4/5 I wouldn't say `funnier', but it surely is just as entertaining...
  by Andrew Ellington (Mulholland Drive)
I adored the first `Brady Bunch' movie. I was such a huge fan of the show (reruns) as a child and to watch the sitcom get ripped apart in such a respectful way (you can tell that they wanted to honor the films ridiculousness as apposed to trash it) gave me such a warm and fuzzy feeling all over. What is nice about this `Brady Bunch' sequel is that it builds off the same scenario, trapping the Brady's in a time warp where there brand of style and general life keeps them segregated from the rest of society, and in doing this they have set themselves up for ample laughs. What is sad at the same time though is that a lot of the laughs seem repetitive, as if we've seen this once before.

The film follows the Brady's as they are faced with a wrench in their tightly knit family circle. Yes, a man shows up at their front door claiming to be Carol's long presumed dead husband Roy Martin. Roy is actually Trevor, an imposter wanting to get his hands on a priceless artifact that Roy gave to Carol before he disappeared. The Brady's are oblivious to this though, and their lovely home begins to crumble as this man begins to take root in their lives.

The real story though is taking place in the attic, where Greg and Marcia find themselves rooming together. Finally realizing that they aren't technically brother and sister their attraction to one another starts burning a whole in their conscience for it just seems so wrong yet feels so right.

Thanks to the spot on acting done on the part of the entire Brady clan (Long, Cole, Taylor, Barnes, Cox, Sutera, Hack & Soffer) not to mention the witty script that keeps fresh in mind all the reasons we loved and or hated the inspiration, `A Very Brady Sequel' serves up some very worthy laughs. Christine Taylor (who honestly should have received an Oscar nomination for her performance in `The Brady Bunch Movie') is not necessarily best-in-show here, her performance being upstaged by actors such as Jennifer Elise Cox, who does an extraordinary Jan.

Like I mentioned on the outset, the film does seem a bit repetitious at times, and the original was funnier in my opinion (maybe because it felt so much fresher). I wasn't too thrilled about the throwbacks to other popular sitcoms (`I Dream of Genie' and `Gilligan's Island') being littered into the script, although the `Gilligan' riff was pretty funny. The plot involving Carol's husband was a bit of a stretch, but it served its purpose in giving this sequel a purpose. In the end it delivered the laughs and was consistent so I'd recommend it, but I won't say that it was better than the first because the first was almost too good to be true.

5/5 Absolute must see for Brady fans
  by DaveP (USA)
Another of the rare breed of sequels-better-than-the-original movies, A Very Brady Sequel continues with the idea of the 70's Brady's being stuck in the present (in this case, the mid-90's) from the first film. While the original movie was very funny (grunge music nonwithstanding), the total lack of a plot was a pretty obvious hole.

This time around we're actually treated to a decent storyline (as relative as can be to the entire Brady aura, that is) involving Mrs. Brady's first, long-lost husband, Roy. This adds a whole additional avenue for laughs as we now have an straight outsider thrust directly into the everyday realm of the Bradys. As he tries to enact his nefarious scheme, he's dragged kicking and screaming through their loopy antics, breakout songs and Mr. Brady's lectures.

The same Brady cast returns and they're as spot-on as ever. A bulk of the laughs continue to go to insecure Jan, as she tries to convince everyone she's a viable person. A new "incest" angle is introduced between Greg and Marcia ("Does this mean we're not really brother and sister?") that plays very well throughout. Tim Matheson is an excellent addition as Roy Brady, and he gets some scene stealing parts as well, particularly when he ends up "tripping with the Bradys".

While Sam seems to have disappeared in this one, we do see a couple of other Brady icons who seemed to have been missed in the first movie, though blink and you'll miss them. Surprisingly no real-life cameos in this one.

As with the first movie, the more familiar you are with the TV series the more you will enjoy this movie. If you've never watched the Bradys then you'll probably want to skip these movies as most of the laughs are derived from inside references to the episodes, but if you have, then this is highly recommended and one of my faves.

3/5 Oh My God, I'm Tripping With The Bradys
  by J. E. Monaghan (Reno, NV)
Pretty funny film, I must admit. One of the best scenes is on the plane to Hawaii when Greg (Johnny Bravo)Brady picks up his guitar & breaks out into a song. In another five seconds, the passengers would have handed him a parachute & shown him to the emergency exit.

True, the critics trashed this film, but hey..this IS a Brady Bunch movie, not 'Citizen Kane.' It's not something you watch for social commentary.

4/5 Where's Fleetwood and Miss Tickle?
  by David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)
I thought the first film was a missed opportunity. They got it right on this one. Decent plot. Enough references to the TV series for fans to chew on. Good cameos by David Spade, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and John Hillerman(Sorry, Rosey. You make me sick). Funny heavy played by "Animal House" alumni Tim Mattheson. Jan dealing with esteem issues. Greg and Marcia discovering each other in ways brothers and sisters shouldn't. Watch this one before you watch the "The Brady Bunch Movie" so you won't be disappointed.

4/5 Even funnier than the first one!
  by SuperJenn (South Florida)
I'd been trying to track down this hilarious sequel for a long time and randomly found it marked down to $5.50 at Target last week. A fan of the first one, but I have to say the sequel's even funnier. I'm not sure why. Maybe because of the scene with Alice and Roy (Tim Matheson) when Alice puts the mushrooms she finds in his bag in his dinner and he completely trips out. Whatever the case, pure cheesy entertainment awaits you with A Very Brady Sequel. Just like in the first one, the world has changed all around the Brady's, but the Brady's are very much the same. In this movie however, Carol's supposedly deceased husband Roy comes back into their lives, explaining that he didn't die in his archaeological adventures a few years back and had been hanging on to the hope that his wife Carol and their daughters, Cindy, Jan & Marsha would be there waiting for him. But Roy isn't who he seems...he's really Roy's evil assistant using Roy's name after his death to get to this horse statue the real Roy sent to Carol for safekeeping before he died. "Roy" is just out to get this horse, worth millions of dollars. The Brady's initially welcome him in, as per grand Brady tradition. But soon they find out there's more to "Roy" than they thought. The whole movie is just plain silly, but great because of that. If you enjoyed making fun of the Brady's as you grew up and you're in need of mindless entertainment, this sequel is for you. Enjoy!