They are cheesy fun. Some pretty bad acting in the film. As I recall, little of Stone’s initial draw survived and it’s mostly John’s. im Not going to claim they are great but they are entertaining. There’s no crime in that. Luckily, my wife is pretty cool about it so she’ll let me subject her to...
I enjoyed the first one but the second less so. James Earl Jones is always worth watching. I saw the rough cut when I worked for DeLaurentiis Productions of the second one. The rough cut was a bit better. As I do recall, It was most like the extended cut.