{"id":920,"date":"2014-07-08T11:58:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T11:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=920"},"modified":"2021-09-20T08:55:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T07:55:40","slug":"if-you-liked-22-jump-street-youll-probably-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/08\/if-you-liked-22-jump-street-youll-probably-love\/","title":{"rendered":"If you liked 22 Jump Street, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll probably love&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who\u2019d have thought that the sequel to a reboot of an \u201d\u02dc80s teen drama would end up being one of the best films of 2014?<\/p>\n<p>Not us, certainly. But our cheeks are still hurting from laughing at <i>22 Jump Street<\/i> (which, considering it was nearly 2 weeks ago, we should probably go and see the doctor about).<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re anything like us, you\u2019re probably dying for more of the same \u201d\u201c so we decided to round up a few movies that we think you\u2019ll like to tide you over until the DVD release (<a title=\"sell some DVDs now if you need to save up\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/entertainment\/sell-dvds\/\">sell some DVDs now if you need to save up<\/a>).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The Other Guys<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sg-6Aje-vtM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Before <i>22 Jump Street<\/i>, there was <i>The Other Guys<\/i>. It only came out in 2009, but it\u2019s already been overshadowed by the younger, hip comedy of Hill and Tatum.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bit of a shame really, because <i>The Other Guys<\/i> is actually very funny. Imagine <i>Lethal Weapon<\/i> mixed with <i>Anchorman<\/i> and you\u2019ve more or less got the idea, with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg playing a couple of bungling detectives investigating a high profile case.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrell is obviously funny but the big surprise is Mark Wahlberg, who is genuinely hilarious as temperamental man-child Terry Holtz.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not <i>quite<\/i> as funny as <i>22 Jump Street<\/i>, but (as far as comedy buddy cop movies go) it\u2019s the next best thing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Pineapple Express<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYg2EJLJids\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Seth Rogen and James Franco play a couple of stoners who accidentally end up on the wrong side of a crazed drug lord, combining the laid-back cringe humour Rogen is known for with a fair few action sequences.<\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s not the best known of Rogen\u2019s movies, it\u2019s probably one of his best.<\/p>\n<p>Like <i>22 Jump Street<\/i> and <i>The Other Guys<\/i> though, it\u2019s the \u201d\u02dcserious\u2019 half of the duo that surprises the most; James Franco (better known for being the Green Goblin\u2019s moody son at this point) steals the show as a lovable drug dealer with a heart of gold and a very cool pair of pajama pants.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>This is the End<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i24fo2W5EaE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>No cop-based comedy in this one, but it stars Jonah Hill <i>and<\/i> Channing Tatum. There\u2019s also a who\u2019s-who of comedy, with Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Ferguson, Jason Segel and Michael Cera all making an appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Although the film is supposedly about the end of the world, and what it\u2019d be like to experience that at James Franco\u2019s house, it\u2019s actually about the power of friendship and brotherhood in the face of adversity \u201d\u201c a bit like <i>22 Jump Street<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and it\u2019s also got lots of rude jokes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>I Love You, Man<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U1ACTahRSF4\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another film about the power of bromance, <i>I Love You, Man<\/i> is a very underrated comedy starring Paul Rudd as a man with a beautiful fiancee but no male friends. He goes on a string of \u201d\u02dcdates\u2019 to find a best man for his wedding and eventually meets Jason Segel.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not as fast-paced or as in your face as <i>Jump Street<\/i>, but Rudd and Segel are every bit as funny a duo as Hill and Tatum.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Hot Fuzz<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ayTnvVpj9t4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A comedy from our own shores, <i>Hot Fuzz<\/i> is the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> part of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright\u2019s legendary Cornetto Trilogy. Buddy cop movies are up for the Cornetto treatment this time, with top cop Nicholas Angel sent from the mean streets of London to the sleepy streets of Gloucestershire for being too good at his job.<\/p>\n<p>There, he teams up with PC Danny Butterman to crack down on some serious crime, including underage drinking. That\u2019s until a series of bodies start cropping up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><i>Hot Fuzz <\/i>is almost the perfect parody of the cop genre and throws in enough action to keep things interesting too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What films would you recommend that are similar to <i>22 Jump Street<\/i>? Share your suggestions on <a title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musicmagpie\">Facebook<\/a>, <a title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/musicmagpie\">Twitter<\/a> or in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who\u2019d have thought that the sequel to a reboot of an \u201d\u02dc80s teen drama would end up being one of the best films of 2014? Not us, certainly. 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