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The Hangover: Part II
Todd Philips, 2011
I’m pretty sure that back in 2009, The Hangover turned out to be the surprise hit of the year. After it came out, people just couldn’t seem to stop talking about it, myself included. So there was a lot that this one had to live up to. My biggest question before seeing this was how on earth were they going to do this without making it exactly the same as the first one. They did it in such a weird way, too, that I have no idea how it even worked, but somehow it did.
They basically had the exact same plot as the first one, but it was just in a different situation. I mean, they even had similar music choices as the first, all of which I noticed immediately. Yet, they changed just enough to keep it somewhat fresh and funny. Using the same plot as the first worked really well as a running joke the first time I saw it, but it was really lacking once I got around to seeing it again. Even though it does have a similar plot to the first, I can already tell by the second viewing that it won’t have the consistency. I can still, to this day, go back and still watch the first and enjoy it. I just don’t see that happening with this one.
The flow for this was just completely off, I felt. The first time I saw it, it worked because I didn’t know what was coming next, but the second time it just seemed to drag on. There was just something wrong with the pacing, but I can’t quite put my finger on what it was.
Galifinakis in this just didn’t do it for me as much this time around. I guess because this time, I expect much more out of him than what I got. The real star in this was most definitely Mr. Chow. He got the much deserved screen time this time around, because Ken Jeong is just freaking hilarious. Seriously if you don’t believe, just go check out his work on Community. Even though that show is already hilarious on it’s own, he’s just the icing on the cake to it.
I find myself somewhat confused on where they’re going to take the third one, though. There have already been articles out saying that it’s coming, but I just don’t know where they’re going to take it. I don’t see them letting Alan getting married, because you just can’t picture it. I guess I’m just going to have to wait to find out.
It’s just sad to see how much my opinion changed on this so much just after two viewings. The first time I saw it, it probably would’ve been a point to even a point and a half higher than this, but I doubt it’s going to stand the test of time. Sadly, it’ll probably just end up being another funny movie to watch once. Maybe if I give it a few months before I watch it again then it’ll be better watching it the next time.
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Todd Philips, 2011
I’m pretty sure that back in 2009, The Hangover turned out to be the surprise hit of the year. After it came out, people just couldn’t seem to stop talking about it, myself included. So there was a lot that this one had to live up to. My biggest question before seeing this was how on earth were they going to do this without making it exactly the same as the first one. They did it in such a weird way, too, that I have no idea how it even worked, but somehow it did.
They basically had the exact same plot as the first one, but it was just in a different situation. I mean, they even had similar music choices as the first, all of which I noticed immediately. Yet, they changed just enough to keep it somewhat fresh and funny. Using the same plot as the first worked really well as a running joke the first time I saw it, but it was really lacking once I got around to seeing it again. Even though it does have a similar plot to the first, I can already tell by the second viewing that it won’t have the consistency. I can still, to this day, go back and still watch the first and enjoy it. I just don’t see that happening with this one.
The flow for this was just completely off, I felt. The first time I saw it, it worked because I didn’t know what was coming next, but the second time it just seemed to drag on. There was just something wrong with the pacing, but I can’t quite put my finger on what it was.
Galifinakis in this just didn’t do it for me as much this time around. I guess because this time, I expect much more out of him than what I got. The real star in this was most definitely Mr. Chow. He got the much deserved screen time this time around, because Ken Jeong is just freaking hilarious. Seriously if you don’t believe, just go check out his work on Community. Even though that show is already hilarious on it’s own, he’s just the icing on the cake to it.
I find myself somewhat confused on where they’re going to take the third one, though. There have already been articles out saying that it’s coming, but I just don’t know where they’re going to take it. I don’t see them letting Alan getting married, because you just can’t picture it. I guess I’m just going to have to wait to find out.
It’s just sad to see how much my opinion changed on this so much just after two viewings. The first time I saw it, it probably would’ve been a point to even a point and a half higher than this, but I doubt it’s going to stand the test of time. Sadly, it’ll probably just end up being another funny movie to watch once. Maybe if I give it a few months before I watch it again then it’ll be better watching it the next time.
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