The Other Guys

This appears to be the type of movie that Cop Out failed to be. We have two badass police officers, Nick Fury and Riddick, who bust crime like they score women … easily. But for some reason (and I’m better there is a tragic accident or suspension involved), Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are tasked to take on heavy-hitting police work with no regard to their apparent lack of either experience or intellect.

I will say this movie holds a great amount of promise to it. From previous experience, Will Ferrell can’t do much wrong with Adam McKay in the director’s seat (I haven’t seen Step Brothers though). Wahlberg is also pretty decent in a comedic role (see 1998′s The Big Hit) and it even has Michael Keaton as the captain! How could this not be hilarious?

Step Up 3D

You know, it really doesn’t baffle me how this movie was made. The original Step Up made approximately four times its budget in theaters if I can calculate correctly (that is fuzzy math at best). But the second film did not do as well and cost as much money. Here we are on the cusp of a 3D overload as shit is being rammed down our throats in another dimension so I cannot fault the logic to release a fucking movie about DANCING in 3D.

Okay, yes I can. There is no saving grace here. There is no silver lining. It has been called one of the worst fucking movies ever by a fan of the original. Notice how in the trailer the director is touted as if he had made something other than Step Up 2: The Streets (ha, clever) and other never-heard-of music-based movies? Why can we not have a Piranha 3D vs. Step Up 3D mashup? Those fish would win in a fucking heartbeat. And I would cheer them on.