A surreal, existential comedy sequel that expands on the fun of the first with bolder and trippier ideas and images, all while staying away from any sort of pomp or annoyance. Honestly, the fact that Primus is in this movie is an absolutely perfect marriage.

Bill and Teds Bogus Journey is a disappointment on many levels. This is of course a sequel to Bill and Teds excellent adventure, released in 1989. This sequel is just very weak throughout. The stars are Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, and William Sadler. Reeves and Winter are the same brain numbingly dumb teenage surfer dudes that get involved in a crazy adventure. I will say that Reeves and Winter at least play their parts how they're supposed to be played. The movie tries hard to be humorous, but it doesn't succeed at all. If I'm being honest, the only thing I ever laughed at during this entire film was how poorly made it was. The movie has a very clichéd formula, not too impressive acting, bad attempts at humor, and not that exciting action. Also something that got under my skin was the use of f*g in the film, so not only is this movie a poorly made one, but it's also offensive and not inclusive. The only reason I'm giving this film a 2 instead of a 1 is because of some of the visuals that were kinda well done. 2/10 for Bill and Teds Bogus Journey.

So, of course this is just my opinion, but what made the original Bill and Ted really funny was the interaction of historical characters with present day life. That was pretty much the original premise too, being that they had to come up with a history project on how a historical figure would view society as a whole today! In this movie, they basically threw that out. I was excited when they introduced people like Edison and Bach in the beginning, but you never really interact with them or really anyone else. Instead of the fun and quirky historical characters, Bill and Ted interact with people like the Grim Reaper, two weird aliens, nightmare-inducing robots, The Devil, and even God. I was sadly laughing in my head just marveling that this was the direction they chose to go. I mean seriously? Also the ending seemed to stretch for awhile but I get that they wanted to kind of rap up the series.The movie does have some pro's though and some jokes are definitely hilarious. Bill and Ted are still Bill and Ted and both actors perform brilliantly. And it's a good movie for any Bill and Ted fans... But I just felt that this direction for a sequel seemed very... off from the original.That being said, it would be really fun to revisit the two again nowadays and see them interact with some other historical figures. I'd totally be down to see that.

On paper, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey is a sequel that should work. The plot is not a complete retread of the first film and some of the script is actually pretty creative. Unfortunately, the film severely lacks in charm which is one of the main elements that made the first installment enjoyable.Reeve's and Winters do an excellent job of reprising their roles, but their dimwitted metalhead personalities become an over-reliant source for jokes which become more redundant than funny. On a side note, the addition of William Shatner as The Grim Reaper is a highlight of the film.Even though the film is attempting to actually be something different than the previous installment, it bites off way more than it can chew. A bunch of sci-fi elements are introduced including robots and part of the plot involves Bill & Ted dying and traveling to the afterlife. While it all should fit the absurd humor of the film, none of it flows together coherently and feels sloppy and scatterbrained. Their are a few funny bits scattered throughout, but a lot of it just dully drags along delivering little laughs. Bogus Journey had all the elements in place for it to be a good sequel, but it falls apart in it's execution losing it's charm and much of the humor along with it. It's not a terrible sequel, but one that's pretty forgettable and only worth watching if you are a hardcore fan of the first installment.