FREE WILLY 2: THE ADVENTURE HOME (Released to Theaters USA 1995)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home is a suitable watch with a predictable conclusion. The acting is okay to suitable. The presentation is good. But the film seems almost thrown together toward the middle and the conclusion as if writers are unsure about what would work and what would not work. The movie works best for the teen audience.  

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Storyline

Jesse tries to save Willy and Willy's sister from an oil spill.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Dwight H. Little for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Richard Donner, Arnon Milchan and Jim Van Wyck for making the film possible. Cast includes: Jason James Richter, Francis Capra, Mary Kate Schellhardt, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen, Jayne Atkinson, Mykelti Williamson, Elisabeth Peña, Jon Tenney, Paul Tuerpe, M. Emmet Walsh, John Considine, Steve Kahan, and Neal Matarazzo,

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It is an easy-on-the-mind afternoon watch that works at the 'okay' level.

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MISSING IN ACTION (Theatrical Release USA 1984)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì 

Missing in Action—run-of-the-mill action flick—uses high nudity and strong reliance on Vietnamese street scenes to drive its story. Watch for some poor stage settings at the beginning of the movie before it enters more realistic scenery later in the show. Lots of noise, violence, and general patronage to Chuck Norris-type grit completely satisfies the Chuck Norris action fan base and serves as an okay watch with its 1980s storyline. 

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Storyline 

This action war film is about: looking for and releasing prisoners of war in Vietnam. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Joseph Zito for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus for making the film possible. Cast includes: Chuck Norris, M. Emmett Walsh, David Tress, Lenore Kasdorf, James Hong, Ernie Ortega, Pierrino Mascarino, Erich Anderson, Joseph Carberry, Avi Kleinberger, Willie Williams, Ric Segreto, Bella Flores, and Gil Arceo.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The movie is a high action movie that has strong focus on street scenes and stage settings in Vietnam. It serves at the adult level due to high nudity and sexual themes and is an okay afternoon watch for the mature audience. 

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