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GW BAILY (Harris) is MUCH BETTER THAN Art Metrano (Mauser)

posted 19 years ago by A_Minor_Blip
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thank GOD GW Baily replaced the lame Art Metrano, who is better doing serious roles. Harris was much funnier.

Making this the best PA since part 1.

[–] TheToxicNunchuck 19 years ago

definetly the best sequel, harris is the best character of the series

[–] mfoley84 14 years ago

I liked both Harris and Mauser. No, Mauser was pretty funny as the snarky commandant. Captain Harris was better just because Harris is awessome.

[–] rehiii76 14 years ago

I really thought both men were quite funny and oddly so interchangable in the various movies of the Police Academy franchise. Both of them were great as the antagonists (of sorts) along with the dimwitted Proctor. They all did a wonderful job!

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[–] landry_john 12 years ago

Both were cut from the same cloth in the sense they were both ambitious and willing to step on their own mothers' toes to advance in their careers.

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[–] Doc110894 11 years ago

I find them both entertaining.

[–] WeAintFoundShin 11 years ago

Agree, Baily's performance is amazing. Harris is much cooler and funnier.

[–] rossp55 11 years ago

Everyone recognizes Captain Harris to this day. Mauser who?

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[–] stingingtail 13 years ago

I missed Harris so much in 2 and 3. Mauser was just filler, and he wasn't half as good as Harris. He was a weasely little suck up. I think Proctor had better chemistry with Harris than Mauser, too.

[–] wallacesawyer 12 years ago

Nothing against Art, but I don't think Mauser was a very necessary character after the second film. He's a city cop, and suddenly having him running a rival police academy didn't seem right to me. Baily probably should've been in BACK IN TRAINING.

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[–] Sp119 12 years ago

I agree. Both men are talented, but continuity never seemed to be that important to the filmmakers (e.g. Proctor acting like the Blue Oyster was new to him when he & Harris visited there in Part 4, after Proctor had already been there in 3).

[–] stingingtail 12 years ago

We're talking about Proctor here. The guy is a moron.

[–] LightningLad 12 years ago

I really like Mauser, partly due to sentimentality as I saw the second part first, and always remembered the shampoo/glue scene, and I like the reversal of it in 3. But Harris is just genius, he carries the movies he's in. In so many ways these guys are the real leads of the films, I think.

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[–] stingingtail 12 years ago

Harris is the antagonist of the movies. They are usually always the most memorable. I liked Mauser, but he didn't have any memorable quirks and traits like Harris with his swagger stick, his "Move it, move it, move it" and all that.

Harris is a legend.