![]() ![]() Topper, who is nursing a broken heart in a Buddhist monastery - where the monks "have taken a vow of celibacy, just like their fathers and their fathers before them" - takes on the assignment only after learning that a former commander, Col. Tug Benson (Lloyd Bridges), who has been elected president in the sequel. ![]() Saddam, a lisping cross-dresser on intimate terms with his Dustbuster, has already foiled three rescue attempts when Topper is recruited at the behest of Gen. No longer a top gun, Harley is newly bulked up and chest-hairless for a mission pitting him against Saddam and Hillary Rodham Hussein. Gags that make you gag.Ĭharlie Sheen is back as macho action icon Topper Harley. In more than one instance, they are, of course, one and the same. Abrahams and co-writer Pat Proft aim their loglike lampoon at the "going in to get the guys" genre, particularly the macho puffery of "Rambo III." There are also no less blatant sendups of scenes from "Casablanca," "Apocalypse Now," "The Godfather, "Star Wars" and "Lady and the Tramp."Ībrahams, who directed "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun" with the Zucker brothers and Proft, the man behind the night shtick of the "Police Academy" series, deliver a familiarly fast-paced barrage of jokes that range from side-splittingly sophomoric to nauseatingly lame. Bawdy, bratty and burp-riddled, it's a predictably idiotic follow-up.ĭirector Jim Abrahams, who took a swat at the flyboy genre in Part Un, turns less successfully to Saddam Hussein and Persian guff this time out. In other words, it's got the smell of a summer blockbuster written all over it. ![]() A massive dose of saltpeter would take care of the rest. Lots of what passes - or rather is passed - for humor in "Hot Shots! Part Deux" could be cured with Rolaids. ![]()
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