Will Smith to gain Seven Pounds Sep 8, 2007
The 38-year-old broke through as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the '90s and transitioned from TV star to one of the biggest movie stars in the world with Six Degrees of Separation, Bad Boys, Independence Day, Men in Black, Enemy of the State, Wild Wild West, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Ali, Men in Black II, Bad Boys II, I Robot, Shark Tale, Hitch, and The Pursuit of Happyness. I Am Legend will rock moviegoers this December and Hancock and Seven Pounds will open next year. (Actress Archives)
'PRIME' TIME: 'Transformers' morphs into fun ride of summer Jul 17, 2007
Bad Boys II and The Island should have been interesting movies. Instead they were unwieldy messes that never lived up to their potential. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Review: Technology and bluster in a new "Transformers" movie Jul 12, 2007
The guy charged with keeping the movie in gear is the director Michael Bay, the hard-core action savant whose other big-screen eruptions include "The Rock," "Armageddon," "Pearl Harbor" and "Bad Boys II." Like his last effort, "The Island," this new flick isn't as propulsive and casually sadistic as the movies that he made with the producer Jerry Bruckheimer; it feels slower, more tamped down than the usual Bruckheimer assaults. Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Catching Up with ISU basketball Jul 11, 2007
" W. Johnson- "TOURNAMENT TIME." 11. Dwayne Wade or ? C. Johnson- Kobe Bryant R. Clark- Wade B. Jacobsen-Wade J. Hubalek- . Jiri mentioned that Wallace is who he patterns his game after. L. Staiger- Bryant D. Garrett- Bryant C. Brackins- Wade W. Johnson- Bryant Note: All who picked Bryant knew that Wade was the player they needed in order to win. They picked Bryant for the entertainment factor. A couple mentioned that Taylor was a huge Bryant fan. 12. What is your favorite movie? L. Staiger-... (CycloneNation.com)
'Transformers' Conquers Box Office With Record-Busting First Week Jul 10, 2007
5 million) #4 "Bad Boys II" ($138. 5 million) #5 "The Rock" ($134 million). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Smithee weighs in Jul 9, 2007
I remember the summer season four years ago when critics and moviegoers wailed about how computer imagery often didn t look real enough the obviously superimposed airborne car flying over Martin Lawrence s head in Bad Boys II, the overly digitized burly brawl in The Matrix Reloaded. Let me say this: the giant robotic scorpion attack in Transformers is one of the best FX sequences ever. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
"Transformers" tops weekend box office Jul 9, 2007
According to Los Angeles-based box office tracking firm Media By Numbers, "Transformers" is also director Michael Bay's biggest movie opening ever, surpassing "Pearl Harbor" and "Bad Boys II.". The shape-changing robots toppled the big rat from the top spot at box office. (Xinhuanet, China)
FILM REVIEW: 'Transformers' jam-packed with awesome visuals, '80s nostalgia Jul 6, 2007
Shot with the slick visuals and the mesmerizing slow motion silhouettes against the sunset he is known for (see "Bad Boys II"), the film is beautiful in an a way only a Michael Bay movie can be. The Transformers license was ready-made for Bay. (U-Wire.com)
'Transformers' a GM ad in disguise Jul 3, 2007
Bay has helmed a number of GM commercials and worked with the company on past films, including Bad Boys II in which a Hummer plays a central role in a car chase. 1. (MSNBC -- Business)
GM cars star in new film Jul 3, 2007
Bay has directed a number of GM commercials and worked with the company on past films, including Bad Boys II in which a Hummer plays a central role in a car chase. "It's a company that understands Hollywood's work process, and you need that," said Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who served as a producer on the movie. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Rock 'em, sock 'em robots Jul 2, 2007
They're the sort of muscular spectacles you expect from the demolitionist who used Cuba as a playground for Will Smith and Martin Lawrence to upend in "Bad Boys II.". But Bay can do mass-scale disorder in his sleep. (Boston Globe)
Transformers AU Film Review Jul 1, 2007
Bay's previous films have really varied in quality, from the undeniably fun and solid 'The Rock' and the arguably cruddy 'The Island', to the schmaltzy Affleck-fest 'Pearl Harbor' and straight-up paycheque jobs like 'Bad Boys II. We're thrilled to report that Transformers is about the best film Bay has released since The Rock. (IGN FilmForce)
Bay bites back Jun 29, 2007
The director of Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II and now Transformers defends his art, writes Jim Schembri ... You know the titles: Bad Boys, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, Bad Boys II, The Rock ... "First of all, there are too many critics and it all just turns into white noise. Also, I think many of them are out of touch with pop culture. Roger Ebert (of the Chicago Sun-Times) once commented (negatively) on one scene in Bad Boys II and I'm like, 'Wait a minute. I've seen this movie with 10 paying... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Transformers' a story of a man and his toys Jun 29, 2007
8 million worth of tickets in its domestic release, and while it grossed more than $124 million overseas, it was Bay's first flop after an uninterrupted run of solid and whopper hits ("Bad Boys," "The Rock," "Armageddon," "Pearl Harbor" and "Bad Boys II"). Toying with a new idea. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Capsule reviews of current movies May 22, 2007
But then the movie makes a willfully preposterous shift, turning into a mega-sized helping of violence as it apes movies such as "Bad Boys II.". Rated: R. Violent content and language. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Movie: The filmmakers of 'Hot Fuzz' approve the use of deadly farce May 11, 2007
There are myriad references to other films in "Hot Fuzz" - everything from "The Wicker Man" to "The Professional" to "The French Connection" - but most prominent is "Bad Boys II.". Wright's open affection for trashy escapism like the Michael Bay-directed police drama with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence is part of why he describes his work as "more like funny genre films.". (Juneau Empire)
Watch out Parky, the new face of chat is narky May 3, 2007
The fumbled William Gibson adaptation Johnny Mnemonic and Bad Boys II by Michael Pearl Harbor Bay (say no more) spring to mind. "Well, I like the work. And it's not like anyone's gonna beat my door down. In between tours, y'know, basically I'm unemployed, and I don't like to be unemployed But none of the films I'm in are ever gonna be classified as Citizen Kane or Godfather II material.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bad Boys, Too: "Hot Fuzz," "Fracture," and "Perfect Stranger" Apr 27, 2007
Once Angel partners with action-flick junkie Danny Butterman (Pegg's Shaun of the Dead co-star Nick Frost), and the well-meaning lunkhead introduces him to the questionable joys of Point Break and Bad Boys II, Hot Fuzz moves like a bat out of hell, providing such devastatingly accurate satire and ceaseless invention that it becomes rather dizzying. If you've ever rolled your eyes at the tired genre tropes of Hollywood "thrill-rides," this is your movie; Hot Fuzz riffs on everything from the... (River Cities Reader)
No zombies, but it's still 'Hot' Apr 26, 2007
Danny's obsession with American action films like Point Break and Bad Boys II originally annoys Angel until, in one of the funniest scenes in the movie, Angel himself becomes acquainted with the glory of bank-robbers wearing face masks of ex-presidents. As Angel tries to become accustomed to the small town lifestyle and his inept colleagues, suspicious accidents begin to befall Sandford townspeople. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
'Hot Fuzz': Bloody Funny, But Too Long Apr 24, 2007
The storyline is designed to be taken lightly, as a class-spoof of all known police movies (even the Hot Fuzz poster is a parody of the Bad Boys II poster. . (Playfuls.com)
Full Story from Tufts Daily Apr 24, 2007
Adding to the gentle pokes at our action-stoked culture, Frost's character, Danny, is utterly obsessed with "Bad Boys II" (2003) and "Point Break" (1991), focusing especially on Keanu Reeves' emotional, captivating scene firing his gun into the air. "Hot Fuzz" does generally focus on mocking the action genre, playing off of "Matrix" (1999) scenes, utilizing gratuitous violence and cheesy lines, but it also brings to mind overall cultural and political differences our two countries have. (U-Wire.com)
Cops and crumpets Apr 22, 2007
The film even references Bay's oeuvre when Pegg and Frost's small-town British cop characters stumble onto a gang of serial killers, grumbling, "This shit just got real," like Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys II.. Except of course, Pegg and Frost are white as snow. (Globe and Mail)
Lethal Weapons in Jolly Old England Apr 22, 2007
" This time they've got a story about a city policeman exiled to an ostensibly law-abiding Gloucestershire town. Officer Nick Angel (Pegg) is just too good, too tough and righteous, for his London superiors. So he's "promoted" to a post in Sandford, where the crime rate is minimal and everyone radiates bonhomie except for some of Nick's fellow officers, who think the by-the-book cop is too suspicious of local customs. As the avuncular chief (Jim Broadbent) tells him, "You come from a city where... (Time.com)
Hot Fuzz *** Apr 20, 2007
Here he's the aptly named Danny Butterman, klutzy son of the chief but, inspired by a vast video collection that gives pride of place to Bad Boys II, a guy who's real keen to get down-and-dirty with his new partner. Which they do right off: Chasing an errant swan down a rain-sodden lane is definitely a mucky collar. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Fun Hot Fuzz busts up the cop-buddy film Apr 20, 2007
Danny is thrilled with the idea of working with a big-city cop, and he has visions of car chases and gun battles that are straight out of American testosterone epics like Point Break and Bad Boys II.. Nicholas and Danny do become buddies, in a way, and Danny gets his wish, especially when they collaborate to solve a series of accidental impalings and beheadings in the village. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Murder, most foul in 'Hot Fuzz' Apr 20, 2007
He's humorless, almost charmless, even when he gets juiced on pub ale with his new pal, the adoring cop Danny (Nick Frost), and they watch videos of Point Break and Bad Boys II.. That's all the prompt we need for the coming stampede of overkill. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Trio delights in 'Fuzz' Apr 19, 2007
Danny is a fan of Hollywood action movies like "Bad Boys II" and "Point Break," and longs for a chance to experience real gunfights, car chases and explosions that are nonexistent in this quaint town ... While films like "48 Hours," "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard" proved helpful, the most influential were the buddy-cop action dramas "Point Break," starring Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey and the pairing of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in "Bad Boys II." Wright and Pegg wove them into "Hot Fuzz's"... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Hot Fuzz' could be geek squad's ticket to ride Apr 19, 2007
Their Bad Boys II, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as polar-opposite cops, looms the largest. Wright, naturally, has his reasons for preferring the 2003 sequel over the 1995 original. (USA Today -- Life)
'Hot Fuzz' confidential: Brits take on buddy movies Apr 19, 2007
The gulf between the two the reality and mundanity of being an officer in the country compared with the escapism of a "Bad Boys II" was "Hot Fuzz.". Your other great theme is male bonding the DNA of the movies "Hot Fuzz" honors. (Los Angeles Times)
International Lampoon Apr 16, 2007
"Hot Fuzz" is hardly subtle - actual clips from both "Point Break" and "Bad Boys II" are used, in case anyone misses the joke, and the movie is rife with bits lifted from many of the 138 movies Pegg and Wright say they watched in preparation for writing their script. "One of our characters says, 'We're gonna bust this thing wide open,'" Wright said. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Make My Day, Bloke Apr 15, 2007
There are plenty of police shows in England, but no movies with the over-the-top style of "Bad Boys II" or "Point Break" -- two cop films that become part of the plot of "Hot Fuzz." ... "I have a life, you know. I like 'Bad Boys II,' but I don't sit there critiquing it." Wright and Pegg laugh hysterically at Frost's teasing. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Edgar Wright Interview Mar 15, 2007
All those action films where we were thinking, "Hang on a minute did they really need to do that?" - 'Bad Boys II' being the most classic example ... It should be called 'Bad Boys II-and-a-half. (IGN FilmForce)
Shia LaBeouf Denies 'Indiana Jones 4' Casting, Says Indy Should Have A Daughter Mar 11, 2007
I mean, if you can imagine the "Bad Boys II" chases, those car chases, the chase in "The Island" insane sh-- and then you have those same cars that are in those chase scenes transforming into 40-foot robots and boxing on [Los Angeles freeway] the 405 at 80 miles per hour you can't even imagine the carnage. MTV: Is that what fans are going to geek out over, you think. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Travolta's Hell on Wheels Mar 5, 2007
The opening is the biggest of Travolta's and Allen's careers, and the second-biggest of Lawrence's behind Bad Boys II, per stats at Box Office Mojo. Wild Hogs, a comedy about a quartet of friends combating the mid-life blahs with two-wheel horsepower, also stars , who apparently was between Mamet plays. (E! Online)
Carla Kennimer Mar 1, 2007
About Me Personality Trait I Admire in Others: Honesty Favorite Movie: Bad Boys II Worst Movie: A History of Violence Person I Most Admire: My great grandmother. TV Show I Stay Home to Watch : Days of our Lives Dream Vacation Destination: Australia Favorite Book: A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer) Dream Lunch Companion: Josh Duhamel Favorite Food: Mexican Favorite Restauarant: Pappasitos Childhood Hero: My Brother Jesse. (Uhcougars.com)
Other celebrity meltdowns Feb 19, 2007
2003's Bad Boys II also was a hit, grossing more than $130 million. His latest film, Wild Hogs, opens March 2. (USA Today -- Life)
Gabrielle Union Interview, Daddys Little Girls Feb 15, 2007
MoviesOnline recently sat down with actress (Running with Scissors, Bad Boys II, Deliver Us From Eva) to talk about her latest movie, Daddys Little Girls, writer/director Tyler Perrys follow-up to his number one box office hits Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madeas Family Reunion. A romantic drama about family, community and love against the odds, Daddys Little Girls also stars (HBOs "The Wire, The Gospel, Sometimes in April), , Gary Sturgis, , and Academy Award-winner , The... (MoviesOnline)
'Shaun Of The Dead' Director Turns To Buddy-Cop Man-Love With 'Hot Fuzz' Feb 8, 2007
I commended him on the "Bad Boys II" car chase even then ... When Simon and Nick watch "Point Break" and "Bad Boys II" on DVD, it's like from that point on, those films have entered their subconscious and they've become badass cops. (VHI.com -- Music News)
PBC film agency panned over projects Jan 8, 2007
In recent years, just a handful of major releases Bad Boys II, The Boynton Beach Club, In Her Shoes have been shot partly or fully in Palm Beach County. Nor do Elderd or other commission staffers and board members make excuses for the fact that the organization devotes considerable time to documenting the monthly production that does take place. (The Palm Beach Post)
40 to see in '07 Jan 5, 2007
" (April 6) "The Nanny Diaries" has Scarlett Johansson coping with Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti's overprivileged brat. (April 20) "The Kingdom" concerns a team of U.S. agents investigating the bombing of a U.S. facility in the Middle East; with Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner and Chris Cooper. (April 20) "Spider-Man 3" takes Tobey Maguire to the dark side as he battles Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) and Venom (Topher Grace). (May 4) "Georgia Rule" teams Jane Fonda and Lindsay Lohan as strong-willed... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Films are family business Dec 7, 2006
"Bad Boys II" (2003): $150 ... He commands more than $20 million a movie, and the last three films he has headlined - 2003's "Bad Boys II," 2004's "I, Robot" and 2005's "Hitch" - have grossed more than $400 million total in the United States. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Will Smith pursues happiness with family, film Dec 6, 2006
8 million -Bad Boys II (2003): $150 ... He commands more than $20 million a movie, and the last three films he has headlined 2003's Bad Boys II, 2004's I, Robot and 2005's Hitch have grossed more than $400 million total in the USA.. (USA Today -- Life)
Waking Life: Nov 22, 2006
Diggs has considerable magnetism, but it would take the charisma of a cult leader to disguise the fact that this show sometimes reads like a '70s conspiracy thriller as interpreted by the makers of Bad Boys II. You get to feeling sorry for an actor saddled with some of these lines. Last night, on top of everything else, Hopper learned that his brother-in-law, a high-school principal, had roughed up his sister, and, one of those same-mornings, he sped over to the school. (Slate)
Briggs vows 'to get everything right' Oct 26, 2006
" Briggs' words are easy to misinterpret. His tone is playful. Briggs, a film buff with a collection of about 3,000 movies, had roles in Transporter 2 and Bad Boys II. He has been roundly accused of trash talk in news conferences leading up to the Liakhovich fight. But he knows how to deliver a line convincingly enough to at least annoy Liakhovich. He's a good actor, but it's the acting and other interests that perhaps have gotten in the way. "People would say Shannon Briggs is just known for... (AZCentral -- Sports)
Danity Kane Sidesteps OutKast To Claim No. 1 Aug 31, 2006
The set sold 234,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving Bad Boy Records its seventh No. 1 album and first since 2003's "Bad Boys II" soundtrack ... The set sold 234,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving Bad Boy Records its seventh No. 1 album and first since 2003's "Bad Boys II" soundtrack. (Billboard.com)
Television series remake lacks adrenaline, machismo Aug 9, 2006
Kayne wrote on August 05, 2006 3:15 PM:"Do you know anything about "miami vice"? Do you know very much about Michael Mann? Don't strain yourself too hard thinking, because I can tell you the answer is 'no' on both accounts. Mann's stories, be it "Heat", "Collateral", "Manhunter", are supposed to be dark and moody. There is no glamour. The entertainment is within the stark tone and the vivid darkness within. To repeat, it's not supposed to be glamorous and glitzy. You said it was "terse",... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Even more change Aug 5, 2006
On the big screen, she has starred in such movies as Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Girl 6 and Spawn. Source. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Everything Going for Entourage Except Ratings Aug 3, 2006
While "Entourage is up 29 percent over last season, it still only averages 2.4 million viewers. Thats compared to the 8.9 million that HBOs Sopranos averaged in its most recent season, and that's down from the previous year. Its not even half the more than 6 million that Sex and the City averaged in its final season two years ago. In fact, its far less than the 3.8 million the networks Rome drew in its debut a year ago, and that show has been canceled following the upcoming second... (Multichannel News)
Has cheating made cycling irrelevant? Jul 31, 2006
No. To call cycling a particularly dirty sport is like calling "Bad Boys II" a particularly mindless Jerry Bruckheimer movie. In comparison to what, "Kangaroo Jack". (North County Times)
Grainy drama Jul 28, 2006
It's also got dialogue that's as ripe as anything in meaningless shoot-'em-up action films like "Bad Boys II.". Farrell, in musing about their jobs, talks about how "guns come out; arrests get made.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Wii are not amused Jul 26, 2006
Charlies Angles, Batman: Dark Tomorrow, Bad Boys II, Super Mario Sunshine, Catwoman etc etc etc. Posted by: Awesome Wells at July 26, 2006 11:56 AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Bruckheimer's Piratical Jackpot Jun 30, 2006
First in partnership with Don Simpson, and then as the chief of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Bruckheimer has produced such films as "American Gigolo," "Flashdance," "Days of Thunder," "Bad Boys," "Dangerous Minds," "Crimson Tide," "The Rock," "Con Air," "Armageddon," "Enemy of the State," "Gone in 60 Seconds," "Coyote Ugly," "Remember the Titans," "Pearl Harbor," "Black Hawk Down," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "Bad Boys II," "Veronica Guerin," "King Arthur," "National... (CBS News)
Mojito frenzy hits U.S. mainstream Jun 27, 2006
Since then, the company got air time for the mojito on movies such as Die Another Day and Bad Boys II, as well as television shows like CSI: Miami and Lost. The latest is Bacardi's multimillion dollar investment behind its tie-in with the Miami Vice movie. (The Miami Herald)
Basketball Great John Salley to Appear on the Weather Channel Jun 16, 2006
John has had success in movies with roles in such films as Bad Boys and Bad Boys II with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith and Eddie with Whoopi Goldberg. John's skills as a communicator have made him a sought after motivational speaker. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Digital Domain Acquired by Investment Group That Includes Director Michael Bay May 17, 2006
""While we all believe we've accomplished a great deal in the industry, we're incredibly enthusiastic about the future as we believe this new ownership group will provide the necessary capital and strategic resources to allow us to grow our business profitably in both feature films and in advertising while retaining an environment that encourages our artists to strive for ever-greater heights of creative excellence," said Call, a decade-long Digital Domain executive who assumed the presidency of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Da Vinci Decoy May 15, 2006
In 2003, its Ben Affleck Jennifer Lopez movie, Gigli, had tanked embarrassingly, and two big-budget sequels, Bad Boys II and Charlie s Angels: Full Throttle, had not met expectations. The whole movie industry was entering a prolonged box-office slump. (New Yorker)
