Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

brad-53265 It was rehashed but it had some good original part and story. But I still watch it.

Paul Magne Haakonsen Following in the footsteps of the popular first "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, "Smokey and the Bandit II" is a very average sequel that follows the trend of most sequels; let's cash in on the success of the first movie and make more money.Even the storyline is very similar to the first movie, just thrown in a different cargo to be transported. That being said, don't get me wrong, because the movie is still entertaining.The Bandit (playd by Burt Reynolds) has fallen on hard times with alcohol, but as a business opportunity comes around, The Snowman (played by Jerry Reed) and Frog (played by Sally Field) persuade The Bandit to sober and clean up and drive a 400.000 dollar cargo. But the police, led by notorious Sheriff Buford T. Justice (played by Jackie Gleason) is in hot pursuit.It was nice to see the original cast return for this 1980's sequel, that being Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Sally Field, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Mike Henry and the dog Fred. But "Smokey and the Bandit II" also brought the wonderful Dom DeLuise into the frame."Smokey and the Bandit II" is entertaining enough for what it is, and it should be seen if you enjoyed the first movie. It does, however, suffer under the pressure of being a sequel.

gpapa1998-24-961204 Where to start. The plot was just too lame, less action than the first one, and just too depressing. Also why would Carrie/Frog try to marry Junior again if she knows she doesn't love him? Also Bo Darville was less charming in this one than in the first one. In this one, his personality was exactly the opposite from his personality in the first one. In the first one he was strong, he had self confidence, high self esteem, good sense of humor, etc. In this one he was weak, and he had zero self esteem. Exactly the opposite of what he was in the first one. Also why didn't they pick up from where they left off in the first one? The elephant story was just too cheesy. It was not nearly as solid as the first one. Also why did they have to destroy all the beautiful police cars? In the first one many police cars survived in the end. Also we don't know how Bufford T Justice's Pontiac Bonneville police cruiser ended up like that. In the first one we saw how each damage occurred. Also in the first one Bufford T Justice didn't abandon his pursuit on Bo Darville. So there was no reason for Carrie/Frog to try to marry Junior again to start a new pursuit.

noadsallowed This movie was a shameless attempt to cash in on the popularity of the first movie, with absolutely no attempt to write a movie worth watching. It was almost like the producers were trying to test how gullible the public is in paying money to see a sequel which was totally opposite in quality to the original movie. I really like Smokey and the Bandit. It had everything a quality movie could have. Burt Reynolds was charismatic, confident, and secure. In this sequel, he was gutless, confused and spineless. And the Sally Field character was a moralizing, preachy, annoying beau with her eyes set on correcting Bandit in the sequel. Kinda reminds me of most marriages! What we all loved about the original movie, fast driving, southern charm, Sheriff Justice's tough guy charisma, a real sense of urgency, are totally missing from this movie. The writers wrote a real piece of garbage in this one. The Bandit was reduced to a complete loser, who only succeeds because of his friends, not because of his abilities in like in the first movie. Worthless movie, totally.