thesar-2 No main mannequin protagonist in a Mannequin sequel? Check. Only one main star returning and for the most part has amnesia to the outlandish events of part one? Got it. Trying to cash in on the song craze from the original. Well, they tried.I understand Hollywood – the mindset, not the character here – and their need to cash in on popular films for inevitable sequels. I also feel the need to walk that thin line of rehashing the first one but giving people the same feeling they got the first time around. Unfortunately, in this case, they went so far from the original's mythology, this should've just been called something different.And that all said, it wasn't a terrible movie on its own. Not great, not even really good, but thanks to the two leads, namely Kristy Swanson and some – mind you SOME – jokes that worked, I didn't hate on it as I believe most did. In this universe, a curse was placed 1,000 years prior to present day (1991) to turn Swanson's Jessie into a wooden doll. This is where it gets tricky: there are several ways to break the curse when there was only one given at curse time. Removing a necklace, but only a future true love can do that and yet many take it away and clap it back on with ease. You can wait for the 1,000 years to be up and she just turns back. Or just true love will find her. See, the movie sets up rules and immediately breaks them and then the movie is all over the place. Once this happened twice, I gave up on continuity and just hopped for the real life Jessie back. (Speaking of which, apparently Jessie had no idea she was frozen for 1,000 years or even a doll, but when others enter a room, she "pretends" to be said doll.)Okay the set up continues with her coming back, getting frozen again, and many, many more subplots not even worth going into. They crammed so much in here that was so unnecessary, it really did harm the film and reduce the romance part.Mannequin On the Move has its moments, but not many. Hollywood's character that I loved from the first one returns, but is bland the first half. Suddenly, in the third act, he bursts out with some funny one-liners.And while it does have its moments, it's not recommended for fans of the first one. If you've never seen that one, eh, maybe you'd like this throw-away.***Final thoughts: I honestly don't think I've ever seen this before yesterday, but the funniest line of the movie was from Hollywood and I know I used to say this to my friends or new people all the time when I used to go out to the clubs:Jason: You were in the marines? Hollywood: Yes they were looking for a few good men and... so was I.I knew I didn't make that up, but thought it was funny, so I did reuse that over and over. At least, now I know where it came from

Harriet Deltubbo I can remember being in awe when I first saw this movie in the theatre. Nothing I'd seen since Police Academy compared. Most of the characters in this movie are flawed to some degree, which makes them even more real. It's amazing to me that this movie received such poor reviews. I saw it and loved it. The question remains, "Yeah, but is it funny?" It's very much a dark comedy. It's not "touchy feely" in any sense. That being said, you still get your classic moments. What makes this movie work so well for me is how close it is to reality for a lot of people. There seems to be an abundance of people who clearly seem disappointed by life. Aside from that, this is a fairly simple, yet entertaining movie. Does it break any new ground? Certainly not. But how many movies do?

suchenwi In contrast to many posters here, I enjoyed this movie very much, and had a number of laugh-out-loud moments. I see it is listed here as an USA production, but the DVD I have starts with the classic Rank Organization gong man.. which I've seen so often introducing mostly decent British films. Also, the medieval scenes had a strong taste of Monty Python's items set in the same period, so I was under the impression I was watching a Britfilm.That impression was even heightened with Jason's drive to work - having breakfast, brushing teeth, dressing while driving, and ultimately removing the steering wheel - which to me were almost literal quotes from Mr. Bean (TV).Oh, just some of the little things that made me laugh: the toy race-car Jessie parked before Jason's house, and a policewoman just applying a parking ticket...or the first dialog between Jessie and Jason, which briefly upholds the notion that Jessie can only speak German: "Ah-choo!" - "Gesundheit!" - "Dankeschön!" Ah, such little details can cheer up my evening considerably, it doesn't always have to be a huge hot-air balloon (though that was cool too, right through to the street-cleaning and the final Hauptmann-König museum scene).This is of course a silly, childish film, but I as 52-year-old male could definitely enjoy it. I know I'll re-watch it when I'm in that particular mood, and for now give it 8/10.

oceansoflovewi I remember watching this movie when i was around 8 and couldn't get enough of it! It is much more entertaining than the first (even though you gotta love Kim Cattrall!) The whole 'neclace' plot, and the Dracula like villain with his beefy sidekicks made the second story more interesting than the first. OMG and Hollywood is FAN-TABULOUS ha-ha! My favorite scene is when they re-enact Jessies story at the end. It's such a cute movie! And the late 80's, early 90's fashion is always fun to see. Its a good memory from my childhood. Jefferson Starship "Nothings gonna stop us now." What a great ending song!Hope to see it on DVD!