Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998)
Barricade the doors. Lock the windows. Because he's baaaack. That one-boy wrecking crew, Dennis the Menace, returns for more mischief and mayhem. Based on the comic strip and TV show about a mischievous little boy with a gift for the potentially lethal prank.
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Waste of time
Surprisingly incoherent and boring
Stylish but barely mediocre overall
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
This movie actually wasn't that bad, but definitely not good as the original. The only major downside to this movie was the cast which was different from the original movie. The original cast would've been much better, but that wasn't going to happen because this sequel was made five years to the original. The sequel should've happened within a few years after the success of the first, so I don't understand why this movie had taken so long to produce if it was required. I'd still say the movie is missable. I really like the title though "Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!"
Dennis the menace returns in this direct to video film, Dennis The Menace Strikes Again! Justin Cooper plays the next door neighbor Dennis who will never stop bothering his best friend Mr. Wilson played by Don Rickles. This film has it's similarities to the original with Mr. Wilson in a predicament and Dennis helping him out. This film is perfect for you and your family to sit around the old t.v and watch to spend time together. You'll love how each new actor brings their character to life with their acting. Good job Justin, nicely done Don, great job Betty White, and George Kenndy you were swell! And hey Carrot Top, I never knew you would make a kids movie! 7 out of ten, a true family classic.
This is a movie directed at young children (I watched it with my little brother), who will eat up the slapstick and inept adults. If you have seen the first contemporary version starring Mason Gamble, don't see this. Justin Cooper ("Liar,Liar" and "Home Alone 3") in not even half as good as was Gamble in the first.This movie would be totally worthless if not for the cinematography of Christopher Faloona. He uses strange camera angles (lots of overhead shots) and employs some cool tricks with the focus. This is the only thing that kept me from rating this movie a 1.My Grade: 2
The first Dennis the Menace was funny but this one I got more laughs from and I think it had a better cast because they look more like the ones from the comics. Like, at the beginning of the movie, they show Mrs. Wilson from the comics decorating a birthday cake and then it fades into Betty White making a birthday cake and it looked almost identical! Don Rickles seemed to be a better Mr. Wilson than the guy from the other one. It's just better.