Original "Naked Gun" director David Zucker criticized Hollywood's lack of originality and explains why he won't see the Liam Neeson reboot of his classic comedy series.

Luckily, I have now seen it and all my worries were set aside. The Naked Gun is really funny, and smartly, the filmmakers didn’t try to compete with the original in the sheer number of jokes being thrown at the audience.

What the 2025 The Naked Gun does have, just like its 1988 predecessor, is wall-to-wall jokes. Both films value making you laugh far above plot and a storyline that makes sense. It’s overflowing with visual gags,