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way better than the first one and pretty good

posted 10 years ago by El_Perro_Insano
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im not saying is the best movie ever, but its actually very competent in its intents.

it's at least a 7.

[–] pokerkeith2k5 10 years ago

You are entitled to your opinion but why do you say its better? The first movie had kevin spacey out of prison and colin farrell was hilarious in his coked up jerk role.

The second to me had its moments but I felt the first one was a far better comedy.

There was nothing funny about the chris pine character and nothing funny about his father in the movie either. They were unlikeable jerks and served their purpose but I did not find either character funny.

[–] hbfilmz 10 years ago

It was better just by the fact that the ending wasn't as obviously a deus ex machina as the first ones was

[–] angelicblood89 10 years ago

I gave it a 7 myself... after viewing sequels like "Hot Tub Time Machine 2" and "22 Jump Street", I was extremely disappointed at how much those two movies borrowed from the first film for easy laughs (especially HTTM2, wow)... this movie borrowed some gags from the first film but overall it was very well done and sometimes even funnier than the first movie.
I always hated in "Horrible Bosses" that the plot was quickly and easily solved by Kurt's weird "OnStar" type mobile app that recorded the confession from the villain... and I was so glad they didn't use that one again because like I said, it just felt like such a cop-out in the first film.

As far as comedy sequels go, this was good, IMHO.

[–] thefilmdevotee 9 years ago

I feel like the sequel is better. The pacing is more me, the movie just feels bigger and better, somehow.

[–] toddt07 9 years ago

I like the first one and I like this one. The rare sequel that was worthy of being made IMO.

[–] hka-3 9 years ago

The rare sequel that was worthy of being made IMO.

So true. I watched the first one many times, but when I heard there was going to be a sequel I actually thought it was a joke or a rumor. I didn't think they could pull it off, but they did 

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[–] DanaShelbyChancey 9 years ago

This sequel is good, but I think the first one was better, more original, more surprising.

I like that they left the door open for the triquel, if there is one.

[–] karsu51 9 years ago

I agree with the OP. I thought the sequel was funnier, and I just enjoyed it more.

[–] EricaRene-Price 9 years ago

I agree, it started off very slow but it got gradually better. I enjoyed the scenes with Harkin, the banter with Motherfker Jones and Chris Pine's character was truly hilarious. Julia is my favorite character that Aniston has played in her entire career, I like her even more than Rachel.

The leads have a lot of chemistry, I hope this isn't the last Horrible Bosses film.

Cassidy Merteuil: There's no limit to what two people can do. You taught me that.