 | 4.5 stars
rating: 5
Since we really enjoyed the first movie, we got the sequel. As one might expect, it's not quite as good as the original, but it was still very enjoyable.
We're back in the Kalahari, and Xixo, the father from the first movie is looking for his kids, who were exploring an ivory poacher's truck and water wagon. As he follows the tracks, his path crosses that of the other story lines:
There's a pair of scientists--Ann and Stephen--who get stranded when their light plane runs out of fuel, and two soldiers from opposing sides who are trying to capture each other.
As with the first movie, the laughs come from the clash between the modern world and the primitive.
The children discovering what amounts to a swimming pool (they've lived their lives in the desert, remember) is absolutely adorable, and Ann trying to defend her water supply from mischievous monkeys had me laughing aloud.
Also the same as in the first movie, there's a bit of a romance--the two scientists in the plane--but this time it's played with a little more slapstick and a little less poignancy. Ann has an annoying habit of running up trees whenever anything startles her, something that's made even more slapstick because the film speeds up whenever she does so.
It's a small complaint, though, and if I hadn't seen the original first, I'd likely have given this one five stars.
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Better Than The First One
rating: 5
I thought the first God's Must Be Crazy was funny. But when I got the second one, I was rolling with laughter so much that my stomach and mouth hurt from smiling so much! Not only is it funny, but it's cute since children are involved.
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As good as I remembered...
rating: 5
In the early eighties my husband and I saw The Gods Must Be Crazy and thought it was incredibly sweet and funny. Now, 20+ years later, our kids are enjoying it just as much! A definite family fav!!!
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great service
rating: 5
I received the movie in great shape, in expdient time, and have enjoyed it much. Thank you for your great service.
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Escapades in the bush
rating: 5
Few live-action comedies make great sequels; this is the exception. Returning with the same cast of African actors and a new set of white ones, this movie again looks at what happens when bushmen from the Kalahari venture out and encounter "civilization". This time Xixo, our father from the previous movie, goes of to find his two children, who have accidentally stowed away on a poacher's truck. Along the way, he encounters two soldiers trying to capture each other, a white lady from the city that is trying to get back to the city, and the park ranger infatuated with her. Part of the story tracks the two children, and their adventures with a large water tank, a gun, and a hungry hyena. All in all, this movie is just as funny as the first one, if not funnier. I highly recommend it.
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