...said no one ever. So, the last Police Academy sequel was in 1989. It was terrible. This one came out in 1994 and it proudly picks up where the last one left off. Christopher Lee plays a Russian police commandant who can't catch criminal kingpin Ron Perlman. So he sends to America for the Police Academy losers. This is surreal. The plot is so deeply stupid that I lose IQ points just typing it. Series regulars George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Leslie Easterbrook, and G.W. Bailey return. No laughs are to be had. The cast, whose likability kept the series afloat early on even when the jokes missed the mark, can do nothing to save this sinking ship. Actually, it had already sunk by this point. Now it's just a few survivors desperately trying to stay afloat before the sharks eat them. Avoid unless you are a glutton for punishment.

Passable fun. After reading some of the negative reviews on here, I just have to say that some people really don't get it. It is very light-hearted and it isn't complex at all. This is probably the worst of the sequels, with nothing to laugh at, yet still somehow heartfelt and riveting from the first frame to the last. I refuse to totally dismiss this, because I find it quite engaging, in a guilty pleasure sense. The plot is not as well thought out as the original, but it still does the cast well. This film is worthy of whatever hopes you have. It gets 7 out of 10 even though the main plot of the film was constantly being interrupted!

The first "Police Academy" was a mildly funny film with a lot of jokes...some very funny, many not. It's surprising because of this that six other film sequels followed as well as a short-lived TV series. While I have only seen the first two films, I decided to watch this final movie for one big reason...it's currently on IMDB's infamous Bottom 100 List--the 100 lowest rated major release films. Somehow it turned out to be the only entry in the series to make the list.

The plot involves SOME of the idiots from the previous films being invited to Russia to help the Russian police capture a gangster named Kanali (Ron Perlman). And, once there, the team act like a bunch of brain-dead buffoons. Steve Guttenberg left the series after the fourth film (a sure sign that the franchise stinks when even Guttenberg won't appear in the movies),he's replaced with a bland wimp played by...well, who cares?? He's not the only absence...several other series regulars are strangely absent....their good luck, actually as the film has no redeeming qualities whatsoever....none.

How bad all this? Well, for starters nothing about this is funny. Instead of laughs, they use a lot of bad slapstick...such as a scene where the perennial foil, Captain Harris, has a dog urinate in his face and several scenes where guys are hit in the crotch. Also, for big laughs(?) all the sound effects not done by Michael Winslow were stangely loud and exaggerated. None of the film makes much sense and it's obvious that the actors were simply going through the motions in order to get a paycheck and they had pretty much given up on their careers.



Overall, a film that is LESS funny than cancer...and a truly cynical excuse to squeeze the last few dollars out of a failing franchise. See it only if, like me, you actually WANT to see all of the Bottom 100. I can think of no other reason to see it...unless you are a masochist or plan on using it to torture someone.

I give this one a 2....as at least the film has nice cinematography and is in focus and has sound.