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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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[–] 80 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years 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 .

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years 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.

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