Why Was This Movie Hated?
I saw it in theaters when it first came out and didn't see the first one and was laughing out loud at the drunken Burt Reynolds, every scene Buford T. Justice was in, and the ridiculous car chases. And I was 11-12 years old. So what was hated? Sure it's a stupid movie, but so was the first one. The first one was never meant to appeal to enlightened people
My best interpretation are the dumbing down (by 1980 standards) and some rather bizarre scenes. As for inconsistencies, Carrie meeting the Bandit down near Miami, Florida at a seedy hotel room just hours after walking out on Junior a second time in Texarkana, Sheriff Justice confronting the Bandit at the warehouse in Miami, Texas being a complete and total desert as soon as they enter, the brothers of Sheriff Justice, Bandit meeting Carrie at a bus stop out of nowhere, the subplot of the attachment to the elephant, etc.
Any discussions welcome. Just trying to figure it out