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2011 |
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BLACK COMEDY
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COMEDY
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| Origin: |
US |
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C |
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| Length: |
102 |
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MIXED Reviews
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| It's still fun to watch, but the first one was better. |
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| (J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader) |
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| What seemed laugh-out-loud fresh in its unpredictable rudeness (at least intermittently) is now chuckle-to-yourself funny with about the same regularity. |
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| (Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer) |
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| Using the original as a template, The Hangover Part II colors within the lines, but does so with bright fluorescents rather than drab primaries. Despite being mandated by the insane box office success of its predecessor, this movie feels anything but obligatory. It delivers what it's expected to deliver, and that's likely to make it a success with anyone who laughed his ass off two summers ago... Often, comedy sequels that follow the formulas of their predecessors fail miserably. The list is long and inglorious, with titles like Airplane 2 and Three Men and a Little Lady near the top. Perhaps because of its brash and unapologetic nature, The Hangover Part II doesn't fall prey to that pitfall. Although not as shockingly unexpected as the first movie, this one is still a garish orgy of bad taste and dare-you-not-to-laugh comedy. The "oods" of humor all apply: rude, crude, and lewd. As Alan remarks, "When a monkey nibbles on a penis, it's funny in any language." It will be interesting to see where the filmmakers go with The Hangover Part III, because it's hard to imagine this film not scoring big at the box office. |
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| (James Berardinelli, Reelviews) |
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| Say what you will about the original film, Phillips and company raised the stakes here, delving into a world you aren’t prepared for. It’s because of this off-the-wall nature and fearlessness to bring the action into much darker territory than stripper with a heart of gold and Mike Tyson shenanigans, (a return appearance from the champ both unexpected and brilliant), that makes it work. Think the photo slideshow during the credits of the first and turn those horrors into the bulk of the actual runtime; then multiply them to get this entry’s final montage of forbidden snapshots. Cooper and Helms excel with this amplified tension, Jeong proves worthy of extended participation, and Lee gives a perfect portrayal of sheltered innocence begging for a night out with the worst role models a kid of sixteen could have. The weak link is Galifianakis — despite the fact so many will probably say he’s the best part. I loved him in the first because he was reined in, but his introduction here was excruciating, unbridled Zach. The subtle facial expressions and well-timed quips arrive as the film moves along, though, so he isn’t completely lost, but pairing him with the unfortunate reality that this is the exact same film as before — a harder-R rating to differentiate them — and The Hangover Part II doesn’t quite equal its predecessor. But damn does it come close. |
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| (Jared Mobarak, Jared Mobarak Design) |
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| A virtual shot for shot re-do of the original. The real question is; does it really matter? If you’re holding it to the standards of the first film in terms of originality and creativity, then yes, it matters and you will be disappointed. If you don’t care about that and you just want a ton of penis jokes and some shocking comedy, then no, it doesn’t matter and you’ll have a great time with this sequel. Audiences aren’t going to flock to this to see a film that will redefine comedy, they’re going to pay the admission prices to see the “wolfpack” retrace their steps after another night of drunken debauchery and that’s exactly what they’re going to get... Even though this film won’t wow you with originality, it’s still a very, very funny film. I admittedly didn’t know where they were going to take certain jokes and when the punchlines were delivered, I was laughing out loud with the rest of the audience. |
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| (Flix 66) |
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| What happens in Bangkok isn’t as much fun as when it happened in Vegas, but it’s still worth the trip... Manages to deliver more laughs than most of the competition. |
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| (Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter) |
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| As much as its familiarity hampered its potential The Hangover II was still full of laughs and I can’t overlook that entirely. The main problem is that these characters just can’t shock me anymore regardless of what they get themselves into. In fact by the end I started to dread the prospect of them in a third film attempting to top the first two. You pretty much know what you’re going to get with The Hangover II, an enjoyable but unoriginal follow-up, and for such a popular comedy that may be just enough to entice audiences out and satisfy the masses. |
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| (Pastapadre, Pastapadre.com) |
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| The sequel has some mildly amusing moments, but it has a slapdash quality to it, and at 102 minutes, it feels padded. |
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| (Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com) |
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| Triggers fewer belly laughs-per-minute than the original, yet nevertheless generates more than enough yucks to satisfy fans of the gross-out genre. |
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| (Kam Williams, NewsBlaze) |
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| There are guffaws of rude comedic shock and there are hair raising incidents, but it still feels like a poor sequel. |
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| (Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile, Australia) |
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