Review of Any Which Way You Can (1980) by Jared C — 28 May 2008

The common criticism is that "Every Which..." was a better movie, but "Any Which..." was funnier. I'd say that's generally true, but I enjoyed the jokes in this one so much more that I gave it a higher rating. Everyone is back, except for the original Clyde, since the orangutan had apparently grown too dangerous to work with. His replacement is in fine form, though, retaining the original's signature charm, plus bigger muscles (and gi-normous fists). Clyde is significantly more physical in this one - handing out haymakers and tearing cars apart with his bare hands - as opposed to the gentle goof he was in the original (though he retains that around most of the characters).

The Black Widows are back, along with their signature sad-sack doo-wop track. Even funnier than their first appearance - watch for the road-tarring incident and the run-in with the law on the way to Jackson ("I demand that you give us those tickets!") They might be the only incident of lovable neo-Nazis I've ever seen (though they mostly seem to wear the stuff - you never hear any Aryan-superiority bullmess).

On the whole, it's just as much fun as the original, maybe even more, though I think you need to see them in order to get the full effect and fun.

If you like Clint, monkeys, bar brawls, funny stuff, or country music you should check it out.