Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991 "Once... they made history. Now... they are history."
6.3| 1h33m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 19 July 1991 Released
Producted By: Orion Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

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Peter Hewitt

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Orion Pictures

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Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable
Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined
Freaktana A Major Disappointment
Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Matt Greene A surreal, existential comedy sequel that expands on the fun of the first with bolder and trippier ideas and images, all while staying away from any sort of pomp or annoyance. Honestly, the fact that Primus is in this movie is an absolutely perfect marriage.
Andrew Peery So, of course this is just my opinion, but what made the original Bill and Ted really funny was the interaction of historical characters with present day life. That was pretty much the original premise too, being that they had to come up with a history project on how a historical figure would view society as a whole today! In this movie, they basically threw that out. I was excited when they introduced people like Edison and Bach in the beginning, but you never really interact with them or really anyone else. Instead of the fun and quirky historical characters, Bill and Ted interact with people like the Grim Reaper, two weird aliens, nightmare-inducing robots, The Devil, and even God. I was sadly laughing in my head just marveling that this was the direction they chose to go. I mean seriously? Also the ending seemed to stretch for awhile but I get that they wanted to kind of rap up the series.The movie does have some pro's though and some jokes are definitely hilarious. Bill and Ted are still Bill and Ted and both actors perform brilliantly. And it's a good movie for any Bill and Ted fans... But I just felt that this direction for a sequel seemed very... off from the original.That being said, it would be really fun to revisit the two again nowadays and see them interact with some other historical figures. I'd totally be down to see that.
GusF The second but seemingly not the last entry in my second favourite time travel comedy film series, this is a most non-heinous sequel. It is not on quite the same level as the first film but the script by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon is nevertheless very funny and it is well directed by Peter Hewitt in his feature film debut. The second half is generally stronger than the first. I loved many of the designs in the film such as the Devil, Station (the two little ones more so than the one big one), the Easter Bunny, the Good Robot Usses, Heaven (clearly inspired by "A Matter of Life and Death") and Hell. The film's original title was "Bill & Ted Go to Hell" but it was changed at the insistence of the studio because of the (over)sensitivity concerning the use of the word "hell." However, I think that they made the right decision for the wrong reason as the film's actual title is catchier and more descriptive. Besides which, I don't think that they spend enough time in Hell to justify the original title.Five years (relatively speaking) after their jaunt through time to pass history, the lovable metalheads Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan have moved away from home and are gainfully employed at Pretzels and Cheese but their band Wyld Stallyns has yet to become to the musical force that will bring the world into perfect harmony. That said, they are poised for fame as they hired to play at the 4th Annual San Dimas Battle of the Bands. However, things are afoot in the future. In 2691, the decidedly fascist ex- gym teacher - is there any other kind? - De Nomolos has built evil robot versions of Bill and Ted and sends them back in time to the late 20th Century to kill our heroes. They are most triumphant in their mission and the dearly departed Bill and Ted spend some time as ghosts before being exorcised straight to Hell by Missy, the former's ex-stepmother and the latter's new stepmother. The boys must make their way through the afterlife and back to the temporal plane in order to prevent their fiancées - the Princess Babes Joanna and Elizabeth from Medieval England, which isn't really in Iowa - from being killed. Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves are once again very entertaining as Bill and Ted. They also get some great material as the Evil Robot Usses who, since they have much the same personalities as the original versions, are oddly likable as murderous robots from the future go. While I was watching the film, it occurred to me that Evil Robot Usses would be a great name for a band. Someone obviously agreed with me as there is already a band with that every name on Facebook. Winter also plays Hell's manifestation of Bill's rather frightening looking grandmother Granny S. Preston, Esq.William Sadler is hilarious as the put-upon Death, who is astonished when he loses to the duo in a game for their immortal souls. Losing to Bill and Ted can't have done much for his self-esteem. Although he is initially not too pleased at the thought of being their lackey, he gradually grows rather fond of them and willingly helps them in their mission to defeat the Evil Robot Usses. Not many people can say that they have literally laughed in the face of Death but Bill and Ted do it several times. That's certainly something to boast about! One of my favourite little moments is when Death apologises to God for inflicting Bill and Ted on him. One would think that God would be a little aggrieved that they mugged three people in Heaven itself but he seems pretty cool with it, actually. Sadler also has a cameo as the Englishman who is seen watching Wyld Stallyn's first TV appearance with his wife and daughter, played by his actual wife and daughter. Joss Ackland, who later admitted that he thought the film was pretty rubbish, is good as the vaguely German-accented De Nomolos but he has barely ten minutes screen time even though he is technically the main villain. Still, he has more than George Carlin, who appears in a mere two scenes as Rufus but is nevertheless great in the role. Pam Grier has a fun cameo as Ms. Wardroe. The film also features nice appearances from Hal Lindon, Jr. as Captain Theodore Logan and Amy Stock-Poynton as Missy and makes excellent use of the considerable vocal talents of Frank Welker as the Devil, Station and the Easter Bunny. However, I have always thought that Matheson and Solomon missed a trick in the Heaven scenes in not briefly reuniting Bill and Ted with one of the personages of historical significance from the first film such as Socrates, Lincoln or Joan of Arc. The film's original ending, which was unfortunately not used, would have featured De Nomolos spending eternity in Hell with the Evil Robot Usses, whom he despises as he did too good a job in recreating Bill and Ted's personalities.Overall, this is a very enjoyable sequel. I am really looking forward to the recently (re-)announced "Bill & Ted 3", which has been in development hell for five or six years now but will hopefully see the light of day in 2017/8.
Shopaholic35 Oddly Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is just as good as Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. They're both truly ridiculous with the occasional classic scene and laugh. I really wanted to enjoy these movies but I think I waited too long. There have been so many developments in film that it is hard to think these movies are the work of a "genius". I am only quoting other reviewers.I think I like this storyline a little more than the first but they seem even dumber this time around. Kind of reminds me of Dumb & Dumber. And personally I just don't think this movie genre was made for me. I in no way only watch intellectual films because I love turning off my brain for animated movies and comedies for example but I just don't enjoy lowering my brain down to the level of a pot-smoking monkey. And even that makes me think I just insulted many monkey's on the planet.