"The Hangover Part II" Film Review
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3 1/2 Stars
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Summer 2009. Just another action packed movie season right? Wrong. The summer of 2009 belonged to "The Wolfpack" who proved that comedies have bite. 277 million dollars worth of bite. So what would "The Hangover's" Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis show America next? Plenty of nudity, profanity and downright hilarity resulting in "The Hangover Part II."
Director Todd Phillips likened "The Hangover Part II" to "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" arguably the best sequel ever made. I wouldn't praise the second "Hangover" movie that much, but believe it or not, this incarnation offers a wilder ride than its predecessor. Though the framework of "Part II's" plot is little more than a carbon copy of the original the film improves upon an already exquisite amalgam of sex, debauchery and memory loss.
Reviews of "The Hangover Part II" have been mostly negative. Some reviewers have even thrown the sequel under a bus and then ripped out the guts. The main issue is that the plot is the same, which in turn makes the new, raunchy jokes automatically stale. This is absolute bull. The Hangovers' ending was predictable, but everyone with a depraved sense of humor still laughed. Yet the film gets trashed despite the dirtier jokes, the darker tone and doubly epic adventures.
Also the negative reviews, which are aggregated on Rotten Tomatoes, seem to portray "The Hangover Part II" as a lifeless, soulless piece of crud. But Phil, Stu and Alan aka "The Wolfpack" are clearly good guys who just happened to lose their pal Teddy in Bangkok, Thailand. In fact they nearly die on multiple occasions trying to find him and happen to run into a transsexual hooker who doesn't catch, a smoking monkey and a whole lot of guns. So much for lifeless right?
If you like "The Hangover" and re-watch it you would probably still like. So what's the big deal with watching a similar second film? Just switch out the second viewing of the first Hangover with a viewing of "Part II" and expect more raunch, more frequently. This second incarnation fails at being as heartwarming as the first flick. Yet djavascript:void(0)espite it's minimal shortcomings "The Hangover's" younger sibling is one wild child. Simply put: Bangkok is a lot grittier than Las Vegas, the site of the first flick and is the perfect compliment to "The Wolfpack's" hedonistic adventures.
"The Hangover Part II" Craig Mazin, Scott Armstrong and Todd Phillips and directed by Todd Phillips.
Checkout the trailer for the year's best sequel below:
As always thanks for reading!
©2011 Matthew R. Reis, All rights reserved.
3 1/2 Stars
Blog exclusive!
Summer 2009. Just another action packed movie season right? Wrong. The summer of 2009 belonged to "The Wolfpack" who proved that comedies have bite. 277 million dollars worth of bite. So what would "The Hangover's" Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis show America next? Plenty of nudity, profanity and downright hilarity resulting in "The Hangover Part II."
Director Todd Phillips likened "The Hangover Part II" to "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" arguably the best sequel ever made. I wouldn't praise the second "Hangover" movie that much, but believe it or not, this incarnation offers a wilder ride than its predecessor. Though the framework of "Part II's" plot is little more than a carbon copy of the original the film improves upon an already exquisite amalgam of sex, debauchery and memory loss.
Reviews of "The Hangover Part II" have been mostly negative. Some reviewers have even thrown the sequel under a bus and then ripped out the guts. The main issue is that the plot is the same, which in turn makes the new, raunchy jokes automatically stale. This is absolute bull. The Hangovers' ending was predictable, but everyone with a depraved sense of humor still laughed. Yet the film gets trashed despite the dirtier jokes, the darker tone and doubly epic adventures.
Also the negative reviews, which are aggregated on Rotten Tomatoes, seem to portray "The Hangover Part II" as a lifeless, soulless piece of crud. But Phil, Stu and Alan aka "The Wolfpack" are clearly good guys who just happened to lose their pal Teddy in Bangkok, Thailand. In fact they nearly die on multiple occasions trying to find him and happen to run into a transsexual hooker who doesn't catch, a smoking monkey and a whole lot of guns. So much for lifeless right?
If you like "The Hangover" and re-watch it you would probably still like. So what's the big deal with watching a similar second film? Just switch out the second viewing of the first Hangover with a viewing of "Part II" and expect more raunch, more frequently. This second incarnation fails at being as heartwarming as the first flick. Yet djavascript:void(0)espite it's minimal shortcomings "The Hangover's" younger sibling is one wild child. Simply put: Bangkok is a lot grittier than Las Vegas, the site of the first flick and is the perfect compliment to "The Wolfpack's" hedonistic adventures.
"The Hangover Part II" Craig Mazin, Scott Armstrong and Todd Phillips and directed by Todd Phillips.
Checkout the trailer for the year's best sequel below:
As always thanks for reading!
©2011 Matthew R. Reis, All rights reserved.
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