I have to admit I missed ROAD TRIP 2. Luckily this one is it's own story so you don't need to see the first couple. It sticks to the same formula, just as a straight to dvd movie it only captures 70% of the original, but that's still probably enough to fans.
The story: a guy finds out his long distance girlfriend has transfered to be with him which freaks him out, so he goes on a road trip for a beer pong tournament where he hopes to meet with a hot model he knew and almost hooked up with years ago.
Was it good?
Yeah, it was good. It was what you'd expect -- some college humor, some outrageous stuff, some nudity, a little character arc that feels lame but isn't too bad. It's just very light compared to the first. The original has a guy racing to get to his long distance girlfriends campus before a sex tape he made with another girl arrives. In that one there is clear stakes and a ticking clock. This movie didn't have any of that. It does have that same core of a guy struggling with where he is in his relationship and if he's ready to be serious (he thinks he is but he's not). The outrageous humor is more outrageous, but less actual funny because of it (what do you expect about a movie that centers around a beer pong tournament?).
Still, if you are a fan of the first movie or of the American Pie dvd's, this is probably right in your wheelhouse.
*** RENTAL ***
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