![]() Charlie Sheen is an absolute blast to watch, this time, they are taking on Rambo, Predator, Commando, Basic Instinct, and many other references. I think everyone needs an outrageous comedy here and there. Despite the fact that I know that this film may be a little silly and over the top with the jokes, it still was a lot of fun to watch. Eight out of 10.Īfter being really happy with the first Hot Shots, I was excited to see the next and I have to say that Part Deux was still a ton of fun. It manages to hold up pretty well on repeat viewings. Overall, this is a very enjoyable comedy, no matter if some of the humour is dated (such as referring to then first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton). (The best one is by Sheen's dad Martin.) One of the brightest jokes is the "bloodiest movie ever" one among the movies and shows parodied are "Basic Instinct", "No Way Out", "Lady and the Tramp", "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", and Bridges' own series 'Sea Hunt', but mostly co-writer and director Jim Abrahams, an old hand at this sort of thing, keeps his focus on skewering the mindless macho action flick. So there's a lot of familiar faces here, including some other famous faces in gag cameos. New characters include those played by lovely Brenda Bakke, Richard Crenna (who gets to poke fun at his own "Rambo" series role), Miguel Ferrer, Rowan Atkinson, Mitch Ryan, Ryan Stiles, Gregory Sierra, Andreas Katsulas, and Clyde Kusatsu. Jerry Haleva makes an encore appearance as Saddam Hussein, and gets more to do this time, including a climactic duel with Benson. Also returning from the first film are Lloyd Bridges, who once again is an absolute riot somehow, his idiotic character Thomas "Tug" Benson has become the President of the United States. He's approached by the CIA to undertake a top secret mission in the Middle East where he must rescue the rescue team who went in to save the rescue team who tried to retrieve some hostages. Charlie Sheen returns as hero Topper Harley, now living in Thailand after getting his heart broken by Ramada (Valeria Golino). It goes about making fun of the corpse littered action escapism films of the 1980s, which of course were a genre just ripe for parody. ![]() Granted, it's not always very funny, but enough of the verbal and visual jokes work to make this solidly entertaining comedy fare, and a worthy sequel to the hilarious first movie. "Hot Shots! Part Deux" beats the odds to be pretty good, not just as spoofs go, but as spoof *sequels* go. ![]() I sure liked it and that's why I give it a 7/10. If you like this kind of humor and know most of the other movies, then you'll probably have a great time with it. In the end this is an absurd comedy and parody on many kinds of movies. It's sometimes a bit too much, but I know that it's necessary for the movie and that's why I still appreciate it. It's completely over the top, but what else can you expect from a movie like this one? This is a parody and some normal acting would never be able to put the emphasis on the already absurd situations. That was so spot on that I couldn't help smiling about it. But one of the best parts must have been the one in which they said that the critics wouldn't like it, because this was just a weak copy of the first one in order to make more money. Not every part worked very well, but scenes like the one with the chicken shot out of a bow or the 'I loved you in Wall Street' scene are just hilarious. ![]() ![]() Even though this movie wasn't as strong as the first one, I must say that I still had a good time with it. While saving them, he will meet again with his beloved Ramada and will shoot a couple millions of Iraqui soldiers. He will lead a rescue mission who has to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who were sent to rescue some prisoners left behind after Desert Storm. But again he is asked by the CIA to lead a special operation into Iraq. In "Hot Shots! Part Deux" Topper Harley has retired again, now living in a Buddhist monastery. Trying to find all those references is already a big part of the fun, especially when you already know most of those movies. This time they have re-used parts from movies like "Rambo", "Apocalypse Now", "Terminator", "The Lady and the Tramp". What has always appealed to me is the fact that they try to make fun of so many other movies. But for the fans of that one, and I'm one of them, this movie promised to offer a lot more pleasure and laughter. I guess it's quite obvious that those who didn't like the first "Hot Shots" movie just shouldn't give this movie a try. ![]()
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