Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Movie Review

While this big-budget sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure has better special effects, it doesn't quite capture the charm of the original. It's still fun, though, and to its credit it doesn't simply duplicate the time-travel theme of the first movie. Slain by look-alike robot duplicates from the future, the airhead heroes pass through an impressively visualized heaven and hell before tricking Death into bringing them back for a second duel with their heinous terminators. Non-fans still won't think much of it; phooey on them. If nothing else, this flick will be someday be remembered as Keanu Reeves’ last good role.

1991 (PG) 98m/C Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland, Pam Grier, George Carlin, Amy Stock-Poynton, Hal Landon Jr., Annette Azcuy, Sarah Trigger, Chelcie Ross, Taj Mahal, Roy Brocksmith, William Shatner; D: Pete Hewitt; W: Chris Matheson, Edward Solomon; M: David Newman. VHS ORI