Kindergarden Cop is the most great first half poor 2nd half movie ever

[Headkicktoleg]

battle of mid era offball Arnie films
Kindergarten Cop vs Twins, go

I raise you jingle all the way

 

[minute bull]

WHAT PART IS HIS "JINGLE?"

 

[MikeMcMann]

 

[tobiaswins]

Linda Hunt got an Oscar for playing Gilbert Gottfried tho!

JOHN STAMOS WALKS INTO A BARRR.....

I legit spit out my coffee...thanks a lot

 

[RollSonnenRoll]

This happens with comedies that set themselves up for having to get serious in their second half via their plot. I think Kindegarten Cop is better than a couple other comedies I can think of though, because at least Arnold was an action star and he had to contend with a violent psycho.

These two had harder fall offs for me:

The last 20 minutes of Liar Liar was Jim Carey trying to audition for more drama roles. It changes tones so quick

 

[loyalyolayal]

 

[BisexualMMA]

Django Unchained probably has that title for me.

 

[Ken Fresno]

It went from a great comedy with a fish out of water gag

Then the 2nd half is boring as fuck. They are looking for someone. who cares I want to see Arnie be awkward with children!

It’s gonna take a lot more than Detective John Kimble to knock Independence Day off that throne.

Easily the biggest 1st half/2nd half gap ever imo

 

[ufcfan4]

battle of mid era offball Arnie films
Kindergarten Cop vs Twins, go

Twins wins. Devito’s seediness (which he’s turned into a science from the time he was in Taxi on) plus Arnie’s characters hulking, good-natured naïveté was inspired. Great central conceit. Funny movie. That’s a classic Reitman film in my opinion.

Kindergarten Cop was pretty good but definitely had an identity crisis- jarringly going from intense cop drama to hilarious fish out of water comedy to awkward love story to intense cop drama again. As is stated throughout the thread, the best part is Ahnold’s interactions with the students. The stuff with Crisp and his mother gets real old, real fast.

 

[ufcfan4]

It’s gonna take a lot more than Detective John Kimble to knock Independence Day off that throne.

Easily the biggest 1st half/2nd half gap ever imo

For me, ID4 is just nowhere near as good as it was to watch when I was a kid in 96. Now you just kind of see it for what it is- hokey, silly stuff with cardboard characters and ridiculous happenings. Only thing that holds up for me are the great effects.

 

[Vil7]

Boys have a penis

Girls have a vagina

Truly ahead of its time

Didn't the kid pronounce it "bagina"?

 

[Ken Fresno]

For me, ID4 is just nowhere near as good as it was to watch when I was a kid in 96. Now you just kind of see it for what it is- hokey, silly stuff with cardboard characters and ridiculous happenings. Only thing that holds up for me are the great effects.

Agreed. But I don't think it matters how old you were the first time you saw it. The ships posting up over the major cities and all that was an all time setup to a complete dud.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

welcome to erf

 

[HARRISON_3]

No way.

Million Dollar Baby takes that title.

It's like they switched directors halfway through.

Seriously, fuck that piece of shit movie.

 

[MoparOrNoCar]

40 Year Old Virgin will give it a run for it's money.

 

[Grob]

From Dusk till Dawn

Was really into the hostage, on the run aspect. Perfect movie if you turn it off right after Hayek does her snake dance, before she turns.

 

[DeJulez]

This happens with comedies that set themselves up for having to get serious in their second half via their plot. I think Kindegarten Cop is better than a couple other comedies I can think of though, because at least Arnold was an action star and he had to contend with a violent psycho.

These two had harder fall offs for me:

Both of those are great movies.

 

[minute bull]

No way.

Million Dollar Baby takes that title.

It's like they switched directors halfway through.

Seriously, fuck that piece of shit movie.

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You're a piece of shit movie.

 

[trident]

ITS NOT A TOOMER!!!!!!

 

[gspieler]

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