Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)

This has to be THE worst sequel, or at least one of them, that I have ever seen. I wasn't expecting another Weekend at Bernie's (which was a classic, btw), but I was expecting some decency, considering the main 3 characters all came back. First off, this movie was supposed to take place instantly after Bernie's death, since they actually went to the morgue to see him. Yet, no joke, Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman looked 10 years older. I know it was only 4 years between movies, but they seemed to age A LOT between the two movies. It was almost comical how much they aged in a matter of "days". Shoot, even Sly Stallone, 10 years between Rocky movies didn't age that much.Secondly, McCarthy and Silverman seemed to forgot how to play the characters properly. The movie was basically a continuation of the first, yet they were acting completely different. Both actors did a terrible job of channeling the original energy of Larry and Richard. Lastly, the entire premise of the movie was RIDICULOUS! Bernie cursed and would start dancing when music came on? Good God, this was a tough one to make it through. 4.4 overall rating here is VERY generous for this debacle of a movie!

Larry and Richard return to New York only to be blamed for Bernie's theft of two million dollars and fired.They investigate and discover that the money is somewhere in St Thomas in the Virgin Islands.Meanwhile the Cartel Bernie was stealing the money for hires a Voodoo Queen to help them find the money. She tells them to steal Bernie's body and raise it from the dead to lead them to the money.Unfortunately they mess up and Bernie can only move when he hears music.Richard, Larry and Bernie all go to St Thomas to find the money with the aid of Claudia only to be followed by Hummel, a company security officer, who believes that Larry and Richard stole the money....Talk about flogging a dead horse! The film must be one of the most pointless sequels ever and one of the most unnecessary. On paper though, it could have worked, and no mater how much you laughed at Bernie the first time around, Larry and Richard have more of a swagger, thus making the scenes with the three in less urgent.Nevertheless, Bernie dancing does raise a few laughs, and the two leads are as good as ever, but it just really doesn't have the magic and the endearing qualities of the first.RIP Steve James.

This sequel was more goofy-humor oriented than the original that had tongue in cheek humor mixed with black comedy.In this sequel you can't forget about quality because you will get insanity instead. There is no need to tell that the plot is a total joke that deals reviving Bernie with voodoo. Could that work?! Well, it does but the results are not very favorable. We get silly situations mixed with the main character's stupidity surrounded by a goofy vibe.This sequel should only be recommended for HUGE fans of the original. If not, stay away from it because it's not even half as funny as the original.At least, Jonathan Silverman, Andrew McCarthy and Terry Kiser are back. They're the best thing from this almost-mess.If nostalgia is a common denominator in your film experience, then you should watch it; otherwise, it should be kept as an obscure sequel.

Oh man, a perfect example of when 'suspension of disbelief' goes too far! Whats more stupid and unbelievable then a dead guy being mistaken for being alive by everyone he come in contact with? Making a sequel with all the same people, including the same dead guy. Why see this? Well if your bored on a Saturday afternoon and lack the will to move and this comes on TV and the remote is all the way over on the other side of the room and your too lazy to actually get off the couch to go get it to change the channel, then maybe, I suppose that could be a reason for watching this movie. Other than that, short of someone threatening your life, it is not worth it to watch Weekend at Bernie's II.