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HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... current day count
241 .......................... 265
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August 5th
—— 2001 ——
RUSH
HOUR
2
—— comedy ——
REWATCH
Rushing in from the success of the first film, comes a fun and fast-paced follow-up
to the popular buddy cop comedy flick from the late 90s!
In the past I have mentioned how most successful sequels are structured and stitched together and how they basically remake, reinforce and reinvent the previous formula to make a new film on familiar grounds. 'Rush Hour 2' is not a better film than the first, but it is a very solid sequel that does everything a new entry should do in a movie series, but it doesn't explore much new ground or depart too far from the style and approach of the first film. Like I said, it lifts the bar for what already exists and creates something exciting and entertaining out of it, without having it feel too familiar or too far away from the spirit of the original 'Rush Hour'...
The story is a step down for the series, which was to be expected when putting in effort everywhere else except the plot. This sequel is arguably funnier than the first, but also a little sillier, which takes away from that beautiful balance I talked about in relation to the first 'Rush Hour'. The action aspect is driven out through the roof with many memorable scenes, like the super awesome spa fight, while the plot gets more convoluted but with a stronger focus on coolness and creativity rather than continuation and consistency. That said, there are actually better character development in this one, with a plot that is more personal for Lee and some turning points for both of the characters as well. The overall story may be so and so, but the general fun is more like oh and wow, and as silly as that may sound it is quite a fitting description actually.
'Rush Hour 2' is pure and simple entertainment that enforces the eternal troubles for our team-up of caricature characters and dumps down everything else around it. Nevertheless, this sequel seems to successfully carry on with the amusements from the first and we as an audience gets carried away within the second. This is a surprisingly well made sequel that doesn't fall too far from the original and what it set out to be.
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HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... current day count
241 .......................... 265
__________________________
August 5th
—— 2001 ——
RUSH
HOUR
2
—— comedy ——
REWATCH
Rushing in from the success of the first film, comes a fun and fast-paced follow-up
to the popular buddy cop comedy flick from the late 90s!
In the past I have mentioned how most successful sequels are structured and stitched together and how they basically remake, reinforce and reinvent the previous formula to make a new film on familiar grounds. 'Rush Hour 2' is not a better film than the first, but it is a very solid sequel that does everything a new entry should do in a movie series, but it doesn't explore much new ground or depart too far from the style and approach of the first film. Like I said, it lifts the bar for what already exists and creates something exciting and entertaining out of it, without having it feel too familiar or too far away from the spirit of the original 'Rush Hour'...
The story is a step down for the series, which was to be expected when putting in effort everywhere else except the plot. This sequel is arguably funnier than the first, but also a little sillier, which takes away from that beautiful balance I talked about in relation to the first 'Rush Hour'. The action aspect is driven out through the roof with many memorable scenes, like the super awesome spa fight, while the plot gets more convoluted but with a stronger focus on coolness and creativity rather than continuation and consistency. That said, there are actually better character development in this one, with a plot that is more personal for Lee and some turning points for both of the characters as well. The overall story may be so and so, but the general fun is more like oh and wow, and as silly as that may sound it is quite a fitting description actually.
'Rush Hour 2' is pure and simple entertainment that enforces the eternal troubles for our team-up of caricature characters and dumps down everything else around it. Nevertheless, this sequel seems to successfully carry on with the amusements from the first and we as an audience gets carried away within the second. This is a surprisingly well made sequel that doesn't fall too far from the original and what it set out to be.
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