DVD: Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour is back with Rush Hour 2. Our favorite duo of Inspector Lee and James Carter are back, this time they are hitting the streets of Hong Kong.

While James Carter (Chris Tucker) is on vacation in Lee's (Jackie Chan) home town of Hong Kong, Lee is still on duty as a cop and will not just relax and show Carter a good time. When they go to a local night club, Carter thinking Lees going to relax and not work they get in a fight with the local Triads. Lee soon finds out that Ricky Tan (John Lone) they person who was the old partner of Lee's father is working for the Triads, so Lee investigates. During the investigation mixes them up with the Secret Service where the two meet Isabella Molina (Roselyn Sanchez) who has them help them find out about some fake money, which might lead to Ricky Tan. The investigation takes the two to Las Vegas to a opening of a Casino call the Red Dragon where the Carter and James have a final showdown.

While myself really liking the first Rush Hour I couldn't wait for the second edition of the Rush Hour series. I must say I was not disappointed, Rush Hour 2 bring Chris Tucker to Hong Kong and have Jackie Chan's character show him around like the opposite of the first one. For me Rush Hour 2 had a much better story than it predecessor. The jokes throughout the second one is much more funnier, with every second I was laughing non-stop.

Much like every Jackie Chan movie that he's a part of has amazing fight scenes and Rush Hour 2 is no exception. All fight are top notch. One of the new characters in Rush Hour 2 is Ziyi Zhang who plays one of the villains in the movie he has a very cool fight scene with Chris Tucker which is also very funny.

Sometimes a sequel to a movie can not always equal up to the original, but with Rush Hour 2 it exceeds expectations making it funnier, more action-packed and a better story overall. Rush Hour 2 to a very good movie and I'm Strongly Recommending this movie.

DVD

The Rush Hour 2 DVD is a Two-Disc newly Digitally Remastered picture. Its presented in 2.35:1 widescreen with English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound. The features on this DVD are:

• Ann Exclusive Sneak Peek at Rush Hour 3 (Part 2) - "The French Connection" Includes Behind-The-Scenes Footage and Interviews with the Cast.
• Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Introduction.
• Culture Clash: West Meets East.
• Language Barrier.
• Attaining International Stardom.
• Kung Fu Choreography.
• Bret Ratner Student Film Lady Luck.
• Fact Track.
• Deleted Scenes.
• Making Magic Out of Mire: A Look At Bret Ratner.
• Evolution of a Scene: Analysis of Selected Scenes.
• Fashion of Rush Hour 2.
• Commentary With Director Bret Ratner and Writer Jeff Nathanson.
• Visual Effects Demonstration.

Well what can I say about this DVD. Its action-packed with special features. With the movie being so good these features are too good and entertaining. There are a could features that can be skipped over but I thought everything was decent. I would Strongly Recommend the Rush Hour 2 DVD as a Buy.