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In response to "Not to mention that everyone thought, "Lego Movie? That's a stupid idea..." -- nm" by Reagen

I'll disagree on the idea you're espousing. 21 Jump Street, Lego Movie...sure, those may not have been 'easy' sells given the creativity needed -- (edited)

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Apr 13 '16, 11:18

but there had been a workable 21 Jump Street in the past. It's a modern-world with dumb but modern cops...

Legos exist in a world of creativity...people accept a lot of leeway in a Lego world...

MIB is a known fantasy world concept....

The largest issue is I can't think of anything outside of like Freddy v Jason and Alien v Predator where there's been franchises cross....

and those were both alien movies or both horror movies and ultimately underwhelming.

This is altering known quantities too much for comfort imo. No matter how creative the explanation ends up.

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Since neither TLJ or Will Smith are going to be in it...maybe they're gonna try to reboot MIB. nm - Jim Apr 13, 11:28
I agree with this. If they made another Jump Street movie I'd be there without question. This crossover, not so much. I didn't like the MIB movies -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 13, 11:22
I'm saying that while these guys are batting 1.000, let them swing away. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 11:21 13
- I'd prefer that the first indication of the movie concept not be, "WTF? That's a joke, right?" - Will Hunting Apr 13, 11:28 8
  - Half the point of 22 Jump Street was to send up sequels. Going to medical school ruins the joke. - Roger More Apr 13, 11:31 7
    - And half the point of 21 Jump Street was to send up television shows about teenage cops. -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 11:35 3
      - And they did that, so what next? -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 11:40 2
        
        Hopefully they quit making these crap movies. -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 11:42 1
        
        That you haven't bothered to see. -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 11:47
    - And I also just don't have the reverence for MiB that others seem to - Reagen Apr 13, 11:35 2
      - I like MIB 1 -- the other 2 are weak. Your IM is taking gold - Will Hunting Apr 13, 11:37 1
        
        Doing the same old is taking the risk. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 11:44
- "Swing away." That's where M. Night started to go wrong. - Roger More Apr 13, 11:22 3
  - That was the high point of his career. -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:48
  - I knew I'd get this reference. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 11:26
  - " Swing away Merrill" - Epiphany Apr 13, 11:23

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I'll disagree on the idea you're espousing. 21 Jump Street, Lego Movie...sure, those may not have been 'easy' sells given the creativity needed -- (edited)

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