This is a parody of action movies and movies in general but it’s not all good. No matter how many big names they throw in there, no matter how many different film references they go and cram in and no matter how many jokes they get in, “Loaded Weapon 1” forgets that it’s quality that’s important.

In this parody (mainly of the “Lethal Weapon” franchise), Emilio Estevez (“The Mighty Ducks”) stars as Jack Colt alongside Samuel L. Jackson (“Snakes On A Plane”) as Wes Luger. The duo takes on a group of drug dealers, led by General Mortars (William Shatner “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”). Throughout the duo’s misadventures, we see references to “Cobra”, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, “Commando”, “Basic Instinct”, “Silence of the Lambs” and various other films.

Most of the cast including the leads are poor but William Shatner is superb as the villain. Jon Lovitz (“Rat Race”), Phil Hartman (“Jingle All the Way”), Tim Curry (“Congo”), Dennis Leary (“Ice Age”), Whoopi Goldberg (“Sister Act”), Corey Feldman (“Goonies”), Bruce Willis (“Die Hard”) and a few others all make appearances. However, their appearances feel gimmicky and they’re just there for no reason. Although some of them deliver some okay jokes but nothing too amazing.

Despite the fact that some fun is delivered, there is not enough here to make a good movie. The leads are poor and the supporting cast are there for no reason except for the fact that the film will try to draw you in with big names. This movie reminded me of “Last Action Hero” with Arnold Schwarzenegger (“Predator”) as both are parodies with endless cameos and gimmicky humour that never quite works out. There are some great parodies out there like “Airplane!” and even films like “Spaceballs” are worth seeing over this movie. All-round “Loaded Weapon 1” not a terrible movie but with better jokes this could have been great.