# Bad Boys II: the most insanely entertaining movie ever? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952 "2007-09-21T03:32:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/1 "2007-09-21T03:32:48Z")
I just watched _ **Bad Boys II** _ for the first time. Seriously, the most insanely entertaining movie ever. So here’s my list, for sheer brainless entertainment:[ol] [li]_**Bad Boys II[/li][li]Out of Sight[/li][li]Kiss Kiss Bang Band[/li][li]Die Hard[/li][li]Raiders of the Lost Ark**_[/ol] [/li] What did I miss?\* The Incredibles? Raising Arizona? Last Action Hero?\* ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/2 "2007-09-21T03:56:00Z")
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope. What? Well, _I_ thought it was insanely entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/3 "2007-09-21T03:56:14Z")
Funny, I’ve never seen it, but I rank Die Hard and Raiders as two of the most perfect, flawless, FUN movies of all time, and I just rewatched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang the other night and remembered how much I love it. I thought Out of Sight was merely okay, but I’ll definitely give Bad Boys II a chance now. I’ve never seen the first one, though – would that be a problem? (You’re not the only person to say how good II is without mentioning I.) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/4 "2007-09-21T03:58:34Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] Funny, I’ve never seen it, but I rank Die Hard and Raiders as two of the most perfect, flawless, FUN movies of all time, and I just rewatched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang the other night and remembered how much I love it. I thought Out of Sight was merely okay, but I’ll definitely give Bad Boys II a chance now. I’ve never seen the first one, though – would that be a problem? (You’re not the only person to say how good II is without mentioning I.) [/QUOTE] II is better than I, but it doesn’t spend much time building the characters; that happens in I. I think you’d have more fun with II if you’ve already seen I. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/5 "2007-09-21T04:19:02Z")
Die Hard and Raiders of the Lost Ark are two of my favorite movies of all time. I _loathe_ Bad Boys II. It’d easily make my list of worst movie ever. I really dislike Will Smith, I don’t find anything he does funny. The action’s crappy too. I thought my old roommate was the only person that liked that movie. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/6 "2007-09-21T05:45:46Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] So here’s my list, for sheer brainless entertainment:[ol] [li]Bad Boys II[/li][li]Out of Sight[/li][li]Kiss Kiss Bang Band[/ol][/li][/QUOTE] Note to self: Don’t take movie advice from **lissener**. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/7 "2007-09-21T10:09:51Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Note to self: Don’t take movie advice from **lissener**. [/QUOTE] Just now realised this, eh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/8 "2007-09-21T13:37:10Z")
The cops in _Hot Fuzz_ would certainly agree with the OP. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/9 "2007-09-21T13:57:41Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] Kiss Kiss Bang Band [/QUOTE] Is this a movie about groupies? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/10 "2007-09-21T14:40:15Z")
**Die hard** and **Raiders** are ggod choices. To that I’ll add **Aliens**. The last hour or so is almost non-stop alien ass-kicking. I don’t know of many other movies that keep the intensity level that high for that long. ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/11 "2007-09-21T14:46:40Z")
Shit just got real. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/12 "2007-09-21T14:48:19Z")
I’d say: _Raiders of the Lost Ark Men in Black Aliens Terminator 2: Judgment Day Buckaroo Banzai True Lies Die Hard My Dinner with Andre_ Not necessarily in that order. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/13 "2007-09-21T15:06:07Z")
I was insanely entertained by gorgeous [Gabrielle Union](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005517/) 's strip tease in “Bad Boys II” but I don’t think that’s what the OP was referring to, though that’s the only part of the film that registered with me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/14 "2007-09-21T15:09:32Z")
In more recent fare, _Shoot 'Em Up_ is still in the theaters and is basically a 2 hour roller coaster. They mangle the laws of physics and probability so badly that by the end of the movie, you’re laughing out loud at the giddy chuzpah of the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/15 "2007-09-21T15:20:31Z")
[QUOTE=jk1245] **Die hard** and **Raiders** are ggod choices. [/QUOTE] I always heard that Moses stuttered. ---
**Author:** ![some\_white\_dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/16 "2007-09-21T15:28:30Z")
Die Hard has got to be number 1. Hans Gruber is one of the greatest movie villains of all time. What about Independence Day? It gets a lot of flak here because of the really stupid plot elements, but it has a high entertainment value. Just flip that little switch behind your ear to the “off” setting, and you’re ready to go. [QUOTE=OneCentStamp] In more recent fare, _Shoot 'Em Up_ is still in the theaters and is basically a 2 hour roller coaster. They mangle the laws of physics and probability so badly that by the end of the movie, you’re laughing out loud at the giddy chuzpah of the whole thing. [/QUOTE] I saw a clip in which Clive Owen and Monica Bellucci are having sex when a shootout breaks out. Clive Owen kills like 8 dudes all while rolling around the bedroom…without pulling out. I gotta see that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Reno\_Nevada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/17 "2007-09-21T15:31:03Z")
How is it possible that nobody posting to this thread has ever seen _Big Trouble in Little China_? You know what Jack Burton always says at a time like this… ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/18 "2007-09-21T15:37:45Z")
What about _Equilibrium?_ Has everyone just forgotten about this gem? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/19 "2007-09-21T15:41:31Z")
[QUOTE=Mosier] What about _Equilibrium?_ Has everyone just forgotten about this gem? [/QUOTE] Damn you, you just gave me residual Emily Watson wood. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952/20 "2007-09-21T17:30:07Z")
[QUOTE=Mosier] What about _Equilibrium?_ Has everyone just forgotten about this gem? [/QUOTE] I really enjoy this movie, and watch it again from time to time. But I wouldn’t go anywhere near saying that it’s a very _entertaining_ movie. It’s a little too dark and philosophical for that. And I’m very heartened to hear people say that _Kiss Kiss Bang Bang_ is that fun. I have it at home now from Netflix, but haven’t gotten around to watching it yet. Guess I know what I’m doing tonight. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-boys-ii-the-most-insanely-entertaining-movie-ever/419952.md?page=2)