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...or how to make a comedy without a laugh?

When I first heard that there's a sequel to Dumb and Dumber I was ecstatic since this was the best comedy in ninenties and certainly one of the best comedies ever. But after seeing opening credits (No Jim & Jeff), I was a little sceptical. Never mind, it still can be good...

Erghh, wrong. The movie was getting worse and worse. The leading characters were shown like a couple of retards (very unlikable, since in original there aren't THAT slow), who were just trying to imitate Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels and failed miserably. Lack of charm, i guess. But the main fault goes to script writer who provides a lot of already seen jokes as the rest of the producers of this crap.

I agree, it would be nearly impossible to beat the original version, since it was full of original black humor, but hey, at least they could try harder. Despite that movie sucked, it has some moments...but since i can't remember any if them, i couldn't rate it higher than

3 out of 10.

It's hard to believe that it's actually been almost a decade since the first Dumb and Dumber, which was deservedly a smash hit, was released on the unsuspecting populace. I can see it now. I was in tenth grade, and I still remember ditching class in beautiful Irvine, California to ride my bicycle over to Fashion Island in Newport Beach so my friend and I could steal bubble gum from one of the ritzy drugstores and then go see this movie, which we must have seen in the theaters half a dozen times or so. Where we got the money I've been trying to remember for years.

I'd like to start out by saying that I don't know that the prequel to the brilliant Dumb and Dumber (easily one of the most hilarious comedies to come along in decades) really deserves all of the vicious reviews that it has received from professional and amateur critics alike. It has been a popular and critical disaster from the day it was released, and while it's true that it is simply a bad, bad movie, I think that anyone claiming it to be 'absolutely THE worst movie I've EVER seen' might be exaggerating just a little bit. Or maybe I've just seen worse movies than these people. I've seen some seriously bad movies, and while Dumb and Dumberer is certainly an embarrassing flop, I've seen worse. It's better than Scary Movie 2 and 3 combined, for example.

That being said, on to the crapfests. Dumb and Dumberer, since I have neither the energy nor interest to research the intentions, strikes me almost unmistakably as one of those movies that one studio makes of another studio's movie. Kind of like how Pixar just publicly insulted Disney at the same time as they ended the two companies' partnership, and Pixar promptly announced that they would be making Toy Story 3. I expect Toy Story 3 may be a disaster (if the 'threat' was serious), possibly even purposely, in order to get back at Disney. I don't know that this prequel to Dumb and Dumber was done for revenge at all, but I can't say that it's all that mysterious as to why the original cast and crew had little to nothing to do with it.

That being said, I have to say that I'm impressed with the actors they found to play the younger Harry and Lloyd, especially Lloyd, because this guy, without the bowl-cut and the chipped tooth, looks NOTHING like Jim Carrey's Lloyd, but in the movie he's the spitting image. This is one of the reasons that I think the movie deserves at least minor respect. At least the casting director was on the ball. Sadly, it's all downhill from there. I have to admit that I was pretty happy to see Bob Saget acting again. Granted, I barely remember him in Full House at all and I saw his one spoken line in Half Baked as the official end of his acting career, but I loved his cheesy jokes on America's Funniest Home Videos (the ORIGINAL show) so much that seeing him on screen again was almost like a trip back to my childhood.

And then Harry had a little incident involving chocolate, and I started to squirm in my seat, as I'm sure many other people started to do, given the reviews I've read. It is expected that some memorable scene from the original film would be almost duplicated in a sequel like this, but Harry getting diarrhea in the original movie was funny because it was there for a reason. Lloyd put massive amounts of laxative in Harry's tea to get revenge on him for dating the girl that he was after. Crude, yes, but still funny. In this movie, Harry goes nuts with the chocolate in the bathroom and then Jessica's poor dad (Bob Saget) comes in and screams a numbing stream of profanity about there being feces all over his bathroom. Not only is this supposed to be funny, but there is so much stock put into this idea that it's duplicated again later in the film.

It's sad that a comedy as smashing and brilliant as Dumb and Dumber has been followed up by such a stupid, stupid film. While I admit that you can hardly expect for them to have created something as great as Dumb and Dumber again, I really didn't think that they could have come up with something THIS bad. I mean, just the name itself should have inspired some better ideas for the movie. Sadly, it seems that the powers that be were more interested in throwing a sequel out there than they were in actually making it deserve its title.

And when a movie isn't good enough to deserve a title like Dumb & Dumberer, it's a bad, bad sign.

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd is really just a dumb comedy, the only problem is that it isn't funny. It's the first day of high school and Harry, who previously has been home schooled by his mother, needs someone to show him the ropes. Lloyd, who lives in the school's basement with his adoptive dad/school custodian Ray, turns out to be just the guy. They unknowingly fall into the web of the corrupt Principal Collins and his girlfriend, head lunch lady Ms. Heller, who want them to be the first students in a phony "special needs" class in order to bilk $100,000 in grant money for themselves. Harry and Lloyd go out to look for more students for this new class, they catch the attention of Jessica Matthews, a hard-hitting reporter for the school's newspaper, who suspects foul play. The plot sounds like it has some potential but the execution is very bad. This has to be the most pointless film of 2003 and one of the least funniest as well. Most of the jokes just fall flat and apparently the filmmakers weren't trying at all. I can see now why Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels backed out of this one. They are replaced by Eric Christian Olsen and Derek Richardson. Derek and Eric both play their roles dumb, they just try to hard most of the time and aren't funny. Eugene Levy is embarrassingly bad and this has to be his worst film ever. Mimi Roger's role is small but its nice to see her on screen. She is also one of the few saving graces in this film. The rest of the cast is mostly unfunny except for Bob Saget who does have some funny moments. Troy Miller does a poor job of directing and writing as he didn't seem to really put a lot effort in. People are defending this film, saying that you can't take every film seriously. I wasn't taking this film seriously and it still wasn't very funny. There might had been a laugh here or there but that's it. The original was fine and didn't need a prequel to explain what happened before and this film just ruins the original. The running time is also a good thing as its only 82 minutes long though sometimes it feels longer. Is this film better then the original? No, not even close and this comedy should be forgotten. In the end, this film is not worth the time or money to watch and its better if you just skip this. Rating 3.3/10, rent the original instead.

Was this movie necessary!? This is a truly terrible film, woefully unfunny to the extreme. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels were excellent in the first film and in a different league to the two actors in the roles as the young Harry and Lloyd (the guy cast as Lloyd does look like Carrey, except for the blue eyes). If there was ever going to be another film about these two characters it should have been a sequel starring the original pairing, instead we get this stinker. Dumb and Dumber hardly had an Oscar winning story line but gave us some great characters and a hatful of ball bouncingly funny gags, in the 'prequel' the weak story collapses under the weight of even weaker jokes! So uninspired is this movie that there are even rehashes of jokes from the original, just done slightly differently but in a totally inept manner. Dumb and Dumber is a classic, this is a pile of steaming doggy doo doo's. Do yourself a favour stick with the Carrey film and avoid this limp fish at all costs.

I saw this movie with my cousin at a nine o'clock showing on the first day it was released. We expected nothing of it, and we were not disappointed. The best part was Bob Sagat screaming "there's sh*t everywhere", at the time I commented how prophetic that line was. I just don't understand how they could make this movie and throw feces all over the memory of the first one. The only thing the movie had going for it was that the two guys who played Lloyd and Harry looked like Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels if you kinda squinted and turned your head at the right angle. Oh yea, and when we left that movie so brain damaged us we forgot where we parked and spent 5 minutes looking for his car.

I really liked the original Dumb and Dumber. I thought it was a hilarious comedy that was better than it looked because of the writing/directing of the Farrelly Brothers and the acting of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. When I originally heard that they were doing a sequel to Dumb and Dumber, I was somewhat enthusiastic. Then, it was announced that they were doing a prequel. Enthusiasm meter dropped some. Then, the Farrelly Brothers announced that they wouldn't be involved. Enthusiasm went down some more. And finally, it was said that Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels weren't returning and were to be replaced by younger people. Enthusiasm went straight to hell. But I still decided to give it a chance because Eugene Levy was in it and he always finds a way to make the movies he's in funny. I was wrong again.

The plot - Harry and Llyod meet in the '80's and foil the corrupt principal's plans to steal money for himself and his mistress, the trashy lunch lady. Easily the stupidest plot I have ever heard. And I haven't even started dissecting this trash yet.

Besides being a waste of celluloid, I have never seen such a cast whose talents were so horribly wasted. And there were so many good actors in this. There was Eugene Levy, Cheri Oteri, Luis Guzmán, Mimi Rogers, Shia LaBeouf, and the obligatory cameo by Lin Shaye that happens with nearly every film from New Line (in fact, I wonder if she has some hidden cameo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy). The two actors who replaced Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels - Eric Christian Olsen and Derek Richardson - are good replicates, but they just weren't Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. The cameo with Bob Saget was dead before it even began. And then, this "film" is so filled with so many mistakes (not including the film itself), I still wonder if this was done accidentally or by the filmmakers to see how many people would notice every mistake the film was filled with.

I thought Gigli was a much better film than this (and that's saying something). This film is nothing but a waste of time, celluloid, talent, and air. I would rather have a root canal without anesthesia than sit through this hunk of garbage, which I rated as the #1 worst movie of 2003, ever again.

Quite simply, this is an awful movie. There is no excuse for people who made this crap. I thought Gigli was much better film than this. I believe this one is was worst film of the year and at least worst of the decade. No story,no acting, no brains, no heart, no comedy - only waste of time and money for everyone. But that's not all! Also I found this movie absolutely not funny but it's simply insulting and disgusting instead. You must protect your kids from seeing it. It's very sadly to see so talented actors (including Shia Lebeouf, who looked very good in Holes) involved in this disaster.

Avoid all costs and stay away as far as you can from this garbage. It worse than anybody could expect. Don't see it even for free! Trust me! I never felt so miserably than I watched this trash. Why, Why I have lost my time and my money for it? Nobody knows. Anyway, you've been warned.

My rating: F- or 0/10.

Sorry for my bad English.

This is the worst movie I have ever seen. I'm serious. Do yourself a favor and stay as far away from this movie as you can....ESPECIALLY if you are even just a small fan of the original movie. The actors are horrible, the plot is even worse, and the jokes are completely unoriginal. I am the biggest Dumb and Dumber fan, and when I saw this prequel, I would've rather been stabbed with a pitchfork and dumped in boiling hot wax than sit through the rest of the movie. It was just so disappointing. Of course, I didn't really have high hopes for it to begin with anyway. Instead of seeing this movie, just watch good old' Dumb and Dumber ONE a couple times.

I challenge anybody to tell me what the f*** I just saw. I mean is Hollywood even trying anymore. Well I can't lie, I knew it was going to be a piece of s***. But I never expected it to stink this bad. The weird thing about this me being mad thing is, that I'am not mad like disappointed mad, but I could just start kicking someone's a** mad. Who funded this undeserving prequel. Why was there ever a prequel anyways. Please don't waste your life line on this movie.

For one the jokes are so forced on you that you'd have to be a child to understand the humor. Some of the actors in the movie, I've seen in very good movies, like the kid who where the donkey head in the parade, he was good in "HOLES". But I guess he didn't see this hole coming. In summary don't and I repeat don't expect to find some humor in this movie because there is none. I hate this f****** movie.

So my roommate borrowed "Dumb And Dumberer".

God only knows why.

Anyway, he puts it in the machine and shortly afterward leaves the room to take a phone call.

He owes that caller more than he knows.

See, as I hadn't paid any money for it, nor even gotten my butt up off the couch to load the disc, I had little investment in it. Thusly I figured it wouldn't take much to meet my relatively low expectations for it. After all, the first one was pretty funny, right?

Before I continue, it should be noted that this movie had none of the original cast members, writers, directors, etc from the first film.

No one, at least, worth noting.

Now, back to the story. Where the first movie had laughs galore (most of them cheap lowbrow humor, but hey, if I want Shakespeare, I'll read Shakespeare...) this movie had a sprinkling of "That's kinda funny..." and "Was that funny? I can't tell anymore..." moments.

The most telling thing I can say about this movie is that I DIDN'T FINISH IT. Nay, I COULDN'T finish it.

A friend of mine that had the misfortune of being in the room with me at the time said it best when he said: "At one point I laughed at how painfully unfunny it was and I realized that it (the movie) had pulled me down to it's level."

Of course he also said: "Another reason dumb and dumbrererererrer sucked is that both guys were trying to cop Betty White's "Rose" character from the Golden Girls but neither of them possesses her panache or supple buttocks."

Verily, it is a thing of evil.

Having said that, it's not the worst movie I've ever seen. I would have to give some thought to exactly which movie holds that dishonor. "Batman and Robin" is pretty close. But no, I've actually finished worse movies than this. Thing is, in those movies I held out hope that they would get better before the end. With Dumb and Dumberer, there was no such hope. In fact, there was utterly no hope at all.

I did get a chuckle from a couple moments though. Like when the two titular characters walk down the school hallway with their Special Ed class to the theme from the A-Team, and... well, that's it actually.

Oh yeah, Mimi Rogers made out with a little hottie named Rachel Nichols.

The most notable thing about Nichols, other than her being very attractive, is that she's in the new Bruce Campbell film "The Woods" which is currently in post production.

Apart from that "Dumb and Dumberer" can be summed up by the fact that I actually got up off my couch to remove this ultra-boring, ultra-unfunny piece of cinematic spam from the DVD player.

PS: I did put it back in to check the not-so 'Special Features', but I did not find the apology I was looking for.

Maybe it's an 'Easter Egg'.

I don't recommend checking yourselves, but if someone finds it, please let me know. I feel it's owed to me.

Boy, people have sure been knocking this movie. I personally, thought it was hilarious. I loved it. I don't know what other people were expecting, I mean, glance at the title. If people are looking for intellectual stimulation and a subject for discussion at their next Mensa meeting, then no...this movie would not be for them. Derek Richardson and Eric Christian Olsen did a great job. They both had their work cut out for them, and they came through.

People judge this movie too harshly because it's a prequel to a beloved movie. Yes, the original Dumb & Dumber is far better. Of course it is. No one expected this movie to surpass the original. I honestly think they did a pretty good job. A good number of jokes landed for me and the actors did a great job of portraying what I think a young Harry and Lloyd would act like. They do a better job playing the characters and the actual same actors did in the sequel "Dumb and Dumber To". This movie is way better than that one in my opinion.

Overall, not nearly as bad as people say and deserves more credit. 6/10.

Words fail to express my dismay at having wasted a half hour of my life on this film. If it seems unfair to review a movie based on only watching it 30 minutes, excuse me, but how about the unfairness of duping viewers into thinking they're gonna see the sequel to 'dumb and dumber' which was a FUNNY film, with this bait and switch trash? You've got two (to me) unknown, and sadly, unfunny actors replacing the demented and dumb, yet humorous originals Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. Then you get a story going nowhere My half hour was spent without a single chuckle; I might have moaned once or twice from indigestion. I couldn't stomach watching any more; I felt I was gonna hurl.

This is one of the worst sequels of all time.

While browesing through my local Blockbuster I was looking for a movie to watch in my car on the way to Long Island. Unfortuanetly I picked Dumb and Dumberer. I had heard that it was bad, but I figured, "reviewers are wrong all the time, and besides I loved Dumb and Dumber."

Dumb and Dumberer is set back in the 1980's when Harry and Lloyd first meet eachother. Step 1: If your going to make a movie set in the 80's don't be waving around NEW five dollar bills. Step 2: Why ruin the first movie by making a dispicable prequel.

This movies humor is very much 2nd Grade. If you get a kick at of hearing Bob Saget say SH*T a billion time's then sure go watch this movie. Another that made me mad was how really dumb they were. At least in Dumb and Dumber they had some sense of common sense. In the prequel there is not one inkling of common sense. It almost makes you want to hurt yourself over how dumb they are.

The only good thing about this movie was Eugene Levy. As always he was histerical. Without him this movie would have been 2 inexperienced actors, literally walking around like a bunch of retards.

Bottom line: F+ (with out Eugene Levy) F

First off, I have to say that Dumb and Dumber is one of my all-time favorite films. I've seen it countless times and it's just as funny as it was the day I first saw it. That being said, I was delighted to hear that a prequel was going into development in late 2002. The fact that Carrey and Daniels were not returning was a bit upsetting at first, but the fact that it takes place in 1986 would just make them feel out of place and I was more than willing to give new actors a chance. After the official trailer, people bashed the flick relentlessly, vowing never to watch it because it looked like pure s*** and nothing more. I, on the hand, couldn't wait until June 13th.

I was there opening day, and I have to say this is, hands down, the funniest film I've seen in a long time. There were a few nods and references to the original, and Derek Richardson and Eric Olsen really perfected the parts of Harry and Lloyd. Everyone seemed to love the Bob Saget cameo, myself included. Funny, funny stuff.

There were a couple of major problems, however. First of all, there are anachronistic errors littered throughout, the music being the most distracting. Artists like Vanilla Ice and Good Charlotte certainly were not around in '86. Another problem is the editing. Test audiences weren't big fans of this film, as it was trimmed down from 115 minutes to 82 minutes. Luis Guzman and Mimi Rogers had decent-sized roles, but in the final product their presence was just about wasted. They even went as far as to delete a musical number and scenes from Lloyd's childhood (i.e. how he eventually came to live with Ray).

But, despite being historically incorrect and having major editing issues, the film was still full of laughs and ends up being an enjoyable way to spend an hour and twenty minutes.

I love gross and vulgar movies. I love bad movies that have some redeeming

value. I will keep this brief--avoid AT ALL COSTS!!!!! I don't recall ever seeing anything as worthless as this. Everybody below has said it in one way or another. No need to repeat them except to WARN YOU NOT TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!

I have a weird obsession....to see all of IMDB's Bottom 100---the one hundred lowest rated major release films of all time. Unfortunately, I'll probably never complete the list, as a couple of the remaining films are Turkish and one is German...and it's highly unlikely they'll bother captioning films hated this much by the audiences. For me, "Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd" is the 95th film I've seen...a dubious accomplishment, I know.

The original "Dumb and Dumber" was a silly but mildly enjoyable film (I just rewatched it). And, the studio came up with a brilliant idea....since they couldn't get Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey for a sequel (or, more likely they didn't want to PAY them for a sequel), they made a prequel with unknown actors playing the leads. The fans were NOT amused.

The story begins long before "Dumb and Dumber" and near the very beginning, Harry and Lloyd* bump into each other for the first time. Soon they are buddies and soon the pair are assigned to the school's new fake special needs class. This is because the evil principal (Eugene Levy....who is just too good for films like this) wants to create a fake special needs class to get additional funding...which he can embezzle. Instead of a real classroom, it's in a shed and the lunch lady is in charge....and soon Harry and Lloyd sign up several other students for the class. Will the Principal be able to get away with this case of fraud?

So is any of this funny? Not especially. Mostly it's annoying and occasionally offensive (such as how they deal with mental disabilities as well as the MANY sexist jokes). This isn't too surprising since it is on the list AND the original folks who made the film had nothing to do with this project. However, it's not among the very worst films I've seen and I think it made the list mostly because compared to the original film it was an unfunny abomination.

*FYI, the actors appear to be about 25...a bit old for high school. But a lot of the 'students' in the movie appear to be quite old as well.

I'll start with the good points or should i say point. so here it is, the people cast in the roles of Harry and Lloyd (I forget their names) do actually mimic some elements of the great Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels; and for the first ten minutes or so you could be forgiven for thinking the film might get better.

OK now for the bad, i'll keep it simple. The story is weak, the gags are infrequent, very tired and they just aren't funny. The majority of the cast are awful, and the title of the movie describes the director and producer more than it links this rubbish to the original Dumb and Dumber.

Nuff Said

Unless your younger than 8 years old, avoid this movie

A lame 3/10 (it only scored this high because my son enjoyed it, he's out grown it now though at age 9)

An ordinary story of sex-minded people , dealing with brainless youthful and made without solvency . The movie talks upon the adventures and misfortunes of two no brain teenagers from the beginning their acquaintance , when Harry (Derek Richardson) and Lloyd (Eric Christian Olsen) meet themselves at high school . The picture narrates the various pranks , the mischiefs with schoolmates and teachers (Eugene Levy) . The respective parents (Mimi Rogers and Luis Guzman) try to resolve the problems without success . They are idiot pals who are continuously doing jokes and seeing lustfully by the opposite sex .

The film mingles irony , chuckles , giggles , comedy and numerous sex jokes . And of course , there's very bad taste , being the extreme when happen the incredible scenes on the crap in the bathroom . The comedy is cheesy and gross-out but has some moments here and there . The film is an embarrassing and absurd mess , the plot is ridiculous and monotonous and is formed by several humor set pieces , being quite disagreeable and graceless . There are some steamy hot scenes and some memorable and hilarious happenings of dirty humor which will rejoice the rogue aficionados to these kinds of things . Neither the players , nor the filmmaking seem to be nice , and the storyline is utterly embarrassing , but , curiously , it has some amusing moments and I found myself laughing in some times of the movie . Eric Christian Olsen was repeatedly denied the role of Lloyd because the producers thought he was "too good-looking" . It was only after seeing some home-video footage of Eric in full make-up improvising a scene with already-cast Derek Richardson that they gave him the role . The cast secondary is pretty good , such as : Luis Guzmán , Rachel Nichols , Eugene Levy , William Lee Scott , Shia Labeouf , Bob Saget , Julia Duffy and Mimi Rogers . Lin Shaye was the only cast member to star in both the original Dumb and Dumber and the sequel . The motion picture takes part of the large group about filthy and dirty humor , such as : ¨Scary movie¨ , ¨American pie¨and sequels . The previous film (Dumb and dumber) is much better ; plus , there were Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey who are greatest actors , here the protagonists are unknown . Rating : It's a awful turkey . Disconcerting as well as inferior sequel and bottom of barrel . Yawner and snooze is continued.

While this film's predecessor is not exactly the height of cinematic achievement, it blows Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd right out of the water. Sure, they were able to find some guy who looks like Jim Carrey to play Lloyd, but they weren't able to make any semblance of a movie out of this mess.

Bob Saget steals the show in this movie, and he only has a maximum of two minutes of screen time. Eugene Levy is completely wasted in this film as corny joke is followed by corny joke and laughs can't even be forced to follow them.

If I had to sum this movie up in one word, it would be quite simple: Terrible.

1 out of 10.

I could not even finish even watching this so called movie just for the mere embarrassment I felt for watching it. The only laughter experienced was the laughter of my own disbelief that this tripe was actually accepted by Hollywood and transformed into a prequel of arguably one of the greatest comedies of the 90's. No original comedy, no plot, no character development, nothing that could even be considered comedy. All of the members who participated in this movie should be ashamed, for they tainted a classic.

Do not watch. Watch the original again if you have to. Just avoid at all costs.

0/10

I think those that give this movie such horrible ratings have no sense of true artistry. The plot was fine... simple. Look at the plot of the original - plain and simple.

The acting was stellar. Harry and Lloyd could not have been portrayed any better. The actors did a stand up performance, incredible. They deserve to be recognized for this...

The movie was great, at its core it was about a fanatical friendship, which is what the world needs more of.

I give the movie 2 thumbs up, way up.

Joel Schumacher

Make no mistake, this is no masterpiece of comedy, its not even really a great movie but it is a funny dumb comedy. I put it off for almost 20 years because I just couldnt bring myself to watch it, and I think giving it years of space benefitted it for me. The two leads did their jobs well, especially Lloyd Christmas and the gags genuinely made me laugh (the Cyrano bit with the chocolate bar was really funny). Even some of the side characters were good (Bob Saget, Cheri Oteri, Shia Labeouf, Eugene Levy). Watch it if you want to give it a chance. If you're attached to the original in a blindly loyal way do not bother.

First off, I have to say that Dumb and Dumber is one of my all-time favorite films. I've seen it countless times and it's just as funny as it was the day I first saw it. That being said, I was delighted to hear that a prequel was going into development in late 2002. The fact that Carrey and Daniels were not returning was a bit upsetting at first, but the fact that it takes place in 1986 would just make them feel out of place and I was more than willing to give new actors a chance. After the official trailer, people bashed the flick relentlessly, vowing never to watch it because it looked like pure shit and nothing more. I, on the hand, couldn't wait until June 13th.

I was there opening day, and I have to say this is, hands down, the funniest film I've seen in a long time. There were a few nods and references to the original, and Derek Richardson and Eric Olsen really perfected the parts of Harry and Lloyd. Everyone seemed to love the Bob Saget cameo, myself included. Funny, funny stuff.

There were a couple of major problems, however. First of all, there are anachronistic errors littered throughout, the music being the most distracting. Artists like Vanilla Ice and Good Charlotte certainly were not around in '86. Another problem is the editing. Test audiences weren't big fans of this film, as it was trimmed down from 115 minutes to 82 minutes. Luis Guzman and Mimi Rogers had decent-sized roles, but in the final product their presence was just about wasted. They even went as far as to delete a musical number and scenes from Lloyd's childhood (i.e. how he eventually came to live with Ray).

But, despite being historically incorrect and having major editing issues, the film was still full of laughs and ends up being an enjoyable way to spend an hour and twenty minutes.