Movie #93........................."The Hangover"

Movie #93 "The Hangover" is an appropriate movie to rate on New Year's Eve, a reminder to play it safe tonight or a nightmare like this film might occur. I found the flick a bit overrated, raunchy and stupid. It's overrated because not a lot of it is new, at all. (maybe that's why people found it so funny, now that I think about it --- the "been-there-done-that" (taken to the extreme, of course) attitude probably works in a film like this) But filmcally speaking, I've seen most of it ------the new variable was what the stupid guy actually said ------and I felt they went past the stupid line with him because he said a bit too much, so he dumbed down the film a bit ---- also, if the men would have stopped and thought about the situation for a minute, they might have discovered that the stupid guy was the cause of them not having a good time, so why hang with him any more? And that's the stupid part of it, to me. Raunchy? lots of fixation with male anatomy, but that's no surprise. What I was pleasantly surprised with was the Office guy Ed Helms --- he was used well here ---- and a breath of fresh air throughout which balanced the "cigar-tasting" scenes. My favorite parts? the cop ride with the bull horn, the baby with the glasses, and some of their inane discussions (like about the bartender? or was it the clerk?). See it if your interest is piqued, but go into it knowing it's fluff, and you probably will laugh out loud a few times. And it's still better than the "Ugly Truth" which could be the worst film I've seen this year........only one more day in the year!







Average rating: 4.335
I rated it 3 stars
The Hangover
(2009) UR
When three friends (Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper) finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug (Justin Bartha) -- who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time.