The Hangover Part II

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OXFORD, ENGLAND. JUNE 2009.

I went into The Hangover with a fantastic sense of dread. It looked and read like a typical, rushed American summer comedy with very little substance and absolutely no imagination. The trailers were terrible, the actors weren't exactly appealing and the reviews were way too good to be true. What happened during the movies 100 minutes has perplexed me no end to this day.

The story itself is far from original and in actuality, rather dull. Four guys go on a bender in Las Vegas, three wake up with massive hangovers and can't remember what happened. Hilarity ensues. Its been done before, its been done well and it hardly needed doing again. Yet for some reason I enjoyed myself. The characters were stupid enough for me not to feel sympathetic, the situations that unfolded were slightly twisted and at times surprising and the movie made me laugh, multiple times. I knew it wasn't going to change my life perspective or even leave too much of a lasting impression on my cinematic exploration, yet it went by quickly and I had more fun watching it than I had watching pretty much any other film previously that year.

OXFORD, ENGLAND. MAY 2011

I went into The Hangover Part II with a sense that something fantastic may happen. The early reports seemed good. The same cast were returning, the trailer was darker and edgier than the first film and it seemed that the writers had taken the first film and simply improved on its less imaginative factors. What happened during the movies 100 minutes made me want to melt my hand in a vat of boiling hot acidic puss and beat my own skull in with the melted down, blistery stub.

The story is a carbon copy of the first one down to every single detail. The jokes are the same, the situations are the same, the shots are the same, every fucking thing about this fucking movie is the fucking same, no fucking exaggeration. Here is a list to compare the films:

THE HANGOVER	THE HANGOVER PART II
Three guys wake up after a night of drinking. They have lost a friend and gained a baby.	Three guys wake up after a night of drinking. They have lost a friend and gained a monkey.
There is a lion in the room.	There is a coke addict in room.
Stu has lost a tooth.	Stu has a tattoo.
There is a wedding in two days, they are fucked.	There is a wedding in two days, they are fucked.
Alan likes and wants to keep the baby.	Alan likes and wants to keep the monkey.
Stu hooked up with a stripper.	Stu hooked up with a stripper.
Alan is forced to give up the baby.	Alan is forced to give up the monkey.
The friends go to the police station.	The friends go to the police station.
Alan slipped the group drugs last night.	Alan slipped the group drugs last night.
Mike Tyson is a surprise guest and he wants the lion.	Paul Giamatti is a surprise guest and he wants the addict.
Stu sings a comedy song to sum up the plot so far.	Stu sings a comedy song to sum up the plot so far.
The car gets wrecked transporting the lion.	The car gets wrecked transporting the addict.
The guys give up, and call wedding off.	The guys give up, and call the wedding off.
The guys finally remember where the lost friend is.	The guys finally remember where the lost friend is.
He’s back at the hotel where they woke up.	He’s back at the hotel where they woke up.
They rush to the wedding and just make it in time.	They rush to the wedding and just make it in time.
There is a celebrity guest wedding band.	There is a celebrity guest wedding singer.
The guys sit and talk, someone has a camera revealing the entire night.	The guys sit and talk, someone has a camera revealing the entire night.
Credits.	Credits.

Seriously, that is exactly how the two films play out.

I understand that a sequel needs to feature some of the same elements that the first one had, but that's not an excuse for simply remaking the same movie in a different setting. This is lazy film making to the likes of which I have never before seen.

Joke wise everything falls completely flat. If you have seen the first one then you will see every single joke coming, and if your about as intelligent a puke stain on timothy spalls dinner jacket then you may well find them funny. Personally, this film failed on every level, something that is made worse by the fact that I know Todd Phillips is better and smarter than this. I can usually find something to enjoy in every film he puts out, if nothing else then usually the soundtrack is a saving grace. The Hangover Part II's soundtrack was like being ear raped by a pod of hungry hungry hippo's, tripping on speed while listening to all of Cliff Richard's greatest hits.  

What else can I say really? Everything is the same, its like a really shit twilight episode that I had to pay £10 to see. In my opinion The Hangover Part II has absolutely no redeeming qualities what so ever. Its such a bad sequel that it has put me off the original, which I liked.

Its looks shit, it sounds shit, it is shit.

The Hangover Part II gets...  

the golden turd award reserved for films that truly are a massive pile of shit.

Thats two films in two months I've hated this much. I'm starting to hate my job!