City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | | Cast : | Billy Crystal, Jack Palance | | Director : | Paul Weiland | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | June 10, 1994 | | DVD Released Date : | February 08, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | October 17, 2004 | | Summary | The Three Buckaroo Stooges 2 | Content
 | This sequel to one of 1991's highest-grossing films was released theatrically on June 10,1994,three years and three days after the first film. For one reason or another,Bruno Kirby elected not to return for the sequel. Helen Slater was written out also. But Slater's character from the first film,Bonnie Rayburn,was mentioned in one scene. Here,Mitch Robbins(Billy Crystal) is jogging in one scene with his "youngest son",a cow named Norman,whose weight is now about 400 pounds. Mitch adopted Norman in the first film after Norman's mother was shot dead while borning him. Daniel Stern reprises his role of Phil Berquist,who is now divorced from his mean-spirited wife Arlene. Succeeding Kirby is Jon Lovitz,late of TV's Saturday Night Live,whose character is Mitch's brother. Mitch returns home from work one day(he celebrated his 40th birthday that day) to find his brother visiting the Robbins' home. The brother tells Mitch that Norman has a problem. Thinking the cow is female,the brother tries to milk him. "The cow's name is Norman. You were pulling on his d---!",Mitch tells his vagabond brother. Mitch,his brother and Ed take another western vacation. This time after abundant library research,they discover a map leading to a goldmine,owned by Mitch's and Phil's late friend Curly. Curly's identical twin appears in this film,played by Academy Award winner Jack Palance who played Curly in the first film. Mitch was about to realize that Curly was buried alive. In one scene,Phil considered reconciling with Arlene,since he misses marriage. How could he? She treated him mean. This is the same scene where he mentions Bonnie. In the final scene,Mitch and Curly's twin are in a Las Vegas hotel room with the discovered gold. This is another one of those not-too-popular sequels. I think Kirby should have appeared in this film. He was probably immersed in another project at the time of production. Cool film! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 17, 2004 | | Summary | Funny! | Content
| City Slickers is a funny comedy movie and though sometimes sequels are terrible that wasn't the case with this movie which I think is also a funny movie and has a very good cast, Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Jon Lovitz and Jack Palance though I would have liked Bruno Kirby to have been a part of the cast like in the first movie as one of Billy Crystal's best friends. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 07, 2004 | | Summary | "Let's get that gold!" | Content
| This is a very funny movie, with an A+ cast, and script. With quirky one liners and beautiful scenery, you really do feel like your in a western.
It was fun seeing the cast again in this sequel, except for Bruno Kirby, who was replaced by Jon Lovitz.
The commentary for the movie is also quiet good. It's fun learning about what went on behind the scenes and such.
I personally think this is one of the better sequels. Very nicely done. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 06, 2003 | | Summary | Why no City Slickers III? (3.5 stars) | Content
| This sequel is at least as good as its precursor. It combines solid (if unspectacular) humor, with a feel-good message. But the director got it right. You need to start with the humor, to engage the viewer, before bringing in the heavier themes. Otherwise it's too easy for the uninvolved and sarcastic viewer to write the film off as corny or too sincere. It can be said that there is nothing truly innovative in this film; in some respects it aims for the common-denominator, but it hits it. The fact of the matter is, this is the level at which a lot of guys interact and bond. The treatment of westerners and women aren't great, but that's not what this modest movie is about. It's about male bonding. Other pluses include the strong acting and the well-defined characters. Palance and Lovitz prove interesting muses for Crystal, albeit in very different respects. And even if we've heard it a million times before, it's good to be reminded that what you learn along the way is often more valuable than the what you are pursuing in the process. So while this film is no great work of art, unlike the main characters in their quest, the moviemakers fully achieve what they set out to do. |
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