AlrightGuy

I had to bump my vote up to a 5 because for everything that is wrong with this movie (and oh, is there a LOT wrong), it does provide some good action scenes and Shia actually does a little bit of good acting (there's a shocker M. Night Shyamalan wouldn't have dreamed up). Everyone has already gone on ad nauseum about the twins, and justifiably so. I can't believe anyone tries to defend their presence in this movie. Along with the obnoxious roommate, they contribute virtually nothing except line after line of offensive dialogue. The second girl is brought in purely to put more sex in the movie. She could have-and SHOULD have-been cut out of the movie completely. The action sequences were good for the most part, but so chaotic you had no idea what was going on most of the time. I had the same issue with the first movie. Pretty much everything, in fact, that was wrong with the first movie was simply amplified and expanded in this one. The worst thing about this movie is that it is marketed straight at kids and it couldn't be less appropriate. And don't give me that "It's PG-13, you should know better" bull. When they are running ads on Disney and Nick and selling toys at Burger King, who do you think they are trying to get into the theater? AND the movie was way too long! If they had cut out all the vulgarity, most of the sex and at least some of the over-the-top violence it would have been the perfect running time and a much better movie. The true shame is that it is already one of the biggest hits in movie history and will only make more money.

When we first saw the commercials for this show, I thought it looked horrible. But once I watched it a couple of times, I got the joke and now I absolutely adore these guys. It's Spinal Tap/Dewey Cox for kids, and it's actually very well done. When Alex ruined the "Polar Bears" press conference by declaring the NBB 'bigger than Santa Claus' I just about fell over laughing. Of course kids these days would not get the Beatles reference, but it was hysterical to me. (for those too young to know what I'm talking about, the Beatles had a similar political disaster when John Lennon remarked that they were bigger than Jesus Christ) The actors have grown on me, and the writing is a lot smarter than I expected. I also love the fact that it is a family project in every aspect. Even if the show weren't a hit, it lets the family work together. Mom and Dad can still be active in the industry without neglecting their kids, and the kids can develop as actors/musicians/celebrities with constant hands-on support from their parents. My wife still hates the name, but it's a minor complaint.