The Movie Guru: ‘The Bad Guys 2’ and ‘The Naked Gun’ both a ton of fun

‘Bad Guys 2’ Bags $2M+ Previews, ‘Naked Gun’ Shoots $1.6M – Box Office

The first weekend of August begins with DreamWorks Animation/Universal's The Bad Guys 2 stealing $2.25M from showtimes that began at 2 p.m. Thursday, which is higher than the first Bad Guys' $1.15M Thursday in 2022, which turned into a near-$8M first day and $23.

Box Office: ‘Naked Gun’ Makes $1.6 Million in Previews, ‘Bad Guys 2’ Has $2.25 Million

'Naked Gun' makes $X million in previews at the box office.

REVIEW: ‘The Naked Gun’ hits the target, which might test your gag reflex

Among its other attributes, the 1980 movie "Airplane!" was responsible for a pioneering pop-culture discovery: that non-comic actors playing it straight in a comedy could be insanely funny. Leslie Nielsen - up until then known as a stone-faced dramatic actor - was the prime beneficiary, parlaying his "Airplane!" turn as Dr. Rumack ("Don't call me Shirley") into an entire second career as a deadpan farceur in TV's "Police Squad!" and three "Naked…

The Movie Guru: ‘The Bad Guys 2’ and ‘The Naked Gun’ both a ton of fun

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Critics Have Seen The Bad Guys 2, And They’re Mixed On Whether Or Not It’s Better Than The Original

Critical responses to The Bad Guys 2 are here, and journalists can't agree about which of the movies is better.

THE BAD GUYS 2 Review: The Rare Sequel to Surpass Its Predecessor

When we first met the Sam Rockwell-voiced Mr. Wolf, the animated star of DreanWorks Animation Studios’s modestly successful 2022 release, The Bad Guys, he was living the life -- the criminal life.   As a George Clooney-inspired heist-master, the anthropomorphic Wolf and his animal associates, Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), a slithery, stealthy safecracker, Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), a bumbling, stumbling, shockingly successful master of disguise, Mr. …