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There certainly isn't much light I can shed on Police Academy. Anybody who was old enough to watch a movie in the 80s is familiar with this film as well as it's many sequels(and lets not forget animated and live action TV series. Well, it's probably a good idea to forget the live action series). The story of a bunch of goofballs(let into the academy due to a new rule put forth by the mayor which allows anybody to join) and their shenanigans are stuff of legend. Characters like Hightower, Jones, Mahoney, Lassard, and Tackleberry are pretty much household names.
I've always liked this movie. Sure, it's all pretty juvenile and not every joke is a winner, but what can you do? Some of the stuff is still pretty damn funny, a lot of the best gags going to Michael Winslow. Winslow isn't featured in this one as much as he would be in the sequels. And lets not forget the podium scene and the infamous Blue Oyster Bar(which is personally my favorite part of the first four movies). A young and very tasty looking Kim Cattrall is here, but she really doesn't have much to do but look cute, and she doesn't really seem to generate much chemistry with Guttenberg. No big deal, this is slapstick not a romance.
Watching these films is always a nice trip down memory lane for me, so thanks for bearing with me. The 20th Anniversary edition DVD has a nice 30+ minute documentary that has interviews with director Hugh Wilson, producer Paul Maslansky, and a good number of the cast. Well worth the very reasonable asking price.
April 12, 2008THIS MOVIE IS STILL FUNNY AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS. I COULD WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MAHONEY (STEVE GUTTENBERG) WAS ALWAYS FUNNY AND GETTING INTO TROUBLE AND MAKING THE BEST OF THE MOVIE. HE CONTINUED ON THROUGH THE MOVIES UNTIL THE 5TH ONE. IT JUST WASN'T THE SAME WITHOUT HIM. ALL OF THE HUMOR WAS GONE. BUBBA SMITH(HIGHTOWER) WAS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST SCARIEST ONE BECAUSE OF HIS HEIGHT AND HE COULD SCARE OTHERS AS WELL. TACKLEBERRY WAS HILARIOUS BECAUSE OF HIS GUNS AND SO WERE SO MANY MORE. I GIVE THIS MOVIE 5 STARS.
December 31, 2007I watched Police Academy Two and Three before this one. I was disappointed with some of the sensual humor, and then later realized it was rated R. I had assumed it would be rated PG like the sequels. Also, I didn't think it was as funny as Two and Three. Don't get me wrong, it contained the classic Police Academy humor, but it took more time getting the action going due to the introduction of the characters, whereas the sequels got the characters immediately into action. So, in the case of Police Academy, the sequels Two, Three and Four were funnier than the original.
December 13, 2007| | | Police Academy (20th Anniversary Special Edition) ~ G.W. Bailey | |
Police Academy (20th Anniversary Special Edition)~ G.W. Bailey is the only good movie of them all. Guttenberg plays an amazing role, and the script is not as paper thinn as the rest of the sequells. This makes the rest of movies look look the winner of the nobel prize. The dialogue is not as horrid as the later sequells either but is kind of well developed. I love tackleberry the Vietnam craze and all the other steroetypical charachters in this movie. I also love the blue eyester bar scene. The rest of the movie is filled with typical 80's stereotypical view of society which was normal at the time. It is also a time capsule for the music (Frankie Goes to Hollywood is played in one scene), the fashion (the tacky clothes) and everything else that was like "in fashion" during the 80's. Highly recommended indeed.
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