A car that "grinds" a medium strip... Thats original...

Rating: 8/10 (9 August 2007)

BtW, when I say grind, I mean like what skaters do on handrails grind...
Don't worry it makes sense if you see the film...
So what can I say? Yes, yes the camera's were a triffle annoying, but not really all that bad.
What really threw my wife and I off was what at first seemed like a major continuity issue. Don't worry that also gets straightened out halfway through...
I enjoyed this movie. I like all types of movies, and try to have reasonable expectations when it comes to certain films. Like seeing Snakes On A Plane, I did not expect to see something that it obviously wasn't going to be.
Lottsa over the top action, and super human "if this were real life this dude would be toast in a matter of 5 seconds" type of stuff...
All done well...
There is a problem however...
The story line was waaaaaaaay to similar to the first one. Right down to the hair color the chick dies it too in order for her to hide from the government similar (yes i get why it was done, but it really didn't have to be done at all now did it?).
The whole new "forgotten love interest" was unnecessary as well. I mean it didn't make much of a point to do it, unless of course they plan on making a fourth movie and quite honestly the franchise is strong enough where it is quite feasible.
Other comments have said that they "wrapped it everything up". I would like to know what movie they were watching because the only thing that they wrapped up was the loose ends from the previous movie and in doing so creating just enough new loose ends to continue the story...
So yeah, I will be surprised if they don't make a fourth one...
I give it eight stars for the story line being an almost carbon copy of the original, but at the same time coming up with new and creative ways to destroy stuff, jump 30 year old dirt bikes up five foot walls from a standing position, and inventing the "Vespa" chase scene.
...yes i did say Vespa Chase Scene...