Police Academy 5 - Assignment Miami Beach

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Summary: "Police Academy 5 - Assignment: Miami Beach" (USA 1988)
Review: Many movie critics say that "Police Academy 5" is a TURKEY, but in my opininon, it is a real improvement over the not-knowing-where-it-was-going "Police Academy 4". "- Assignment: Miami Beach" has some funny (indeed, absolutely ridiculously unbelievable) moments and is probably to many people one of the best of the series. The movies reached their high point with the hilarious "Police Academy 6" (1989), but the whole hilarity of the series was destroyed with 1994's embarassing "Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow". "Police Academy 5" is great... buy it!

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Summary: Appalling Travesty ? No! Appallingly bad? Yes
Review: PA movies tend to be bad but at least they're sometimes funny. This isn't. The worst movie I've ever seen and probably the worst movie ever made

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Summary: the first "direct to video" sequel in the series
Review: Some say the first Police Academy was the best in the series. Some say the first two Police Academy movies were the best in the series. However, most people I know have said that Police Academy 5 was the first flop in the series and here are some reasons why. First of all, any sequel in a series of films that is direct to video is most likely not as good as it's previous sequels. Second, Carrey Mahoney (Steve Guttenburg) is very much missed in this movie. Third, G.W. Bailey does not do as good of a job playing Captain Harris in this film as he did in Police Academy 1 & 4. Fourth, I realize that the plots in the Police Academy moives are not supposed to be taken seriously. However, the plot for Police Academy 5 was just not interesting in the least. Sure, it was a good idea to have Police Academy 5 take place in Miami Beach but everything else pretty much fails for the movie. Skip this one if you haven't already seen it and watch Police Academy 6.

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Summary: Not the Same Without Steve Guttenberg!
Review: The first 4 Police Academy movies were the best in this series and one of the reasons it was so good was because Steve Guttenberg was so good as Mahoney but unfortunately he decided not to be in Police Academy 5 and it just wasn't the same with out him. Now Bubba Smith and David Graf are still good as Hightower and Tackleberry but I missed Steve Guttenbeg as Mahoney, The movie had it's good moments but just doesn't compare to the first 4 movies and I know there are more movies in this series but I stopped after this one and I'm not sure If I would want to watch the later movies!

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Summary: The Metropolitan Police Academy comes to Florida
Review: The Metropolitan Police Academy comes to Florida in this film. There's a new prankster there,Commandant Eric Lassard's nephew Nick,who's a Miami Beach cop. I believe Steve Guttenberg chose to film "Three Men And A Baby" instead of doing this sequel. This film has a new star character,Sgt. Moses Hightower(Bubba Smith). Captain Harris(G.W. Bailey) and Lt. Proctor(Lance Kinsey) discover overlooked files late one evening regarding Eric's tenure with the MPA. Eric was slightly over the mandatory retirement age,saddening his colleagues. Eric himself is half-happy because he's been nominated for a Police Officer Of The Decade award at a ceremony in Miami Beach. Eric's retirement is announced following graduation of the MPA's Class of 1988. So Harris does all he can to succeed Eric. Eric takes his "band of misfits",as Harris would call them,to Miami Beach,including new graduate Thomas "House" Conklin,who was a member of the short-lived Citizens On Patrol team in the previous sequel. Harris and Proctor fly to MB as well,separate from Eric ad his gang. Harris and Proctor take a private plane. At the airport upon arriving,the first thing Eric sees is his nephew apprehending a wallet thief. One of Nick's first pranks is,on the beach,he borrows a friend's sunblock and writes the word 'dork' on a sunbathing Harris' bare chest. Harris arises,only to be met with hysterical laughter and comments from other beach patrons. Harris tells the mayor,"I don't mean to insult your city,but the people here are very rude and hostile.". The mayor replies,"I'm sorry to hear that,Captain Dork!". Now for the crime:a trio of thieves break into a museum and remove rare diamonds from a showcase. The thieves kidnap Eric,and later Harris,taking them both on a boat that the thieves are about to sink with Eric and Harris in it. Eric would later knock out one of the thieves himself,recovering the stones. Also,in the very same water,a crocodile on the loose is about to kill Harris,loose in the water. Hightower wrestles with the creature and rescues Harris. The thieves have been apprehended,the MPA members are back home with Nick in tow,and each officer is awarded a medal of satisfactory work from the city of Miami. Hightower receives another medal,this one for his bravery,saving Harris' life and is also promoted to lieutenant. Then,after Eric delivers his nearly farewell speech,Commissioner Henry Hurst announces by popular demand that Eric stay at the MPA.

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Summary: The Metropolitan Police Academy comes to Florida
Review: The Metropolitan Police Academy comes to Florida in this film. There's a new prankster there,Commandant Eric Lassard's nephew Nick,who's a Miami Beach cop. I believe Steve Guttenberg chose to film "Three Men And A Baby" instead of doing this sequel. This film has a new star character,Sgt. Moses Hightower(Bubba Smith). Captain Harris(G.W. Bailey) and Lt. Proctor(Lance Kinsey) discover overlooked files late one evening regarding Eric's tenure with the MPA. Eric was slightly over the mandatory retirement age,saddening his colleagues. Eric himself is half-happy because he's been nominated for a Police Officer Of The Decade award at a ceremony in Miami Beach. Eric's retirement is announced following graduation of the MPA's Class of 1988. So Harris does all he can to succeed Eric. Eric takes his "band of misfits",as Harris would call them,to Miami Beach,including new graduate Thomas "House" Conklin,who was a member of the short-lived Citizens On Patrol team in the previous sequel. Harris and Proctor fly to MB as well,separate from Eric ad his gang. Harris and Proctor take a private plane. At the airport upon arriving,the first thing Eric sees is his nephew apprehending a wallet thief. One of Nick's first pranks is,on the beach,he borrows a friend's sunblock and writes the word 'dork' on a sunbathing Harris' bare chest. Harris arises,only to be met with hysterical laughter and comments from other beach patrons. Harris tells the mayor,"I don't mean to insult your city,but the people here are very rude and hostile.". The mayor replies,"I'm sorry to hear that,Captain Dork!". Now for the crime:a trio of thieves break into a museum and remove rare diamonds from a showcase. The thieves kidnap Eric,and later Harris,taking them both on a boat that the thieves are about to sink with Eric and Harris in it. Eric would later knock out one of the thieves himself,recovering the stones. Also,in the very same water,a crocodile on the loose is about to kill Harris,loose in the water. Hightower wrestles with the creature and rescues Harris. The thieves have been apprehended,the MPA members are back home with Nick in tow,and each officer is awarded a medal of satisfactory work from the city of Miami. Hightower receives another medal,this one for his bravery,saving Harris' life and is also promoted to lieutenant. Then,after Eric delivers his nearly farewell speech,Commissioner Henry Hurst announces by popular demand that Eric stay at the MPA.

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Summary: Good jokes,bad movie.
Review: The movie's script is terrible,but the action,and jokes are excellent.Don't watch this movie,because you won't like it alot.

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Summary: A Great Film
Review: This is a great family film. It was good, but would have got 5 stars instead of 4 if Steve Guttenberg was in it. But it was still funny. Also, Bobcat Goldwaith stopped at this point too, but the rest of the goofy cast is still here. Larvell Jones, Eugine Tackleberry, Moses Hightower, Hooks (I forget her last name), Debbie Callahan, Thaddues Harris, Procter, Tommy Cronklin/House, Nick Lassard, Kate (I forget her last name
too) and who could forget jolly Eric Lassard. In this fourth sequel in the funny series, the academy goes to Miami Beach to celebrate Lassard's retirment. But criminals, kidnap Lassard, his force tried to save him. While, so it seems, that Nick Lassard took over the place of Mahoney. Alot of people like Nick better than Mahoney, but I would have to disagree, Mahoney was better. The criminals in this film are goofy and hopeless. And finally, after all the wait, the whole series is finally available on dvd. They will be seprate and in a box set. You should get the box set. It will be coming out on April 6. The first film will have a great commentary, but the rest of the films will just have a trailer and a making of reel. So, a great film, a great series. Mark your calender for April 6 because, Police Academy is coming to dvd. Oh ya, I have a dvd review of the Police Academy box set, and I think you will find it useful.

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Summary: A Great Film
Review: This is a great family film. It was good, but would have got 5 stars instead of 4 if Steve Guttenberg was in it. But it was still funny. Also, Bobcat Goldwaith stopped at this point too, but the rest of the goofy cast is still here. Larvell Jones, Eugine Tackleberry, Moses Hightower, Hooks (I forget her last name), Debbie Callahan, Thaddues Harris, Procter, Tommy Cronklin/House, Nick Lassard, Kate (I forget her last name
too) and who could forget jolly Eric Lassard. In this fourth sequel in the funny series, the academy goes to Miami Beach to celebrate Lassard's retirment. But criminals, kidnap Lassard, his force tried to save him. While, so it seems, that Nick Lassard took over the place of Mahoney. Alot of people like Nick better than Mahoney, but I would have to disagree, Mahoney was better. The criminals in this film are goofy and hopeless. And finally, after all the wait, the whole series is finally available on dvd. They will be seprate and in a box set. You should get the box set. It will be coming out on April 6. The first film will have a great commentary, but the rest of the films will just have a trailer and a making of reel. So, a great film, a great series. Mark your calender for April 6 because, Police Academy is coming to dvd. Oh ya, I have a dvd review of the Police Academy box set, and I think you will find it useful.

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Summary: Pretty Funny Movie
Review: This is a pretty funny film but would have been better with Steve Guttenburg. Still made me laugh at some parts. Get the pack on dvd when it comes out in april.