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Ernest in the Army [VHS]

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This movie finds Ernest as a ball retriever at a driving range with aspirations of driving army trucks like real army people. His buddy assures him that if he joins the reserves, he can party every weekend while driving the big green trucks. So Ernest joins up. But coincidentally, his unit suddenly gets called up and sent to the Persian Gulf as peace keepers monitoring a border dispute. The border dispute goes rapidly out of control, and Ernest winds up on the front lines. The fate of the civilized world is in his hands!

Given the theme, it's not surprising that this movie is a bit more violent than Ernest's standard kids' fare. Guns actually get fired (but not by Ernest) and people fall down. If you are familiar with the Middle East or the army, you will find lots to laugh at in this movie. However, the overall plot almost comes across as too real these days to be as preposterous as it was originally intended.

I've seen just about all the Ernest movies, and I have to say that "Ernest In The Army" is definitely the funniest one that I've seen so far. Ernest gets enrolled in the army without going through boot camp, he's supposed to just be a driver and one that just hangs around in the Army, but it turns out that he has to take a part in a battle and he goes on a rescue mission. Just about all of Ernest's (Jim Varney) antics in this movie are hilarious, such as the hospital incident and when Ernest tries to cook pancakes with some unusual ingredients. This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

If you like some of the other Ernest movies or if you like hilarious comedies, I definitely recommend getting "Ernest In The Army." Ernest really shows that he was meant to be in the army when it comes to comedy.

This movie is right up there with the best of the Ernest movies. Varney is in top form as Ernest, and there's a great mix of other characters, too. The humor is quite witty, with the usual mixture of silliness and sophistication.

Ernest is wonderful in the fast paced movie. I just could not stop laughing. I think this movie is definitly worth 5 stars! It is one of Ernest's best. You just can't stop laughing when you see the tanks and other Army equipment he dreams of making.

This is another example of Ernest being is comical self. This movie is not the best of the series, but it is still really funny.

Beware do not order any thing for this company . it is closed and person has got this item at a pawn shop and send it out .
Did not check the disk to see about and not wrap around it and not sealed .

Should have known better. The first Ernest was too much. Now this is how many redo's later? Glad I didn't pay for it.

We're about half way in to watching this little dud on Video on Demand and my 11 yr. old daughter and 8 yr. old son - both of whom LOVE slapstick and laughed all the way through Ernest Saves Christmas - asked if they could go do something else.

This movie is quite stupid and not at all in the same vein as earlier Ernest films (Ernest Goes to Camp, etc.) I'm not looking for high-minded comedy (it IS, after all, a goofy franchise!) but this movie is a completer disappointment.

Not recommended.

let me just say this movie is too funy for words. i love this film i recomend it for everyone. jim varney is the bomb. :)

Ernest P. Worrell "got milk" (Jim Varney) is a skilled and innovative ball retriever at the local golf course. His one wish is to drive exotic military vehicles like the GMC Napa Sonoma 3000. The only way he can do this is to join the reserves.

Mean while on the other side of the world in Karifistan there is a legend of a great warrior who will free the oppressed people from the tyrant Tuti Tufuti.

Due to an unscrupulous UN Col. Pierre Gullet (David Müller) their paths may cross. And there is a quasi love interest with the reporter Cindy Swanson (Hayley Tyson.)

Although the story line may not have quite the stature of many of the other Ernest P. Worrell movies, Jim Varney is at his best.

Ernest Goes to Africa