If you weren't so obsessed with comparing this to the first movie... that was, of course, a classic. Still, this is fun, and much better than I expected. when I heard John Goodman, I nearly cringed, but he was pretty damn good. The movie also made good use of "the kid," not going the cutesy route. How can this be labeled a rip-off when the original creators (aside from one dead one) helmed the project? Lighten up... save sacreligious comments for the retards who are religious focused. This was simply a fun sequel.