Cees T
More political than the first, but still funny in the latter half. There's a summary of the first movie during the opening credits, which according to Letterboxd reviews doesn't quite explain why Porky isn't present in this one. 7/10 - Good.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
06/29/23
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After the success of Porky's — success is a small way to describe how influential it was on the movies that would follow in its wake, even if it owed so much to Animal House and Lemon Popsicle — the next film was in production quickly. Directed and co-written by Bob Clark, who worked with Alan Ormsby and Roger Swaybill, the results may not live up to the original, but it's way better than the teen sex comedies that would arise after the first movie.
It also made much less than the first movie, but when you're bringing $33-50 million, depending on source, from a $7 million budget, you can consider this a financial if not artistic success.
So why would Clark come back and make this? Because the producers didn't want to make A Christmas Story. If Clark made this, he could make that movie, so things worked out pretty well.
The sequel gets its start with "Pee Wee" Morris (Dan Monahan, who is also in Joe D'Amato's Paradisio Blu) bragging about losing his virginity. Yet that won't stop his friends Tommy Turner (Wyatt Knight), Billy McCarty (Mark Herrier), Tim Cavanaugh (Cyril O'Reilly), Brian McCarty (Scott Colomby) and Anthony "Meat" Tuperello (Tony Ganios) from pranking him at every opportunity. They're also part of the Angel Beach High School Drama Club, which is in danger of being canceled before they can produce their Shakespeare Festival thanks to religious leader Bubba Flavel, his "Righteous Flock" which includes Balbricker (Nancy Parsons) and the Klan, who are all upset that the actor playing Romeo — John Henry (Joseph Runningfox), a Native American — will be kissing the white Juliet — played by Wendy Williams (Kaki Hunter, who was also an architect and left acting to teach white water rafting, which is a shame, because she's really good in this).
I know that these movies are looked down upon as low culture, but the scene where Graveyard Gloria acts dead after Pee Wee touches her, leading to him being chased as a grave robber, man — I confess I couldn't stop laughing.
Porky may not be in this, but it tries to increase the social commentary — well, from nothing to something — and I love sequels that begin the very next day. Horror fans should look for Richard Liberty (Dr. Logan from Day of the Dead) as Commissioner Couch, Art Hindle (Black Christmas) as Officer Ted Jarvis, William Kerwin (Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs!) as Boa Man and a brief cameo by Seth Sklarey, who was Orville in Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things. Even better, the love scene between Pee Wee and Wendy has music from Curtains in it.
Lovers of Clark's movies will enjoy the appearance of another mannequin leg, this time used in a comedic sword fight instead of as lighting.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/06/23
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jordan m
I went into this expecting a radical decrease in quality when compared to the original, and am happy to report that the decrease was much smaller than I thought it would be. The way they shot this entire series with the background characters allowed to crack up at the lines the foreground actors were delivering gave every scene an infectious sense of mirth that made it practically impossible to not enjoy the viewing experience. The plot remains rather poorly written, but I actually found it to be an improvement over the original as they weren't as hamfisted in their attempt to tackle a serious issue like racism in the middle of a bunch of silliness. The background laughter also felt slightly less organic, as though the filmmakers recognized that it had made the first movie a success and wanted to replicate that here when the jokes were of slightly lower quality. Still a pretty good movie though!
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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robert p
Sick humor and a lot of puns, makes Porky's 2 alot of fun!!!!
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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uncle p
Story/Screenplay: (2/5) As a sequel, comparisons with the first film are inevitable. As such, this film falls flat. As a standalone product, this story doesn't have much to offer. It's just not interesting, and at times, boring.
Duration/Tempo: (2/5) At 1 hour and 38 minutes, it's a short movie that felt long. A sluggish film, probably due to the poor source material.
Cast & Crew: (2.5/5) Not much here. Acting was OK, but nothing to write home about.
Summary: (2/5) The cast was OK, but the story was poor and the film felt long. A strong thumbs down.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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The sequel to the teen sex comedy that is probably worse than the original kitsch.
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
02/01/23
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