21 Jump Street
Dir: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
2012
****
The original 21 Jump Street the TV series was one of those ridiculous concepts that could only belong to the 80's. It was stupid but we loved it. The new 21 jump Street is also ridiculous but it knows it and doesn't pretend to be anything other. It actually makes it quite clear that this is a completely unintelligent and unnecessary re-hash of an old idea in the film, which was quite clever and appropriately funny. Tongue firmly in cheek. No one is as surprised as me though at how funny this film is and by how much it actually works. Unless you are an obsessive of the original TV series and have started a religion based on its teachings, you will probably find it funny too.