Topper Harley is found working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA wants him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who… who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm. The President is Tug Benson, who also likes to be in on the action. Basically, it's a send-up of all the big shoot-em-up Rambo/Robocop/T2/Commando-type movies. Topper Harley has retired again, now living in a budhist monastery, and again he's asked to lead a special operation into Iraq, to rescue the guys who were sent to rescue the guys who were sent to rescue some prisoners left behind after the Persian Gulf War, where he will meet again with his beloved Ramada while he tries to uncover who the traitor is and kill as many Iraqis as he can. This time taking on Rambo, Harley takes his team into the deserts of the Middle East to save…someone. This is a very good parody, and ranks almost as good as the original Hot Shots, although it is only a tad lesser due to having lost the virtue of freshness. There are so many Rambo movies, that after a while, it was like they were making fun of themselves.<br/><br/>However, this work is quite funny, entertaining, silly, and lovable. The characters are as enjoyable the second time around, and the gags work. As with the original installment of this run, they aren't Mel Brooks-worthy, but they still work even though they walk up to the bell, but seem afraid to ring it.<br/><br/>It sometimes seems a shame to see Charlie Sheen doing work like this, instead of something more meaningful.<br/><br/>It rates a 7.6/10 from…<br/><br/>the Fiend :. Hot Shots Part Deux is another hilarious if sometimes not totally perfect comedy from Jim Abrahams, mastermind of the first Hot Shots and Jane Austen's Mafia. Now he brings Sheen back as a Rambo-like hero who has to save soliders who were sent to rescue soldiers who were sent to resuce soldiers from desert storm. Sometimes misses, but it's made up by outrageous and outstanding sequences making fun of (said earlier) Rambo, Deer Huunter (I think), Sadaam's whole regime, Apocalypse Now, and much much more. Not great but certainly can't be ignored either. Bridges once again is awesome (he has fun sharpening a pencil in his ear). Note, this is also the only film where it's making of special makes fun of dramatic making of specials of movies. A-
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