Movie #213 - Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

Title: Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

Director: Peter Hewitt

Release Year: 1991

Plot Summary: A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.

Thoughts: It's a goofy little movie, and it took me a little while to get into it honestly - it's pretty damn dated, and nowhere near as good as the original (not that this should be particularly surprising to anybody). That said, once it gets rolling - i.e., once Bill and Ted kick the bucket - it's a fun ride.

For me, the high point of the whole film is Death. It would have been so easy for him to fall into the same utterly-cheesy-humour category as mostly everything else in the movie does - instead, he goes from "grim" to "long-suffering" to "just along for the ride and having fun," and I just found myself smiling whenever he popped up. As the saying goes, "don't fear the Reaper!" ~grin~

It's too bad this movie demonstrates pretty much the entire range of Keanu Reeves' acting abilities. Not surprising really, but too bad.

Recommendations: If you're in a goofy mood, this is a surprisingly entertaining one to throw in every once in a great while.