GROWN UPS 2 DVD (2013)

SYNOPSIS: The all-star comedy cast from "Grown Ups" returns with some exciting new additions! After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny (Adam Sandler) finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, wild bus drivers, cops on skis and 400 costumed party crashers, sometimes crazy follows you. 

MOVIE REVIEW:

Well deserving of a Razzie nomination, Grown Ups 2 is this century least wanted sequel spearheaded by the once funny Adam Sandler and gang.

Hotshot Hollywood executive Lenny (Sandler) and his entire family have relocated back to his hometown to be with his childhood friends, Eric (Kevin James), Kurt (Chris Rock) and Marcus (David Spade). Their mission should you choose to accept is to entertain the generally clueless audiences who have nothing much to do except gazing on the screen watching this bunch of aged misfits getting into a series of juvenile antics.

It’s shocking to know that three guys are responsible for coming up with this plotless outing. There’s Sandler himself and his two usual writing buddies, Fred Wolf and Tim Herlihy. The script is filled with random gags, sexual innuendo, scattershot parenting advice and throwing Happy Madison’s regular, Nick Swardson into some painfully awkward situations. Even a deer is not spared.

It’s such a bad movie that you probably won’t bother to question why Lenny’s wife (Salma Hayek) insists on having a fourth kid. And why did Marcus’ kid born out of wedlock come to stay with him all of a sudden? Eric for no reason likes to exhibit his exceptional skill at burping, sneezing and farting at the same time while Twilight heartthrob Taylor Lautner appears as a rather amusing fratboy. The only other fun thing here is spotting a few notable cameos. Andy Samberg and Will Forte as some male cheerleaders, Steve Buscemi returns but mercifully saved from being tortured by the gang and ex-basketball superstar Shaquile O’Neal stars as a goofy cop.

Wasting the theme of family and friendship, Grown Ups 2 continues its voyage of bathroom humour (burp-sneeze-fart jokes) at the expense of the paying audience. It’s so bad that Rob Schneider actually give this a skip. That alone tells you a lot. 

SPECIAL FEATURES:

There are 8 short Deleted scenes and Shaq and Dante: Police Force which shows Shaq and Peter Dante messing around on set.  

AUDIO/VISUAL:

Imaging and details are beautiful though there isn’t much in the audio department that will impresses you. 

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Review by Linus Tee