Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

Hellur! Tyler Perry's signature character has made her mark for so many years, teaching lessons in her own unique manner. These movies have come in all sorts of scenarios, many being close carbon copies of the predecessors that laid the foundation. This series continues to rope loyal fans into the theater though, never tiring of the gimmicks cooked up at Perry Studios. Tonight, the sequel to Madea's Halloween tale emerges, in hopes of mimicking the success it brought not long ago. What's the verdict? Robbie K, here asking you to read on to find out his opinions.

LIKES:

Familiarity: When it comes to Madea, you don't expect much deviation from the formula, a comforting factor indeed. Perry's writing doesn't try to be anything it's not, and that nets some respect in bringing the laughs that make so many laugh. And if you're a fan of this series, you'll have nothing to fear in regards to the comedy at hand (as evidenced by many people howling with laughter in my showing.)

Plenty of Madea: Some Madea movies don't do give the mad lady her adequate screen time, choosing instead to go for a more drama (soap opera like) plot. Boo 2 is more than happy to give you a Madea fix, with much of the 100-minute run time staying on our "protagonist." She leads much of the banter, and her insults are more than enough to keep things engaging alongside her older colleagues. So, for a movie promising Madea, this film delivers on this aspect as well.

Fast Pace: Another positive for Boo 2 is that the movie doesn't dawdle when it comes to getting to the laughs. A small, simplistic opening makes way to the comedy at hand, taking less than 20 minutes to get to the first bout of Madea running her mouth. Once that first joke flies, the movie continues at a steady pace and creating the effect of time flying (seriously had no idea an hour had passed). This leads to an entertaining environment that is simply fun on many levels, that's right no complicated thinking in this film.

Joe: By far the best part of the movie for me is Madea's brother Joe. While his sexually harsh jokes, lack of respect for others, and intense focus on drugs are not my main source of humor, this character has some of the best comedic moments of the movie. His timing is well- executed, and his lines are just harsh enough to offset the bickering this movie holds within. The piece de resistance though, is how well Perry delivers that gruff edge in his humor to maximize the punch of the line and keep the laughs fresh. I found myself laughing the most with his scenes and was glad to see more Joe in this film.

DISLIKES:

Unoriginal: Familiarity is fun and entertaining, but it is also lacking the original twist I like to see in the films. Every Madea film has a slight twist to it, but this film is too much a copy of the first Halloween movie that the tactics are fairly stale. Had it not been for the comedic timing at some parts of the movie, the bantering would have gotten much staler as the old folks complained about the same things consistently. This dislike also goes to the fact that Madea's jokes are losing favor with me, especially when they drop the morals for incoherent babbling and arguing.

The College Kids: If you read my last Madea review, you know the college kids didn't impress me. Sadly, this movie managed to make me loathe these characters even more. Rather than giving the younger characters some admirable qualities, outside of superficial looks, Perry crafted them to be the same, shallow, annoying selves they were in the past, only much worse. The fraternity brother are even hornier, stupid meatheads with little contribution to the movie. Leah (Lexy Panterra) is reduced to a squabbling airhead, who does little, but flash off her own body with overacted gestures and a skin-tight leopard shirt. Yet, the worst character goes to Tiffany (Diamond White) the arrogant brat who supposedly learned her lesson last time. After all the punishing blows, the hotheaded teen hasn't learned a thing and has fallen back into the same annoying qualities I despised in the first film. What's even more pathetic, is that they don't use her selfishness very well to drive a moral filled plot, but just as a tool for more jokes. Sadly, this movie doesn't give the satisfying punch that its predecessor accomplished.

No story: Boo 2's other major dislike for me is that lack of a story. It's true, the movie runs at a quick pace and is entertaining, but the trailers have tricked you into thinking there is a story. This particular Madea story is the lamest story of the bunch, with only a hair thin plot to ground the comedy too. Past this skeletal frame, the movie is only about cramming the most jokes into the run time, which also took away from the Madea formula.

The VERDICT:

Boo 2 is a sequel that accomplishes the goal of making you laugh with the same familiar tactics Perry has capitalized on for the last decade. It's simple fun, fast paced humor will keep fans howling in delight, while also welcoming a new age in with its simplicity. Yet, I found this movie to be the weakest of the installments, particularly due to the unbalanced characters and lack of story to guide the mischief better. Safe to say this movie is meant for home viewing pleasure where you can enjoy the banter and insults with better snacks and bathroom privileges.

My scores:

Comedy/Horror: 7.0 Movie Overall: 5.0

2/2/18. I usually like Madea movies, but this one was just awful. Halloween was only a side story for the 17 year old spoiled brat. It was more of a senior complain-fest about how to better parent a girl of divorced parents. Skip it.

This was a terrible movie. I tried to hang in till the end because I am a Tyler Perry fan, but I abandon ship less than 1/2 mark. Just plain bad acting, boring, distasteful jokes, not the slightest bit funny. So disappointing.

Ok, so i enjoyed the first Boo! Madea movie, but this sequel is just flat out bad. It has the worst problems that a comedy can have. This movie suffers from being criminally unfunny. I had lots of fun with the first one because it was actually funny, this one is NOT. I think I laughed like twice, and it wasn't hard laughs, just mild chuckles. I couldn't laugh hard because the material here is just bland. I really hate that this sequel is like this, because it could've been on par with the first or maybe even funnier. I think they just wanted to churn out a sequel really quickly since the first Boo movie did well. Ok so not only is this movie unfunny, but it's also badly put together. Some of the camera angles are kinda sketchy sometimes, and that's confusing since Perry has done so many films by now. Also, what I found extremely strange was some dubbing. It's like they thought they couldn't say damn or s**t sometimes, because they would (badly) dub the characters. Their mouths would obviously be saying the real word, but it would come out darn or crap, they do know those words are allowed in a PG-13 movie right?? And it's only sometimes, i don't know it's really weird. Kind of reminded me of when you see a movie edited for TV. Overall, this movie is just a dull unfunny sequel that could've been funny if they would've tried. 2/10.

I love Madea! Before I go into detail of my opinion about Tyler Perry's movies, I'd like to say I enjoyed this Madea film alot. It's not my favorite Madea movie, but Madea ALWAYS MAKES ME LAUGH HARD!!!

I thought I saw all the Madea films & then I came across Tyler Perry's, "Meet the Browns." I wanted to see just how much in that movie Tyler plays Madea & Joe, cuz even though the movie, "I can do bad all by myself" was enjoyable, I didn't care for it that much since Madea & Joe's roles weren't constant like in Boo! Or Madea's Witness Protection. Boo! Was my very 1st Tyler Perry movie I watched. & my husband & I loved it ALOT! Extremely HILARIOUS from start to finish! So when I came across "Meet the Brown's" I went over other IMDB reviewers ratings for it to see if Madea's in the movie quite a bit & when I read others opinions about Tyler Perry's Madea movies or just Tyler Perry movies, I was surprised.. Other people's ratings for his films (mainly Madea) were 1-3/10.... (P. S. if any gets confused thinking my rating of 4/10 is also a low rating, understand that 4/10 rating from me means I enjoyed it very much & will continue watch it over & over. I've never rated anything 9/10 or 10/10 cuz no movie is 100% perfect. So 4/10 is a good rating coming from me.) Anyways, Tyler Perry playing Madea, & Joe is ALWAYS fun to watch! I love Madea & Joe & wish they were real people! I honestly prefer Tyler's movies with Madea, than his other films. Like I said above, "I can do bad all by myself" to me is last on my list of favorite Madea films cuz Madea's not in it so often.

11. I can do bad all by myself 10. A Madea Family Funeral 9. A Madea Christmas 8. Madea Goes to Jail 7. Diary of a Mad Black Woman 6. Boo! 2 5. Madea's Family Reunion 4. Madea's Big Happy Family 3. Witness Protection 2. A Madea Homecoming 1. Boo!

If u don't like Madea movies then there's something wrong with u. I hope Tyler continues to play Madea for many, many more yrs in the near future!