Kris S Blame me for watching it before the first part but still when I analyze it now I have to say this one was a vast improvement from the first one. It has a concrete storyline throughout the film and does not stray much into the subplots unlike the first one. I thoroughly enjoyed the flow of story which looked more plausible thanks to the crisp editing and intelligent direction which doesn't give you much time to ponder around. All in all, a highly superior sequel to follow up the brilliant "In China they eat dogs". Yes, I wouldn't mind at all if the director comes up with some wacky storyline and decides to complete the trilogy with the third one and I'm sure there will be lots of others who'll agree with me!!

Agent15 (Spoilers from "I kina spiser de hunde") "Gamle mænd i nye biler" is the long-awaited sequel to "I kina spiser de hunde". It has its moments, and the dialogue is quite funny on more than one occasion, yet it fails where "I kina spiser de hunde" succeeds. Firstly, it lacks a potent storyline. In the first movie, Arvids both naive but at times admirable behaviour renders one with a tale, that conclusively, was a mixture of both morality and humour. This isn't really a topic much discussed in "Gamle mænd i nye biler". Rather, the characters seemingly don't have any relations to the outside world, other than their own cliques.We have a woman-hating swede, who'll slay any dame in the vacinity of his presence, in case the opportunity presents itself. Then we have Iben Hjejle, who plays a woman who'se become mentally unstable after her boyfriend leaves her (Dan, whom we are briefly introduced to by chance later in the movie). These two characters seem to engage in some sort of twisted relationship, leaving the audience unsure whether the next scene will present the two in either loving or murderous surroundings. Of course, we also have Kim Bodnia, who plays the ever-unpleasent ruffian Harald. I had no sympathy for this character in neither movie, but thought that it was a tailormade role for Kim Bodnia. The comic relief is undoubtfully the hilarious pairing of Tomas Villum and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, who play two chefs who are always caught in the middle of things, while all they really want to do is cook; "vi er jo bare kokke, for fanden"... These guys where equally funny in both movies, as they seemed so malplaced in the given environment and situations. Finally, as they sequel does take place in the past, we are once again presented with Vuk (dies in "I kina spiser de hunde"), an immigrant whose sole wish is to fit in. He's still the victim of Harald's constant torments, be they verbal or physical, and he remains as naive and ignorant as in the first movie. The only reason that he works for Harald, is because of his cousin, who's leading role in a gang of Croation criminals, is a neverending threat to Harald.I won't introduce you to the actual story of the movie, but I will say that it does work overall. As mentioned, it does have lacks, as it isn't as original as its prequel, and is hopelessly unrealistic from time to time, but this is obviously one of the plusses in the movie. It glorifies whom it wants, kills who it wants, and works the way it wants. With these two movies, Lasse Spang Olsen has made an almost "cult-like" work of film, an for that he should be given many thanks. That, on the other hand, could be discussed when reviewing his other movies, but I'll save that thought for some other day...Rating: *** of *****

McBuff A prequel to "I Kina Spiser de Hunde" (In China they Eat Dogs) from 1999 with same writer/dírector/cast (save Dejan Cukic and a few others). This time, we follow Harald (Kim Bodnia) as he is released from jail, only to get involved in a plot to get Swedish serial killer Ludvig (Torkel Petterson) out of prison, so he can meet his estranged father, The Monk (Jens Okking). Once again, peppered with funny dialogue, not as inspired as the original, but with one hilarious scene in which the cooks and Harald futilely tries to speak English to a Swedish hotel receptionist. The car stunts are still clumsy, a notch above the sloppy action sequences from the first film, and the film is loaded with a high mortality rate, but it's uneven and substitutes black humor with a mean spirit, and even asks us to care about these characters, after putting them through numerous outlandish situations and hurling credibility out the window. Kim Bodnia plays it straight, but his tough guy act is getting a little tired by now, but Tomas Villum Jensen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas still make a great comic duo as the put-upon sidekicks. Iben Hjejle is lovely as Ludvig's love-interest, but her role is badly written (even though she gets to punch Bodnia in the face). Jacob Haugaard gets some laughs, too, as a seedy doctor. Note to writer Anders Thomas Jensen: A couple of anachronistic goofs. The film is supposed to take place before the first film, which was released in 1999. If this film is set before that, they couldn't have crossed the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, as it wasn't built at that time, and the national football league wasn't sponsored by SAS then, either.The supernatural elements of the first film are totally ignored this time around. Okay entertainment, but doesn't hold up to close scrutiny. **½

Icewall I thought the first movie was great. Not only did it have cool action and great, if a little bizar humor, it was also slightly philosophical. This movie is devoid of the latter, but I still laughed my ass off. It is a (pre)sequel, and taken as such, it is quite good. Story is weak and incoherent, direction is shabby, but the dialog, and bizar events, were right on the mark. If you have seen the first, and read this, you should know whether or not you will enjoy it. I know I did, even if it couldn't match up to the first (Hey, not much can.) So enjoy.