The best of the 'Police Academy' films will always be the original by quite some way. It isn't great and will never be a favourite comedy or overall film of mine, but it clearly knew what it wanted to be so it was easy to take it for what it was and what it set out to do.It was followed by six sequels, and none of them were as good or even on the same level as the first, though admittedly some are worse than others. Most of them are actually being pretty bad or worse and lose what was enjoyable about the original in the first place. After a tolerable but vastly inferior first sequel, the quality worsens with 'Police Academy 3' while not being one of the series' worst.'Police Academy 3' is not irredeemable, then again this is coming from somebody who always tries to find something good in mediocre or less films. A few cast members fare well, those being Michael Winslow, David Graf and Leslie Easterbrook. George Gaynes is always watchable and is here too even with his material not being as meaty or as funny.Robert Folk's score is robust and infectious and there is a bit with a scooter and a car that is quite amusing and the best timed of all the gags.Unfortunately, too much of the cast have little to do or have lost what made their characters work before. Steve Guttenberg has lost his spark and enthusiasm, while Marion Ramsey does little with a character that has nothing to her and, while a high-point in the second film, Bob Goldthwait is even more unsubtle and tries far too hard here that it's irritating.Sadly there are nowhere near enough laughs, maybe a couple of minor parts work but there are no real highlight scenes really (which the first two had) and the rest of the gags are poorly timed, feeling laboured and with some abrupt shifts from one to another, parts that are more grossly crude than anything remotely amusing and too much of it has a style of humour that feels far too toned down, which makes the film feel leaden and bland.Production values look rushed, like there were severe time and budget constraints, while what little there is of the story (most of it close to non-existent rather than thin) is an incredibly lazy-feeling replay. The climax goes on for far too long and a lot of it is ineptly staged and the low point of the surprisingly amateurish direction. The script throughout takes the dumbness way too far and some of it is pretty puerile to insulting degrees.Overall, the IMDb taglines listed couldn't be more ironic summing up a weak (but worse was to follow) entry. 3/10 Bethany Cox

In an effort to cut costs the decision is made to eliminate one of the state's two police academies. As a result, a special task force is sent to both academies to determine which one is the best. The first police academy is headed by "Commandant Lassard" (George Gaynes) while the other is run by the villain in the previous movie, "Commandant Mauser" (Art Metrano). Being the good guy that he is, Commandant Lassard has every intention of playing by the rules and in that regard he hires some of his best former cadets to hopefully save his academy from the chopping block. Unfortunately, Commandant Mauser is perfectly willing to do whatever it takes to win and for that reason he has two of his own men infiltrate the other academy in order make it look bad. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film fails to distinguish itself from the previous two movies in large part due to the fact that it rehashes the same worn-out gags without hardly any variance at all. A joke gets old after the first time or two. Add in a very lengthy and boring chase scene at the end and even the presence of Bobcat Goldthwait (as "Zed") couldn't save this movie. Below average.

This is the second sequel to Police Academy, where the city's two police academies, one is under the eye of Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) and the other under Commandant Mauser (Art Metrano), enter a little "competition" to see who can do a better job at protecting the city in order to keep themselves from closing (due to limited funds, the city is considering closing down one of the academies). As a result, Mauser recruits Sgt. Blanks (Brant von Hoffmanand) and Sgt. Copeland (Scott Thomson) and instructs them sabotage Lassard's cadets, while Sergeants Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Hightower (Bubba Smith), Jones (Michael Winslow), Tackleberry (David Graf) and Hooks (Marion Ramsey) try to train the new cadets to hopefully save their academy.The acting continues to be pretty good with this film and I thought the entire cast did a good job in their roles, each one giving a unique and humorous personality, like Jones' funny sound effects, Hooks' shy voice, Tackleberry's forceful weapon tactics and Hightower's giant, intimidating stance. Mauser continues his villainous but funny character and Proctor continues to be the slapstick and bumbling assistant to Mauser. The addition of Cadets Zed (Bobcat Goldthwait), Sweetchuck (Tim Kazurinsky) and Cadet Nogata (Brian Tochi) added more humor and charm to the story.This movie goes at a more quicker pace than the previous two films and the plot seems to be more intact and intriguing, from the sergeants training the cadets to all the running gags at Mauser's and Proctor's expense. Jerry Paris did a good job in the direction and the script by Gene Quintano is much more captivating; you get a lot of police action and some thrilling moments. And, Robert Folk's toe-tapping Police Academy theme deserves an honorable mention.Overall, it's the best of the Police Academy movies - at least the best of the first four.Grade B

Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Marion Ramsay, Leslie Easterbrook, Bruce Mahler, Brian Tochi, Tim Kazurinsky, Bobcat Goldthwait, Art Metrano, Lance Kinsey and George Gaynes star in this 1986 comedy sequel. In this entry, Commandant Lassard (Gaynes) learns that his police academy is failing and seeks help from new instructors, Mahoney (Guttenberg), Hightower (Smith), Jones (Winslow), Tackleberry (Graf), Hooks (Ramsay), Callahan (Easterbrook), and Fackler (Mahler). The academy must compete with another led by Captain Mauser (Metrano) in order to succeed. Soon, a committee ranks both academies and Mauser tries to sabotage Lassard's academy. Unexpectingly, a group of thieves take a Governor (Ed Nelson) hostage and Lassard's team attempts to rescue him. Kinsey returns as Mauser's assistant, Proctor, Kazurinsky as Sweetchuck, Goldthwait as ex-gang leader, Zed and Tochi plays Nogata, a new recruit who falls for Callahan. This is pretty good, but I think G.W. Bailey should've also returned as Harris. I still recommend this.