Coming 2 America: this Friday March 5th on Amazon

ShineOn7 · 02-03-2021 05:19PM #1

I did a search and no previous thread popped up

I'm looking forward to this and hoping Murphy's resurgence run continues

I never watch the trailer of Comedies as it ruins all the punchlines, but here it is for those who do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY8gUtyeAKE

donfers · 03-03-2021 02:37PM

If this gets above 50 on metacritic I will be astounded

ShineOn7 · 03-03-2021 02:50PM

donfers wrote: »

If this gets above 50 on metacritic I will be astounded

Since when do Film critics ever like popcorn Comedies? ;-)

Two of it's three writers wrote the original Coming To America, so let's see

fryup · 03-03-2021 10:16PM

the original introduced Samuel L Jackson to the world

Agent Coulson · 03-03-2021 10:24PM

Honestly I'd rather see what 1988 Eddie Murphy thinks of the world in 2021 in a stand up sequel to RAW than this.

ShineOn7 · 03-03-2021 10:30PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Honestly I'd rather see what 1988 Eddie Murphy thinks of the world in 2021 in a stand up sequel to RAW than this.

We might get both ;-)

I think Netflix will still make him a stand up offer he can't refuse

fryup · 04-03-2021 09:49AM

just hope the Preacher makes a re-appearance, he was the funniest thing about the original

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPKbQ9AWWFw

Banjaxed82 · 04-03-2021 03:02PM

Heard it's a complete ball of sh!te. Just not funny. We'll see.

fryup · 04-03-2021 05:25PM

the first one was hit & miss, although i loved the cameo's ..i do believe it was Eddie Murphy who played all the characters in the barbershop?

ShineOn7 · 04-03-2021 06:04PM

I thought one of my cousins might have got an early leak of it, so I just asked them there

Result:

"Rocco\'s Coming In America, Scene 06"

A very different Film I'd imagine

Atlantic Dawn · 04-03-2021 06:12PM

I hope McDowell's is still going strong...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djI_ret3S9g

BorneTobyWilde · 04-03-2021 06:12PM

Its suppose to make money by millions of people watching it worldwide to confirm it's crap. Some films have that goal, especially sequels.
Of course it might not be crap, but regardless that is the goal, and it will indeed be watched by millions and make millions.

Busi_Girl08 · 04-03-2021 06:15PM

fryup wrote: »

the first one was hit & miss, although i loved the cameo's ..i do believe it was Eddie Murphy who played all the characters in the barbershop?

A mix of Murphy and Arsenio Hall I think?

ShineOn7 · 04-03-2021 06:19PM

Banjaxed82 wrote: »

Heard it's a complete ball of sh!te. Just not funny. We'll see.

Where?

Google is only showing 3 reviews

EW.com

Coming 2 America is a fun trip back in time

Coming 2 America, Amazon Prime, review:

Eddie Murphy stretches the joke too thin

Akron Beacon Journal

Review: ‘Coming 2 America’ overcomes its shortcomings
to deliver

KungPao · 04-03-2021 06:20PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I hope McDowell's is still going strong...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djI_ret3S9g

Always reminded me of Supermacs.

They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick.

donfers · 05-03-2021 09:29AM

it has 52 on metacritic currently which is pretty good for a comedy and popcorn movie as someone said

so not as bad as i feared, you may now all proceed to watch it

Irish Gunner · 05-03-2021 10:07AM

Wonder if the below band are in this?:)

Will look over the weekend

https://youtu.be/otEm_aI2Vac

murpho999 · 05-03-2021 05:24PM

donfers wrote: »

it has 52 on metacritic currently which is pretty good for a comedy and popcorn movie as someone said

so not as bad as i feared, you may now all proceed to watch it

Where does the idea come from that a "popcorn movie" can not be bad.

Lady on Newstalk just tore this apart saying it's a basically the same as the original but less funny.

Also some debate if the movie has racist elements due to it's protrayal of Africans, that was an issue with the first one too.

fryup · 05-03-2021 05:40PM

african americans being racist towards africans??

Brief_Lives · 05-03-2021 07:15PM

it's so bad.....

and it took 3 years to prepare this jokeless comedy...

McDermotX · 05-03-2021 09:16PM

As expected, it's the worst thing ever.

So far......

DecTipp · 05-03-2021 10:16PM

Absolutely brutal , total let down ,not funny at all,total disrespect to the original film ,

um7y1h83ge06nx · 05-03-2021 11:24PM

Pretty weak, maybe it's rose tinted glasses but I thought the original was far better.

Best bit was Morgan Freeman and the singing and dancing pieces wore thin quickly.

Not completely terrible but not funny either.

monkeysnapper · 06-03-2021 12:02AM

The original was in my top ten of most favorite films ever.

This was a complete load of sh1te. I totally thought it was going to be as well ....

I actually fell asleep during the last third .... I woke to last 15 mins .... I will save myself the torture in going back to see it.

BorneTobyWilde · 06-03-2021 12:36AM

Layton Thoughtless Toucan wrote: »

Pretty weak, maybe it's rose tinted glasses but I thought the original was far better.

Best bit was Morgan Freeman and the singing and dancing pieces wore thin quickly.

Not completely terrible but not funny either.

Was the first one funny? I don't recall it being funny, it was just a good movie, with lots of characters .

um7y1h83ge06nx · 06-03-2021 07:12AM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Was the first one funny? I don't recall it being funny, it was just a good movie, with lots of characters .

There was definitely bits that got a laugh out of me - there was the bathing scene that was rehashed in the sequel. The fish out of water situation was played much, much better in the original. I remember Eddie Murphy's character loudly proclaiming one night outside his apartment about how great New York was until a local shouted out the window to shut the fcuk up.

Not a full on comedy but it definitely had funny bits. Must watch it again though.

Brian? · 06-03-2021 08:08AM

ShineOn7 wrote: »

I did a search and no previous thread popped up

I'm looking forward to this and hoping Murphy's resurgence run continues

I never watch the trailer of Comedies as it ruins all the punchlines, but here it is for those who do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY8gUtyeAKE

Brief glimpse of Sexual Chocolate. I’m in.

Brian? · 06-03-2021 08:10AM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Was the first one funny? I don't recall it being funny, it was just a good movie, with lots of characters .

The first one was hilarious.

Tipsy McSwagger · 06-03-2021 08:25AM

Brian? wrote: »

The first one was hilarious.

Yup and features the greats cameo(s) ever.

dreamers75 · 06-03-2021 09:22AM

that wasnt good.

General Toilet · 06-03-2021 01:25PM

It was barely watchable.

Coming 2 America: this Friday March 5th on Amazon

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