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Caddyshack 2 [VHS]

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(27)

 

 

This film deserves no rating. It is quite possibly the worst sequel of all time. It was an insult to Bill Murray to have Dan Akroyd carry on his character.This movie sucked and sucked bad. Bad acting, bad plot, and not even close to being funny. They should find every copy of this movie ever made and build a massive bonfire with them.

Watching this movie it occurred to me that there is a gaping hole in our legal system. The fact that it is not a crime to steal money from people by capitalizing on the success of a classic movie by making a sequel that is nothing more than an unfunny regurgitation of the original. For a list of the people who should be ashamed of themselves for being involved in this movie, just watch the credits. I can only make two exceptions. It is impossible for me to be disappointed in Jackie Mason. He was blackballed from Hollywood for so long after the Ed Sullivan incident, that I don't begrudge him a payday. A question for the rest of the actors: aren't there any restaurants in your area that are in need of food servers? The other exception is Dan Akroyd. I had a violently physical reaction to his scenes, not unlike the stomach problems that lead to my appendix being removed. How he came up with the character he used for this movie is a bigger mystery than the whereabouts of D.B. Cooper. Maybe Robert Stack, who was in this fiasco, could suggest it as a future episode for Unsolved Mysteries.

In summation, if you are considering spending 2 hours watching this movie, consider doing something more enjoyable, like getting an enema.

Seriously, I hadn't seen this movie for quite some time until a month ago. I bought it, thinking that it would be as funny as I remembered it 10 years ago. I was wrong. Everything falls short in this movie, except for Randy Quaid, who's a scene stealer. I'd only recommend this one for those people who collect movies and want to finish off their Caddyshack collection.

This sequel to the funny and popular "Caddyshack" is by no means an example of filmmaking quality. Jackie Mason shows he is a mediocre actor and should stay on stage with his one-liners. This film is supposed to be a comedy, but it isn't; it's a dull, sophomoric tale of a construction firm owner taking over Bushwood Country Club and turning it into a miniature theme park. This film does the first Caddyshack absolutely no justice.

Why would the exploding golf ball blow up when it apparently hits the melon and when it is struck by a putter, but not when it is hit by a titanium driver? Why would a gopher want to have sex with a poodle? You'll be asking yourself questions like these and will curse losing 99 minutes you can never get back if you watch this total waste of a movie. Worst...Movie...Ever.

Avoid this movie like the plague. I can't think of one funny gag throughout the whole movie, and you can't help but feel sorry for Jackie Mason who is so much better than the script.

It must have been desperate times for Chevy Chase and Dan Akyroyd to even consider appearing in this abomination of a movie.

Simply a disgrace to the original.

Is this a decent movie that gets unfairly judged due to the popularity of the original? Not at all. If it were not a sequel, it would simply have faded away as an awful 80s slapstick comedy with a few easily amused fans. But since it is a sequel to the well-liked "Caddyshack", it goes down in history as one of the biggest let-downs Hollywood has ever turned out. Honestly, it plays like a childrens movie with a few adult jokes and some bad language (and of course a subplot involving a planned murder) - the story is cliche and predictable, the jokes are embarrassing and badly timed, there are cartoonish SOUND EFFECTS sprinkled throughout, and the final frames involve a gopher puppet hitting on a poodle. And of course you have Jackie Mason doing a Rodney Dangerfield impression through the whole thing and Dan Ackaroyd talking like his lungs are closing up (which is supposed to be funny?). Honestly, it's one of those movies where you can't believe most of this stuff got past scriptwriters, actors, crew members, editors, and studio executives without anyone being too repulsed to let it continue. Actually, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield and Sam Kinnison passed on it because it seemed horrible to them - unfortunately the film studio didn't. A horrible sequel and awful movie in general - only for people who will laugh at anything labeled 'comedy'.

What a horrible movie. Not even funny. You can tell Chevy Chase is embarrassed to even be in this suck-fest. They had to re-work the script and hire Jackie Mason at the last minute because Rodney Dangerfield backed out of the sequel...and it shows. Nice (horrible) rip-off of Bill Murray from the ever-so-lame Dan Ackroyd.

PGA caddies were asked what the best movie about golf ever was...their answer, "Caddyshack". When asked what the worst movie about golf was...they said unanimously, "Caddyshack 2". Don't even think of wasting this hour-and-a-half, when you could be doing something productive. Like PLAYING golf.

I thankfully did not waste my money on this awful sequel(possibly the worst sequel to a good movie). I saw it on Comedy Central. I mourn every day for those of you who either bought, rented, or traded something else in for this waste of resources. Nothing beats Caddyshack 1, but they could have at least made a decent attempt to in Caddyshack 2.

I can't blame Mrs. Mikels. She didn't know.

She didn't know what I knew, didn't hear what I heard: that this sequel to the delightful and deliciously wicked "Caddyshack" was one of Hollywood's all-time duds (and that's saying something). She only knew that I love the original, so when she came across CADDYSHACK II at the local video mart she snatched it up gleefully, thinking she had scored a comedic coup for her irresistible fuzzball hubby.

Sorry, honey. If this movie was on the food chain, it wouldn't even be edible for the bottom feeders. Weakly attempting to recreate the "snobs vs. slobs" confrontation that made its predecessor so successful, this film is an utter embarrassment from its opening frame (and from there, it gets worse). It's about as funny as a 500-word accountant's joke; as funny as an episode of South Park without profanity; as funny as "Girls Gone Wild" at a YMCA. This movie is so "unfunny" it's. . .not even funny.

Chevy Chase portrays his character like a guy caught hiding in the ladies' restroom; Jackie Mason never has been--nor ever will be--funny; Robert Stack looks like he was filming a laxative commercial; Randy Quaid acts like he used too much laxative. On the other hand, Dyan Cannon is hot, but that's just me. I did get a kick out of all the "big hair" from the Eighties. I got even more of a kick when I bounced this disc off the cathedral ceiling, against the far wall, and neatly into the waste basket (with a little backboard action). Even Mrs. Mikels applauded that.
--D. Mikels