The first sequel to the smash 1969 hit, The Love Bug, none of the original cast made a return, apart from the car. Which was probably a different one anyway.
In this installment, Herbie helps to stop an evil developer from turfing an old lady out of her house to make way for a skyscraper.
Oddly, it seems that Disney decided that if one little car with a mind of its own = big money at the box office, then lots of items with minds of their own would only increase their take. Obviously, they didn't realise that the reason the original did so well was because of its charm, and I imagine being released in 1969 when most of the people that went to watch it had ingested some kind of narcotic probably helped.
Adding a jukebox that plays tunes relevant to the situation unfolding on screen, a trolley bus that beeps in response to the batty old woman's chatter and a whole army of Beetles driving themselves didn't help this movie to live up to the original. It's still fun, but not a patch on The Love Bug.
Still, I can remember watching these movies over and over again as a youngster, so they still make me misty eyed and nostalgic.
My rating: 5.9 / 10
IMDB rating: 5.4 / 10
Running time: 88 mins
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