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| Review Date: June 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Ashley Lee, DC |
I was a little hesitant to see this movie, it seemed like one of the all too recent movies where all of the good parts are featured in the trailer, and that's all you've got. So not the case. Not only was it a packed theatre at the midnight showing, but there was not any interval longer than three minutes that had a quiet audience. Nobody could stop laughing!
From Zach Galifiakanis, we had a stellar show. His ability to play the creepy weirdo is out of this world. His wolf pack speech was amazing.
The cameo from Mike Tyson was hilarious!
Don't miss the end credits where a lot of the missing information is revealed. |
Hilarious film, a good overall Blu
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| Review Date: December 11, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Steve Kuehl, Ben Lomond, CA |
I finally got to see this film and the Blu gave a nice first viewing, and even doing the rated/unrated back to back it still kept me laughing.
The Blu clarity and sound quality are solid and there were no failings even with the volume of night sequences. The desert shots were done adequately so there was no light saturation or blur - overall the presentation in both versions makes them a good investment for being one of the few comedies you might buy on Blu. The unrated runs eight minutes longer and contained nothing that would warrant the usual attraction for being titled as such. By the time they get to the roof to start the night there were four brief sequences added in, including some extra dialogue in the opening house scene, a little more with that abusive girlfriend and a fun spot in the hotel room. The main difference between the two would be a funny one minute scene as they take the tiger back to Tyson's house (elevator addition). Otherwise, there are no R rated additions like some would look for.
The supplements are a mixed bag, and after investing the hour it takes to get through them all (except the commentary) none of them stand out as a must see.
Standard Special Features (2 Disc DVD and BD)
* The missing pictures. 100 added photos from the camera, a few funny ones but they felt like the pics you would screen out before you share with your buddies (10 shots from the same angle, where you get rid of the other 9 and save the best one - they keep the other 9 here).
* Map of Destruction. Has 15 spots they filmed on a selectable icon map that takes you to a brief clip regarding making-of info. The Tyson one was the most interesting for me as the others are all either too short or not interesting.
* Madness of Ken Jeong. This guy doesn't work for me other than brief shots in a film so his "improv" here wasn't funny.
* Action Mash-Up. A brief Stooges style mix, forgettable.
* Three Best Friends Song. Funny in a movie, not funny as a long version when they can't sing.
* The Dan Band. The clean version of the Fame song.
* Gag Reel. Now this was funny, only goes a few minutes but they were having fun.
BD Exclusive: (BD Live)
* Cursing Mash-Up. My player took a few seconds to download/stream it and it only lasted a few seconds, most customers get a chuckle out of it when I screen it in the store, but just ok as a supplement.
* Iron Mike Online Teaser. A decent rendition of him singing the In The Air Tonight. That played well and customers thought it a much better trailer than the standard ones we have seen 100 times.
Theatrical BD Version:
* PiP Commentary with Phillips and the three main guys. I usually love commentaries but this one stunk. I was expecting a great deal of humor, funny stories and cool info, but instead they were just sitting there looking bored, especially Cooper, I honestly think he was there to watch the film. Galifianakis sat there until minute 16 before he really said anything. Every once in awhile Todd would say something interesting about the film making, but don't watch this if you want the laughs.
A fun movie with plenty of laughs on a good Blu that for some of the low prices I have seen here and elsewhere it will feel like a good investment. |
The Greatest Story Ever Told...No but I'm still laughing days later.
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| Review Date: June 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Cal Varnson, Portland, OR |
First of all, this was a very smart, gross, dark, crude, hilarious and obnoxious film that had me in tears throughout the film. Yes, this subject has been done to death, but not to this level of enjoyment. I haven't enjoyed a Vegas bachelor party film this much since "Very Bad Things" and I would have to rate this higher. My wife enjoyed this film as much as me and she commented how rare it is to see a film that is consistently funny from start to finish. My expectations were very high after all of the hype leading up to the release of this film and it didn't disappoint.
The director does a great job setting the stage for a night no one can remember. Each role was cast perfectly with Zach Galifianakis stealing the show. Make sure you don't leave early and miss the slide-show during the credits. Freaking hilarious!!!!
If you are easily offended by crude humor or you, then this isn't the movie for you.
Thank you, Todd Phillips for another over-the-top, laugh-out-loud masterpiece |
guilty humor
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| Review Date: January 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Brad Watson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States |
| This movie is the "comical" equivalent of another "Vegas" movie: "Very Bad Things". Anyone who watched that movie, and felt creepy afterward will understand the similarity. Yes, I laughed, very heartily at times, and yet I found myself ashamed at the same time. I suppose we're supposed to feel okay at the behavior of these guys because after all, they were drugged with a so-called date-rape drug, but for any film to really work,(at least for me) some of the characters need to be sympathetic. With the possible exception of Doug (Justin Bartha), who appears sparingly in the movie, these guys aren't. Now, with a movie titled "The Hangover", I knew not to expect Shakespeare, or even Abbott and Costello, but with so many patently offensive attempts at humor- a "masturbating" baby, and quite realistic-appearing fellatio during the end credits, I... well, you have to draw the line somewhere, and this movie crossed it. |
lots of laughs!
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| Review Date: July 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: S. Velasquez, Kiss, Fl USA |
| First off if you dont have a sick sense of humor pass this movie, up you wont get it or understand why certain over the top things are freaking hilarious~! This movie was just as good as Something about Mary. I will definitely be buying this one for the collection. 4 guys go to Las Vegas and get so messed up they forget everything and have to piece things back together when they awaken. There's lots of nudity and foul language but it was appropriate for this type of comedy. sure some things were overboard, then again that's why they're in this movie. This is not a teenage movie in my opinion. also if you go and enjoy it stand by they are making a sequel...maybe a bachelorette party? |
Packed theather 4 weeks in
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| Review Date: July 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: H. D. Denton III, Tucson, AZ United States |
| Ok. I had fairly low expectations. I hadn't seen much in the way of trailers and frankly the thought of a movie with some random baby showing up in a hotel room kinda creeped me out. Then I saw The Hangover and once I started laughing, I basically never stopped longer than a minute or three before something else made me laugh out loud. I laughed more and more until the credits hit and I ended up having to wipe my eyes I was laughing so hard. We had a great audience which always helps, but I can't remember seeing a funnier movie in a long time (really if ever). See it with friends and don't miss the credits. |
One of the best!
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| Review Date: July 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: B. Anderson, Denver CO |
| Absolute must see and must have! We laughed so hard throughout the entire movie, I had a side ache. It was time for a real "side-splitter" and this is it. Something new, full of great actors, surprising twists and a funny plot. The trailer doesn't even really do it justice. |
The Opposite of a Headache
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| Review Date: June 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: C. Loescher, Loves Park, IL USA |
The Hangover is a compelling anomaly of a comedy, one that easily could have been just another movie where a group of thirtysomething dudes get drunk and into all sorts of trouble. The method in which its story is told, however, sets it apart from its comedic kin and makes it all the more hilarious and brilliant.
A small group of friends, pretty boy Phil (Bradley Cooper), lady-whipped Stu (The Office's "Andy," Ed Helms), socially inept Alan (awesome newcomer Zach Galifianakis), and groom-to-be Doug (Justin Bartha), decide to go to Las Vegas for a final free-roaming, binge-drinking evening away from their normal lives, two days before Doug's nuptials are set to take place. Predictably, the drinking begins early upon their arrival, and not surprisingly, the antics begin. The best departure about The Hangover, however, is the intelligent stucture of the story from there on out. The bachelors awake the next morning to discover that not only do they not remember a single thing from the night before, but also that their man of the hour, Doug, is missing and nowhere to be found. It turns out that, for reasons the film so elegantly reveals, that the men had been drugged. Their hotel room is in shambles, a baby is found in the closet, and a tiger has set up shop in the bathroom. The three friends are in similarly puzzling positions: Phil finds a hospital bracelet around his wrist, Stu is missing a front tooth, and Alan yet again finds it difficult to locate a pair of pants.
From that point, as the viewer, you're taken on a journey throughout Vegas with the film's three main antagonists, to determine what happened to them and their ride home, Doug. You find out just as much as the three friends do, and at the exact same time, about their night out, which drives up the anticipation of whatever following humorous event the friends discover. The interaction and comedic chemistry between Phil, Stu, and Alan is amazing; the casting couldn't have been done any better. The Hangover also contains cameo appearances from several unexpected characters, including Mike Tyson and several actors who starred in 2003's Old School (one of director Todd Phillips's fantastic previous works). The dialogue and language is crude and offensive, yet appropriate and rip-roaringly funny, and there's even bits of karmic plot points that round out the movie as an extemely well-accomplished work of raucous, constant humor.
Up until this point, Old School only had a small handful of competitive equals, but The Hangover is so confidently funny that it eclipses many of said competitors with ease. Even if somehow you don't begin to enjoy the movie from its opening moments, you'll be unable to stop being washed into the swirling miasma of curiosity and humor that The Hangover possesses. Chock-full of one-liners and hilarious moments, The Hangover is a treat, and unlike hangovers we've all had, will be one you'll be more than pleased to undertake a second time.
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Hilarious
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| Review Date: November 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Laura, Arizona!! |
| When I first saw the previews for The Hangover I didn't want to see it in the least bit. I thought they were trying to be like Old School and could never live up to it. I kept hearing that it was the funniest movie and I got curious so I went to see to go see it. This is by far the funniest movie that has been out in a while. It was as good as, if not better than Old School. I'm not one of those laugh out loud people when I watch movies but I was dying laughing watching this movie. Seriously hilarious and some of the best movie quotes came from The Hangover! Can't wait to buy it. |
Are you married?
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| Review Date: July 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Pelusios, California |
| If you're married, go see this movie! If you're engaged and the guys are talking about taking you to Vegas for a bachelor party, tell your girlfriend you're going wine tasting with some friends. Oh, and find the camera BEFORE you get home from Vegas! Just like the humor comedians use about real life, this movie is hilarious! |
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This was the most hilarious movie since “Wedding Crashers”. I was skeptical in the beginning, but I had to see what everyone was talking about. This movie is a MUST SEE!!!