You know how bad you feel when you have a hangover? And then you promise yourself you're never going to drink that much again? And then you go out the next weekend and drink that much again? That's what this movie is like - if you woke up the second weekend with Mike Tyson's face tattoo. It's "The Hangover" on speed - each joke is raunchier, funnier, and more outlandish than before. I laughed the whole way through (when I wasn't cringing, that is).
The story starts with Stu (Ed Helms) planning to get married ... in Thailand (or Thigh-land as Zach Galifianakis continuously calls it). He tells Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Doug that he just wants a Bachelor Brunch at IHOP to make sure nothing messes up his wedding this time, but he'd really like them both to come to the wedding. Of course, they eventually invite Alan (Galifianakis) to complete the wolf pack. I think these set up scenes are among the funniest in the movie. You get the feeling that Galifianakis is ad-libbing about half of his lines and they're hilarious. I'm assuming the gag reel on the DVD will be as long as the movie.
Anyway, they get to Thailand and soon realize how much Stu's father-in-law hates him (Stu already knew it). But hey, at least they're at a great resort and no one's going to get roofied while drinking a beer out by a campfire or anything, right? And they aren't going to wake up in a dirty Bangkok hotel with Stu's brother-in-law missing, right? OK, I'm kidding. All of that happens. And that's when we get the awesome phone call from Phil to Doug's wife saying, "Uhh, we really $#@#ed up this time ..." I must say that the whole audience cracked up at that scene.
The rest of the movie proceeds exactly like you expect. And if there's a criticism of the movie it's that it's too much like the first one. At points I caught myself thinking "Is this "The Hangover I"?" But when director Todd Phillips hits the accelerator he really mashes it down. This movie isn't for the faint of heart - I think my wife had nightmares last night - but it sure is hilarious, and you get what you paid for ... another hangover that's even worse than the first one. I left thinking "There's no way I want to see that again" but then we met up with some friends and started talking the hilarious scenes and .... I have a sneaking suspicion that if there's a Hangover 3 (let's be honest - there were three "Crank" movies ... Hangover 3 is as certain as Galifianakis prancing around in his underwear at every appearance) I'll be right there ordering shots, totally forgetting the pounding headache from the last time. :)
What did you think? Have you seen it yet? Are you planning to see it? Not enough male nudity for you? Do you think you'll see it again?
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