Possibly the greatest film of all time.
Everything in this film is perfection. One of the greatest of all time.
Perfection? Far from it. I like the movie and it is a fun sequel, but there is a lot wrong.
Why would a Colombian drug lord in the 80s be afraid of the DEA getting pictures of him killing someone?
Why did a drug cartel have to wait for the pictures to get to NYC to intercept them, wouldn't it have been easier to just go to the local messenger service (how many could there be in the remote Colombian mountains) where the Cartel would have an infinitely higher level of influence?
Why would the drug kingpin go to NYC himself to kidnap a well known reporter instead of just sending people to do his dirty work?
After Sue is rescued and the cops get the film/pictures, why risk life and limb to pursue them to Australia for revenge? A drug king pin running a "$100 million business" would have people to exact his revenge for him, or at least have Mick and Sue brought to him so he could do the dirty work himself - in Colombia where he isn't likely to be arrested.
Again it is an entertaining movie but I wouldn't even put it in the top 1000 movies - let alone one of the greatest of all time.
"Stephen Root",who plays the bearded D.E.A agent known as "Toilet" early on in the movie gets killed off right away. Pretty sad as i remember him seeming like the type that should get captured and then rescued towards the end instead of just killed off. I liked his character. Kind of a wise guy but not a punk or jerk. Reminded me of myself actually,his sarcastic mannerisms and such. They should'nt have bumped him off like they did "imsho"(In my sincere honest opinion). Anyone else feel the same way pertaining to this particular faulty detail of this otherwise very good flick...?
shareI think the druglord was suppose to be the antithesis to Mick Dundee (at least on the morality scale). Yet the bad guy is similar, Just like how Dundee made it a point to take care of himself as well as save and protect his wife, the druglord takes pride in handling problems himself. Its also probably why he is the man in charge, he took charge and handled business himself when things happened in his drug realm.
Thats how I viewed it. Just because someone gains success and is rich, doesnt mean they dont get their hands dirty anymore. the druglord probably had fun going out and handling things.