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One of my all time favorites.

From my favorite movies..

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

If you haven't seen this movie yet but loved the first one, don't waste your time. The fact that Waiting... was so good and both films were written by the same guy (Rob McKittrick) may sway you to see it but trust me...DON'T! Having worked in restaurants my whole life, there were certain things in this movie that did make me laugh but altogether the film was trying too hard to create the magic of the original, sadly giving us a half-ass attempt to make a decent sequel instead.First off, the main character in the film is the restaurant's manager. In every restaurant I've ever worked in, the manager is hated by just about everybody so trying to get us to care about this character was pretty ridiculous. The next thing that bugged me the most was the character of Agnew who was definitely trying too hard to be like Monty from the first film. The only difference between the two was that unlike Monty, I really didn't like Agnew and couldn't stand him upon his first few lines in the movie. I'm not sure if it was the actor (Steve Howey) or the fact that the character was just a super-douche but I really could care less about the guy.The movie does feature some of the cast from the original but due to pay and schedule issues, some are only seen for brief moments. Raddimus, Natasha, Dan, Bishop, Nick and T-Dog all return but only have a total of maybe 15-20 minutes in the film. Calvin and Naomi are also featured more in this movie than the previous one but it still wasn't enough to make it enjoyable. The surprise cameo came from Justin Long as Dean who said (after the release of the movie) that he was "truly embarrassed" to be involved in this one. If that doesn't tell you anything...Another thing that bothered me was trying to figure out if this is supposed to be the same Shenaniganz restaurant as the first or a different location. Obviously the interior of the eatery is completely different but with Naomi, Natasha and Nick still working there, you would think it's the same. But then during Dean's cameo, he said that this location was a bigger dump than the one he worked in. If it is a different place, how would those people still be working together? This is something that still bugs me to this day and if anybody can answer this question for me, I'd greatly appreciate it.With all the bad stuff there is about this movie, there were a few moments that did make me laugh. The dream about getting slammed, the rush of elderly people for the early bird specials and the cooks getting upset with guys for making changes to a ticket are all things that I have experienced and did make me chuckle a bit. But other than those, the movie didn't have too many laughs that people coming from working in restaurants could relate to.After watching the special features, it is clear that McKittrick just wrote this movie for the money. He clearly states that he had no interest in writing the film but when he was offered six-figures to do so, he quickly got to work. With them unable to get many of the stars from the original, this film should have gone the route of the first and just focus on the nonsense that takes places while working in a restaurant. The Shenaniganz vs. Ta-Ta's Wing Shack storyline was too much and they should have focused on one or the other. I can only hope that if there's another sequel to this movie, McKittrick & Co. stay as far away from it as possible.

Great movie, granted, not as good as the original but definitely worth the watch. Almost everyone from the first makes an appearance in the film, great 'reverse roles' and carry over humor without beating the same jokes to death... HOWEVER, there is a bit of a problem with this DVD... I purchased this DVD and after just 4 times of viewing the movie the DVD started to have issues and got stuck in loops while playing, mainly looping on the 'lionsgate films' opening screen... I've never experience this issue with a DVD before and had a chance to try it in 5 other DVD players with the same issue on all of them, and considering that the DVD is 2 days old and in PERFECT condition I can only assume this was an issue with the printing/creation of this DVD. I've contacted the DVD manufacturer and received no response and feel that anyone wanting to see this movie might be better off renting it rather than purchasing a DVD that may or may not work after the first week...

Inside the recent avalanche of comedies targeted to the young adults spectators (at the style of,for example,director and producer Judd Apatow's and actor Will Ferrell's works),one of my favourite ones was Waiting.Strictly speaking,the film was far from being great; its story was almost non-existent,its direction lacked of any style or vision,and it had also had poor cinematography and weak edition.However,in spite of all that fails,I had enjoyed that movie pretty much because of its cynical and irreverent sense of humor and because of its picturesque characters,who were perfectly balanced between reality and parody; in other words, they were over the top,but they had never lost their humanity.Now,4 years later,the sequel of that film,called Still Waiting...,is released straight-to-DVD and it is obvious it tried to equal the chemistry between the cast and the humor from the screenplay of the first movie.However,this sequels falls short on every level,at the same time,it is an unnecessary and boring sequel.Besides,when the initial credits are the best moment from a movie,we are in serious trouble.Various members from the cast of the first movie refused to participate in here.I missed Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris on this movie.Justin Long and Chi McBride make brief appearances,but their presence feel very forced.I think the best members from the cast on this movie are Andy Milonakis,Alanna Ubach and Luis Guzmán.On the main character,John Michael Higgins feels a little bit bland.He is one of those actors who have familiar faces,but they are not too well known (I think his most famous work was on the atrocious TV series Kath and Kim,and,besides of that,I have seen him on movies like The Break-Up and Yes Man).However,although his performance on this movie is a little bit weak,I do not think it was his fault,but the screenplay's,because his character was simply not well written.Still Waiting... is a poor and boring sequel to a very enjoyable film.I think I did not laugh more than two or three occasions on this movie and that means there is something wrong with the screenplay.The initial and final credits result entertaining,but the rest of the movie unfortunately do not.Skip Still Waiting...,and try to see Waiting instead.

Ugh. Are you serious? This movie took everything that was great about the original, blew it way over the top, and ruined any chance it had of being decent. I can honestly say I didn't even smile for the entire thing, what was there to smile about? The guy who was an obvious rip-off of the character Ryan Reynolds played? That did nothing but spout really generic, un-creative and obscene jokes the whole movie? Woah, never seen that. Or the main character who's so pathetic, obnoxious, un-funny as well as un-likable that we can only hope he doesn't get the promotion? Or perhaps the stuff that wasn't just not funny as well as over-played it self from the first one making triumphant returns to further beat the dead horse? Such as Naomi and the so-not-worth-watching-it's-painful Andy Milonakis. Look out everyone, white guys pretending to be gangster. Comedy 101, here. Although, I'll give them an ounce of credit for obviously realizing how stupid the two characters were the first time around. Oh, wait, I'm forgetting about the cook with the lateral lisp! HA HA! He has a speech impediment and sounds super-funny! HA HA!SPOILER - But all that aside, I think the greatest insult was ruining one of the great things from Waiting, and that was Justin Long's character. Who was sick of just settling, said F it and went out on his own. So in this they have him a porn and pill addicted f-up because of his decision to leave the restaurant? Right on. Someone stop the funny-train, because I'm rolling in the aisles. END SPOILER Please, I beg of you, do not watch this movie. If you must, just watch Adam Carolla's part. As I'm the Ace-Man's number one fan, and even his role couldn't get this rating above a two.