Wayne's World 2 (1993)
The one golden rule of Hollywood (apart from it not being who you know, but who you blow) is that if it makes money, there's bound to be a sequel. I know you people and what jerks you are so I'm guessing you've thought of about 10 different one-off films that made a shit-tonne of cash. Well...shut up.
The one golden rule of Hollywood (apart from it not being who you know, but who you blow) is that if it makes money, there's bound to be a sequel. I know you people and what jerks you are so I'm guessing you've thought of about 10 different one-off films that made a shit-tonne of cash. Well...shut up.
"Oh! Come on! Do you think I'm a gulla-bull? Or even a gulla-calf?"
This sequel picks up where the first "Wayne's World" left off, except now Wayne (Myers) and Garth (Carvey) have now decided to stage a rock festival. Cue lots of daft lines and celebrity cameos. Much like the first one, the plot is hardly the main focus of the film. Thing is, I enjoyed this one a lot more than the first one. Apparently, general consensus states that it's the other way round, but then again, people voted for Hitler in their thousands (IMPORTANT NOTE: The author of this did not just compare something as trivial as a disagreement over a film sequel to the atrocities of the Second World War and the Holocaust- it's all in your head.)
It's odd that I should like it more than the original as it's pretty much the same. We have the same catchphrases, same use of the "Mission: Impossible" theme and the same multiple endings gag. Somewhere in my head, Sensible Ben (note the capital letters) was getting exasperated at an all-too predictable Village People YMCA joke, but for some reason I wasn't listening to him and still laughed at the pretty colours and the synchronised dancing. I'm pretty sure these films have a direct feed into my inner idiot.
It's odd that I should like it more than the original as it's pretty much the same. We have the same catchphrases, same use of the "Mission: Impossible" theme and the same multiple endings gag. Somewhere in my head, Sensible Ben (note the capital letters) was getting exasperated at an all-too predictable Village People YMCA joke, but for some reason I wasn't listening to him and still laughed at the pretty colours and the synchronised dancing. I'm pretty sure these films have a direct feed into my inner idiot.
"Yes, I have a question. When did you turn into a nutbar?"
That's about all I can say about it because it's basically the first one with added bells and whistles. I reckon if you read the above and combine it with the non- scene specific comments I said about the original, you've got a pretty definitive review of the "Wayne's World" series. Yes, it's very stupid and I'm very lazy- but you love me for it.
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