Whoops Apocalypse (1988)
Taking a satirical swipe at the impending apocalypse caused by the British colony of Santa Maya ( read that as the Falklands) being invaded by its next door neighbour Maguadora led by Herbert Lom as Gen. Mosquera . While the President of the USA ,Barbara Adams (Loretta Swit ) tries to negotiate a peace treaty between the two warring nations , a terrorist called Lacrobat played by Seinfelds Michael Richards is out to disrupt any peace between the two countries. Mean while back in jolly old England Peter Cook playing Sir Mortimer is convinced that pixies and goblins are responsible for Britain's problems. What may of been a scathing satirical swipe at the Falklands war and nuclear weapons now comes across slightly weak and just abit silly. Which is a shame as the film has such a great cast of characters yet the script very rarely manages to be satirical or controversial. Based on the tv series of the same name but using a different storyline and in some case different actors. Both were written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick who have excellent resumes between them , really missed there target this time. That's not to say there isn't some great gags in there somewhere, Peter Cook is excellent as an insane Conservative Prime Minister,his idea of getting the unemployed figures down by making thousands of people jump off a cliff is something which David Cameron will probably get around to eventually. But for me the true highlight is the late great Rik Mayal as an SAS soldier and his team attacking the wax museum they think Lacrobat is hiding in. Its pure Rik Mayall mayhem crossed with Monty Python gore and some great lines from Rik Mayall as he leads the most inept soldiers into battle. In fact its the only thing which really saves the film,just a shame they couldn't use Rik abit early in the film. Not a classic but it does have its moments just a shame there few and far between.
[after the SAS shoot-out at the wax museum]
Specialist Catering Commander: You ****ing bunch of dickheads. You mean to say we lost eleven men fighting a group of waxworks?
Specialist Catering Commander: Duncan! Post the heads to their widows. And get the addresses right this time.
Specialist Catering Commander: Desmond! Put your ****ing tiara on straight!
out of 5