hyped garbage

Highly Overrated But Still Good

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The Gods Must Be Crazy II. Movie takes you again into the wild yet simple world of Xixo played efficiently by N!xau and how simple mistakes turn into the hilarious situations. The whole writing is filled with funny ideas and conversations which are simple and touching and director handles the things with an easy hand making you laugh and care at the same time and how he gets the best work from animals in the jungle. Lena Farugia playing beautiful Dr. Ann Taylor is always into the center of the problems and does an astounding job. There are many funny moments like scenes involving the tiny twin engine plane, Ann fighting with monkeys over a glass of water and my favorite Hans Strydom's love hate relationship with a wild creature who is stuck to his boot. I am going with good 7 out of 10 for The Gods Must Be Crazy II. I bet you have not seen such a funny and touching comedy over the wild world of Africa.

Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.It's a kind of story intertwined in the middle, with Xixo wandering the desert in search of his lost children, & about a law doctor and a zoologist from New York who went to Africa & suffered a plane crash, about two game rangers, & about two poachers involved in the business of trading ivories .While not as entertaining as original ( it's very seldom that sequel can match the original ), it is such a nice movie to watch after all . With clean good jokes ( except if you don't like watching almost naked children in tight 'bikinis' ), it is good fun for the whole family .The children actors did an exceptional job in portraying an innocence touch to the movie . & the main lead ( the doctor & the zoologist ) is funny indeed, with lots of funny moments they went through. I laughed my heart out when a skunk bit the doctor's leg because he accidentally stepped on it. Hehehe ..& who can forget the two game wardens! They scurried for their lives when they were threatened to be shot by the poachers. Suffice to say that it is hilarious ! All in all, it's a well made, wonderful sequel that is as entertaining as the original.

This sequel is definitely not as insightful about the nature of man as the original, but there're still more than enough slapsticks, romance and family drama to make up for it.The two children are particularly adorable, their strength comes from their innocence, without the precocity that has become the hallmark of Hollywood. Their storyline is thus the most heart-warming of all.The two soldiers from opposing forces provide much of the slapstick of movie, and they are very good, with exceptionally funny facial expressions.And let¡¯s not count Lena Farugia and Hans Strydom out, who play a doctor of law from New York and a zoologist on assignment ¨C their opposite-attract romance is rather stereotypical but Lena in particular is such a charming delight that I forget how much Strydom looks like Tom Selleck, instead, wonder why Lena had not since made another movie - yes, really sad :( - she could¡¯ve been a big star.So in the end, one very funny little film, worth every penny and more to rent or buy. Keep some band-aids with you while watching, as you may get some stitches in your side.

Sequels rarely come close to the original, and this is no exception. With the exception of N!xau, most of the cast has changed. It's an attempt to recapture the magic of the first movie, but it falls short. Yet, I still love it, and feel it's still a good movie, since there is a weaving of multiple stories. It's a nice film for fans of the original.