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 [Larger view] | Smokey and the Bandit 3
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 This could have been something special.... | |
| I'm gonna go out on a limb here by saying that most people my age (20) don't watch the Honeymooner's, and might not be familiar with Smokey & The Bandit. Me however, am a fan of both... but for the first time in my life, I feel anger toward the (sadly, no longer with us) Jackie Gleason. Without his portrayal of Buford T. Justice, I must say the series wouldn't have been the same. But Smokey & The Bandit 3 was an alright film that was seriously hurt by 2 things. First being the absence of Burt Reynolds (and Sally Field, of course). 2nd being the spotlight stealing Jackie Gleason. His ego stole the show, when they SHOULD have waited for Burt Reynolds to finish his other films. Smokey and The Bandit WITHOUT the real bandit? come on. However, I did enjoy Jerry Reed getting to "Wooo Hooo, Play the Bandit!" This movie could have been a bridge to a Smokey & The Bandit 4, with The Real Bandit making his return, with Frog (Field) and SnowMan (Reed). But I give this movie a two. It has it's moments, but the end literally choked me up when I realized it WAS the end. Avoid depression and stick to Smokey 1 & 2. I'm fighting back tears to write this Review. Maybe someday they'll do Smokey & The Bandit 4, and do it RIGHT (with Burt, Sally and Jerry), and wake me up from this nightmare that I refuse to let ruin the dream. | |
| Choke and Puke | |
| After the disappointing Smokey and the Bandit 2, there was no way to go but up... But put it to the makers of this film to find a way to bring the franchise down even further, crashing in an unfunny pile of automobiles and recycled jokes. The franchise has gone through even more changes... Now, the jokes are more vulgar and crass with a sexual overtone that did not exist previously. (...) This is not funny. Smartly, Burt Reynolds has relegated himself to a brief cameo appearance. Jerry Reed is out of his league carrying the film as "The Bandit" and the late Jackie Gleason repeats every bit of dialogue from the previous 2 films, hoping to squeeze a snicker out of the audience. Even the Enis Boys, played by at McCormick and Paul Williams are given a much bigger role here and boy is that unnecessary. Stick to the first film. | |
 This is not tiresome at all | |
| This film is soooooo funny! I'm 13 years old and I'm a SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT fan. I liked it even though the story was bad. My favorite parts are when a man in a Tarzan suit says, "Hey mking it with a fish, Crazy!", when the lady from the hotel scene pops out of Buford T's blue car, and when she chases Buford and yells, "Beau, baby." and falls in the water. This also had a shark that looked like one from the JAWS series. Also, JAWS 3 was released the same year SATB 3 come out in 1983. I also liked it when Little Enos said, "Sorry Daddy, I lost my head." |
