Smokey and the Bandit II

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Michael W This Bandit sequel was pretty good. Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was entertaining and insane. It's another story of racing the clock to deliver something huge and make a lot of money. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might enjoy it. It's not as good as the first movie, but it's not bad. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Stephen C Garbage in 1 hour and 41 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review Gabriel M I originally wasn't planning to watch Smokey and the Bandit II because of the reviews, but I pushed myself to give it a shot. Honestly, I regret doing so. The soundtrack was hit or miss-while the songs by Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed were decent, the rest didn't stand out. The cast, though strong like in the original (except for Jackie Gleason’s additional characters), gave pretty underwhelming performances. The pacing felt off, the comedy was forced, and it lacked the natural, laugh-out-loud fun of the first film. The editing and camera work aren’t great either. One of the biggest issues for me was the way they portrayed the Bandit. Burt Reynolds' character came across as mean-spirited and unlikable, which was a big shift from how he was in the first movie. That unnecessary fight after paying a guy just felt wrong. Critics often call this movie a rehash of the original, and I can see why. While it's not an exact copy, it doesn't do much to feel fresh. I actually think the original idea-running up to Boston and back for clam chowder-would've been a much more interesting plot. Why they dropped that without explanation is beyond me. Also, after hearing that Burt Reynolds and Sally Field didn't enjoy working on this, their expressions in the film really say it all. At the end of the day, this sequel just doesn't work. It's weak, unfunny, and disappointing. I don't plan on rewatching it and wouldn't recommend it to others. You're better off sticking with the 1977 original. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Blu B There's some things it manages to capture from the first that are still good but none of it is better and most isn't that good. Burt Reynolds is great for the most part with the same charisma and Gleason is too. Sally Field can be very hit or miss. She feels like sometimes shes just there honestly. Reed is forgotten about half the time. The Steelers cameos were pointless. The editing and pacing aren't good here. The first was jumpy too and in tha regard it has the same nonsense plot of the first with a stupid elephant instead of beer. But this can't sustain or even get momentum going hardly besides the first 20 minutes or so. The humor just falls flat most of the time despite an occasional laugh here and there. This also lacks besides the over the top ridiculous car battle at the end any of the cool action the first had. Where the first alternated between the two really well, this is mostly just flat/bad comedy 80% of the time. Than the soundtrack is just....alright I guess with dumb circus music in place of that iconic theme. And a banjo track that's good but just reminds you of the first. Everything else is just alright. There are some dumb scenes in this and they don't have the same charm energy, or most important...Fun of the first. And that's the biggest thing here that's at the root of the cause. The lack of Fun. This just exists to try and repeat the first basically. Also I love how they attempt to give the bandit some character devlopment but just completely throw it out the window in the end making it completely pointless. This is all on top of stuff just happening, just without the energy of the first. This can get so boring at certain points. Skip This. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Jelisije J This is a sequel that copies and paste the first film story and what you get was a disappointing, but yet still entertaining movie. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Keith N I mean, it's good, it's just not as good as the first film Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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