Wet Dreams II (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region All

But Sung Eun's naïve fantasies about nabbing herself a Prince Charming soon take a step toward reality when a hunky new student teacher shows up at school one day. With his handsome face and toothy grin, Kang Bong Gu (Lee Ji Hoon) seems like the kind of guy who would have no problem bedding women. But as it turns out, Kang is desperately trying to hide a secret. It seems that whenever Kang becomes aroused, he farts, a problem sure to cause him major embarrassment at the all girls school. However, even when she learns of Kang's condition, Sung Eun doesn't shy away, but instead becomes even more determined to win his affections! But her quest to lose her virginity is complicated by the charms of Baek Si Mi (Shin Joo Ah), a sexy teen actress who attends Sung Eun's school and has her sights on great teacher Kang as well. Of course, the question arises: will Sung Eun sleep with teacher Kang? And more importantly, do we really want her to succeed?

I have to admit that after some initial resistance, I found the sophomoric humor that dominates the first half of Wet Dreams 2 pretty amusing. Of course, the fart jokes become a bit repetitive, but even the non-gross out gags merit a smile or two. The scene in which the students shower their teacher with girly adoration is pretty cute, but becomes hilarious (at least to this Western viewer) when the ridiculously coiffed Kang takes a song request and begins singing in falsetto in an intentionally hammy performance. Another surprising bit includes Sung Eun vowing to win Kang's heart by declaring perhaps the most vile thing I've ever heard a teenage girl say. But the line is delivered with some such total and complete sincerity that I couldn't help but laugh. Sure, the majority of the gags are lowbrow and scatological, but they seem to work. The laughs keep coming, so much so that you begin to wonder if they'll be able to keep it up. The short answer is no.

The film's second half isn't quite so funny as the story-line begins to explore Sung Eun's jealousy and sadness over "losing" teacher Kang. Of course, the switch from gross-out comedy to teen melodrama wasn't totally unexpected, but the turn is so poorly constructed with so many things thrown in during the film's last act that it seems as if the filmmakers were just trying to make sure they hit all the "required" notes for a teen comedy rather than, say, just trying to construct a good conclusion.

I think the main problem with Wet Dreams 2 is actually one of perspective. The actress playing Sung Eun looks so young and immature that it's impossible to root for her to achieve her goals. This isn't just a case of puppy love, but one in which she actually wants to sleep with her teacher, a goal that just seems so very, very wrong. These types of movies work best when the audience is behind the protagonist, cheering them on to "get the guy." But whereas films like American Pie had characters lusting after women who were relatively the same age, in this film, the age discrepancy seems so large as to make the prospect of Kang and Sung Eun hooking up to feel oh-so-very creepy. But even with these disappointments, Wet Dreams 2 is an entertaining diversion, that is-if you like fart jokes and teary-eyed waterworks. And you know who you are.

By Calvin McMillin - LoveHKFilm.com