Summer 01 sequels

liEATKER DILALLA

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With all the rain this summer, what else better than to go to the movies? That is, if you could find a good movie to go see. This summer the movie industry was struggling to come up with original and unique flicks. This was obvious with the release of 14 summer sequels some of which are too lame to even mention.

2 Fast 2 Furious

Although Paul Walker seems to hold his own, there is just something missing from this high-speed action movie. Vin Diesel, anyone? Although surprisingly funny, the weak plot showed little creativity. If it were not for a muscle bound Tyrese and surfer boy Walker this flick would have crashed and burned. ( 1 star)

Charlie'sAni:elsFull Throttle

This sequel was a waste of $9.00.

Needless to say, cute girls in tiny outfits can only take a movie so far, somewhere along the way there needs to be some excitement to hold the audiences' attention. Random action and a weird story line put this film at the bottom of the list. And Demi Moore? Although she looked smoking, the flick bombed. ( I '2 star) Bad Boys2 Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have a chemistry that the audience can feel through the big screen. This time e More action, more car chases, and more violence. However, it in no way surpassed the first Bad Boys. ( 3 stars)

AmericanWedding

The first 10 minutes of this movie will have you laughing. More sick and vulgar than the last two and at some points more tasteless, this movie had the entire theatre laughing hysterically. This plot featured the marriage of band geek Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), and Jim (Jason Biggs), in a twisted but funny way. It was not usual to find Jim caught in more than one embarrassing sexual position. I was bothered by the absence of some cast members including, Chris Klein, Tara Reid and Mena Suvari. All around this movie was funnier and more entertaining than the fiI'>t two. (4 stars) andBlonde

Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is back with more pink, more smarts and more lame jokes. The main theme of the movie is one person can make a difference. In addition, co-starring in the role is Sally Fields, a representative known as Victoria Rudd who Elle works with in Washington. Together the two come up with a plan to try to protect animals, namingly Elle's little chiwawa, from being experimented on

ReeseWitherspoon reprises her role as ElleWoods in the sequel "Legally Blonde II Red,White and the Blue." which they call "Bruisers Bill". (2 stars)

(Out of 5 possible stars)