There was a Crocodile Dundee 3?
Was Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles any good?
No, not particularly.
I think we might have all been understating the cultural importance of the filmCrocodile Dundee.
Its sort of mandatory that you do, I think, if you value your sanity.
In 1986, when the film came out, it was a massive success at the box office.
The films writers, including Paul Hogan, were nominated for an Oscar.
As much as I thinkCrocodile Dundeeis a fun film, thats a lot to take in.
In the 1980s, the box office charts looked different to the charts of today.
Crocodile Dundeewas co-written by star Paul Hogan and produced independently on a budget below $10m.
Which is probably lucky, because how would you describe it?
Its like aWolf Creekyou could watch with your grandparents, assuming your grandparents are too boring to watchWolf Creek.
The first film holds up as a particularly fun fish out of water story.
As it stands, the second film plays as an enjoyable re-tread of similar ground.
And what prompted the return?
This is not a pathetic attempt to revive my sagging career,Hogan toldIGNback in 2001.
A mans got a body of film of about four movies in about 10 years or something.
I dont want to be an actor for hire.
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Alright, so maybe not money then.
Crocodile Dundee In Los Angelesfailed to ignite the interest of an audience like the first two did.
Watching the film, its hard to imagine how it might have inspired anyone to enthusiasm.
Thats not to say its a bad film, its just an unremarkable one.
Culture clashes and crime solving ensue.
Those two words are kid sidekick.
This impacts the film in three ways.
The first is that it provides some mild amusement.
The second effect impact is that its irritating.
This kid is all kinds of undeserved smug, not least as the character is so underwritten.
Theres not much more to him than besotted with his dad and a bit like his dad.
The director probably fancied him.
Dundee, I mean.
Sue does not have anything fun to do in the entire film.
Of course, she does manage to get kidnapped again.
Sue is very much the Daphne-off-Scooby-Dooof theCrocodile Dundeeworld.
For goodness sake, Sue.
Brilliantly, the action movie studio Sue is investigating make terrible-sounding trashy films, such asLethal Agent 2.
They play like 80s studio Cannon, if Cannon had been evil rather than just nuts.
Its as perfunctory a central plot as youre likely to encounter.
Sketches are plonked into the film clumsily with little set up.
So, we have a scene where Mick cant work the controls on a fancy, remote controlled bath.
At this point, shouldnt Mick be better at being out of his comfort zone?
Hes just too proud.
Mick Crocodile Dundee is still a good character.
A great character, in fact.
Star Paul Hogan is a natural performer and is incredibly watchable.
I can also understand why the team behind the film made a family comedy.
It feels like a good match for the character.
Without doubt, the most interesting thing aboutCrocodile Dundee In Los Angelesis the dispute over the screenwriting credit.
Hogan, however, attributed the script solely to himself.
Hogan appealed, but another WGA panel ruled the same way.
Hogan subsequently threatened to sue the WGA.
Writer Berry shed some light on the issue in an interview with theHow Did This Get Made?podcast.
Its hard to imagine circumstances that might trigger another Mick Dundee adventure.
Its a hard film to enthuse about, but its not a painfully bad or offensive one.
I can understand working hard on something that has no ambition.
This is a 2500 word article about howCrocodile Dundee 3is average.
This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK.
