Bad Boys II

In this explosive sequal Jerry Bruckheimer brough back director Michael Bay and stars Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and Joe Pantoliano. The movie was a huge box office smash more than doubling the gross of the original film. Its full of hardcore action and hilarious comedy. During the shooting Michael Bay blew up a $20 million dollar mansion.

Original Release Date: July 18, 2003

Cast

Will Smith
Martin Lawrence
Jordi Molla
Gabrielle Union
Peter Stormare
Theresa Randle
Joe Pantoliano

Director: Michael Bay

Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer

Movie Budget: 130 Million

Box Office
Domestic: 138.6 Million
Overseas: 134.7 Million
Overall: 273.3 Million

DVD Details
Versions: Single Disc Edition, Superbit Collection, 2 Disc Set
Release Date: December 9, 2003

Bonus Features

• Original movie trailer
• Bonus movie trailers
• Picture Disc
• 7 never-before-seen deleted scenes
• 19 part "Production Diaries" takes you behind-the-scenes of the making movie
• Behind-the-scenes featurettes examine the films stunts and special effects
• Deconstruction of 6 major scenes with behind-the-scenes footage, script pages and storyboards
• "La-la-la" music video performed by Jay-Z

DVD Review

I was really disappointing they didn't have any commentaries on this dvd. It was made to have a commentary with Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Even just a commentary with Michael Bay would have been good. Bay had done a commentary on all of his movies up to this one, and I'm still not sure why he didn't do one. The featurettes are all good, their could have been more. The quality of the picture and sound is superb Sony definitely delivered on that.

Plot

Hang on for maximum mayhem, full-on fun and the wildest chase scenes ever put on film! The action and comedy never stop when superstars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reunite as out-of-control trash-talking buddy cops. Bullets fly, cars crash, and laughs explode as they pusue a whacked-out drug lord from the streets of Miami to the barrios of Cuba. But the real fireworks result when Lawrence discovers that playboy Smith is secretly romancing his sexy sister, Gabrielle Union (Bring it On). Director Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor, Armageddon) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean, Black Hawk Down) deliver a high-speed, high-octane blockbuster that will blow you away.

Best Scene

The car chase scene along the freeway is probably the greatest car chase scene in any film. Seeing that at the cinemas you felt the impact of every car rolling at you. Michael Bay outdid himself in designing and pulling off that incredible scene.

Video Clips

IFILM has put together a showcase which features the deleted clip Group Therapy and 7 additional clips from Bad Boys II where Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are part of a narcotics tactical alert team trying to stop a huge shipment of drugs into the U.S. Here is the link to the clips: http://www.ifilm.com/filmdetail?ifilmid=2453782

Pictures

Check out the Will Smith Movie Picture Gallery

Awards

Taurus Award - Best Stunt Coordination Feature Film
Taurus Award - Best Work with a Vehicle
BMI Film Music Award - Trevor Rabin

Quotes

Mike Lowery: "We ride together, we die together. Bad boys for life."

Marcus: "I think we just broke the record for the number of gun fights in one week"

News

Bad Boys II is out now on dvd.  Its a 2 disc special edition featuring many behind the scenes featurettes and scene breakdowns.