Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Helloturia I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

disdressed12 I was fairly disappointed in this sequel. The original was funny and fast paced and the characters were likable. Not so for the second go round. The gang is all back, more or less but they don't seem to be having fun with their characters,like they did in the previous film film. The plot is not much different to the first film, and it feels like the actors are just going through the motions. Yes,there are a few mildly amusing moments along the way but they are few and far between.as for whether I would watch this film again,i would have to say I could wait at least five years before doing so .it isn't anywhere near the worst movie I have seen.it just isn't really a good movie.i would not recommend it,unless you have absolutely nothing else to do.for me Smokey and the Bandit is a 5/10.

OllieSuave-007 Smokey and the Bandit II is an action comedy where speed demon outlaw The Bandit (Burt Reynolds), now all washed-up because of his falling out with girlfriend Carrie (Sally Ride), accepts another dare from wealthy big shots Big Enos (Pat McCormick) and Little Enos (Paul Williams). This time, he is to transport a live elephant across the country in three days or less.Like the first movie, there is virtually no basic plot to this sequel, taking on the same formula of the high-speed car chase with Justice Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) in pursuit of The Bandit. Gleason continued his hilarious portrayal of the Sheriff, inserting laugh-out-loud redneck humor where appropriate and continues to talk-down his slow-thinking son, Junior (Mike Henry). But, I thought the movie was less exciting than the original, as I thought the constant bickering between The Bandit and Carrie really dragged the film down, and Cledus (Jerry Reed) and Carrie's sudden concern over the elephant's welfare rather than winning the dare takes away the excitement and fuel of the overall plot.This sequel has its funny moments, mostly courtesy of Jackie Gleason, but it's not as exciting as the first movie.Grade C-

jimbo-53-186511 Having seen the first film I only had one real expectation with this film and that was quite simply 'dumb fun'. Well all I can say is that there was plenty of dumb and not enough fun and that's the big problem with this film.The premise of transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas already had me worried as I felt that this plot line overstepped the fine line between being a fun premise and being a dumb premise and sadly that's exactly what happened; far too much time was spent on the protagonists fussing over the elephant and bonding with it was just dumb and not particularly funny. I knew I was really in trouble when I realised the best they could do from this was to get the elephant to form an emotional attachment to the Bandit - simply put it wasn't funny and didn't work.On a lesser note I found the Bandit's transition from his care-free persona in the first film to him being a depressed alcoholic at the start of this film(all because he misses Carrie or 'Frog') to be a bit too much of a stretch in credibility. I just found it hard to believe that he'd go to pieces like that.The biggest problem this film has is that for the most part it quite simply lacks fun; the best thing about the first film is that it felt like one long car chase, it was exciting and fun. Sure it was dumb, but it always leaves a big smile on my face every time I watch it. This didn't. As mentioned, the transportation of an animal gave it an emotional core that it simply didn't need and it suffers badly as a result.Thank goodness then for Gleason & Henry who do at least try to salvage something from this wreckage; their interplay was superb as it was in the first film and they both share the best scenes in the film. In fact, I don't remember there being one scene in this film involving Gleason & Henry that wasn't funny.The demolition derby style finale was a little over the top and embarrassing, but at least it brought some much needed excitement to the table. The somewhat sugar coated ending didn't leave a particularly good taste in my mouth and it did make me wonder at times if the writers kept forgetting what type of film they're supposed to be making.This is a pretty poor film that is ultimately saved by the excellent performances by Gleason & Henry. Although there's a lot of tedium in this film, the scenes involving Gleason & Henry are so good that it actually makes it worth your while sitting through all the weaker aspects.

noadsallowed This movie was a shameless attempt to cash in on the popularity of the first movie, with absolutely no attempt to write a movie worth watching. It was almost like the producers were trying to test how gullible the public is in paying money to see a sequel which was totally opposite in quality to the original movie. I really like Smokey and the Bandit. It had everything a quality movie could have. Burt Reynolds was charismatic, confident, and secure. In this sequel, he was gutless, confused and spineless. And the Sally Field character was a moralizing, preachy, annoying beau with her eyes set on correcting Bandit in the sequel. Kinda reminds me of most marriages! What we all loved about the original movie, fast driving, southern charm, Sheriff Justice's tough guy charisma, a real sense of urgency, are totally missing from this movie. The writers wrote a real piece of garbage in this one. The Bandit was reduced to a complete loser, who only succeeds because of his friends, not because of his abilities in like in the first movie. Worthless movie, totally.