Review of Police Academy (1984) by Daniel D — 23 May 2014

Not by any means is Police Academy a perfect comedy. Enjoying this movie may depend on your nostalgia for it more than anything, which I don't very much, but I enjoy watching it. It's a decent R-rated comedy (something they dropped for the sequels) that has some substance and some good jokes.

It's told pretty well and doesn't really get all that deep. It's more like comfort food than anything. You don't have to think too hard about it, but you will find laughs while watching it.

All of the characters are memorable and the story is pretty simple. There's little more to say about it really. People from the 80's who enjoyed this movie and its sequels will get a lot more out of it than those who didn't, but still, it's not a bad movie to pop in once in a while.