Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

ridiculous rating

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This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams. Don't get me wrong Hot Shots! that was released in 1991 was amazing but Hot Shots! Part Deux is actually way way better. It's packed with so many movie references from Empire Strikes Back (1980) to Robocop (1987) to even Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) but the biggest one of them all is Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and it's just so freaking funny plus casting Richard Crenna was such a freaking good choice plus also loved Rowan Atkinson's part he was so damn funny as always. If you loved Part 1 Part Deux is just miles and miles way more insane!!!

Writer/director Jim Abrahams spoofs Rambo (as well as Terminator 2, Basic Instinct, Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz), with Charlie Sheen returning as heroic Topper Harley, who leads a team of soldiers to Iraq on a mission to rescue hostages taken during Desert Storm (and to free the men who were sent to rescue the men who were sent to rescue the hostages).It's funny how your tastes change over the years: back in 1993, I thought that Hot Shots Part Deux was unrelentingly hilarious; this time around, the film had me giggling a few times, but the majority of the jokes seemed incredibly lame and puerile. I guess I'm more sophisticated than I give myself credit for.Sheen is passable as a comic actor, Valeria Golino is ravishing as love interest Ramada, and Richard Crenna mercilessly mocks his Col. Trautman role in the Rambo movies. But it's 'Tug' Benson, the incompetent President of the USA, who made me chuckle the most. Surely no-one that inept and boorish could possibly be elected to the post of Commander in Chief (looks at today's news and rolls his eyes).

One of the advantages of a sequel to me is that it always gives a franchise a second shot, either at continuing on or being even better than before. This is my seventh favorite film in the parody subgenere. It's also another childhood gem as I was a kid of both the 80's and 90's and I was a big fan of the action films and Rambo franchise. Having a parody based on those things to me was a dream come true.The plot line is straightforward but it's really not that important by it's nature it's a clothesline (which is true with most action films) it's what happens and what the characters do that really matters. This film was just a complete laugh fest it's literally a live action Mad Magazine cartoon, it not just parody on the Rambo franchise but a lot of other action films and some of the clichés and elements in them.Llyod Bridges is great at playing the gruff and tough president, I really like his role in this movie more because he has a lot more to do. It was just great as he was parodying on his old role from an old military TV show he use to do, the fact he did it made it all the more funny.But of course Charlie Sheen is great as well, this is one of my favorite roles from him, it's just funny seeing him play the action protagonist archetype Topper whom is tough but he's a real duffus as he seems to be a bit unsmooth in his field of expertise.There are just a lot of visual and verbal jokes, as well as some reference in jokes as well, just like the amount of ammo discharged in a shootout the jokes just come really fast and rarely run out. I won't give too much away so I'll just say a few of them.I really like the kickboxing match scene which was a reference joke to both the arnise match scene in "Rambo 3" as well as the final match from the film "Kickboxer". It was just funny seeing as both were practically missing each other and instead of beating each other up they were beating up the audience unintentionally. Either they had poor martial arts training or both of them are just have bad aim.The sword fight between Sadam and Topper along with the President was fun and funny, which was a parody on the Robin Hood film with Errol Flinn but also "Star Wars". Boy just like the film franchise jokes on it just never get old, let alone the fact it's almost referenced in most to every parody I know.But of course my absolute favorite scene and one of my favorite shootouts of all time is the big shootout. I was both excited and laughing my ass off as we see Topper is just mowing down bad guys everywhere and we see a body count counter that is just continually counting down even when Topper isn't killing the amount displayed and all of the baddies are just piling up like junk heaps as their going down like flies. The whole shoot out plays out like a live action video game kinda like "Operation Wolf" or "Contra" with the constant action and scoring going on. Though what makes this even funnier are what each graphical message says which cracks me up; the writer was clearly a fan of Paul Verhoven films.If your a fan of the action film genre or the Rambo franchise, or even a fan of the parody subgenere in general and feel like a laugh this film is one you can't miss with.Rating: 4 stars

If you are the hardcore movie fan, particularly comedy fan, this movie rocks! Everything is over the top, but only for a very big laugh from the audiences. I saw this movie after a long time of Charlie Sheen's big bad news. However, he had a great look of the main actor even in comedy movie. Lloyd Bridges also showed his outstanding performance as the poker face comedian. He made me think of the late Leslie Nielsen. Oh god! the United States has the Rambo president!Every gag that we see in this movie are non-sense, silly, and flawlessly laughing matter. However, I love this and I will grant that Hot Shots! Part Deux is one of the greatest comedy movie in all time!