Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
Director: Mort Nathan
Stars: Kal Penn (Full Cast)
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

The Plot: Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Penn) leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Oxford University, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of his academic career.

THE BUZZ: A cheapie, filmed-in-Bucharest sequel (?) to the hit-on-DVD original, The Rise of Taj is missing both Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid (though we hear he makes a cameo, and she thinks Romania is noodles). We say good riddance to them both, and hopefully the filmmakers will allow Taj to be a bit more than a racial stereotype with a thousand different names for oral sex. Seeing as how this is from the director of Boat Trip, however, our expectations are at their lowest. Dashed, even.