Topic: June Marathon: Cast Chain

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Bad Boys II (2003/United States) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Director: Michael Bay Writing: Marianne Wibberley (Story By), Cormac Wibberley (Story By), Ron Shelton (Story By), Ron Shelton (Screenwriter), Jerry Stahl (Screenwriter), George Gallo (Original Characters By) Length: 147 min. Rating: Rated R : Strong Violence and Action, Pervasive Language, Sexuality and Drug Content Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French

Stars:
Martin Lawrence as Detective Marcus Burnett
Will Smith as Detective Mike Lowrey
Jordi Molla as Hector Juan Carlos "Johnny" Tapia
Gabrielle Union as Syd
Peter Stormare as Alexei
Theresa Randle as Theresa

Plot:
Hang on for maximum mayhem, full-on fun and the wildest chase scenes ever put on film! The action and comedy never stop when superstars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reunite as out-of-control trash-talking buddy cops. Bullets fly, cars crash, and laughs explode as they pursue a whacked-out drug lord from the streets of Miami to the barrios of Cuba. But the real fireworks result when Lawrence discovers that playboy Smith is secretly romancing his sexy sister, Gabrielle Union (Bring it On).

Director Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor, Armageddon) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Carribean, Black Hawk Down) deliver a high-speed, high-octane blockbuster that will blow you away! "...Year's most action-packed and high-flying flick." (Shawn Edwards, FOX TV).

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Music Videos
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Closed Captioned
• Script for selected sequences.

My Thoughts:

While I still enjoyed the movie... it wasn't as good as part 1. The storyline... while kept me interested... wasn't as good as the first. The comedy definitely wasn't there like it was in the previous movie. But over-all not a bad movie. Though I did expect more from it. I think one problem was that they stretched it out too long. It may have been better if they stuck with no more then a 2 hour movie. While I can see myself watching it again... I wouldn't as much as the first part. But it is worth seeing though.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

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Next up....

A Martin Lawrence movie

Martin Lawrence played Marcus Burnette in the previous movie Bad Boys 2.

My Choices:
Titles in bold are ones I never seen before.

- Bad Boys
- Bad Boys 2
- Black Knight
- Blue Streak
- National Security
- Nothing to Lose
- Open Season


I'll probably just stick with what I haven't seen yet... and watch Open Season.

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Open Season: Widescreen Special Edition (2006/United States) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Director: Roger Allers, Jill Culton Writing: Steve Bencich (Screenwriter), Ron J. Friedman (Screenwriter), Nat Mauldin (Screenwriter), Jill Culton (Story By), Anthony Stacchi (Story By), Steve Moore (Original Material By), John Carls (Original Material By) Length: 86 min. Rating: Rated PG : Some Rude Humor, Mild Action and Brief Language Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Martin Lawrence as Boog (Voice)
Ashton Kutcher as Elliot (Voice)
Gary Sinise as Shaw (Voice)
Debra Messing as Beth (Voice)
Billy Connolly as McSquizzy (Voice)
Georgia Engel as Bobbie (Voice)

Plot:
Boog (Martin Lawrence), a domesticated grizly bear with no survival skills, has his perfect world turned upside down when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a scrawny, fast-talking mule deer. They join forces to unite the woodland creatures and take the forest into nature's control! It's a film for the whole family that Shawn Edwards (Fox-TV) calls, "a fun story loaded with lovable characters!"

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Music Videos
• DVD-ROM Content
• Closed Captioned
• Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run Short

My Thoughts:

Not really a bad film... but not a great one either. I don't see myself watching this one too often. But sure I will watch it again at some point. There is a few good scenes... but for the most part found it a little too silly. As well as a gross joke or two thrown in. I did like when Boog and Elliott broke into the store and ate all that candy. Probably the best scene in the movie. I thought the cast did well though. Worth seeing... but don't have high hopes for this one.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5