Coming 2 America

This movie was soooo good! Very funny gags. Many references to the previous part and some things from the real world. Political correctness has been set aside and we were able to laugh at all sorts of polite jokes. I'm glad movies like this still come out these days.

Was it as great as the first one? Of course not but, if your a snowflake do not watch it. Like the first one, it's all satire poking fun at society. If your not into satire then this is not the movie for you.

I think it serves very well as a movie in isolation, I am giving it a 8/10.

HOWEVER, having watched Coming To America (only once, CTA was for for me about the black subcommunities of America. While these are certainly still present in C2A, they are much less so.

A fantastic stand alone movie, I've not seen the original but I'm definitely going to watch it now

How many sequels are put out 33 years later? Very ambitious to get this to the screen. Yea, it may not live up to the original, but I think this was a nice blend of nostalgia, homage to the original, and funny new scenes. Good to see most of the cast return.

was it necessary?....no, but was it fun?....hell yeah!

I'll admit it, this film surprised me multiple times. Firstly because I never knew it was even in the pipeline, secondly because I thought James Earl Jones had died (sorry JEJ - at least it was a pleasant surprise when I saw you on screen), and thirdly because I really enjoyed it.

The original was a childhood favourite of mine. It was the first film I remember noticing the same actor playing multiple roles, and also the first film I remember noticing a crossover cameo.

So maybe the storyline is a bit on the weak side, but the original was lacking there too. We don't watch movies like this for a gripping storyline, we watch them for light hearted entertainment. Every scene with General Izzi & his entourage was entertaining & brilliantly choreographed, and each original cast member's appearance brought back happy memories of the first film.

It may be a modernised version of the original, but I hope I don't have to wait 30 years for the next chapter from Zamunda. Most "sequels to old movies that nobody asked for" should be avoided, but this is one I'm glad I didn't miss.

Should it have been brought back after 35 years if this is the best they could do? No... with a small caveat.

It was great to see many of the characters revisited - the barbershop guys, the Zamunda royal staff, Randy Watson and the Reverend - and there was some nice nods to the first film that genuinely worked. Sadly the material here isn't as memorable as the first.

But two major flaws - it felt a bit like SNL do an extended Zamunda sketch with Eddie guest-starring...

Eddie himself was the worst actor in the film. His Akeem just didn't sit right - overacting one minute, lifeless the next. Like Eddie in real life now.

Credit where it is due. As a Prince fan, I loved the use of Gett Off. And I thought the original film had a weak last 15 minutes... This is probably at its strongest in the last 10 minutes. And seeing Wesley Snipes back on screen was nice.

But we didn't need this sequel. And if we were going to be given it, it should have been much stronger. At least as funny as the first (which is an overrated but classic 80s comedy.)

Here's how to summarise... I've seen the original many times. I'm sure I will not watch this one again from start to finish... Dip in, dip out but not a full rewatch. That's a shame.


6.75/10

I was so good to see Eddie smiling again. I loved this charming movie, it felt good to see those people together again!

I get why people don't like this sequel.
It felt more like an ode to the first movie and the characters than a proper sequel.
Liked how they used actors from south africa.

But you could see the jokes did not hit as hard as the original or that the story was original. But that was to be expected at some level.

Still I enjoyed it as I went into it with a open mind and no expectations.