Before I watched Coming 2 America, which is out on Amazon Prime now, I watched Coming to America to compare the two. Also to remember what happened in the 1988 movie because I have not seen it in a long time. What was my biggest takeaway? Good things come to wait.
Had Eddie Murphy done the sequel immediately, it would not have been as good. This way, he was able to formulate a story that was fitting. Along with adding a lot of funny people to the sequel while also rehiring a lot of actors from the original.
Seriously, the best part is that so many people like John Amos, James Earl Jones, and Garcelle Beauvais came back for the second round. They are just a few of the many cast members who came back. I am beyond impressed with how many people did both movies. And I am not talking about all the dual roles that Murphy and Arsenio Hall played and played again. Saul has to be at least 100.
Now, let’s talk about the movie that takes place 30 years after the first one. Prince Akeem (Murphy) is still married to Lisa (Shari Headley), and they have three beautiful daughters (KiKi Layne, Bella Murphy, and Akiley Love).
King Jaffe Joffer (Jones) wants his Kingdom passed down to a grandson. When the King finds out that the Prince fathered a son in the Land of Queens, he sends Akeen to bring him back to Zamunda.
But wait, how did Akeem father a son? That will be explained and shown to us.
Back to the search for his son. Akeem and Semmi (Arsenio Hall) go back to Queens and meet up with some old friends who know his son. They tell him where he can find Lavelle Junson (Jermaine Fowler). How will it go when they meet him? Better than when they meet his mother (Leslie Jones) and uncle (Tracy Morgan).
Akeem tells them they have to go back to Zamunda with him so that Lavelle can prepare to be the future King. That is when the movie really starts to get funny!
It might seem like I am not telling you a lot, and I am not. I want you to enjoy the movie as I did. We waited almost 33 years for it, so we deserve to enjoy it without too many spoilers.
I promise you will love this movie just like you did the original. It is Eddie Murphy at his best. When he is at his best, our stomachs suffer. That is because we are laughing so hard with him.
We all need a good laugh these days, and Coming 2 America delivers tenfold. Make a date with Amazon Prime because you are going to want to watch this movie over and over again. Just like you watched Coming to America many, many times.
I feel like we have been hearing about Coming 2 America for decades. Well, the movie finally became a reality, it was filmed, and now it is getting ready to debut March 5th on Amazon Prime.
Do you know what that means? That means we finally get to watch the trailer. It brilliantly starts off like The Lion King, and then it turns into the sequel we have been waiting 32 years for. About time they released it.
How excited are you to see Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall back to their old hijinx together? And why didn’t anyone tell me Jermaine Fowler is in it? I love him, and I am so happy he got a part in this film.
The other day, it was reported that there is a scene in Borat Subsequent Movie Film in which Rudy Giuliani is seen putting his hand in his pants while alone in the bedroom with a 15-year-old female reporter. He denies that it was anything more than him tucking in his shirt, but the video says otherwise.
Yesterday, Borat made a video defending the former NYC mayor. He says, “What was an innocent sexy time encounter with a consenting man and my 15-year-old daughter, have been turned into something disgusting by fake news media.”
Today, Sacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova (the actress who plays his daughter) were on one of the fake news media programs, and they talked about the scene. Cohen told Good Morning America, “If the president’s lawyer found what he did there appropriate behavior, then heaven knows what he’s doing with other female journalists in hotel rooms.” Well, Giuliani did have an affair with and married a reporter, so we don’t want to know the answer to the question.
Anyway, Cohen then went on to say to watch the movie and judge for yourself. However, he feels that it was pretty obvious what was happening there.
When it was time for Bakalova to answer the question, she grabbed Cohen’s arm and said, “I want to thank you.” Then she added, “I was not sure you were going to save me from everything.”
Cohen said he was watching from a hideaway location, and he was concerned for his actress. “It is my responsibility as a producer, as well, to ensure that the lead actor is looked after.”
However, she does clarify that she always felt safe because the crew always had her back.
Was that encounter that bad? Want to see it and judge for yourself, then click here!
Amazon Prime came up with an interesting way to promote Borat Subsequent Moviefilm that starts streaming tomorrow. They had a 40′ inflatable version of him wearing his mask-mankini floating in several large cities’ rivers across the World including London, Toronto, and New York City. However, it was Jersey who got the short end of the stick. As in Borat’s short stick was facing them from the Hudson River.
Then again, they knew NYC has been through a lot recently with hand-in-his-pants-with-a-minor Rudy Giuliani. I am so fast-forwarding that scene.
To see Borat from the other side, then click here!
Most movie theaters are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. They don’t even know if and when they will open their doors again. Therefore, Bill & Ted: Face the Music, and Mulan skipped the theaters and opted to stream online. Now, Coming 2 America is doing the same thing.
The long-awaited and anticipated sequel will begin streaming on Amazon Prime, most likely on December 18th, according to Variety. The movie stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Tracy Morgan, and Jermaine Fowler.
I bet if it does well, then Wonder Woman: 1984 and James Bond: No Time to Die will probably skip the big screen too. Would you watch these movies from the comfort of your home, or do you have to see the movies at the movies??
