“22 Jump Street” is more sillier and crazier than the first film. But also has more action featuring Schmidt and Jenko! If you loved the first film, “22 Jump Street” will no doubt entertain you!
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TITLE: 22 Jump Street
FILM RELEASE: 2014
DURATION: 112 Minutes
BLU-RAY DISC INFORMATION: 1080p High Definition (2:40:1), English and French 5.1 DTS-HD MA, English and French – Audio Description Track , Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish
COMPANY: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
RATED: R (Language Throughout Sexual Content, Drug Material, Brief Nudity and Some Violence)
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Directed by Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Screenplay by Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman
Story by Michael Bacall and Jonah Hill
Based on the TV series by Patrick Hasburgh, Stephen J. Cannell
Produced by Jonah Hill, Neal H. Moritz, Channing Tatum
Executive Producer: Brian Bell, Stephen J. Cannell, Reid Carolin, Tania Landau, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Ben Waisbren
Music by Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography by Barry Peterson
Edited by Keith Brachmann, David Rennie
Casting by Nicole Abellera, Jeanne McCarthy
Production Design by Steve Saklad
Art Direction by Scott Plauche
Set Decoration by Tracey A. Doyle
Costume Design by Leesa Evans
Starring:
Jonah Hill as Schmidt
Channing Tatum as Jenko
Peter Stormare as The Ghost
Wyatt Russel as Zook
Amber Stevens as Maya
Jillian Bell as Mercedes
Ice Cube as Captain Dickson
The Lucas Brothers as Keith and Kenny Yang
Nick Offerman as Deputy Chief Hardy
Jimmy Tatro as Rooster
Caroline Aaron as Annie Schmidt
Joe Chrest as David Schmidt
Queen Latifah as Mrs. Dickson
Dave Franco as Eric Molson
Rob Riggle as Mr. Walters
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don’t have to just crack the case – they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship.
Schmidt and Jenko are back!
With the success of the 2012 action film starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube and a comedy adaptation based on the 1987 TV series, the film that was budgeted at $42 million, would go on to earn $201.6 million in the box office.
That would ensure the sequel “22 Jump Street” which hit theaters in June 2014 and once again, becoming a box office hit earning over $330.5 million (created with a budget of $65 million). And in November, “22 Jump Street” will be available on Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
“22 Jump Street” begins with Morton Schmidt (portrayed by Jonah Hill) and Greg Jenko (portrayed by Channing Tatum) pursuing a group of drug dealers led by a man named Ghost (portrayed by Peter Stormare). Unfortunately, the duo end up messing up and despite the failure, Deputy Chief Hardy (portrayed by Nick Offerman) knows that Schmidt and Jenko has achieved success as undercover cops, so the two are put back in the program led by Captain Dickson (portrayed by IceCube), which has moved next door to 22 Jump Street.
And now, the duo will go undercover as college students to find out who is responsible for supplying the drug known as WHYPHY (Work Hard Yes Play Hard Yes) to students, leading to a death of a female student on campus. All they have on the dealer is that the person has a peculiar tattoo.
As Schmidt and Jenko become college students, both try to fit in. Jenko who was great in football back in high school, shows off his skills in college and quickly becomes friends with the jocks, especially the quarterback Zook (portrayed by Wyatt Russell) and Rooster (portrayed by Jimmy Tatro). And as Jenko is accepted to the parties with the jocks, they don’t welcome Schmidt.
Feeling unappreciated, Schmidt feels that Jenko tries to do his own investigation but while visiting a slam poetry event, he meets an art student named Maya (portrayed by Amber Stevens). As Schmidt is to flirt and impress Maya, he also improvises his slam poetry, impressing her. The two end up partying together with other poets, while Jenko is partying with his jock friends and as Jenko has a strong bond with Zook as athletes, Schmidt and Maya end up sleeping together (not knowing that Maya is the daughter of Captain Dickson).
While Jenko gets caught up in the life of college football and hanging out with people like him, he and Schmidt eventually begin to grow apart and argue. And both decide to work on their own to solve the case, when they really need to work together.
Will Schmidt and Jenko find out who is responsible for distributing WHYPHY on campus?
VIDEO:
“22 Jump Street” is presented in 1080p High Definition (2:40:1). For video quality, the sequel is much better than the first. As the first film was about cinematographer Barry Peterson (“Jumper”, “Zoolander”, “Starsky & Hutch”) to shoot the film with more subdued colors. With the sequel, you have vibrant colors, as many shots were done outdoors. Skin tones are natural, black levels are nice and deep and if anything, the picture quality looks fantastic on Blu-ray!
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
“22 Jump Street” is presented in English and French 5.1 DTS-HD MA English and Spanish-Audio Description Track 5.1 Dolby Digital. As one would expect from a film with plenty of action, the lossless soundtrack for “22 Jump Street” is fantastic. From gun shots, explosions, crunching metal to you name it…there is wonderful use of the surround channels and LFE. Dialogue is crisp and clear and even the music sounds fantastic! Overall, listeners will enjoy the immersive soundscape of those action sequences during their viewing of the film.
Subtitles are in English, English SDH, French and Spanish.
SPECIAL FEATURES
“22 Jump Street” comes with the following special features:
- Audio Commentary – Featuring a hilarious audio commentary with directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.
- Deleted and Extended Scenes – (39:52) Featuring 22 deleted scenes with optional commentary.
- The Perfect Couple of Directors – (9:34) Chris Miller and Phil Lord discuss being a directing duo.
- Everything is Better in College – (7:49) A featurette about shooting the film in college.
- Janning and Chonah – (7:32) Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum and their comedic chemistry.
- New Recruits – (9:45) A featurette about the new characters in “22 Jump Street”.
- The Perfect Line – (7:09) Improvisation and jokes used on “22 Jump Street”.
- Don’t Cut Yet – (8:25) Shooting the jail scene and the amount of retakes done.
- Joke-A-Palooza – (5:53) Outtakes from “22 Jump Street”.
- Line-O-Ramas – (9:37) Five improvised scenes.
- The Dramatic Interpretation of 22 Jump Street – (9:54) A dramatic interpretation of the entire film.
- Zook & Mcquaid Scout Reel – (2:16) The full Zook and McQuaid football video clip.
- Jenko Split – (:43) The Jenko split (parody of the Jean Claude Van Damme commercial).
EXTRAS:
“21 Jump Street” comes with an UltraViolet code to allow for streaming to computers, tablets or smartphones.
One of the most difficult challenges any hit film will encounter, is creating a sequel that can be better than the first.
With “21 Jump Street” becoming a tremendous hit but also surprising fans with members of the original cast showing up and the shenanigans that ensued in the first film, the comedy and action made the film a bonafide hit!
And of course, as much money “21 Jump Street” made in the box office, it was no surprise to see Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum reunite for the sequel. And judging by the strong box office earnings in 2014, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a third film.
But is “22 Jump Street” worthy of watching? The film is no doubt full of comedy, full of action and no doubt appealing to a younger demographic with college and spring break parties. And there is no doubt that filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have tapped into a recipe for success without going Happy Madison Production style (a reference to Adam Sandler films) or Judd Apatow films that are known for their moronic humor, but at the same time, becoming box office hits.
The first film dealt with two complete opposites becoming friends and despite their differences, working together to solve a case. Going through a lot together with a variety of situations and it’s what I loved about the first film. The two had to start as underdogs and succeed.
Where as the sequel, they have succeeded but now must infiltrate a college and are instantly separated. Jenko becomes a jock and his circle alienating the more geeky Schmidt, like their old days in high school. Having had this bromance as partners in the police force, these two were in sync.. So, you would of thought.
So, the sequel works differently as the first film was how these two opposites come together, “22 Jump Street” is about how they came apart and then eventually put away their differences.
The situations are even more unbelievable than ever and it all comes down to whether or not you accept this comedy or don’t. And as a fan of Happy Madison and Judd Apatow films, you take these films as they are…the good, the bad and the same can be said with Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s “22 Jump Street”.
The fact is that Schmidt and Jenko are too old to play young college students and while a scene with Jenko using a dancing woman as a weapon or Schmidt trying to do hardcore stunts seems too farfetched, the two aren’t afraid to poke fun at themselves.
“22 Jump Street” definitely seems much more sillier and farfetched than the first, and nowhere near the quality of the first film. But it still manages to have its way of charming the audience with its many jokes and crazy situations and thus ensuring a possible third film, despite its ending credits being a joke within itself of where does the film go now after “22 Jumpstreet”?
The Blu-ray release of “22 Jump Street” looks impressive on Blu-ray as the clarity and detail are wonderful. Outdoor scenes are vibrant and skin tones are natural while black levels are strong with no signs of banding or artifacts. The lossless soundtrack showcases strong surround usage and more than enough gunfire and explosions to work out the surround channels and LFE. And for special features, “22 Jump Street” has a good number of them, including audio commentary, outtakes and more!
Overall, “22 Jump Street” is more sillier and crazier than the first film. But also has more action featuring Schmidt and Jenko! If you loved the first film, “22 Jump Street” will no doubt entertain you!
