Wayne's World 2 (1993)

After being shut out backstage at Aerosmith, Wayne resolves to create his own music festival called Waynestock, inspired by a vision of Jim Morrison and Field of Dreams ("If you book them, they will come"). Meanwhile, his girlfriend Cassandra's (Tia Carrere) new sleazebag producer (Christopher Walken) is looking to steal her from under Wayne's nose, while Garth gets involved with a mysterious woman named Honey Hornée (Kim Basinger).

Less well regarded than the original, it's neither as funny nor memorable, but if you love these characters, there's little to dislike. Other than that, it's more of the same with Wayne and Garth, and that's good enough for me. Party on.

3½ weird naked Indians out of 5

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

AKA: Il silenzio dei prosciutti

This spoof on psychological thrillers (most notably The Silence of the Lambs and Psycho) is helmed by Italian comedian Ezio Greggio, who portrays rookie detective Jo Dee Fostar, while the main highlight is Dom DeLuise as convicted murderer Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza. Like many lesser parody films, it employs the "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" approach, which can be fun in small doses, but it's not one of the more memorable spoofs of the '90s.

2 iggy-boos out of 5

Things Are Tough All Over (1982)

Cheech & Chong struggle to hold a series of odd jobs during a particularly harsh winter, until they are hired by a couple of wealthy Arabs (also played by the duo) to make a run down to Las Vegas, which inevitably leaves them lost and stranded, wandering through the deserts of Nevada. This feels like a much more traditionally plotted comedy and doesn't rely as heavily on drug humor (though it still remains prevalent). This is not the best of the C&C films, but it's one of the most consistently funny ones, although it lacks a proper resolution.

3 freak-outs out of 5