Wayne's World 2
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Movie Reviews of Wayne's World 2
Movie Review: One Of The Best Sequels Ever... Not
Summary: 2 Stars
Sequels usually tend to be bad. There are some exceptions: "Mission Impossible 2", "Godfather Part II", "Spider Man 2", and the "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard" sequels". One that is not an exception is "Wayne's World 2". This sequel to the 1991 blockbuster lacks the freshness that made the first one so great. There are several things that are wrong with this film. First, Mike Myers (Wayne) and Dana Carvey (Garth) overact. Whereas in the first film they let it flow effortlessly in terms of their performances, they seem to be trying to hard to recapture the magic of the film. Maybe it was because Carvey was in the processs of leaving "Saturday Night live" and was disinterested in playing Garth again. Plus, as one reviewer pointed out, this one actually had a plot. Unlike the first one which captured Wayne and Garth being themselves, this one has them actually acting like adults. The only similarity I found is between Rob Lowe's character in the first film and Christopher Walken in this one. The only difference is that Lowe's character had a smarmy charm to him that made you love to hate him. Here, the usually excellent Walken makes you just hate him, without ever giving the notion to say, "hey, for the villian, he's charming in a strange sort of way". Another flaw to the film is that Penelope Spheeris didn't direct it. She made the magic happen in the first film. Here, new guy Steven Surjik doesn't seem to be putting in any effort. Plus, the music here stinks with the exception of Aerosmith. The only times in this film in which I laughed are when Garth is havng his teeth fixed at a Kenny G concert, the Kevin Pollak eye sequence, and the Village People scene, whereas in the first one I laughed at just about every scene.
Extras are better than the film. There's another documentary. In fact, if it wasn't for the scenes I mentioned, this would be the sole reason to buy this movie. A horrible way to end a great series. Let's hope a third will be released soon.
Movie Review: Yawn.....are we having fun yet?
Summary: 2 Stars
I love Wayne's World. I love Wayne's World 2 more. NOT!!!!! This sequel is nowhere near as much fun as the original. "Fun" hardly makes an appearence in this flick. The jokes are weak; basically they just show us that they ran out of the good ones. It may be the change in directors, I don't know. All I know is this movie is not worth watching. It starts out like you would want a sequel to, and it stays that way.....for about 5 minutes. I turned it off about half way through. Thank God I only rented this one.Movie Review: Okay
Summary: 2 Stars
Wayne's World was a classic, but this one just didn't measure up. It was funny but I expected more. Of course, I know that most sequels fail but I hoped Wayne's World 2 wouldn't suck. I am greatly disapointed but I think you should see it at least once.Movie Review: Just doesn't hold up over time
Summary: 1 Stars
Wayne, Garth, and friends take it too far this time. The first "Wayne's World" film has some classic scenes that are timeless (the "Bohemian Rhapsody" headbanging and the airport scenes come to mind immediately) while the references in this film are dated, as if it's concocted almost entirely of throwaway bits that were rejected for SNL. That show is a good place for timely references, and the box office for this film didn't suffer for it, I'm sure; however, on DVD all these years later, one wonders why anyone thought it funny back in the day.
I never did get around to seeing this when it first came out, and that's a shame because it may have still been funny at the time. With the passage of a decade or so, this limp excuse for a sequel is shown for the blender humor it is: Toss in a few scattered, disjointed, dated, unconnected gags and puree until done. Even the lovable goofiness of the lead characters is practically nonexistent, as Myers & Carvey are trying too hard to sell their weak material. Any film in need of a laugh track or live audience is in serious trouble, and frankly I needed cues to tell me which parts were supposed to be funny. The first film needed no help at all.
And the whole "Garth is seduced by Kim Basinger" bit is so far over-the-top ridiculous that it just doesn't work. Probably looked like a good idea on paper, but instead of inspiring laughs it only inspires one to poke fun at the filmmakers here. At least Kim never looked better! She is truly a one-babe band; it she were a president she'd be Babe-raham Lincoln, to borrow an old SNL line of Wayne's.
I could go on and on, but won't waste your time. Unfortunately, "Wayne's World 2" will do that and say "Thanks for wasting your bucks on me too." Don't fall into that trap. This is one of the few films I've seen that was so bad that I literally couldn't stomach the idea of watching the whole thing, and just shut it off about halfway through. Pathetic.