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The Naked Gun (1988)
Rate:
9
Viewed:
2/03, 10/14
10/14:
Recently, I watched Police Squad! for the first time in my life despite the fact that I
had seen The Naked Gun trilogy plenty of times and was curious to know if the stuff was recycled.
What's nice is that it has a lot of fresh material as compared to the show. Instead of Alan North, it's George Kennedy who's
perfectly fine, but I prefer the other one more. It's too bad Johnny the Shoeshiner wasn't asked back because
he was the best supporting character.
Although it's been perceived that O.J. Simpson's appearance would sour the film because of the murders, the reality
is his character is tortured and forced to sniff Frank's fart through his butt which makes it all okay.
As funny as the movie is, there are many jokes that are good for big laughs. The lines are well-written and
subtle. The funniest scene is when Frank and Jane were running on the beach with their hands together and they knocked
down an approaching couple. Almost in a tie is Frank on the ledge with the nude statues. Unfortunately, the idea of an English
"queen" who's about to be assassinated doesn't have any impact on me. I wish the filmmakers would come up with a better plot.
All in all, The Naked Gun will never get old.