American crime comedies directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (on both), starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube.
An unlikely pair of cops are really bad at their job and get sent on an undercover mission. In 21, they go to high school, searching for dealers and suppliers of a drug called HFS "Holy Fucking Shit". In 22, they are sent to college and the drug is called WHYPHY "Work Hard Yes Play Hard Yes".
Very entertaining. The humor mostly mocked the genre of the film with jokes about exploding and non-exploding items or saying "something cool" when throwing a grenade. It also included the American-mandatory sex and potty humor. The plots held my attention and I cared what happened next. Same with characters, I wanted to know how these guys would solve problems. Mostly, I cared what the next joke would be. Video was not really my style with quick cut rates and closer shots. The effects were great though. In each film, the main characters ingest the drug in question and the effects are shown in an extremely visual manner. Audio was very uneven, with whispered dialogue and loud music or explosions. Despite production style disagreements with my criteria, they were fun to watch. I rate them both good and they should be watched as a set, but the first was better. You should watch this.
An Australian American science fiction directed by The Wachowskis, starring Channing Tatum and Sean Bean.
A young woman finds out that she is the heir of a galactic estate which includes the Earth and people are trying to take it. A young man from space falls into the role of saving her at the last second.
This is what happens when special effects become a higher priority than writing or acting. It all looked great because it was made in a computer. Actors and sets were a minor element in the visual landscape. The plot was tired before it started. When the hero was closing in on saving the female lead the second time, I found it funny. It seems like it was written by copying and pasting from other science fiction scripts. Characters? who cares about them when we've got these alien monsters and explosions? Dialogue and delivery were stale and overplayed. How many times can films repeat the same old science fiction cliches with new video technology before folks stop watching it? Apparently, not enough yet because I watched this. I rate it bad because it's a polished turd. Don't watch it.
