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The First (And The Best)

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Police Academy  (1984)

Oh, man. I grew up with these characters. As a child, I even went so far as to attempt to "novelize" the film (ala Bantam) and narrate it with verbatim dialogue from the film itself. Those transcripts have long been lost to the ravages of time, but this pricelessly tasteless film survives. I STILL quote from this film (and some of its sequels) to this day, and who doesn't love the cast assembled here? It's a completely brain-dead comedy, but at least we can emphasize the "comedy" part of that equation with certainty. On this 986th (or so) viewing, I watched it with the 20th Anniversary Cast Commentary, and the actors had me laughing AGAIN! What chemistry that had, and STILL have! I must admit, though, that the whisperings of yet another sequel leave me feeling cold, Even though some of the other films had great moments, THIS is where it all started, and you've got to appreciate it for what it is - a runaway comedic hit that resonated with audiences back then and still holds up now.

posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:21 PM by JakeStevens


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