FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

xpat-55192 Excellent non-stop humour and a well-matched cast makes this movie a very enjoyable watch. I saw it and have just gone and bought 21 & 22 Jump Street with the same leads. Have a blimp at this funny film!

Pjtaylor-96-138044 '21 Jump Street (2012)' is an infectiously fun, downright hilarious comedy reboot of a 1980s TV show and is surprisingly good, ending up a real treat and a truly great time from beginning to end. It never takes its self seriously enough for its slightly silly core conceit to even be close to questionable within its own world and all the people involved clearly put so much passion in that it ends up exuding an energy that will put a smile on your face throughout. It also makes sure to build its characters enough that you really care about them and manages to satirise the genre in an incredibly satisfying way. It's certainly one of the best comedies in recent memory. 8/10

david-sarkies After watching the absolutely appalling movie that was CHiPs a part of me wanted to see another movie that was based on a popular cop show from the eighties, and fortunately I happened to have this one in my collection. Okay, while it might not have the drawing power of Johnny Depp and Lou Diamond Phillips (and I'm sorry, but Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum simply do not come close) a part of me felt that maybe, just maybe, it would be a little better that that previous movie that I wasted $10.00 to see (and money that I simply won't be getting back again). Oh, and a colleague also highly recommended it.Well, I have to admit that it was much, much better than that other travesty of a movie, though like CHiPs, it also turned what was originally a somewhat serious series into something that was much more humorous. Also, it also wasn't ashamed to with poking fun at itself (such as referring to it as another pointless attempt to resurrect a defunct project from the 80s). In a sense it seems that a lot of these attempts to resurrect a classic 80s series are doing so with a lot more humour than the original series had.If you are familiar with the original series then you will know what this film is about – a couple of cops who look rather young (or are supposed to look rather young, and once again the film actually pokes fun at the ridiculous nature of this concept by pointing out that Channing Tatum really doesn't look like a high school student because he is way too old) are given an assignment to go undercover into a high school in an attempt to bust open a drug ring. The thing is that our heroes are actually a couple of goofups, one of them being pretty smart but having no physical skills whatsoever, and the other being a tough guy but basically being as thick as a brick.The other rather amusing thing about this film is how the nature of school has changed. Mind you, a part of me finds that this concept of the school being taken over by geeks, lefties, and those of the alternate lifestyle, still seems to be rather unrealistic. While the film pokes fun at how the world has changed a lot since I was in high school, a part of me feels that the public schools are still run by the jocks, while the private schools are still run by the rich kids. In a way it seems as if what was being portrayed here was more in line with what one would expect from university as opposed to high school, though even then that is probably stretching things a little too far.As for the film, well, I have to admit that I did really enjoy it. One of the things it does explore is how life in high school and life in the real world are two completely different things. While one might be seen as a geek in high school, once one leaves high school and enters the real world things end up changing, and changing a lot. In fact what we see here is that the roles are suddenly reversed. In my experience I have known lots of people who, when they were in high school, were considered geeks and weren't a part of the in crowd, once they left they found themselves as not only the centre of attention, but also as being the hip and cool people. In many cases, while the jocks might be the cool people in high school, once it is over they are more likely than not to disappear into obscurity (as was the case with many of the people I went to school with).

Marthian80 Going into this film, I was a bit skeptic. I'm not a fan of most American 'modern' comedies and I dislike high school comedies in general, so I expected to dislike this one to. But fortunately I was pleasantly surprised! The movie kicks of with both Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) in high school, were Schmidt is being the big loser and Jenko the super popular kid. Fast forward 7 years and we both find them training to be a cop. Since Jenko has the mussel but lacks the brains, he teams up with Schmidt who scores A's on the theory but lacks the physical strength. They both made it to be police officers but when they screw over their first arrest, because Jenko couldn't remember the rights he has to read to the guy he arrests :D, they are send to 21 Jump Street for a 'special mission'. Here we meet Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) who assigns them to be undercover cops in a high school, to act like high school students and find out were these new lethal drugs are coming from. Hilarity starts when they have their roles reversed and Jenko is stuck with the nerds and Schmidt is suddenly a very popular guy. Will the two still remember to actually act as cops and solve the drug dealer problem or just relive their high school years? The funniest thing about 21 Jump Street is that both Jenko and Schmidt don't look like teenagers at all which causes all kind of weird situations. It's hilarious when they try to blend in but fail utterly because it isn't 2005 anymore. I like how they mix typical high school humor with police movie clichés and make fun of both genres.I liked both Hill and Tatum in this one, there was good chemistry between the characters and they really looked like partners. The supporting cast also did a good job, especially Rob Riggle as the crazy Mr. Walters. I'm having the opinion that Ice Cube cannot act, but he was descent in this movie. And it was hard to screw up the part he had, just swear a lot should be easy for a guy like him, right? (He is also referenced in the soundtrack in the form of a N.W.A. track) The only problems I had with this movie is that I didn't like the parts were there is to much high school stuff going on and in the final act the movie get's slightly more serious. But the action scenes are great, especially the car chase with Jonah Hill dressed as Peter Pan.. :P I also could do with less dick jokes but hey, it's still an American comedy.. ;) So do check this one out if you could use a laugh and love to see some action as well.