best one of the whole series
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cabbageboy316 — 20 years ago(December 27, 2005 08:51 PM)
To me, the 1st and 4th are certainly the best of the series. 5 and 6 don't have Guttenberg and thus are automatically DQed (though I like those better than most people..and I'm ignoring 7 was ever made). 2 and 3 had Mauser instead of Harris, which was never as good as Harris/Mahoney in the 1st and 4th films.
I think the first has more social commentary in it in terms of racism and sexism, more to say. But I also think the 4th has what is pretty close to the definitive P.A. lineup: Guttenberg, Smith, Graf, Winslow, Easterbrook, Ramsey, and toss in Goldthwait and Kazurinsky, the Japanese guy, etc. And of course the usuals like Harris, Proctor and Lassard.
As much as I like the first film, there are some failed experiment characters. Leslie Barbara for instance did nothing for me, and thus he wasn't in the sequels, but yet he gets quite a bit of screen time. Martin as well was a fairly pointless character, especially after revealing he wasn't really a Latino. Where can you go with that character then? Feckler (sp?) is another character that lasted for a few films and even returned in the 6th, but never did much for me.
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BethH24 — 17 years ago(September 23, 2008 08:46 AM)
cabbageboy316,i wondered why those characters you mentioned,leslie barbara,feckler,e.t.c,werent in many more of the sequels,and some werent in any of the sequels.I dont know if it's because the writers didnt know what to do with those characters anymore,or if the actors who played them didnt want to return.
Also,Kim Catrall is another one who didnt return after the first film.That would have been because she moved on to do other things,but i wonder if it's also because they couldnt use her character for the sequels too ?. -
landry_john — 12 years ago(June 03, 2013 11:38 AM)
The first movie in most franchises can nver be topped,mostly because we never knew what to expect the first time.With that said,I'd have to agree the first Police Academy was the best,and the following 3 sequels,I thought were good for being your usual run-of-the mill sequels.
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rwburnham — 16 years ago(August 07, 2009 10:58 PM)
I agree! I can go back to this movie over and over and still get laughs even now. Bobcat really comes forth as one of the main comedy sources here, but there's so much more. Hell, it even was a bit of a throwback to the first movie with the semi-nudity (Leslie Easterbrook in the pool). I love this movie.
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stingingtail — 13 years ago(September 06, 2012 06:10 PM)
It's the third best. Obviously the original is the best one. No contest about it. Part 2 is second best. Then part 4. Being back Harris was great. He should have been back for part 2. The mix of characters in this one was perfect. I'm glad they kept Zed and Schwechuck around.
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Flexholly — 12 years ago(January 17, 2014 04:30 PM)
Yes! This was the first Police Academy movie I saw as a kid and made me fall in love with the series. It is the peak of the franchise I think. The first one is good too but Citizens On Patrol was just a great concept, well executed.
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TaRaNRoD — 5 years ago(September 14, 2020 07:38 AM)
I never thought about the aspect that some point out here about how this one has the best set of characters. I must say, yeah, I agree.
I still prefer the first three, but this one is quite underrated imo.
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