Police Academy 2 - Their First Assignment

Rating:
Summary: a declining series, but one of the better ones
Review: A film by Jerry Paris

"Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment" is the first of six sequels to 1984's "Police Academy". The screwball recruits have graduated from the Academy and are now ready for their first assignment as full fledged police officers. With the city in the midst of a crime wave, the rookie officers are assigned to the city's worst police precinct. The Captain in charge of the precinct just happens to be Pete Lassard (Howard Hesseman), the brother of the Commandant of the Police Academy, Eric Lassard (George Gaynes). Pete asks his brother for a dozen good men. Eric gives him six, all of which are the screwball recruits from the first movie. Pete Lassard is given thirty days to turn his precinct around or he'll be out of a job.

In charge of the rookies is Lt Mauser (Art Metrano), an obvious replacement for the Harris (G.W. Bailey) character. Mauser sets himself up in opposition to both the rookies as well as Pete Lassard. Mauser is gunning for Lassard's job. Each of the rookies are given a partner to train with and learn the ropes. Strangely enough, each training partner seems to bungle their job as much as the rookies. Returning for this movie are Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Hightower (Bubba Smith), Tackleberry (David Graf), Hooks (Marion Ramsey), Fackler (Bruce Mahler), and Jones (Michael Winslow). This movie (and the series, really) is built around Mahoney and his confrontations with authority figures. He is the most likeable character, but a prankster. Of course Mauser takes a personal dislike to Mahoney from the start.

At this point there is nothing truly wrong with the "Police Academy" series. The movies are funny, though they are less funny with each subsequent movie. They are the typical screwball comedy, but the comedy gets more and more family friendly with each movie (the first movie had an "R" rating, this one has "PG-13", the rest have "PG") and it loses whatever edge it once had.

Nearly 20 years later (has it been so long?), is the movie still funny? Not as much as it was when I was twelve. "Police Academy 2" makes me smile at times, mostly because the situations are familiar and watching the movie is nostalgia now. The only thing about the movie that is really wrong is the character of Zed (Bobcat Goldthwait), a character that is simply annoying and not funny or interesting. Naturally he'll be back for two sequels.

The series is all downhill from here. The highpoint was the first movie, though this one isn't so bad. Still, if you are feeling nostalgic for the series, start from the beginning and quit when you are tired of it all. Most viewers should be able to make it past this one, but the series becomes very bad in a hurry. "Police Academy 2" is one of the better movies in the series, though that may not be saying very much.

-Joe Sherry

Rating:
Summary: Second best in the series
Review: A wacky gang of punks are trying to take over the 16th prisinct,and the recruits Mahoney(Steve Guttenberg),Jones(Micheal Winslow),Hightower(Bubba Smith),Fekler(Bruce Mahler),Tackleberry(David Graf)and Hooks(Marion Ramsey)are assigned to clean the streets.I think the movie is great,and you should try it out too!(Don't always believe what critics say!)

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Summary: viewer called G
Review: Absolutly hilarious! I almost died laughing! The story in this movie is great, the acting is superb, and the humor is great, it's not sick and disting like in most comedies today. POLICE ACADEMY 2 is spectacular entertainment that will have you rolling around on the floor with laughter!

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Summary: THE BEGINNING OF THE SEEMINGLY NEVER-ENDING SEQUELS
Review: AFTER THEY'VE GRADUATED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY, THEY'RE CALLED IN TO STOP A CRIME WAVE. OK SEQUEL, BUT LIKE A LOT OF OTHER SEQUELS, IT CAN'T MEASURE UP TO THE ORIGINAL. BUT, I'LL TELL YA THIS. EVERY SEQUEL THAT CAME AFTER THIS ONE GOT WORSE AS IT WENT ALONG. THIS IS THE LAST OF THE GOOD POLICE ACADEMY MOVIES. THE DOWNFALL STARTED AS SOON AS THE NEXT SEQUEL CAME OUT.

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Summary: Well done Paul Maslansky
Review: Anyone who says this movie sucks, don't listen to them, this movie rocks.

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Summary: Art Metrano gets stuck with these cops.
Review: Directed by Jerry Paris.
Original Cast Members returning for the second film are: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Marion Ramsey and George R. Robertson.
They must help out Peter Van Norden and Colleen Camp who are also on the force. They must obey the orders of Howard Hesseman and Art Metrano.
Around for comic relief is: Tim Kazurinsky, Bob Goldthwait, Jennifer Darling, Jackie Joseph, and Lucy Lee Flippin.
Runs: 86 min.
The next film in the series: Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986).


Rating:
Summary: "Attention....I need beer up here.......NOW!"
Review: Funny one-liners include the following. "Can someone tell me how this happened?" "I can sir, and if you don't stop that you could go blind."Nice piece....I was referring to your sidearm." "This fish his boling!" "Oh, you want stir-fried?" "Bunky, how many time do I have to tell you? The litterbox! The litterbox!" This movie is an awesome sequel to the first. Young rookies being pared up with over-the-hill, burnt-out cops. Check it out, but make sure you watch it after you watch the first Police Academy. One of the best scenes includes when Mahoney replaces Mauser's shampoo with motorcycle helmet glue.

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Summary: bad quality dvd, but a good movie.
Review: I havent seen this movie in years. It was very nostalgic. THe only real extra is a thing where mahoney, proctor, and hooks talk about the movie, but it's only 10 minutes, if that. The video quality is pretty much the same as an old vhs. If you already have this on video, I wouldn't get this on dvd.

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Summary: MY FAVORITE OF THE SERIES
Review: I LOVE THIS MOVIE. IT'S FUNNY AND NEVER FAILS TO MAKE ME LAUGH. YOU SHOULD SEE IT, OR I'LL SHOOT YOU.

Rating:
Summary: ANOTHER GOOD TIME!!!
Review: I LOVE THIS ONE JUST AS MUCH AS I LOVED THE FIRST ONE. SO, THEREFORE IF YOU LIKED THE FIRST POLICE ACADEMY THEN YOU WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE THIS ONE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE TO ANYONE WHO LIKE THE POLICE ACADEMY MOVIES.