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Subject: "It doesn't have to be thought-provoking. I'd settle for good."

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21. "It doesn't have to be thought-provoking. I'd settle for good."
In response to In response to 19

And if an action movie or slapstick comedy isn't actually good, the "oh don't take it so seriously" people come out in defense of their bad taste.

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Bad Boys II isn't really an action movie, is it? [View all] , janey, Mon Jun-04-07 11:18 AM

Subject	Author	Message Date	ID
oh hush and pass me the popcorn	Esco	Jun 04th 2007	1
so it's supposed to be a comedy, though, right?	janey	Jun 04th 2007	2
yup. action comedy	Esco	Jun 04th 2007	4
and rat sex.	janey	Jun 04th 2007	7
that was kinda hot though	Esco	Jun 04th 2007	8
they might've if he'd been hitting ratty style	janey	Jun 04th 2007	9
hmmm...	Esco	Jun 04th 2007	11
Jane, did you actually put that on your NetFlix?	alias for mrhood75	Jun 04th 2007	3
Cosign	ZooTown74	Jun 04th 2007	5
Have you seen Hot Fuzz?	janey	Jun 04th 2007	6
Yep. And I guessed that's why you watched it	alias for mrhood75	Jun 04th 2007	10
this definitely warrants further discussion	janey	Jun 04th 2007	12
its a video game set to film	Olu	Jun 04th 2007	13
video game + stand up routine	janey	Jun 04th 2007	20
I love the classic "don't think about it so much" replies.	bignick	Jun 04th 2007	14
but it's a fair comment	janey	Jun 04th 2007	19

so what should I look for in action movies?	janey	Jun 04th 2007	23
The same thing you look for in other movies...plus explosions.	bignick	Jun 04th 2007	24
tries to picture explosions in Once or Old Joy	janey	Jun 04th 2007	25
no, it isn't a parody	navajo joe	Jun 04th 2007	15
that's true? It was the first action movie made post 9/11?	janey	Jun 04th 2007	18
nothing	navajo joe	Jun 04th 2007	22
this movie made me physically sick	ternary_star	Jun 04th 2007	16
lol, during the first half or whatever, the first sequence	janey	Jun 04th 2007	17
this was a shitty movie	Mgmt	Jun 04th 2007	26
The one thing that I loved unreservedly	janey	Jun 04th 2007	31
LOL!	Frank Longo	Jun 04th 2007	32
Dude, I'm serious!	janey	Jun 04th 2007	33
not to mention no deaths in shanty town car chase	rdhull	Jun 04th 2007	27
Ha! The cats and I remarked on that, too	janey	Jun 04th 2007	29
I thought that scene was the perfect metaphor for capitalism.......	mc_delta_t	Jun 10th 2007	69
It was yet another collection of contrived Will Smith one-liners	Flash80	Jun 04th 2007	28
his head and his body don't match	janey	Jun 04th 2007	30
There are certain mindless action movies that I love.	Frank Longo	Jun 04th 2007	34
okay what the FUCK is wrong with Michael Bay?	janey	Jun 04th 2007	35
Scarlett doesn't really have to do too much acting in it.	Frank Longo	Jun 04th 2007	36
I always root for the bad guys in his films	Flash80	Jun 04th 2007	37
RE: I always root for the bad guys in his films	princeguy	Jun 04th 2007	38
^^^ Janey, this is what Nick is talking about.	Frank Longo	Jun 04th 2007	39
Yes, I am a straight up hater...	bignick	Jun 04th 2007	40
I would really be interested to hear if people who live in MIAMI	janey	Jun 04th 2007	41
Post jack. Have you seen Cocaine Cowboys?	bignick	Jun 04th 2007	45
lol no I haven't	janey	Jun 04th 2007	46
Nah, just Cubans and Columbians shooting up shopping malls.	bignick	Jun 04th 2007	48
lol@the asteroid	NoShelter	Jun 04th 2007	44
GO ASTEROID. KILL THEM HUMANS.	PlanetInfinite	Jun 05th 2007	57
RE: There are certain mindless action movies that I love.	IslaSoul	Jun 05th 2007	49
isn't dave chappelle in Con Air also?	rick	Jun 06th 2007	62
Yes he is. n/m	IslaSoul	Jun 06th 2007	64
I probably shouldnt post in any forum on this site I guess	MikeLove	Jun 04th 2007	42
why didn't he show the cats & iguanas prancing about?	janey	Jun 04th 2007	43
yeah, i'd say you're better off not posting at all.	Orfeo_Negro	Jun 05th 2007	53
Haven't seen it, but what's with the Miami fear?	Marauder21	Jun 04th 2007	47
I so badly wanna visit West Baltimore	MadDagoNH	Jun 05th 2007	50
I'd be fine with Baltimore	Marauder21	Jun 05th 2007	51
at least the violence portrayed in those shows is more personalized	janey	Jun 05th 2007	55
personally, I thought this shit rocked.	The Rapture7	Jun 05th 2007	52
god, i hated that fucking movie	shockzilla	Jun 05th 2007	54
sorry about that janey	Iltigo	Jun 05th 2007	56
honestly, truly, I laughed a lot	janey	Jun 05th 2007	58
uh. shouldn't that movie have ended like 45 minutes before it did?	PlanetInfinite	Jun 05th 2007	59
Yeah.	Frank Longo	Jun 09th 2007	66
It is a real hard 'R' movie	BigReg	Jun 05th 2007	60
this is the EPITOME of a movie you need to relax your standards on...	connectpoliticditto	Jun 05th 2007	61
No.	bignick	Jun 06th 2007	63
exactly	strongjay	Jun 14th 2007	73
i've seen it once..i liked it...	Calico	Jun 09th 2007	65
my standards = entertain me...	Torez	Jun 09th 2007	67
RE: Bad Boys II isn't really an action movie, is it?	rare	Jun 10th 2007	68
it sucks that they have to close down a major causeway to film that shit	djrue	Jun 10th 2007	70
ABOUT THE CHASE!	brotherman	Jun 13th 2007	71
I've never seen an empty 18 wheeler accelerate that quickly	janey	Jun 14th 2007	72
movie magic at itz greatest	brotherman	Jun 14th 2007	74

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