TheLongshot
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To all those who didn't like RH2, I just shake my head. I think it is a testiment to the chemestry between Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker that it works, considering that there really isn't much of a plot. I was highly entertained by the film.
As for Chris Tucker, no, I don't think he's leading man material, but he's been good in what he's been asked to do in smaller roles. He's good in roles where he is supposed to be annoying. I liked him in "The 5th Element" and his very brief appearance in Jackie Brown. (I've also heard that he was good in Friday as well.) Yeah, he's annoying, but he at least knows his place.
"Jay and Silent Bob" was one of the funniest films this year. Period.
AP2 was better than it should have been. It did suprise me somewhat that it still had some of the same heart that the first one had. It ran out of steam toward the end, but it was probably better than average.
In general, yeah, I do think that most comedies serve the lowest common denominator nowadays, but that has been true a lot over the years. I think the big problem is that there aren't many good comidic actors being developed today. Mike Myers was probably the last good comidic actor produced by SNL, and there haven't been many that have been good since the 80s. Also, a lot of the good comedic actors have moved on to doing more serious stuff. Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, and Dan Acroyd all have moved somewhat away from comedy.
What we have left are standups who aren't good actors (Chris Rock), actors with limited appeal (Chris Tucker, Martin Laurence, Tom Green) and guys who play the same character over and over again (Adam Sandler).
It also doesn't help that the big comedy directors of the 80s are in big slumps and there hasn't been anyone to step in. As someone said, there is Wes Anderson, but not much else...
Jason
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As for Chris Tucker, no, I don't think he's leading man material, but he's been good in what he's been asked to do in smaller roles. He's good in roles where he is supposed to be annoying. I liked him in "The 5th Element" and his very brief appearance in Jackie Brown. (I've also heard that he was good in Friday as well.) Yeah, he's annoying, but he at least knows his place.
"Jay and Silent Bob" was one of the funniest films this year. Period.
AP2 was better than it should have been. It did suprise me somewhat that it still had some of the same heart that the first one had. It ran out of steam toward the end, but it was probably better than average.
In general, yeah, I do think that most comedies serve the lowest common denominator nowadays, but that has been true a lot over the years. I think the big problem is that there aren't many good comidic actors being developed today. Mike Myers was probably the last good comidic actor produced by SNL, and there haven't been many that have been good since the 80s. Also, a lot of the good comedic actors have moved on to doing more serious stuff. Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, and Dan Acroyd all have moved somewhat away from comedy.
What we have left are standups who aren't good actors (Chris Rock), actors with limited appeal (Chris Tucker, Martin Laurence, Tom Green) and guys who play the same character over and over again (Adam Sandler).
It also doesn't help that the big comedy directors of the 80s are in big slumps and there hasn't been anyone to step in. As someone said, there is Wes Anderson, but not much else...
Jason
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My DVD Collection