Like millions of other Americans, I went and saw the Hangover last week. I'm not going to write too much about it because frankly there isn't much to say...While it was definitely HILARIOUS, it lacked substance in my opinion. You can't really be surprised by that though. I think it's obvious that if you're easily offended, don't waste your money.
I will say that Warner Brothers did a good job with the trailer. They reeled you in with funny one-liners and didn't fail to deliver more during the actual film. The only thing I was disappointed in was the Mike Tyson bit...that they did give away before hand. It was actually at this point in the movie that the film seemed to really drag. Like I said, you can't really expect much plot wise, but the pacing was a bit off in some places. There were some obvious continuity bloops with blocking and costumes (i.e. sometimes Phil was very dirty during the scene where Mr. Chow escapes from the trunk and sometimes he wasn't so dirty...) but nothing too distracting.
A lot of things in the plot were pretty predictable, but I'll let it fly overall because of the humor. I think I'd like to see it again.. I'm pretty sure I didn't catch all of the jokes. I haven't decided though if I'm going to go and spend another $9 in theaters or if I'll wait til it comes on video. We shall see...there's so many other good movies coming out I may not have time! (By the way, today marks 3 weeks until the new HP!)
All in all, I'd say the above the line talent did a pretty good job. The writing was solid in terms of humor and the comedic timing captured by the director and the main characters was very good. However, we had to read their names FOREVER at the beginning...the opening credits were WAY too long. We've seen enough of the Vegas strip from all of the Ocean movies. Below the line...eh, nothing spectacular that stood out. Obviously this wasn't going to be an artsy film with spectacular lighting. The music was really good though...very fitting! (i.e. "Who Let the Dogs Out") Be on the lookout for the sequel. According to director Todd Phillips, it's definitely happening!
I will say that Warner Brothers did a good job with the trailer. They reeled you in with funny one-liners and didn't fail to deliver more during the actual film. The only thing I was disappointed in was the Mike Tyson bit...that they did give away before hand. It was actually at this point in the movie that the film seemed to really drag. Like I said, you can't really expect much plot wise, but the pacing was a bit off in some places. There were some obvious continuity bloops with blocking and costumes (i.e. sometimes Phil was very dirty during the scene where Mr. Chow escapes from the trunk and sometimes he wasn't so dirty...) but nothing too distracting.
A lot of things in the plot were pretty predictable, but I'll let it fly overall because of the humor. I think I'd like to see it again.. I'm pretty sure I didn't catch all of the jokes. I haven't decided though if I'm going to go and spend another $9 in theaters or if I'll wait til it comes on video. We shall see...there's so many other good movies coming out I may not have time! (By the way, today marks 3 weeks until the new HP!)
All in all, I'd say the above the line talent did a pretty good job. The writing was solid in terms of humor and the comedic timing captured by the director and the main characters was very good. However, we had to read their names FOREVER at the beginning...the opening credits were WAY too long. We've seen enough of the Vegas strip from all of the Ocean movies. Below the line...eh, nothing spectacular that stood out. Obviously this wasn't going to be an artsy film with spectacular lighting. The music was really good though...very fitting! (i.e. "Who Let the Dogs Out") Be on the lookout for the sequel. According to director Todd Phillips, it's definitely happening!
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