Did
21 Jump Street, a remake of the TV series that ran from 1987-1991 and starred a young Johnny Depp and Holly Robinson Peete, translate to big the big screen with current Himbo of the Year Channing Tatum and decidedly less glamourous looking Every Guy Jonah Hill? Here's the 15 minute instant message session where CaliforniaKara and SDMattchew hashed out their thoughts on the film.
SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't seen the movie, and don't want to know any details about plot or casting, stop reading now.
sdmattchew:
I don't know that this was my favorite part of the movie, but I did like how Jonah Hill didn't get any more glamourous by going back to high school.
californiakara: Although the having him dress up as Eminem in the flashbacks to his actual high school days may have made the current incarnation a little less desperate, no?
sdmattchew: I'm just glad they realized he wasn't going to get better with age. But he did get more confident at least.
californiakara: Ha! True. Interesting that the King of Himbo Nation (nod to Marja) ended up spiraling into a spin of self-loathing and no confidence. Having them go against stereotype (even though it was an accident) when they narc-ed up worked out well.
sdmattchew: Better yet, having their stereotypes work against them. But hey, that's what you get for going into high school for your first day undercover and forgetting which guy you are: Brad or Doug. Okay, yeah. Brad sounds kind of jock-douche-y.
californiakara: Agreed. But so is Tatum for much of the first part of the movie.
californiakara: Having said that, I'm really surprised how much I enjoyed the movie.
sdmattchew: Loved it too. There was a lot to enjoy. You had Tatum. And I had... well, actually this was one of those weird "no hot chicks in it" flick. A small strike against it. But oh, well.
californiakara: Well there was the cute high school senior, who they made sure dropped a writer's anvil by having her say, "I'M 18 YEARS OLD" so we wouldn't feel all gross when Schmidt kisses her.
sdmattchew: I remember that! Wow, was that painfully obvious. But I guess they didn't want us thinking the Schmidt character might wind up on
To Catch a Predator one day.
californiakara: Heh heh. Speaking of characters, loved the casting. Ice Cube? Brilliant. James Franco's little brother? Perfectly granola in a drug dealer kind of way. Oh, and the BIG SPOILER...
Read all about the spoiler after the jump!