My roommate always jokes that I hate every movie I see. Maybe he’s right.
I went to see The Hangover on its opening day at noon. The theatre was half full. It was myself and about 50 young businessmen dressed casual on their extended Friday lunch break. The were excited. You would have thought they were about to go to Vegas. In an odd sort of a way they were.
So I’ve been thinking about that now for a while, how these guys were all amped up like a bunch of college kids getting ready for their first big beer pong tournament. And I have been listening to what people have been saying and reading what I’ve been reading and I can’t figure out if I’m just a cynic, like my roommate says or if this movie was just really mediocre at best.
I feel confident in saying it’s mediocre at best.
I feel like everyone has gotten caught up in the nostalgia of Vegas through this movie. They see the strip and guys struggling to remember the wild night they just had and they can’t help but remember the trip they had to Vegas and in their minds it was just as crazy as The Hangover, save a tiger or two. This movie shows all its cards in the previews and there isn’t too much for it to stand on past that. After seeing it I want to go to Vegas again, I’m just not going to go drop $20 on the DVD anytime soon.
I didn’t hate The Hangover; hate is such a harsh word. I thought The Hangover had its moments (have you ever seen a baby masturbate…pretty funny). Suffice it to say; in the end I was not too impressed. There was a real lack of creativity in the picture and although I got my laughs in I think there are too many well-made comedies to consider The Hangover one of the best.
My Vote: Don’t believe the hype. I’m sure the right crowd could make this movie a lot better than it is. Please, I beg you, please don’t go around quoting this movie cause it just didn’t earn it
I agree.. although I went to see it with a packed house, and I think the crowd may have helped me enjoy the film more.. I did, however, laugh quite a bit through the entire film, but that also could be because I was recalling my last trip to Vegas with a bachelorette party, where the film may have highlighted many of the events that occured during our trip.. minus the cop car, baby, tiger, and angry Chinese man. ;) Since I don't watch TV, I never saw the trailer for it, but I did watch the trailer online after I saw the movie, and you're right.. there is not much left out in the trailer- it pretty much gives away everything about the film.. I hate it when trailers give away everything- why did I just spend $15 on a movie when I could've just stayed home and watched the trailer for free? Overall, I enjoyed the film for it's entertainment value, but I think there could have been more creativity put into it.. there was just something missing.
ReplyDeleteWhat?! did you seriously not find the scene with Mike Tyson punching one of those guys out to Phil Collins to be absolutely hilarious? The movie is worth is on that alone. And I've never been to Vegas.
ReplyDeleteWell Momma, I saw that scene on my computer about 4 months ago...for free. Like I said, I didn't hate it...just thought it could have been a lot better...like they just got tired of making it...I mean, what a weak ending! The Roof?!!! Please, there was a Tiger in the freakin room and the roof is the best thing they could come up with??!!
ReplyDelete"A" for making me laugh, " c-" for the story.
ReplyDeleteIf your gonna compare this to every comedy thats ever been made.. then sure I wouldn't give it an "A", but side by side with most of the other crap that has came out over the past year this was very funny!
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