Coming 2 America

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Pack your bags and grab your passport - we're going to Zamunda! In this week's episode we discuss Coming 2 America, which may have more appropriately been named Coming to Zamunda.  We kick off with our overall reactions.  We then break down our thoughts about the things we liked, the things we didn't know how to feel about, and the things we didn't like about the film. 

Next, we discuss the new casting additions to the film.  We loved Wesley Snipes chewing up scenes as General Izzi.  We speculate about what the sequel would look like with Ryan Cooler at the helm, which leads to a very passionate plea from Jocelyn for fan casters to broaden their horizons when developing dream casts for movies. 

We salute the film's MVPs - Leslie Jones was a standout and the image of her wafting her "special scent" over a pumpkin spice candle will remain with us forever.  It was no surprise the the costumes were immaculate thanks to Ruth E. Carter.  With the exception of a questionable wig on Jermaine Fowler early in the film, we LOVED the work of hair department co-heads Carla Farmer and Stacey Morris.

It wouldn't be us if we didn't get thirsty, so of course we discuss our crushes from the Coming 2 America cast.  We close out by discussing whether we would be up for more movies featuring Zamunda's royal family.

Join us next time as we revisit Coming to America (the original) and examine whether the film still holds up.  If you're an Eddie Murphy fan, you can also check out our past episodes on Trading Places and Dolemite Is My Name. 

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