Eight years after the original 1980's classic comedy, the world was gifted with "Caddyshack II" from writers Harold Ramis and PJ Torokvei. Now, after having seen this 1988 sequel, it is hard to believe that Harold Ramis was actually involved in this train wreck of a sequel.
The storyline in "Caddyshack II" is essentially just a watered down rewrite of the original "Caddyshack" movie. Yeah, that was about the originality that writers Harold Ramis and PJ Torokvei could muster in an eight year span between the two movies.
The storyline was a swing and a miss, it was lacking in originality and it was lacking in laughs. So you're not in for anything particularly grand when you sit down and watch "Caddyshack II". So don't get your hopes up for this movie from director Allan Arkush.
And not even with the likes of Robert Stack, Jonathan Silverman, Brian McNamara, Randy Quaid, Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd on the cast list was there much to be enjoyed in this watered down version of the first movie.
Well, sure, if you are a die hard fan of the original movie, then there is perhaps some enjoyment to be found in "Caddyshack II". But I was just a casual viewer, so this movie didn't really cut it for me. But hey, the gopher made an appearance, and truth be told, then the gopher was mainly the reason why "Caddyshack II" managed to stay afloat.
My rating of "Caddyshack II" lands on a four out of ten stars.
The storyline in "Caddyshack II" is essentially just a watered down rewrite of the original "Caddyshack" movie. Yeah, that was about the originality that writers Harold Ramis and PJ Torokvei could muster in an eight year span between the two movies.
The storyline was a swing and a miss, it was lacking in originality and it was lacking in laughs. So you're not in for anything particularly grand when you sit down and watch "Caddyshack II". So don't get your hopes up for this movie from director Allan Arkush.
And not even with the likes of Robert Stack, Jonathan Silverman, Brian McNamara, Randy Quaid, Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd on the cast list was there much to be enjoyed in this watered down version of the first movie.
Well, sure, if you are a die hard fan of the original movie, then there is perhaps some enjoyment to be found in "Caddyshack II". But I was just a casual viewer, so this movie didn't really cut it for me. But hey, the gopher made an appearance, and truth be told, then the gopher was mainly the reason why "Caddyshack II" managed to stay afloat.
My rating of "Caddyshack II" lands on a four out of ten stars.