This is a complete collection boxset that contains all 7 of the original Police Academy movies. They vary in classification, with the original movie being 15 rated, the sequel and the 4th film is 12 rated and the others (the 3rd, 6th & 7th movies) being PG. That being the case, im sure kids ... Read review
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Their First AssignmentPolice Academy 3: Back In TrainingPolice Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolPolice Academy 5: Assignment Miami BeachPolice Academy 6: City Under S...
Comedy - Director: Gareth Carrivick - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Kathryn Drysdale, Sheridan Smith, Natalie Casey, Will Mellor, Ralf Little
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Advantages: Pretty funny if you like slapstick humour, has bonus features Disadvantages: Too much of a muchness, generally pretty expensive
...all 7 of the original Police Academy movies. They vary in classification, with the original movie being 15 rated, the sequel and the 4th film is 12 rated and the others (the 3rd, 6th & 7th movies) being PG. That being the case, im sure kids (about 7 or 8 years or older) would find the PG ones pretty funny. I saw these movies when I was younger and remembered getting a good laugh from them, hence why I bought it.
I've got to say, im ... ...as follows:-
Police Academy (the original movie) (the 'complete collection' boxset includes the '20th Anniversary Special Edition' version)
This is a complete collection boxset that contains all 7 of the original Police Academy movies. They vary in classification, with the original movie being 15 rated, the sequel and the 4th film is 12 rated and the others (the 3rd, 6th & 7th movies) being PG. That being the case, im sure kids (about 7 or 8 years or older) would find the PG ones pretty funny. I saw these movies when I was younger and remembered getting a good laugh from them, hence why I bought it.
I've got to say, im not overly convinced that its worth shelling out the money for the complete collection, the reason being that in my eyes alot of the movies are very similar and the jokes/humour re-hashed, with alot of repeated situations and so on.
The movies date mainly from the 1980s, with the original film dating from 1984 and the last, 'Mission to Moscow' being from 1994. This your reminded by the fashion sense shown in the movies, which is kinda funny in itself in my opinion!
The names of the 7 movies are as follows:-
Police Academy (the original movie) (the 'complete collection' boxset includes the '20th Anniversary Special Edition' version)
Police Academy 2 - Their First Assignment
Police Academy 3 - Back in Training
Police Academy 4 - Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 5 - Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 6 - City Under Siege
Police Academy - Mission to Moscow (the 7th and last movie)
The movies are all about a bunch of police recruits who all have their own quirks, their own specialities such as Officer Larvell Jones (played by Michael Winslow) who is able to throw his voice and confuse others by making them believe their surrounded by cop cars when he's the only one there or making it sound like the metal detectors found something on them and so on and Officer Laverne Hooks, (played by Marion Ramsey), who has a very quiet and timid voice but if made to, boy can she shout and get her own way! and of course there's always Officer Mahoney, the rebel of the bunch who has a habit of playing practical jokes and often gets in trouble (played by Steve Guttenberg).
Other characters include the wacky Cmdt. Eric Lassard (played by George Gaynes), who all the recruits look up to and have to guard against the somewhat villanious Captain Thaddeus Harris (played by G.W. Bailey), who is always wanting to take over Eric's job and become their boss.
I would go through the stories for each of the movies but to be honest their all so similar, I can't really remember and you probably wouldn't be able to either if you watched them all over a few weeks as I did. Personally, my favourite movie is the 5th one entitled 'Police Academy - Assignment Miami Beach', where they all get to fly down to Miami to attend a Police Conference and Cmdt. Lassard gets kidnapped, so its up to the ex-academy 'misfits' to save him and save the day. Its still pretty funny, I like the naivety of Lassard's character, which is blatantly clear in this movie!
Its definately not something to take too seriously, there's alot of basic slapstick humour and toilet humour, nothing particularly intellectual really. The films are good for anyone looking to while away a couple of hours and get a few cheap laughs, if your needing a cheer up and want to sit in front of the TV and have to make no effort to keep up with extensive storylines then this could well be for you, there's no real effort needed to follow these movies, you just watch them for the cheap laughs really...
If you like slaptstick humour and aren't bothered about storylines then this could keep you happy for a while, although I would recommend that you not try and watch too many of the movies too soon, as they are so similar it may start to seem very bland and repetitive.
The DVDs featured in the boxset do have bonus features, such as commentaries and making of featurettes and trailers.
Possibly a better alternative would be to rent these movies out individually and see if there are any particular one(s) that you enjoy and then buy that. It'd be cheaper than buying this, as in my opinion its pretty expensive and then finding out that most of the movies are so similar... their not the sort of movie that at least I would tend to watch particularly often, even just renting them might be enough but obviously thats up to you.
I'd recommend that if your into slapstick comedies and haven't seen them, that you watch them, or at least the first few (the first 2 at least I'd say) and the 5th one, as I personally think they are the best, by renting them but I wouldn't recommend buying the full boxset unless it happens to be on sale pretty cheap, as so many of the movies are so similar, I personally don't see myself watching most of the DVDs more than possibly twice .
Just to make it clear, the rating is generally about the movies themselves but I'd say that the collection as a DVD boxset at the price I've seen it being offered for (over £30) is poor... the movies themselves individually are pretty satisfactory and you can get some laughs out of all of them but I wouldn't really bother with buying the full collection boxset at the price its sold for at the moment unless your a die hard Police Academy fan...
IzzyS 09.06.2007 (09.06.2007)
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i watched these films growing up and loved them they are very funny and i used to have a thing for mahoney and jones is great ...
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What can i say about Police Academy? If you want a take your brain out laugh then this is for you! The first 3 are the best, but like i say easy to watch and passes an hour or so. ...
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All seven 'Police Academy' titles in one box set. It all begins when the Police Academy adopts a completely open admissions policy, a large number of social misfits promptly enrol. The local crooks never had it so good.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
07/06/2004
No of Discs
7
Catalogue No
D 033774
Barcode
7321900337748
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Commentary - 1. Steve Guttenburg, Documentary - 1. REUNION DOCUMENTARY (2004): BEHIND ACADEMY DOORS - SECRET FILES REVEALED (30 mins), Featurette - 1. Making-Of: ACCIDENTAL HEROES - The Best Of (2004), Featurette - 1. Making-Of: ALL WASHED UP - Floating Memories (2004), Featurette - 1. Making-Of: REMEMBERING A LOFTY INVESTIGATION (2004), Additional Scenes (14 mins), Easter Egg: WINK'S BEHIND THE SCENES HOME VIDEO, Featurette - 1. Making-Of: MISTAKEN IDENTITY: CASE REOPENED (2004), Featurette - 1. Making-Of: UNHOLY ALLIANCE: A RETROSPECTIVE (2004), Featurette - 1. Making-Of: UNDERNEATH THE MISSION (2004), Theatrical Trailer
DVD Description
This multi-pack contains the first seven films from the popular POLICE ACADEMY series. POLICE ACADEMY: A big city mayor-elect, eager to make good on a campaign promise to increase-the-peace, waives entry requirements for the police force. The result: mishap, mayhem and mismanagement, as the force is flooded with bumbling buffoons, idealistic idiots, and quixotic quipsters. The crooks never had it so good. POLICE ACADEMY 2: The crazy "Police Academy" graduates are on the street now, and the not unexpected result is sheer chaos. One of their first assignments is to put a stop to a gang of vicious spray-painters. POLICE ACADEMY 3: In this second POLICE ACADEMY sequel, the bungling officers' academy is threatened by a state budget crunch, and if more horrible policemen are to graduate from it in the future, then they must find some way to save it. POLICE ACADEMY 4: Where the cockeyed cops left off in the first three films, the motley misfits have taken over as the C.O.P. - Citizens on Patrol. POLICE ACADEMY 5: Commandant Lassard is to receive one last honoUr before retirement, having been named Policeman of the Decade for the police chiefs convention in Miami Beach, and his loyal misfits decide to take their vacation and join him. POLICE ACADEMY 6: The bumbling crimefighters take on a mysterious mastermind and his army of goons. POLICE ACADEMY 7: The inept Police Academy grads are sent on a top-secret mission to undermine a nefarious Moscow Mafia plot. Filmed on location in the former Soviet Union.
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