Just say no to family values!!!!

A very interesting take on this film- good points indeed. Whoever green-lighted this (studio/execs/the so-called "brains" of hollyweird) was probably stoned themselves, thinking that the very name in the title would bring all the fans of the original back to see more crazy golf hijinks. Yes, it failed to have the same impact as the first. Not even close, actually. Wiped squeaky clean is a great way to put it. The only thing that made it chug along and actually warrant a DVD release (when so many "bad" or low budget movies are still not on DVD as of '04) was that it had some funny moments but of course not even close to the original. Chevy's return made many think that it may resemble the first one more but that didn't happen.

mmmm...steamed hams!

I have to disagree with the "Family Values" argument because that would mean every comedy since that time period was not funny. Which, as we all know, is not true. CS2 was not funny because it was a bad script with actors who were not being funny. It had nothing to do with Reagan or family values or anything else. "Drug" jokes are still used and are still funny and successful. Remember "Friday"? That had drug jokes and was a big success.

The original "Caddyshack" would have been a success even today but with some modifications that would appeal to audiences of today.

Don't blame politics for this movie. I think the 80's had some of greatest comedies ever. Plenty of drug jokes in comedies then. Plus, way more nudity was shown in 80's movies, than since. So, I don't get your PC in 80's movies argument.


Rocky VI must happen! Sean Penn said so!

The true appeal of Caddyshack, and others like it, is the whole slobs vs. snobs theme. An almost anarchic comedy style that ain't afraid to spit in the faces of our hypocritcal government, religious institutions, and our two-faced society as a whole. Some of the best examples come from the 70s and 80s: the aformentioned Caddyshack, Up in Smoke, Animal House, Blazing Saddles, Used Cars, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Police Academy, etc. Nothing by today's standards measures up. The only one I remember coming close was Old School which started off strong but fell apart in the end. The slobs "cleaned up their act" and cowed down to the snob by playing his game. What do they get in return? The snob ends up screwing them over anyway! The slobs only succeed in the end thanks to a string of lame-ass, unfunny contrivances. Compare that to Animal House where the slobs retaliate against the snobs by literally tearing the whole damn town apart in the end! That's how it's done! A blast from start to finish. Old School on the other hand was like a kick-ass party cut short by your host suddenly pussing out on you. Just like some kid running around yelling at everyone to put their clothes on and hide the beers and bongs because he just remembered his parents will be home any minute. A damn disappointment.

Drug jokes, sex jokes, fart jokes are just so-so on their own. The real key is having something substantial to hang 'em on, something all people can relate to: stickin' it to the Man! We need movies like this today, now more than ever. After eight years of Bush and close to a full year of Obama, this whole country is on the verge of shriveling up and blowing away in the wind. We need to find our souls and our balls, flip these punks the bird, and learn how to bite the hand that feeds us all over again, without fear or care.

I really don't think that argument holds any water when it comes to debating the quality of Caddyshack II. Quite frankly, nobody remembers Caddyshck cause of the drug references, and if they do, then those people are looking for very shallow things in comedy. No, they remember it for being the perfect slob vs snob comedy that was well balanced due to its well acted cast, and decent amount of one liners. Those reasons can be applied to any comedy from any decade that doesn't contain large amounts of swearing, nudity or drug references. And quite frankly, those things would not have improved Caddyshack II. It sucked because not only did it copy the story structure of the first movie wholesale, but it also raised a magnifying glass on what made the first one work: the actors. It seemed like the producers did their best to emulate the more notable, shallow characteristics of the key comedic actors in Caddyshack, but not actually understand that those performances worked cause of what the original actors put into them. Chevy Chase was somewhat consistent with Ty Webb in the first, but That's only cause he plays dry and caustic pretty well. And quite frankly, the jokes were just piss poor, R rated or not, and besides, PG of the 80s is not what Pg is now, and like someone said earlier. There have been good PG comedies from that era, so don't confuse R rated adult tropes with quality