Review of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) by Steinar S — 01 Jul 2007

Bobcat Goldthwait makes you chuckle sometimes.

This review of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) was written by Steinar S on 01 Jul 2007.

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Adam D (1,043) on 19 May 2012

It's not as good as the first one. Didn't like that they took G.W. Bailey out of the series. The humor started to get weaker…

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By Peter L (735) on 18 Apr 2014

My Rating: 3/5 stars; Grade: B-; Gesture: Thumbs Sideways; Status: Passable (Fresh); Emoticon: :-I…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 24 Mar 2015

Goldthwait steals the whole shabang in any otherwise less than stellar sequel…

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By Kenneth B (910) on 23 Feb 2015

This is basically more of the same only this time the vast majority of the gags fall flat…

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By Emma H (361) on 16 Mar 2011

I liked this one more than the first film. There are some great new character additions and more laugh out loud moments…

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By Corey B (870) on 31 Dec 2011

Not as good as the first but still worth watching once…

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By Oj H (142) on 26 Jun 2014

Why not... the sequel was a watered down version of the first film... but the first film was watered down. It was fun…

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By Janet Maslin (949) for The New York Times (9,847) on 09 Dec 2013

Follow-up features much of the original’s cast but none of its key behind-the-scenes creative talent, save producer Paul Maslansky…

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By Dann M (1,530) on 21 Mar 2014

Part 2 was equally as good as the first one. The characters are very funny and and hell breaks loose with captain Mausser. Good 80s comedy…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 09 Mar 2013

Perhaps one of the better Police Academy sequels, but that doesn't mean anything. This was a terrible series…

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