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If you like your humor broadside up, hold the subtlety, you'll want to nurse this Hangover with your best buds. The ensemble cast meshes perfectly--it's like a super-R-rated episode of Friends: silly, slapstick, and completely in the viewer's face. When four pals go to Vegas to celebrate the imminent nuptials of one of them, they partake in a rooftop toast to "a night we'll never forget." But they're in for a big surprise: their celebration drinks were laced with date-rape drugs, so when they awake in their hotel room 12 hours later, not only are they hung over, but they can't remember what they did all night long. Oh, and they're missing the groom-to-be. The film is so cheerfully raunchy, so fiercely crude, that the humor becomes as intoxicating as the mind-altering substances. The standout in the ensemble is Zach Galifianakis, who is alternately creepy and hilarious. Ed Helm (The Office), in addition to his memory, loses a tooth in uncomfortably realistic fashion, and Bradley Cooper (He's Just Not That into You) has deadpan comic timing that whips along at the speed of light. "Ma'am, you have an incredible rack," he blares to a pedestrian from the squad car the guys have "borrowed." "I should have been a [bleeping] cop," he tells himself approvingly. Director Todd Phillips brings back his deft handling of the actors and the dude humor that worked so well in Old School, as well as the unctuous Dan Finnerty, memorable as a lounge/wedding singer in both films. But it's the nonstop volley of jokes--most cheerily politically incorrect--that grabs the audience and thrashes it around the hotel room. Just watch out for the tiger in the bathroom. --A.T. Hurley
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If the original Hangover was just the hair o' the dog your funny bone needed, then this unrated version, packed with lots of hilarious and raunchy extras, is your drink of choice. This two-disc set includes the theatrical release as well as the unrated version, which extends the original gags (sometimes a bit too far, even for fans of broad, crude humor) and goes to town with risqué scenes that don't bother with double-entendre. The extras are truly delightful and include a great commentary that involves director Todd Phillips and stars Bradley Cooper (Phil), Ed Helms (Stu), and Zach Galifianakis (Alan). All commentaries should be like this--a great conversation with memorable moments and trivia woven into the viewing of the film, so that the commentary itself takes the front seat. There are lots of great behind-the-scenes factoids revealed here, including the fact that it was Galifianakis's idea to wear a jockstrap early in the film as he's getting dressed, giving the audience a full-on shot of his rear. "It was my idea but I regret it to this day," he says. "Though if you look closely, you'll see that the straps of the jockstrap pull up my cheeks and make them shapely." The commentary is just as fun as the film, and it makes the viewer realize The Hangover was a blast to make as well as to watch. Other great extras include a gag/blooper reel, a close-up of "The Dan Band" (the world's worst wedding band), a great clip of actor Ken Jeong's ad-libbed spiels as the crazed Mr. Chow, and an interactive "Map of Destruction" to show where the guys had their misadventures in Las Vegas. But this Hangover is best experienced strictly as an audience member--and this double set is just the ticket. --A.T. Hurley
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good quality!,
This review is from: The Hangover (DVD)
The movie was great quality! The only thing I noticed was that there was at least one scene that was in the original that was not present in this movie. It wasn't a major part of the movie, but I guess it would have been nice if this version was exactly like the original. Other than that, I really liked the quality of the movie and I really enjoyed watching it again :)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Surprisingly Funny Hangover,
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This review is from: The Hangover (DVD)
Tood Philips ("Old School") is known for his lowbrow humour. Yes, The Hangover is lowbrow, but it is a whole new type of lowbrow. When it came out in the summer of '09 it surprised a lot of people since previous summers had been dominated by Apatow, Rogen et. al. and this movie just came out of nowhere. Bradley Cooper was the only star I'd heard of, and I just hated him in Wedding Crashers. (You were supposed to hate him, but I didn't want to see him in a lead role.)The Hangover might be seen as a funnier update of "Dude, Where's My Car". The same basic framework applies with some changes. Three guys now, instead of two, must retrace their steps after one wild night. Doug's about to get married in two days. Problem: Doug is missing. Doug must be found. Best men Phil (Cooper), Stu the dentist (Ed Helms) and the creepy but sweet Alan (Zach Galifianakis, a guy I've never heard of before) have some clues and a deadline. The wedding looms. As much as Cooper is the star of this movie, is it Zach Galifianakis who steals the show. He gets all the best lines, and he is the victim of the most punishment as the quest goes on. There are a couple notable cameos: Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) is "the dad" (does he always play dads now?) and Ken Jeong (Knocked Up, Role Models) is...I'd better not say what he is. Heck I don't even know what he is and I've seen the movie three times now. And then there's Mike Tyson, singing a Phil Collins song. And air-drumming. Special features on the 2-disc edition are worthwhile. Ken Jeong's improvised stuff is pretty good, but the real corker are the 100 photos from the "lost camera". These 100 photos alone are worth buying the 2-disc version. That edition also comes with a digital copy (for those who care, I'm not one of them). Order this movie if you like to laugh at people getting tasered in the face. And remember the name Zach Galifianakis. I guarantee you will be seeing him again.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Even funnier the second time around!,
By The Beetonik "Tori" (Beeton, ON) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Hangover (DVD)
Wound up seeing this movie in the theatres because it was the only comedy showing at the time and I felt like a laugh. I usually am not into this type of 'toilet' humour but I have to tell you it was surprisingly funny. We were quoting parts of the movie on the way home (something else I usually don't do.) Went again with another friend a couple weeks later and laughed even harder - although I'm sure the fact that my friend was literally doubled up laughing on the floor added to comedy factor. If you just want a couple hours of laughs and mindless entertainment then this is the movie for you!
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