This was honestly pretty great! I had plenty of laughs throughout. I was born in 88 so I was a kid when the original came out and I must had watched that bright orange VHS tape over 100 times. I absolutely love the original. I had my daughter (7yrs old) watch the original with me getting ready for the release of Good Burger 2 and she enjoyed both as well.
The story was well enough for this type of buddy comedy to enjoy. The first 30 mins or so brought on a bunch of throw backs from the original (which was to be expected). They brought the main villain into the story a little late. I feel like she almost seemed a little like an after thought. But she had some funny moments so it was fine. Overall, the story was pretty similar to the first. Only instead of it being another burger chain, an evil corporation buys out Good Burger and takes over. Wasn't a bad idea. But did feel a little similar to the first in some ways.
The acting from Dexter and Edd were both pretty spot on. Didn't feel like they really missed a beat. There were a few lines from Edd that I feel, made him out to be a little too dumb. Like, the first GB Edd was believably dumb in a silly way. A few times in GB2 Edd was just way too dumb in a cringy way that wasn't funny. But it was only a few so it didn't ruin the character. For the most part he was pretty spot on.
Bring in Edds kids was great. His son was exactly like him. Perfectly cast for his character. The other new employees all felt fun and silly in their own ways. Overall, nobody felt out of place (except the "main" villain character. I forget her name. But she was still fine.
I conclusion, if you go in expecting a fun blast of Good Burger nostalgia that doesn't take anything too seriously, you should be pleased.
The story was well enough for this type of buddy comedy to enjoy. The first 30 mins or so brought on a bunch of throw backs from the original (which was to be expected). They brought the main villain into the story a little late. I feel like she almost seemed a little like an after thought. But she had some funny moments so it was fine. Overall, the story was pretty similar to the first. Only instead of it being another burger chain, an evil corporation buys out Good Burger and takes over. Wasn't a bad idea. But did feel a little similar to the first in some ways.
The acting from Dexter and Edd were both pretty spot on. Didn't feel like they really missed a beat. There were a few lines from Edd that I feel, made him out to be a little too dumb. Like, the first GB Edd was believably dumb in a silly way. A few times in GB2 Edd was just way too dumb in a cringy way that wasn't funny. But it was only a few so it didn't ruin the character. For the most part he was pretty spot on.
Bring in Edds kids was great. His son was exactly like him. Perfectly cast for his character. The other new employees all felt fun and silly in their own ways. Overall, nobody felt out of place (except the "main" villain character. I forget her name. But she was still fine.
I conclusion, if you go in expecting a fun blast of Good Burger nostalgia that doesn't take anything too seriously, you should be pleased.
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