I enjoyed myself with the first “Bill & Ted” movie although I don’t think I’d describe like the main characters as ‘excellent’ and this sequel for a title with bogus in it (implying it’s going to be rubbish) I was really surprised it was an okay movie.

In “Bogus Journey”, Bill (Alex Winter “The Lost Boys”) and Ted (Keanu Reeves “The Matrix”) are about to get married to as they call them the ‘babes’ and they’re going to compete in a rock and roll competition but unfortunately their fun is ruined when they’re murdered and replaced by robotic counterparts. They then face Death (William Sadler “The Shawshank Redemption”) in a parody of the classic Ingmar Bergman movie “The Seventh Seal”.

To me it didn’t really seem like acting when Alex Winter was playing Bill but then in one scene where he visits his personal hell, he also plays his terrifying grandmother; I didn’t even know it was him at first. Keanu Reeves isn’t a great actor and he’s gone on to do much better things than this thankfully. William Sadler is okay as Death. However, I guess he wasn’t supposed to bring the terror that the version in “The Seventh Seal” did as this is a comedy.

This one is redeemed by its compelling ideas such as the own personal hell and its brilliant parody of the chess playing sequences in “The Seventh Seal”. I must say although this film does seem like it’s meant for people who enjoy moronic movies “Bogus Journey” like the last “Bill & Ted” film also works on other levels too. It is not as fun or as memorable as the first one and it suffers from an array of flaws but if you’re a diehard “Bill & Ted” fan then you’ll probably be happy with this film.