Show Movie e Goers Get d Unexpected Of idd te Treat from Sequel f By JJ Eggers Opinion Editor The sequel to the summer of million 1404 million dollar movie The Fast and The Furious is here and its it's even better than the first one Judging by the acting skills in the first one being better regardless is a good thing Paul Walker returns as Bryan OConnor O'Connor this time an ex-cop ex who has relocated to Miami f from om LA to chase his dream of hanging hanging hanging hang hang- ing out with beautiful women and driving stupid fast modified import cars In the same tradition of the films predecessor it has guest appearances by some recognizable ble rap moguls This time its it's and Tyrese Gibson last time it was Ja Rule but there are some things missing Vin Diesel and his director Rob Cohen Oh wait never mind there wasn't really a need for an oversized walking refrigerator who talks like an English speaking version of on steroids and a director who couldn't even write a satisfactory script to a stick figure figure figure fig fig- off making making making mak mak- ure cartoon No they're ing a sequel to together If you saw and have half of a tablespoon of taste you'll agree with me when I say that making a sequel to is adding insult to injury It was an injury because that movie made my eyes sting and my doctor prescribed prescribed prescribed pre pre- pre pre- scribed milligrams of so it would ease the pain So its it's a good thing that Cohen left the sequel to director John Singleton Diesel refused a role in 2 Fast because he was denied a requested request request- ed 20 million dollar paycheck Sure Vin go ahead and deny a arole arole arole role to the sequel of the flick that put you on the map- map yeah that's real cool Eva Mendes is now on board playing a sexy undercover agent replacing the hot chick role of Michelle Rodriquez character who hasn't been seen since her supporting role in Blue Crush So that pretty much leaves the story to pick up at Paul Walkers Walker's character 0 OConner Conner and all his misadventures- misadventures which turned out outto outto outto to make a better film than if Diesel would've been in it Tyrese's character Roman Pierce does a more than perfect job of filling his boots as co The acting in 2 Fast isn't Oscar worthy but that's OK because the action and race scenes have doubled in quality and quantity since the first one taking it to a whole new level In one scene Walker and Gibson are chasing a drug lord the main bad guy in the movie in ina a stolen vintage muscle car alongside a river while the bad guy in a boat is trying to get away with the girl They actually jump the car onto the boat gapping the river and saving the day in Dukes of Hazard fashion That's what this film is all about action scenes so astonishing its it's sicken- sicken r s a rt I r y w 21 2 1 R Photo courtesy of ing mg To be honest I thought this film was going to bomb However it turned out to be the bomb and it definitely blew up It also helps that theres there's an array of sick import racers ranging f from om an Mitsubishi Eclipse to a Mitsubishi EVO EVa VIII an Acura and of course a Toyota Supra There are also muscle cars if youre you're into that scene I personally personally personally per per- enjoyed the scene when the Saleen Mustang got crushed under the truck Semi-truck and spit out the other end to squash a Camaro making the r roads ads a much more enjoyable place to be The critics gave this movie two and a half stars but I think they could've pressed for three C |