This is shocking only for its tepidness; except for some raunchy language, it's ready-made for basic cable.
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Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:3
Rotten:39
Average Rating:2.7/10
Consensus: A low-brow comedy, minus the comedy.
Theatrical Release:Dec 1, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $3,833,762
Synopsis: The legacy of perpetual college party-man Van Wilder lives on in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VAN WILDER 2: THE RISE OF TAJ, as his former apprentice Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Kal Penn) takes the torch to... [More]
Starring: Anthony Cozens, Kal Penn, Holly Davidson, Daniel Percival
Director: Mort Nathan
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Reviews for Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
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11/20/08
Screw Tara Reid! Who needs her in this movie. We've got a cockney girl with huge knockers.
04/13/07
prefers to dwell in deep direct-to-DVD juvenility.
03/27/07
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02/03/07
Penn sports little of the squirrelly charm evidenced by the original Van Wilder star, Ryan Reynolds.
02/03/07
Penn is capable of so much more.
02/03/07
Top CriticNational Lampoon recycles countless collegiate comedies for this spin-off sequel.
02/03/07
From haphazard editing to clueless cinematography to godawful acting to gaping plot holes to zero laughs to low production values, this sorry sequel has all the earmarks of your classic 'take the money and run' ripoff.
12/25/06
...original star Ryan Reynolds wisely took a pass on coming back for more...
12/10/06
Granted, it's still ****, but with a sweeter odor than usual.
12/08/06
Everything old is old again in this rickety extension of 2002's already rickety Van Wilder.
12/06/06
Top CriticThere was a hedonistic amorality and joyous celebration of privilege in the first Van Wilder that's missing from its sequel. That's fine with me. I hated that movie.
12/04/06
Taj plays like a very bad combination of Revenge of the Nerds and Harry Potter.
12/04/06
Top CriticBritain and India face off in National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, a strained attempt to transplant the American campus comedy to more uptight shores.
12/04/06
Top CriticIll-conceived.
12/04/06
Van Wilder 2's sense of numbing familiarity is not enhanced by director Mort Nathan's apparent unfamiliarity with the entire filmmaking process.
12/04/06
Top CriticSome movies are Hollywood's version of littering: Like half-eaten pizzas or rancid burgers, these flicks are tossed aside to rot in empty cinemas.
12/04/06
Dude, where are my laughs?
12/04/06
Top CriticIt's hard to fathom why this didn't go straight to video, or maybe even YouTube.
12/04/06
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