Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)

Wow! Such a good movie.

An absolute waste of money

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Nothing about this sequel works at all. The script is devoid of any kind of wit and the story is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Even with a short running time, the pace just drags along and boredom soon sets in. G.W Bailey is sorely missed but it's good to see some of the old gang here. Give this one a miss

The city is crumbling. The worst precinct is run by Pete Lassard (Howard Hesseman). He is given 6 recruits by his brother from the police academy; Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Hightower (Bubba Smith), Tackleberry (David Graf), Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), Doug Fackler (Bruce Mahler), and squeaky voice Laverne Hooks (Marion Ramsey). Meanwhile Lt. Mauser (Art Metrano) is sabotaging their efforts in a bid to get the Captain's job. Bobcat Goldthwait plays the gang leader Zed.This is mostly unfunny. There are some slapstick fun, but it's all very fleeting. Gluing Mauser's hair was one of those moments, but it feels like it's living off of the original's goodwill. I did find that the recruits are too scattered. There is some great comradery about everybody forced together in the original. As for Bobcat, I'm fine with his ridiculous character. It fits the movie. The problem is a basic need for more funny laughs.

So I saw the first Police Academy a few nights ago and naturally I wanted to see the sequel. How they could mess things up this badly says a lot about the other sequels.Basically the plot is that six of the characters we know and love from the first Police Academy movie are now on their first assignment - to stop a gang of hooligans that like to scream every last line of dialogue. While this is happening someone tries to replace Lieutenant Harris as the guy fans of the original love to hate, this time we just hate him as he tries to go for the job of inspector.Now my one big problem with this is that these people go into situations that last the entire movie that are just so... BORING. Do we really care about Tackleberry and his first love(who's just like him)? Are we really supposed to give a crap about any of these new characters who are just there to try and either imitate the first one or just being really boring.Now there are compliments - this movie does amuse me in places - but most of the time it's just smirks here and there. All of these parts I could count with my hands. Also unlike other bad sequels this one is just over 80 minutes long. I won't watch 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 (are there more?) because from what I've heard they get worse and worse, not only that but it seems to me like they just wanted to make a sequel in hopes of just making more money and nothing else. I will only watch the first one again and that's it.

The part of the city which has the highest crime rate is under the care of Captain Pete Lassard, the chief demands that he turn things around or he is out.He in turn calls his brother, Eric, the academy commandant, and requests some new people.He recommends recent graduates, Mahoney, Hightower, Jones, Tackleberry, Fackler, and Hooks.Now they are teamed up with some veteran officers, who are not exactly competent, and along with their inexperience they cause more trouble than the gang they are pursuing.And they also have to deal with Lieutenant Mauser, who wants them to fail, so that he could become the new Captain....It's amazing how many sequels this film garnered, each with questionable quality. The second installment is just okay, and it feels more like a string of sketches rather than a full movie.My problem with this series is Mahoney, the character really irritates me, and I find smaller characters, who are not in the film for long, more endearing than someone with a face that you'd like to slap.Goldthwaite is the main draw here as Zed, and the makers knew this, he came back two more times.There are a few good laughs, but it isn't anything special.