I saw this movie in my last year of high school and i did it because the first movie was excellent: this one is as good and like Pee-Wee, i remember to have laugh all along the screening (especially, the dogs, the skin mark,...): what is good with this franchise is that the case are more or less serious, the detectives are more or less bright: thus, all the background is believable but at the end, the scenes come up totally crazy and funny! Late Leslie was a bit like our french FUFU, sadly underrated for his talent and never recognized as a true actor while comedy needs a real discipline and self-control! His buddy and miss Presley are a good team too and if you seek for American comedies that are really funny, check this franchise without any doubts!

President George H.W. Bush announces that the new energy policy will be based on renewable advocate Dr. Albert Meinheimer's (Richard Griffiths)'s recommendations. It's been 2 years since Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley) left Lt. Frank Drebbin (Leslie Nielsen) for his insensitivity. Jane is now working for Meinheimer and her new boyfriend is Hexagon Oil executive Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet). Frank is sent to investigate a bombing at Meinheimer's facility along with Captain Ed Hocken (George Kennedy) and detective Nordberg (O.J. Simpson). Quentin reveals to an energy cabal that he has kidnapped Meinheimer and replaced him with impostor Earl Hacker.Comedy is the most subjective of film genres. This is a pretty simple movie to critique. If you like the original, this is more of the same. The gang is back. Leslie Nielsen is as silly as ever. There is nothing too small to spoof. Priscilla Presley is still beautiful and willing to have fun. Some people may be tired of this genre after the first one. That would certainly explain some of the declining support as the franchise goes on. The energy subject matter is a bit ill-fitting for a crime spoof. I would prefer something else since the central subject is of little importance anyways.

My personal favorite of the series, The Naked Gun 2 1/2 starts off with a hilarious sequence of mostly slapstick violence toward Barbara Bush and the inspired stunt casting of a villainous Robert Goulet is nothing short of brilliant. It's hard to imagine a more worthy foe to the ever clueless Frank Drebin. Despite the usual Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker team producing, David Zucker wrote this with Pat Proft and the man was firing on all ridiculous cylinders and this could arguably be his best work. Reviewing a film like this is damn near impossible, because the plot is intentionally absurd and simplistic and it's the visual gags that are relentlessly thrown at the viewer where you'll either get a belly ache from laughing or roll your eyes. This is the best of its kind, nonsensical comedy played with a straight face.

A better sequel than most, as it makes fun of several old movies. Great impressions of George Bush Sr., Mandela and Winnie, etc. The opening "White House Reception" is hilarious, as Drebin knocks out Barbara Bush, and his lobster's claw "attacks" the police commissioner at the dinner table. Bob Goulet makes a great villain as the evil head of "Kaboom"! Prof. Meinheimer almost puts everyone to sleep as he explains his anti-nuclear energy policy to a "distinguished" audience. The best of all is the send-up of Zucker's own production of "Ghost", as Drebin and his girlfriend Jane (Priscilla Presley) spoof the pottery wheel love-making scene, complete with the obligatory Righteous Bros. songs and Drebin's huge, fake barrel chest! Every sexual cliché in the book is used here: trains going thru tunnels, rockets going off, gushing fire hydrants, "pointed obelisk" monuments raising up (a 1953 "Ten Commandments" clip!). Drebin wrecks The city zoo with the police assault tank, and all the animals escape. Several mentions of bodily functions, a few "t&a" shots (mostly rear ends), most of which are cut out of the "broadcast" version. Other goodies: Zsa Zsa Gabor's famous police-cussing scene. Nordburg gets thrown under a bus (on it's way to Detroit!) The shower scene (not exactly as Hitchcock did it.) The "It's a Cookbook" reference to the old Twilight Zone "To Serve Man" episode. The "Goldfinger time-bomb" gimmick. A relatively weak ending, as Drebin pushes Mrs. Bush off the balcony and she "moons" everybody. Far better than the third movie, however.