Van Wilder Deux: el surgimiento de Taj

This is not a great film, and certainly not a worthy sequel to the hysterical first film.

The lack of any other characters from the first is a killing blow to this film.

Its worth a look for the dog "ballsack" and for Taj. But otherwise its little more than giggle-worthy. Also, there is an incredible lack of research into real English society, This is the weakest Lampoon film i have ever seen.

But worth a look when you're free

Needed Ryan Reynolds.

"Van Wilder 2 attempts to capture the spirit of its predecessor, "Van Wilder: Party Liaison," but falls short in terms of humor and originality. The movie follows Taj, played by Kal Penn, who was a popular character in the first film and now takes the lead.

While Kal Penn does his best to bring charm and wit to the role, the film lacks the charisma and comedic timing of Ryan Reynolds from the original. The storyline is formulaic, following the classic college comedy tropes without adding much innovation.

One of the film's redeeming qualities is its supporting cast, featuring talented actors like Anthony Cozens and Daniel Percival, who manage to inject some humor into otherwise predictable scenes. Additionally, the picturesque setting of the British university campus provides an interesting backdrop.

However, the film relies heavily on crude humor and stereotypical jokes, often resorting to clichés and tired gags. The humor feels forced and rarely hits the mark, making it difficult to sustain interest throughout the movie.

In comparison to the first "Van Wilder" film, "The Rise of Taj" lacks the charm and memorable moments that made its predecessor a cult classic. While it may provide some mild entertainment for fans of college comedies, it ultimately falls short in delivering a truly enjoyable and memorable cinematic experience.

In summary, "Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj" tries to capture the essence of the original film but fails to replicate its comedic success. It's a forgettable sequel that relies too heavily on tired humor and lacks the originality and charm of the first installment. While it may offer a few laughs, it ultimately falls flat in its attempt to recapture the magic of the original "Van Wilder" movie.

It's no Ryan Reynolds of course, but it's just a teen fun movie. People are reviewing this like it's supposed to be something other than that. I didn't laugh out loud, but for me watching a comedy isn't always about rolling in the floor laughing. It's just feel good.

This movie was OK, but certainly no where near as good as a lot of college/party films. The character of Taj is pretty funny as well as his band of misfits in the Cock and Bulls frat. The geeky guy was probably the best. And Pip is certainly a slime ball. Taj comes to England to be a student teacher. He is also the house leader of a frat. He wants to win the Hastings Cup and really stick it to Pip. A lot of the film is Taj charming Pip's girl, Charlotte. There is also Sadie a member of Taj's frat, whom one could say has an ample bussom that is played for laughs.

Overall, there are a few laughs, but it has a long ways to go before I would call it a funny movie.

FINAL VERDICT: If you have to see every movie that is sort of like Animal House or Beerfest, then check this out. Otherwise, I would skip it.

First let me start by saying I was a huge Van Wilder fan and enjoy all of Kal Penn's work, be it in Van Wilder, Harold & Kumar, and even American Desi. This film, however, was a disaster. The plot is unimaginative; Taj arrives in a British university and leads a misfit group of losers against a wealthy, socially elite house in an intra-fraternal competition. The object of Taj's affection unfortunately winds up being the girlfriend of his biggest antagonist, the head of the rival fraternity house (see the original Van Wilder for a blatantly similar romantic situation).

This just wasn't funny at all. I crack up pretty easily and laughed less than 5 or 6 times during an hour an a half. And even then, I was forcing it just because I felt like I forked down $10, and if I didn't even laugh once, I'd have been bamboozled of my money. The only redeeming scenes are those featuring Taj's parents, who are in the film for less than 10 minutes and managed to pull my rating from a 1 to a 2. Every other joke was corny, unfunny, and otherwise dull. The writing and directing were so uninspired that it was actually painful to watch this movie. The problem with this film was half conceptual too, since Taj was only funny in Van Wilder in the limited doses we got. Goofy Indian accents aren't enough to carry an hour and a half long poorly written train wreck, and that's what we saw here.

The thing that really bothered me was that I could feel Kal Penn's career dying before my eyes. I really don't know how anyone who read this script could agree to do it, especially him, because he was the only actor with a future in this movie. He had at least moderate buzz going for him after a string of decent performances, and then releases this nonsense. I can only hope that movie studios will forgive him, because it was difficult to watch this.