Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

2006 "The Legend is Growing."
4.8| 1h37m| R| en| More Info
Released: 01 December 2006 Released
Producted By: Myriad Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.

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Comedy, Romance

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Director

Mort Nathan

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Myriad Pictures

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Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj Audience Reviews

GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
kooleshwar We all know the formula of the "Teen Sex comedy sequel" and what to expect of it....When i say formula....i mean a winning formula ....because i didn't really expect or want anything else from this movie and nor should anyone else.If anything this movie was less raunchy than i would have liked it to be and probably thats the only genuine criticism i have of this movie.. (obviously people who watch foreign films,.. tend to rate and opine most on any site and thats apparent in the skew of ratings in favour of dramas vs comedies).So which hidden male fantasies has this movie covered.1)The British accent......and its not my colonial hangover.....just hearing girls with British accents does something to men....when you combine that with pretty or hot....2) The other guys girl......countless studies....same conclusion....3)The ugly guys who gets the pretty girl....I'm fat and i want Scarlett Johansson to fall for me.4)Giving it to the bully....it may not be a sexual fantasy but there was always this guy.....and we all wonder now....5)Being the big dog in school.6) A girl who sees the inner goodness behind the asshole.....seriously I'm a good guy...i just want to be what i am.....and super sexy girls should see that...7)Happy Endings....its not just the massage parlours where guys want it.....i don't know about sexual orientation ....but most guys are in the closet teen-rom-com lovers....(when its not girl centric)....I could have spoken about the wide range of quality in other aspects of film making in this movie...But seriously unless a "Teen Sex Comedy Sequel" completely sucks at most of them.....do you really care....You know what you want....go for it....
SnoopyStyle Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Kal Penn) leaves Coolidge College behind for his father's Alma mater Camford University in England. He was expecting to be admitted into the Fraternal Guild, Fox and Hounds. However the jerk president Pip plays the usual joke on commoners, and Taj gets relegated to the worst house, the Barn. It's a dumping ground where all the rejects are placed. At the campus Society Inaugural Ball, Taj meets Pip's girlfriend Charlotte Higginson (Lauren Cohan), and announces his house, the Cock and Bulls, is competing in the Hastings Cup.It's not really Van Wilder. It isn't even in the same vain as Van Wilder. This has much more in common with 'Revenge of the Nerds'. There's nothing particularly wrong with that. I don't expect Ryan Reynolds to lower himself to return to this franchise. Nevertheless, it still misses Reynolds. Kal Penn doesn't have quite the same boyish charm.
xnomesx-1 I have to say, whoever wrote the comment "Oh My God" made a very valid point, where is the title character?! That aside, it is a bit of a light chuckle, but I found myself screaming at the TV more than anything!! Most definitely filmed in England, with a largely British cast. But the home of the main character is most definitely NOT English, despite being in a very English location. The film is packed with things that the American creators obviously thought they were getting totally right, but have got COMPLETELY wrong!! Ridiculous British stereotypes, the types of people whom I have never come across in my 20 years of living; an Irish stereotype; the obvious Asian-American stereotype; American phrases; American cultural references; ridiculous British references that are.. well they're not really anything that anyone in Britain would actually make any form of reference to!! So on and so forth!! Overall, a laugh, but not worth the frustration of being an American made, British based film!!
drystyx I don't think anyone will argue that this is the basic formula movie. New guy takes girl away from snotty rich kid. That works okay. In fact, the character of the lead is well done. He is rather likable and believable (for this sort of circus atmosphere), and has the impish likability of Cary Grant mixed with the very caring and concerned character of a James Stewart. The gags are juvenile, but okay. Nothing really bad. Certainly better than most of National Lampoon's bombs. Now the bad news. The idea behind the movie is lame and trite. We have a character who teaches students to throw History books away because they were written long ago. That may work for Science, Math, or certain subjects, but History is something that really becomes bad when rewritten, by definition. We already have people wanting to rewrite History, and in a hundred years, don't be surprised to see History books portray Manson as an idol, Jesus as a guy who had babies with Mary Magdeline, and Moses as a myth. Yes, some people already believe in these crocks because of people who would ban History books. That said, it goes for okay cheap entertainment that when your friends make you sit through it, you won't feel very bad.