers. 

For Funsies: Join the Cobra Special Forces Team!

Guys. In less than two months, the greatest sequel of last year will finally be released... G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. We've seen multiple trailers over the past year and half, and now in the final months leading up to the release, it seems the marketing department has started a viral campaign.

Up first is a recruiting video to join the evil Cobra Special Forces.






So which side will you choose? Are you a Joe? or a Cobra?

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will be released March 29, 2013, is directed by John Chu, and stars Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Adrianne Palicki, Byung-hun Lee, and Channing Tatum

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New G.I. JOE RETALIATION Trailer Drops!

The first G.I. JOE film did not interest me. At all. It looked silly and boring. However, after much persuasion, my cohort convinced me to watch it, and man was I shocked at how fun the film was and how much I ended up enjoying it. When the sequel was announced, there was excitement all around the blog. While seeing MISSION: POSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL in IMAX, we saw this trailer and nearly jumped out of our seats with excitement.

Unfortunately, to everyone's dismay, the film got pushed back from a June 2012 release to March 2013. Studios initially said it was to up-convert to 3D; a decision I would assume one would make before releasing a bunch of trailers or a multi-million dollar Super Bowl spot. Then reports came out that producers wanted to cash in on the success of Channing Tatum and expand his part in the second film. That, I can agree with.

But now we're in the home stretch to find out if delaying RETALIATION almost a year will be worth it. Javi seems to think so. This film is one of his most anticipated of 2013.

Thanks to Break.com, we have a new trailer for the film which features more ninjas and Bruce Willis.

2nd GI JOE RETALIATION Trailer Drops! Now with 75% More Tatum!

I'm of two minds regarding his movie. Back when the first trailer showed up, I was really into it. It seems that they were going to be killing of the world's most charming potato, Channing Tatum, pretty early on in the film to make way for a new team. Right before the release, the studio delayed the movie by a year for an up-conversion to 3D, supposedly. This trailer shows off the real reason for the delay.

 Now, this new trailer show Tatum's Duke in an expanded role along with the Rock. I will say I'm a little disappointed that they weren't bold enough to kill off Duke. So while I'm still excited for this movie, I liked the idea of having a series of GI JOE movies that replace the team with each outing since they're really the most boring characters of the franchise compared the Cobra group. But see for yourself and tell me what you think! Check out the new trailer below thanks to Yahoo! Screen via Film School Rejects.

21 JUMP STREET Review- She Said

Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller

Written by Michael Bacall and Jonah Hill

Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, and Rob Riggle

Synopsis: A pair of police officers are sent back to go undercover to bust a drug ring at a high school.

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Super Bowl Trailer

The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and whether or not you're a football fan, you may just tune in for the funny commercials. And even if those can't wet your whistle, there are always several spots for the summer blockbusters. Usually the spots will be live Sunday, but some are already appearing.


Here's the quick spot for G.I JOE RETALIATION that will air.




Now we've already seen the first trailer back in December, and now with this, we get our first glimpse of Cobra Commander. And of course more ninjas. Also, when did Jay Z's words become immortal? Doesn't really matter. Even though the first film didn't take too well with the critics, though we loved it here, this one looks like balls to the wall action.


G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will be released June 29, 2012 starring Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, and Bruce Willis.


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G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Trailer Drops with A Lot Less Cobra Commander But A Lot More Ninjas

Jonesy here. Okay. I admit I did not see the first G.I. JOE in theaters. It looked silly and boring. However, I was proven wrong when Javi sat me down and made me watch it once it came on Netflix Instant.

So, we have been excited for the upcoming sequel from The Rock and Bruce Willis casting to being directed by one of our favorite darlings, Jon Chu (STEP UP 3D).....until the big casting news that Joseph Gordon Levitt would NOT be reprising his role as Cobra Commander (and really, he pretty much made the first film).

Now we have our first look at the upcoming sequel (via Machinima):





Okay. I am in no way familiar with the show, toys or comics; however, it appears the campy fun of the first movie is back! Ninja fight on a mountain side? I'm in! Since the first movie received less than stellar love from audiences, it seems the studio is banking Bruce Willis to draw in crowds for this film. With next summer being jam packed with "highly anticipated" movies, it'll be interesting to see how this will fair being released a week after BRAVE and ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER and days before THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN.

Javi: Just wanted to chime in real quick with some thoughts. To preface for those not cool and in the know, I loved the crap out of the first one for basically being a live cartoon. It was campy as all hell, cheesy, and I mean people called each other by their code names without an ounce of irony; you try calling someone Storm Shadow without wanting to laugh. But regardless, it was just ridiculous fun. With this trailer, my first reaction was that I was so bummed that Joseph Gordon Levitt and Christopher Eccleston would not be returning as Cobra Commander and Destro respectively, then while talking to Twitter's own @T16Skyhopp and @GeneralTekno, I realized that I was more attached to JGL being The Doctor "Rex" Lewis than I was for him being Cobra Commander.

But this trailer does have some fun stuff if you look carefully. Let's break them down!

1. Cheesy Dwayne Johnson being cheesy
2. Channing Tatum is back? But he disappears after the attack. Is he dead/kidnapped? How awesome would it be if every subsequent movie the entire Joe cast gets killed and replaced by a different one?
3. Zartan President is an awesome concept
4. Cobra Commander has much more recognizable costume this time around a much needed improvement over the last costume.
5. Apparently GI Joe is a publicly known entity? I didn't know that. RE: The "President's" speech.
6. More cheesy Dwayne Johnson being cheesy.
7. OK, so apparently Storm Shadow is back...nope, I still wanted Destro more. 
8. COBRA WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!
9. Ummmm... no to whoever remixed "Seven Nation Army"
10. Snake Eyes doesn't have that dumb mouth piece thing anymore.
11. Ninjas.
12. Lady ninjas, not sure who they are. I'm not 100% versed in GI Joe lore.
13. BFG!!!
14. Apparently Storm Shadow is still a dick, killing tons of dudes.
15. Who is that Jessica Rabbit-wannabe? She's with Cobra, right?
16. Ninjas.
17. Ninjas by a mountain.
18. Flying ninjas.
19. Is that Mortal Kombat's own Scorpion? Do I smell a cross over?
20. Seriously, no dub-step remixes of White Stripes ever again!
21. Willis seems to be playing the same character from RED. Great.

So there it is some random stuff I noticed, and honestly, I'm still wanting JGL and Eccleston, but unlike say, BATTLESHIP or another TRANSFORMERS movie, I'm actually not dreading this movie. 

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will be released June 29, 2012 starring Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, and Bruce Willis.

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The Dilemma- he said, she said

Directed by Ron Howard

Written by Allan Loeb

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, and Queen Latifah

Synopsis: Right before the biggest break in their careers, Ronny (Vince Vaughn) catches his best friend's (Kevin James) wife cheating on him.

Review:

Javi: What did you expect going into this movie?

Jonesy: I expected a smart comedy because it’s Ron Howard, and I really enjoy him as a director. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what we got. All in all, I just expected funnier and more sophisticated.


Javi: For me, I thought they were going to go in a different direction. Due to the premise and from what the trailers showed, it seemed that the whole movie would focus on Ronny wrestling with the notion of whether to tell his friend the truth. Instead we got an unfocused movie. Also, the story was boring. That’s my biggest pet peeve about movies is when they’re boring. Although we didn’t get the movie that I thought we would, there were a few times where it did take me by surprise, but it was because those moments weren’t earned.


Jonesy: I honestly don’t know how this script got made. There is great talent on the screen, and they were just doing the best they could with the crappy script they were given.



Javi: But with all that talent, why wouldn’t you get the best script possible? How do you get to the point of just making do with what you have with Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, or Ron Howard? Why not get the top-notch script?


Jonesy: I think tonally it was all over the place. It reminded me of Funny People, where they didn’t know what kind of movie they were going for--a comedy or a drama. I think a lot of the confusion in the tone for me came from Vince Vaughn. Here he was just playing, surprise surprise, Vince Vaughn, but even Kevin James had a different character than himself. I believed him as a work-a-holic hiding from his problems.


Javi: I felt when Vince Vaughn was acting in some of the more serious parts, his performance worked. I don’t think the problem is his lack of personality or character. It felt more of lack of direction on Ron Howard’s part, and it’s true that the movie doesn’t know what it wants to do. It juxtaposes very serious psychological issues with this witty bromance banter. But what’s even worse is that the super serious parts don’t go with a really funny parts. The “funny parts” are never hilarious. What’s worse is that they think that the cliché “embarrassing speech” comedy trope actually works here…


Jonesy: NOBODY DOES THAT! No actual human being would ever make a crazy speech in an anniversary party, at a wedding, or a rehearsal dinner. I wish that writers would stop using that situation. Another complaint is that they mention certain traits of a character, then the traits don’t come up in the rest of the movie until the very end, and all of the sudden it's a bigger deal than it was set it up to be.


Javi: I think that the movie as a whole is really just a bunch of slightly funny moments that are strung together by really boring ones. I almost feel that if you had a 4-minute YouTube video could show you all of the funny parts that’s all you’d need.


Jonesy: I think the most underused character is Zip (Channing Tatum) who makes the most out of what could have been a crappy role. He is only in the movie about 20 minutes, and he made more of an impression on me than most of the other characters.


Javi: how about Queen Latifah?


Jonesy: She was a one trick pony though.


Javi: Her role could have been filled by any other sassy lady of comedy like Kristen Wiig or Maya Rudolph.


Jonesy: Her character was fun, but will be forgettable, just like this movie.


Javi: It’s not a bad movie just unfocusedly-mediocre. However, the cinematographer should get major props. He made this movie look gorgeous.


Jonesy: Everything from the hockey scenes to the city shots were amazing.


Javi: Whenever there were the tracking shots that showed off the city really captivated me. So would you recommend this movie to anyone?


Jonesy: No. Well, I guess I could recommend this movie to people I don’t like or people that thought THE BREAKUP was a good movie.


Javi: Or people that went to see SEX AND THE CITY 2, but then I think this would be too brainy for them, so never mind.


Jonesy: I think the type of people that would see SEX AND THE CITY 2... this movie would hit too close to home.


Javi: Oh man Burn Of The Day! But it’s not mindless or derivative; it just doesn’t know what it wants to be.


Jonesy: And that’s why I can’t recommend this movie to anyone.


Javi: Likewise.