Every once in a while a movie comes along that changes a few things. The way you think of fraternities (Old School). The way you think of KY wrestling (Old School). The way you think of Elisha Cuthbert (Old School). – Damn I wanna watch Old School now. Anyways, then there’s Todd Phillips’ newest comedy; The Hangover. Which will change the way you’ll either want or not want your bachelor party in Las Vegas to go.
Doug Billings (Justin Bartha) is 72 hrs away from getting married. Based on tradition, before you can join the love of your life for the rest of your life, you have to have one final night of ranchy, explicit, unadulterated fun with no consequences. At least that’s what I’m looking forward too told. Making sure Doug has the time of his life are his two friends, Phil Wenneck (Bradley Cooper) and Stu Price (Ed Helms), as well as his future brother-in-law, Alan Garner (Zach Galifianakis). Joined by “The Wolf Pack” (you’ll get it when you see the movie) and set up in a $4,000+ a night penthouse in Vegas, anything is possible. However, after waking up the next morning, Phil, Stu, and Alan find themselves confused as fuck. Together they try to retrace their steps from the previous night, not just to figure out just what the fuck happened, but also to find Doug and make sure he gets to his wedding.
Second funniest movie I’ve seen all year. I know I’ll get shit for this, but I liked I Love You, Man more. Could be due to me having a man-crush on the man-tastic Paul Rudd. Could be due to me having a full-fledged crush on the ever so hot Rashida Jones. Who knows? But while I have it has my second favorite comedy so far, that doesn’t make The Hangover any less awesome. It most definitely brings the LULZ and it brings them hard.
Let’s check out the cast. First up; Bradley Cooper. He’s pretty much known for playing the douchebag, Zach “Sack” Lodge, in Wedding Crashers. Girls, you may also know him as Ben Gunders in He’s Just Not That Into You. Whatever you may know him as, he’s a solid actor and seems to be a pretty cool guy. I don’t really remember seeing him in much other than the two movies mentioned above, but who cares? In The Hangover, he plays the part of a grown up college frat-boy who enjoys the time away from his job (as a teacher, by the way), wife, and kids by getting shit-housed in Vegas. If I threw a party, you can be sure Cooper would be on the list.
Ed Helms. Let’s face it, he’s hilarious. He’s pretty well known for his role as “Ed Helms” on The Daily Show and is probably best known for his role as Andy Bernard on The Office. He was also in one episode of Arrested Development. Seriously. Look it up. Anyway, what Helms lacks in looks (because Bradley Cooper stole them all) he makes up for in comedy. He plays the part of Stu Price. Stu is in a committed relationship with a total bitch. The first time we see Stu, he’s being bitched at by his girlfriend. But once with The Wolfpack, Stu hangs loose and is able to breathe. If I threw a party, you can be sure Helms would help me form the list.
Zach Galifianakis. Who the hell is this guy?! I haven’t seen him in anything other than this and I love him already! Galifianakis plays Alan Garner. I wasn’t sure if Alan was mentally challenged or if he was just a weirdo who didn’t get out much. Whatever was wrong with him, it was great. Seriously, Galifianakis was awesome. The humor he brought to The Hangover was like that of a child. He made dumb, idiotic, completely random statements during the entire movie and each one was better than the one before it. “You guys get beeper reception?” “You ready to let the dogs out?” “Your language is offensive!” Fucking classic. If I threw a party, you can be sure that Galifianakis would be “the list”.
Todd Philips’ The Hangover has now set the precedent for not only comedies, but for how bananas all bachelor parties should be from this day forward!
8.0 out of 10.
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18/06/2009 at 8:51 am |
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