Credits Director : James Ryan Starring : Harland Williams, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Sara Foster, Greg Pitts Our Score :

By Clint Morris

Harland Williams,Emmanuelle Vaugier,Sara Foster,Greg Pitts,Josh Cooke

A hardcore partier bids farewell to the single life with one last blowout weekend in Miami with his fun-loving pals—but it might just put a crimp in his wedding plans if his bride-to-be finds out what’s going on.

When Tom Hanks (then unknown) and the cast of “Bachelor Party” (also included Playmate Tawny Kitaen) went to work in 1984 on director Neal Isreal's beer-and-pizza classic, they most likely knew they were making something that'd never win any awards, never garner much critical acclaim and, for the immediate future, do nothing especially gob smacking financially-speaking. That's about the only thing the oh-so-late sequel doesn't have in common with the original – though it's destined to never win any awards and critics will pin its DVD sleeve to the center of their dart boards, the producers have undoubtedly got got dollar signs in their eyes. It is, for better or worse, the only they reason studios are green lighting these dreadfully-belated sequels to films their target audience won't even remember (the sixteen-year-old that rents “Bachelor Party 2 : The Last Temptation” wasn't even alive when the original film was released!).

Unlike most direct-to-DVD sequels, the cast of “Bachelor Party 2” doesn't even feature one original cast member from the original film – considering Eugene Levy returns for every “American Pie” sequel; Corey's Feldman & Haim are both involved in “The Lost Boys 2”, Natasha Henstridge appeared in “Species 3” (if even in a pre-credits sequence), and, well, it's a grave mistake. One that'll ultimately affect its sales. You've really got to at least try and snag one of the original stars – even if it was the guy billed fifth – if you expect to generate interest from your title. Heck, maybe even 'Jim' Hanks could've given this one a glossier coat.

Though this has nothing to do with the original film, and both the written words and performances are about as shitty as a sewerage pipe, it's not unwatchable. But when Harland Williams' (“Sorority Boys”) is the highlight of a movie, you know not to expect a hell of a lot.

This transfer is terrible - the colours were saturated and even if you're watching it on a nice 52inch Plasma, there's so much grain that it looks no better than what it'd be like playing on a cheap 34cm Audiosonic.

Extras – not that I really bothered with them myself – include commentary with cast & crew, deleted scenes, bloopers and a featurette on the “stripper fight”.

No better, No worse than the last "American Pie" sequel.