As far as sequels go, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES II is perfectly fine and a welcome addition to the adventures of Albin and Renato. At first I was kinda thrown off by the spy adventure stuff, since it’s such a wide departure from the first film, but then when I realized it was all just an excuse to get Albin out in public, I was onboard. Unfortunately, there are not as many laugh out loud scenes in this film as there was in the first installment, but there are a few genuine moments that had me laughing hard. The hardest was when Albin was dressing up as a rugged manly window washer. Fuck, I watched that scene like 20 times! The other part I really enjoyed is when they go to the old country in Italy to hide and Albin must dress up as a man as to not arouse suspicion. Hahaha. Classic.
I did miss the sweetness of the first film, but, hey, I just happy there’s a sequel at all. I’d watch a two-hour movie of Renato and Albin grocery shopping if that’s all there was. Recommended for fans of the first film.
[This might be a stretch, but, in my handsome brain, that iconic slow-motion walking scene in 1992's RESERVOIR DOGS looks a lot like the walking scene in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES II. I'm sure there are many people who say that scene is a play on A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, but...there was only four people walking in ACO. There are six characters in suits in RD and there are six men dressed up in LCAFII. Just an observation.]
[Not part of the review, but I don’t have a copy of Part 3. So, if y’all wanna review, then send me a disc of it. Thanks.]
Part 1 - La Cage aux Folles (1978)
Part 3 - La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
Some lucky motherfuckers back in 1982 got to see a La Cage aux Folles
double-feature!
