Although it was a hit with kids, this sequel to 1968's "The Love Bug" flounders around for some sort of inspiration, finding it only in the multiple flashbacks to the first picture. There's hardly a whiff of a plot; worse, Helen Hayes looks uncomfortable and Ken Berry comes off as a poor man's Dean Jones. The special effects are shoddy, the production values cheap and the slapstick laughs overdrawn by a director who practically prods viewers in the ribs. The Disney Company really lost more than their boss when Walt died--they lost their direction, most especially in their live-action entertainment. Relying on sequels and (even today) pointless remakes that show a complete misunderstanding of what their founder was trying to accomplish, "Herbie Rides Again" fails to do Disney proud. NO STARS from ****
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