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In the Army Now (1994)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
2/25
2/25:
I never liked Pauly Shore back then but didn't realize why.
After seeing In the Army Now, I think it's because of how he speaks which tends to be slow and
childish. Well, the movie isn't funny and keeps reminding me of Stripes.
The Rambo-like cover is misleading as the body count is shockingly
low which is...*drum roll* zero. Yep, nobody is ever shown shot or killed.
Pauly Shore is okay while Andy Dick is surprisingly tolerable, considering how much I hate him. The addition of
Lori Petty and David Alan Grier is a bit too much. Esai Morales used to be a respectable
actor during the 80's, having appeared in Bad Boys and
La Bamba, and this is what his career has come to? Yes, that was Brendan
Fraser to continue his connection with Pauly Shore going back to Encino Man
and Son-in-Law.
The game at the beginning is called Return Fire for 3DO. Pauly Shore did have his head shaved for the
film although it's not fully shown in the famous scene. Afterwards, his career started to decline, and I remember
now how often his name was mentioned and then...no more.
All in all, In the Army Now baffles my mind why anyone would be a Pauly Shore fan.