![]() ![]() ![]() Me, I think I'll go turn on the VCR and watch the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera. Regardless, if you were one of the many who thought the original film was brilliant, you'll undoubtedly laugh yourself stupid over this one, too. The rest of the film shoots along with the comic pacing of a rocket. I hate it already and it's only been a few hours. Only one - a scene involving both Charlie and father Martin Sheen which takes on the elder's role in Apocalyse Now - seems truly, gloriously inspired. Quotes Hot Shots Part Deux Edit Saddam Hussein: Now I will kill you until you die from it Helpful 20 Geronimo: Me Helpful 18 Topper Harley: narrating Somebody once wrote, 'Hell is the impossibility of reason.' Well, that's what this place feels like - hell. ![]() The only trouble is, too many of these jokes (and there are hundreds) are throwaways. In this hilarious 'Hot Shots' sequel, former renegade pilot Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) is once again recruited for a secret mission. Director Abrahams' crie de guerre of “No originality” is in full evidence as it should be. The whole point of parodies like this is to beg, borrow and steal any and all plot situations from the films being parodied. Do I really need to explain the plot here? Is there really a plot? Does it matter? Of course not. Sent to Iraq to rescue Desert Storm P.O.W.'s, a much-beefed-up Sheen and company encounter the usual unending barrage of good gags, not-so-good gags, and gags that just should've been killed at birth. Part Deux goes to show you can take a good thing - or at least a mediocre thing - and run it into the ground, again and again and again, until it's just so much mangled comedy. Just like the recent National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon. As in the original Hot Shots! (what is it with Jim Abrahams and exclamation points?), young man Sheen is back as maverick Air Force pilot Topper Harley, only this time we're spoofing the Rambo films instead of Top Gun. From one of the guys that brought you the Airplane! series comes another in what looks to be a highly profitable comedy series. ![]()
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