Of all the strange things that have happened so far in 2025, The Naked Gun getting a distant sequel/almost-reboot (more the former than the latter) that was actually good is not the strangest thing, but it was unexpected. The original three films – particularly the first – were moderately successful critically, but the first came out in 1988, and the third came out in 1994. A new film couldn’t really be done in the style of other legacy sequels that have been popular lately, since most of the cast members from that trilogy have passed away, and to distance things further, the writers and director of the newest film are from a different generation, and weren’t involved with the making of the first three movies. New cast, new creative team, and… somehow, not a disaster at all? Like, no

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