This is clearly a fun-filled sequel to the original classic film because once again, the eccentric cast of characters really show great chemistry amongst each others and only a few characters have truly transitioned. Pee Wee is still Pee Wee but he is no longer the virgin everyone knew from the film, but still gets himself in hot water. Tommy and Billy are still the pranksters of the group, pulling off one of the funniest pranks against their arch-nemesis Miss Balbricker. Let's just say this involves a stall and a snake. Wendy truly has risen from bit player to more one of the gang here with her impeccable stunt in the third act of the film. Tim is no longer the racist good guy he was in the beginning and is best friends with Brian, who also has gotten his rank upped to major player.This isn't a bad movie and indeed there are some great cheeky moments and scenes but the overall feeling of the movie is one of desperation, thankfully the follow up to this was great but to follow a classic like Porky's i expected much better. The usual misfits from angel beach return led by the great peewee,and they are involved in a school play but when they cast an native American Indian then the local church and KKK group get involved in protest. I suppose that's the problem here as the film takes a stance against racism which is all well and good but it isn't great in the company of the filthy jokes and just seems to be there to gain acclaim and from what i read this wasn't a success upon release so hey ho to that idea. "Porky's II" does have a few slow moments, but nevertheless it is enjoyable to watch to get a few laughs.Overall rating: 5 out of 10.
... View Moreporky's was a smash hit so obviously there was going to be a sequel, and unsurprisingly it wasn't as funny as the first, did you expect it to be, but never the less its great to be with the gang again, and there are still some laugh out loud moments here, thanks mostly to the ever great 'pee wee'. the most surprising thing about this movie for me was that the whole cast from the first one came back for this, and there is its ,main problem, there are simply to many characters simply standing around doing nothing, sure its great there there, but at least give them some good jokes to do. so never the less while its no classic like the original was, its a decent sequel, and fans of the first should check it out as there bound to have a giggle
... View MoreOur gang of "teenagers"(using teenagers loosely) at Angel Beach High School are now butting heads with a fundamental minister with a flock of locals supporting him, the city commission, and the klu klux klan. It's all over, believe it or not, a Shakespearean festival considered "obscene." The Klan have a problem with a Native American tribe in the area with one of their own, a student, in the Shakespeare play taking place in the school auditorium. Sufficed to say, the teens get their revenge when the festival is temporarily halted by the power of the city commission who fear for their political careers thanks in part to the reverend's clout with the community at large. Filthy language and sex-on-the-brain dialogue as in the first film, but less nudity. Worth seeing if just for Meat in drag and Pee Wee dressed as a green fairy. Porky's absence kind of takes away from this sequel, but Balbricker as a devoted "member of the flock" is kind of funny. Probably the most laugh-out-loud moment for me is when the boys play a trick on poor Pee Wee in the graveyard which results in him streaking down a country road afraid he had killed a woman via heart attack! Balbricker's snake incident in a bathroom thanks to the boys in an act of revenge because of her participation against their Shakespeare festival is another highlight.
... View MoreThis is probably just a very personal interpretation, but I feel as if Bob Clark couldn't have chosen a more painfully apt title for this sequel even if he wanted to. "The Next Day " To me, that fully sounds like that dreadful hangover syndrome. You partied hard, drank way too much and did a whole lot of things that seemed like a good idea at the time but now are bound to regret In short, you spent an awesome time but then, inevitably, the next day brings a terrible headache. You feel empty, lazy, uninspired and plain simply you want to be left alone. "Porky's 2" alarmingly lives up to this unpleasant sentiment. The original is a tremendous guilty pleasure, because it genuinely makes you feel as if you are a sordid and derailed partying teenager again! The vulgar pranks are plentiful and impossible not to laugh with, the gratuitous sleaze is too welcome and the continuous politically incorrect ambiance is simply irresistible. The sequel, however, tastes like a sour after-party in your stomach. Gone is all the harmless entertainment; replaced only by embarrassment and redundant that makes you wonder why you even bothered in the first place. I honestly don't know what happened here All of a sudden the infantile jokes make room for boring morality speeches and the act of juvenile delinquency are being replaced with charity initiatives! In the original, our 50's gang of hormone-overloaded adolescent losers already fought against various types of authority (law enforcers, teachers, night club owners ), but at least they exclusively did so for their own benefit To see naked chicks and get laid as quickly as possible. Here, they battle against even tougher types of authority (like politicians and the local church community), but for a greater – and utterly implausible – purpose, namely to prevent a high school stage play about the oeuvre of Shakespeare from getting canceled. I'm sorry, what?!? The characters we were introduced to in "Porky's" wouldn't care less about anything school relate, let alone an art class project! Suddenly the biggest schoolyard perverts have become teacher pets, the school bimbo transformed into the sensitive and understanding type and laughing stock Pee-Wee has turned into the archetype of manliness. Only the one sequence in the graveyard, when Pee Wee hires a prostitute to pull a prank on his friends that evidently backfires, vaguely reminds us that we are – in fact – watching an installment in the "Porky's" franchise. The amount of T&A decreased with approximately 400%, there isn't a single ROTF moment and the morality lessons ("don't be a hypocrite") are pitiable. Once more I'm reminded of the classic song by the Dire Straits "Heavy Fuel", with its lyrics "Last time I was sober, I felt bad. Worst hangover I ever had". That's the next day for ya!
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