Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Lack of good storyline.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Years later, Tony Curtis admitted that at this time he had a major drug problem and went broke, so he agreed to do this movie only because he needed money to buy cocaine. Since they needed to attach a name star as the coach to get the film green lit, this movie literally only exists because of cocaine. The most interesting part of the film is the Antonio Inoki stuff, as he's supposed to have a match on US TV against an American martial artist as part of his push towards getting a rematch with Muhammad Ali. Not that it's good (neither was Ali vs. Inoki) but with that match taking on retroactive historical significance following the rise of MMA/UFC (it's now considered the "first MMA fight") it's interesting to see it referenced as a plot point in this film here. So pro wrestling and MMA fans may want to see it for the inclusion of Antonio Inoki and Judo Gene LaBell.

I just turned on the telly this afternoon and was rather surprised to hear people speaking Japanese without subtitles. Turned out I was halfway through this film and I can't recall ever seeing a more realistic depiction of Japan (I lived there for five years). Another user commented on the Godzilla advert - a nice touch was the phrasing of the catch line. "With this bat you can beat the anyone!" An excellent film for anyone who has ever lived in Japan, and one which is surprisingly undated considering its age.I also think it was very brave - and realistic - of them to release a film in which more than half of what goes on does so in a language that most of the audience doesn't understand, leaving them in the same position as the characters. Lost in translation? Perhaps.

This--dare I call it--film is, IMHO, one of the worst productions ever recorded onto celluloid and released by a studio. Our daughter loved the original BNB, and seeing original director Michael Ritchie as this installment's Producer gave us some reason to hope, but 3 minutes of this extreme dog-of-a-movie was enough to dispel all of THAT! It's hard to believe this was made only two years after the original came out. From Tony Curtis' boozy, utterly amoral character (was this an acting job?), to the very incoherent script and equally helpless direction, this is a testament, I can only imagine, to the power of greed. Greed by a studio and production company that had had a hit with the first BNB movie and was determined to milk it for all it was worth--regardless of the #&%@! they had to serve up! Thanks folks! Save yourself the considerable bother and DO NOT watch this movie!

After repeated viewings i have some comments..Paramount, how could you release this movie upon the movie viewing public? The story is weak, Tony Curtis should have never been brought on board, nobody when i was a kid watching in the theatre could have cared less about his involvement or the endless scenery he chewed and what is worse is that the Bears are nowhere to be seen for over half the movie! And speaking of the Bears, a good chunk of the team is missing!! However, the most glaring omission of them all...where is Chris Barnes AKA Tanner Boyle? Outside of Jackie Earle Haley, you could have dumped anybody else from the team and nobody would have cared, but Tanner was the heart of the team in the original and the sequel. This movie singlehandly killed the Bears franchise.