'21 Jump Street' sidesteps nostalgia for fresh take on buddy cop comedy

San Antonio Current | March 18, 2012
Considering the handful of '80s TV shows adapted into films over the last decade, it's impossible not to dread the idea of Manimal or Magnum P.I. finding their way to the big screen anytime soon.

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