Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a lot like the first movie, it has 3 hot leading actresses that can kick butt, while having a good time. When I first heard that they were going to make a second Charlie's Angles movie, I was excited, because I liked the first one so much. I didn't get around to seeing this movie in the theatre, but I am sure that it was great. I watched this on DVD and it was just like I was watching it at the movies.
The second movie takes a lot of what made the first movie great and they added a few things here and there to keep it different. There were the usual undercover disguises that were really great. One of the disguises was so great it turned Cameron Diaz into a Mullet wearing butch women. That is something that is hard to do. There was also the usual fight scenes that were very unreal, boy those Angels can kick butt. And it wouldn't be an action film these days if they didn't have a few stunts that are so unbelievable that they leave you saying, "yeah right".
The plot for this movie is simple. Some bad people stole two very important rings, and the Angels have been hired to help recover them before they get in the wrong hands. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu all return as the 3 angels. Demi Moore makes an appearance as a former angel, and spices things up for the current angels. Bernie Mac is the new Bosley replacing his brother Bill Murray. There are also appearances from tons of other people that I am sure you will recognize. Shia LaBeouf, Matt LeBlanc, Luke Wilson, John Cleese, and Bruce Willis just to name a few, and trust me there are more.
I think the second movie is much more funny then the first one, and I thought the first one was pretty funny. They seem to make fun of themselves with some of the jokes in the movie. The second one also builds the characters more then the first one; you actually get to see what each of the angels was like when they were kids and before they joined up with Charlie. I think the character building is important especially if they want to turn this into a franchise similar to the 007 films. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a Charlie’s Angels 3 coming out in a few years.
So to wrap things up, this movie is a lot like the first movie, lots of action and fight scenes mixed with lots of comedy. If you like the first movie, then you will more then likely like this one. |