Also opening this weekend are two films with wider releases than the Malick, so I figured I’d offer a space for those, too. We’ll start with “The Hanogver: Part II,” which I haven’t seen (and have heard is little more than a rehash, natch). I’ll be taking a look this weekend. Todd Phillips is getting a kick out of insulting journalists. Hopefully audiences are getting a kick out of his cash grab. If you get around to it this weekend, tell us your thoughts.
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25 responses to “Tell us what you thought of ‘The Hangover: Part II’”
I feel like I just watched Hangover I again…except not as good.
O and they added a terrible actor posing to be a future brother-in-law
Homophobic piece of shit, just like the original.
Anyone else think it is absurd that Ed Helm’s wife would be that young? Especially after his last two romantic conquests?
I can’t imagine anyone enjoying this derivative sequel of the first. Formula wasn’t changed in the slightest and probably hits beat for beat with the first, just the circumstances are slightly different.
I’m repeating what’s been said already, but this is more or less to “The Hangover” as “The Karate Kid” with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan is to “The Karate Kid” with Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. It’s not particularly funny, the antics – aside from one that has more shock value than actual humor – aren’t as exciting, and it feels poorly coordinated. Such a disappointment, and I loved the first film.
I mean this is honestly as good as a comedy sequel gets. Did anyone really expect it to be terribly different from the first one? I thought it was very funny, even if it wasn’t as fresh as the original…which is a part of the very nature of a sequel not adapted from another medium.
Oh and YES Jamie Chung was horrific casting as Ed Helms’ fiancee. She’s 28 and has seriously only played college girls up to this point.
The creators of the first Hangover should sue the people who made this movie! It’s a total ripoff!
I remember liking the first, but this was just curiously off. Never quite sticking any of its joke – they mostly all fall flat.
2/10
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO trailer had better directing, editing, writing and acting than HANGOVER 2. I’m being extreme, but I don’t think I’m joking.
@Brian
If you mean just showing 100 different images spliced as better than, sure. Decent song though.
Crystal the monkey deserved better.
I was definitely disappointed with “Hangover II ” , but the pack audience enjoyed every minute of this insipid movie. I just can’t believe director Todd Phillips decided to follow the same exact formula from the previous film- no imagination and no creativity whatsoever.
P.S. I felt sorry for Justin Bartha. The poor guy was barely in the movie ( just like the first film) . It is very obvious Phillips has issues with Bartha.
first off whoever reads this F all you haters. the reason why its the hangover is because of that reason. its going to be about them hungover. This movie was jus about as great as the first and had some nice twists to it. Definitely recommend it to anyone over the age of 14
Anyone debating the “artistic merits” of this film is wasting their time. It’s low-brow shock comedy that has struck box office $$$$, so they are laughing at you film snobs and your “beat-by-beat rip-off” reviews on their way to the bank while they pick but their latest villa in the Virgin Islands and e-class Benz. Hollywood doesn’t care about quality 364 days out of the year and Oscar night is just a party. That’s not cynical, just reality.
As someone who has been to Bangkok before I can tell you that it doesn’t look nearly as awful as this film makes it seem on screen. Aside from that, I turned out to be exactly as I predicted: uninspired and tiring. If you’ve seen the first movie, you’ll know just about everything that will happen ahead of time and where who will be found, in what place, at what time, blah blah blah. Ken Jeong’s character was somewhat tolerable in the first one, but I couldn’t stand him here. Paul Giamatti was the one glimmer of hope throughout the whole thing.
I ended up going to see The Shawshank Redemption on the big screen at the AFI Theater afterward, though, which helped me to forget about that lazy sequel for a couple of hours.
Damn typos… IT turned out to be exactly as I predicted*
What has already been said is largely accurate…’HO:II’ was mildly humorous, but it relied far too heavily on nostalgia and formula than on creating an opportunity for these characters to deliver fresh jokes and explore new situations. I was kind of appalled at how lazy the film comes across.
I still contend that if you want to see how a sequel can be made RIGHT, look no further than “X2″….
lol at the snobbery in here. like we should all be above cash grabs and sequels.
Let me just say, Todd Phillips has a really good visual eye and also he made a funnier sequel. I was one of those people that didn’t find the first movie that funny.
But with this one I did laugh. But that doesn’t mean it’s comedy. Comedy is Bridesmaids. This is shock value. I’m not saying shock value can’t be funny, I’m just saying, it’s funny in the way Drag Me To Hell is funny. Random, out of left field hijinks that have no coherency.
I did enjoy the movie. It’s just not “the funniest movie ever.” The same title the first one got amongst my group of friends. Whatever. I reserve that title for Bridesmaids!
True story. I was in box office line. Mixed group of teens ahead of me looking at Bridesmaids poster, guy says it was ‘WAAAY better than Hangover 2…laughed the whole way through Bridesmaids.” End of story. I’ve got better movies to see in theaters and on Netflix.
Finally saw it tonight…and hated it.
Next.
“like we should all be above cash grabs and sequels.”
I think we should be above lazy cut-and-paste sequels, though.
“I’m being extreme, but I don’t think I’m joking.”
Win.
stinking pile of caca