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Ben Stiller on Zoolander 2's 'Blindsiding' Flop: 'Wow, I must have really f**ked this up' (www.ign.com)

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[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 80 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Also, the original worked because it was a new idea, same as Anchorman. Take a profession, ratchet the stupid up to 11 and have fun with it.

The sequel doesnt have the same "fresh ground" to walk over.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 32 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Super Troopers 2 has the same problem. It essentially is the same movie so the good jokes don't hit hard since they're just more of the same, and the new jokes felt like they were just cut out of the first one for not being good enough.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I wish I could argue this point but I cant.

Super Troopers 2 at least felt like a fun revist though, probably because you know the Broken Lizard guys really are friends and it probably wasnt just a pay cheque for them. Even their more mediocre standalone films get a huge boost from that.

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yesss! Watch Tacoma FD on Netflix. The 30-minute episode format works fantastic for them!

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

And this is why I'm skeptical about Deadpool &Wolverine. Deadpool 2 was good because even though Deadpool was great there was still plenty to make fun of in the superhero genre, but I'm not sure if there's enough fresh ground left for a 3rd one .

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

As long as Ryan Reynolds has free reign I'm gonna watch the hell out of it.

[–] Denalduh@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I can watch Deadpool 2 but I absolutely despise that kid. I mean, huge props to the actor because they did such a great job if I feel this strongly about him. But seriously, fuck that kid.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 months ago

Watch hunt for the wilderpeople and then you won't hate him anymore 😂

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

They put all their good ideas into the first one. Club Dread was a dud. Literally got one laugh out of me, and it was an ADR gag about Jimmy friggin' Buffet.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The second Anchorman movie is almost as good as the first one imo.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

I did not think so. It wasnt as bad as Zoolander 2, it had a few good moments but it felt more like "part 2" than a sequel... like it was a bunch of more of the same than anything bigger or better.

If you watch them back to back now it plays better than when it first came out.

[–] thatirishguyyy@lemmy.today 2 points 6 months ago

That's just a rarity