Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

Van Wilder 2 is mindless entertainment that will appeal to teens looking for something to watch while having a few drinks. It's quite a funny opening, but after the credits, the rest of the film becomes far tamer, and has little of the innovation and crudeness of the original Van Wilder. ... Full Review

The Disc: Knowing people buy DVDs for the bonus material, MGM stacked the Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj with extras, as opposed to the bootleg treatment this movie deserves. In a perfect world, The Rise of Taj might actually stand for social injustices and an outlet for disillusioned college students. ... Full Review

Send to a friend "National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj" isnt exactly terrible, its just sort of, well, a waste of time. The problem isnt so much the plotting is that the film is just flat all through out. ... Full Review

But Taj does encounter one weakness: the beautiful Charlotte ( Lauren Cohan ), who is not only his superior but is also Pip's girlfriend. ... Full Review

Other than that, the jokes in Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj are old and tired. The quirkiness and dare I say originality of the original Van Wilder are totally lost. Kal Penn, who plays the title character Taj Mahal Badalandabad, is a funny fucker. ... Full Review

One of the front-runners for worst movie of the year, according to critics, is Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj . Bob Hoose ( Plugged In ) says, "The original Van Wilder film had tons of randy humor ... ... Full Review

At times they actually succeed, and the most unexpected thing about Van Wilder 2 is the fact that its obligatory romance is actually the movie's greatest strength. The makers of Van Wilder failed to understand the key lesson of those movies ... Full Review

So with the help of a few new friends - and a bold new attitude - Taj plans to teach the school snobs a lesson they'll never forget! Yes, the script is weak and only serves to string together the aforementioned nudity and sex jokes. ... Full Review

Sure enough, "The Rise of Taj" is worthless, a completely desperate and mindless exercise in juvenility. Surely no person who endured that disaster can enter "The Rise of Taj" without trepidation. ... Full Review

Taj is no longer the relatively endearing luckless lover, but a cocky authority figure with nary a discernable appealing quality save for his knack for rampant sex euphemisms Perhaps the only thing more disconcerting than the exhausting innuendos that spill out of Tajs mouth is the ever-tedious application of every campus comedy clich under the sun. ... Full Review