The Hangover (2009)

Posted : 2 weeks, 5 days ago at Oct 20 6:27

Maybe I just expected a bit too much from this movie. There was a massive hype machine going for The Hangover. Everyone called it the funniest film in years, and then when I saw it I could only say "meh." The movie is more or less a basic bachelor party-comedy, but instead of using your average chronological narrative, it shows the morning after. This idea is hailed as a fantastic solution for the movie by most, but honestly, an average comedy is still an average comedy even if you mess with the narrative. If you have a cliched story, you should naturally have good dialogue in a comedy to save it, but pretty much every single word that comes out of Zach Galifianakis's mouth sound very much so as if they were planted there. None of it sounds natural, and his character is just over the top i...Read more

Rating : 6/10

Posted : 2 months, 3 weeks ago at Aug 16 15:42

Zach Galifianakis aiheuttaa hallitsematonta huutonaurua. Kuten todella moni kohtaus tässä elokuvassa muutoinkin.

Odotin ääliökomediaa tyyliin American Pie, mutta yllättäen tässä oli havaittavissa hiukan älykkäämpää henkeä, vaikka absurdiutta ei kyllä puutu tuumaakaan!

Viihdyin paremmin, kuin osasin odottaakaan. Hyvin oli myös ratkaistu villin illan paljastukset, joita hiljalleen tiputeltiin.

Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago at Jun 29 16:57

''Whose fucking baby is that?'' A Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him. Bradley Cooper: Phil Wenneck Well, well, well...I think there is so many things to write about The Hangover that I feel a sly smirk spread across my face as I contemplate the possible ways of explaining the experience in a detailed reviewed analysis. Just think, you go in expecting something funny but come out with something unique, intelligent and a storyline that isn't just funny but has a killer soundtrack and addictive watchable quality. The other thing that amazed me about The Hangover was the amount of cameos and people that pop up during the escapade, even the ...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 4 months, 2 weeks ago at Jun 22 0:15

"We don't remember anything from last night. Remember?" In the simplest of terms, The Hangover is flat-out hilarious and thoroughly entertaining. Directed by Todd Phillips (Old School, School for Scoundrels), this above-average comedy is endowed with a premise bursting with comedic possibilities...and just about every single one of these possibilities is exploited in highly hysterical and satisfying ways. With a brisk runtime of less than 100 minutes, The Hangover is furiously-paced and teeming with gags, and none of these gags are unnecessarily drawn out. In an age of overstuffed, excessively vulgar comedies, this flick is a breath of fresh air - a reassuring mixture of genuine wit and shrewd laughs within side-splitting vignettes. Yet this is also a skilful picture, blessed with an in...Read more

Posted : 4 months, 3 weeks ago at Jun 19 13:39

From what it seems, word of mouth is traveling and making this film actually grow in viewers since it's opening a couple of weeks ago; bringing it from the number two film in America to the number one as of last week. The past couple of years have shown quite a few comedies, outnumbering any other genre; but this movie is one of the few that had not only me but every single person I have talked to about it laughing throughout. Taken to Las Vegas for a bachelor party by his two best friends as well as his new brother in law is Doug Billings. Some drinks and a salute on the rooftop of their hotel were the start of their evening, everything else was a drug induced binge of senseless violence and randomness. When all men wake up, they find not only is their room a mess, but a few other things;...Read more

Rating : 7/10