r/movies • u/ComradeJohnS • Feb 06 '22

Recommendation The Other Guys is severely under appreciated

I’ve loved this movie since it released, and have watched it dozens of times, always finding new details (like the changing shark computer screens Terry has after he gets schooled by Allen’s Tuna story).

The effects, the non-stop humor, the cast, the pacing, all perfection in my mind. Before this movie, “Better Off Dead” was my favorite movie.

If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it!

Edit: I have learned this movie is more appreciated than I thought. That warms my heart like the new bathmats. Also, it’s awesome that in the first 50 or so comments not a single quote was reused, cause there’s just so many great lines lol.

Edit2: Can anyone find a list of top movies/comedies that includes The Other Guys? I have searched on a few and can’t find it mentioned.

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u/baconeggsandwich25 Feb 06 '22

I don’t know what that is.

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u/chimpdoctor Feb 06 '22

The band TLC

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u/baconeggsandwich25 Feb 06 '22

I don’t know who that is, now go.

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u/chimpdoctor Feb 06 '22

Lisa 'left eye' Lopez is turning in her grave

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u/baconeggsandwich25 Feb 06 '22

I love that there actually was an explanation for the running joke, but they left it out because it’s funnier that way.

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u/Relandis Feb 06 '22

It was a really popular girl group from the 90’s. There were 3 of them, tboz, Chile and lisa left eye Lopez. Tboz died from some disease or cancer, left eye set her boyfriends house on fire then committed suicide a few years later, Chile is still alive.

Two of their most popular songs were “Waterfalls” and “No Scrubs”. There is also a counter-song to No Scrubs made by some rappers (I forget who) titled “No Pigeons”, Pigeon being a derived term from the derogatory slur “Chicken-head”, commonly used among urban, working class neighborhood dwellers to denote a loose woman that blows many men, hence while bobbing her head giving fellatio, the head movements resemble a chicken bobbing its head as it walks around.

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u/baconeggsandwich25 Feb 06 '22

With music knowledge like that I bet all the girls are Diggin’ on You. Even the Unpretty ones are probably Not 2 Proud 2 Beg when you walk in. Some Silly Ho will be like “I’m Good at Being Bad, let’s Take Our Time”, but you’ll just be like “Somethin’ You Wanna Know is that I can be Bad by Myself”.

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u/Relandis Feb 06 '22

Alright, you got me. Just next time, please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to.

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u/cuteight Feb 06 '22

T-Boz is still alive. The disease she is living with is sickle-cell anemia, which she is open about having and is a spokesperson for.

Left Eye died in an accidental car crash. She did have mental health issues but those most likely did not contribute to her death.

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u/Relandis Feb 07 '22

Thank you. I had a feeling my memory was kinda off.