G'day mate! Lets put another film on the barby! (Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles (DVD))

Member Name: ross1979

Product:	Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles (DVD)
Date:	20/09/01 (66 review reads)
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Advantages: pretty pictures

Disadvantages: abysmal plot, terrible jokes, aging cast

Oh you didn't realise? There is a new Crocodile Dundee sequel out at the cinema. It has kept quite a low profile but, having taking a couple of hours out of my life to watch it, I can see why.

Mick's back (Paul Hogan), looking pretty fit for his age, yet still almost dead with his dialogue deliveries! And he has stuck with his previous co-star wife Sue (his real wife, Linda Kozlowski), living in a small village in the Australian outback. The novelty is their cute little son (Serge Cockburn).

But as you can probably guess by the title, they dont stay in Australia for long! Sue gets a call asking her to work on a key reporting job in LA. Cue the stereotypical LA entertainments! Its theme parks, celebrities, and cowboy-themed gay bars!!

Her story turns into an investigation of a suspect film company who keep making needless sequels (ring any bells?) in order to cover up their smuggling which goes on when the company films on location. Strangely enough, Mick starts hanging around with some of Holywoods elite and again becomes the star of the show through his Aussie ways.

The Australian naivety jokes can only be taken so far, however. There is the dubious 'skunk bomb' incident, the inevitable gay bar scene and, worst of all, they repeat the mugging gag of Crocodile Dundee II (except its even less funny).

But wait, there is worse to come, there is a guest appearance from Mike Tyson added in for good measure. Tyson also 'acted' last year in James Toback's Black and White. This time his job is to teach the Dundee's to meditate, with his delicate soft manner. I can hear you in stitches already.

Maybe some will be taken by the simplicity of the film and the obvious gags, giving it the dubious tag of 'mindless fun'. But I say you have to draw the line somewhere, and the line goes right through the middle of this one.

Overall, the message i
s so simple that Mick Dundee could understand it - stay away!!!

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