# I literally have no idea what was even supposed to be funny about "The Hangover" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777 "2010-12-03T07:29:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777/101 "2010-12-07T02:04:26Z")
> [@Stillwell\_Angel](#): > > Well, some chick on my facebook for one thing. About 3 times a month she posts that she’s watching it again. Then a little later she posts about how much she loves it. Then a little later she posts about how she could watch it a thousand more times and it still makes her ROFLMAO…and on and on and on. Strangle her. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777/102 "2010-12-07T04:53:58Z")
I like good movies. I love Citizen Kane. I love Apocalypse Now. I love the Philadelphia Story. And I really, really liked the Hangover. I can’t understand somebody hating it. I guess a lot of the confusion is a result of the ridiculousness. A tiger in your car? A random baby in your room? A naked Chinese guy in your trunk? A marriage to some stripper? Your best friend who you need to get to his own wedding is missing? What happened? How? How will you clean up this mess? I guess they lost you somewhere along the way, but I was strapped in for the entire ride. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777/103 "2010-12-07T05:13:39Z")
For those who did think it was funny (and I’ll admit that I did), watch the deleted scenes if you haven’t already. Ken Jeong’s ad lib ramblings were hysterical. Parts were definitely cliche and predictable (like most movies) but anybody who predicted that the plot would involve watching a video of a friend dry humping a tiger stolen from Mike Tyson- my hat’s off to you. “Did I give you roofies instead of ecstacy? Oh sorry man, my bad…”. Ed Helms’ song at the piano was also an improv done in one take. Did anybody see (Dr.) Ken Jeong’s [surprisingly moving acceptance](http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/524454/ken-jeong-wins-best-wtf-moment.jhtml#id=1640384) speech at the MTV Awards? If not you may not seen Jeong and Ed Helms [reprise the song](http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/524469/ed-helms-ken-jeong-les-grossman-jennifer-lopez-perform.jhtml#id=1640384) with some help from Tom Cruise on the same show. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777/104 "2010-12-07T05:23:32Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > Superbad is a movie about teenaged boys conspiring and scheming to get some girls drunk so that they can rape them. I’m still working out why that’s funny at all. Is that really what _Superbad_ is about? I missed that part. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777/105 "2010-12-07T08:23:35Z")
Kept hearing it was great, from a variety of sources. Rented the DVD. Found it puerile and unfunny. No great hate for it. I just didn’t find there was anything smart funny or clever funny about it. It was just a case of ‘think up crazy situations for the ‘characters’ to respond to’. This isn’t much of a formula, and anyone can do it. Merely juxtaposing odd elements is a lazy exercise in trite surrealism. ---
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777/106 "2010-12-09T05:43:28Z")
No accounting for taste I suppose. For instance, there’s been a couple of mention’s in this thread alone saying how Anchorman is so much better. Sorry to say but personally I enjoyed Hangover, but I really dislike Anchorman - There’s maybe one or two scene’s in the whole thing that I get a little chuckle from. I’d be interested to hear opinions on Get him to the Greek. Again a fairly stupid movie, very much in the Hangover style, but you know what I was in fits of laughter. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777/107 "2010-12-09T10:32:30Z")
Thought it sounded stupid. Had no interest in it. Watched the three minute clip above. Laughed a couple of times, including at the baby (not because it’s funny, but haven’t you known dumbasses like that guy?). Am now somewhat interested. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777/108 "2010-12-10T23:26:04Z")
I saw The Hangover a couple of times and I think it was pretty funny, although not THE funniest movie I’ve ever seen. My favorite part was the police station scene where the cops are trying to scare the guys without explaining how they (the cops) lost the squad car in the first place. I almost peed myself when the police officers were egging the kids on to tazer Bradley Cooper in the nads. Funny stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777.md?page=5)