Several friends told me it was one of the most hilarious films they ever saw. I just finished watching it, and while it was quite funny in spots it was pretty draggy in others.
I loved the wedding singer at the end.
What did you think of the film?
Didn’t expect much. After it was all over it was a laff.
It was ok. I think it suffered from too much hype. Overall it was mildly funny and entertaining, but there is nothing about the film that is original or outstanding. I doubt I’ll ever watch it again, but I don’t regret paying to see it.
I thought it was the best comedy of the year. It wasn’t spectacular but no other movie made me laugh more.
I’m not sure if this makes much sense, but I wouldn’t want to watch it on a television. On the big screen I saw it with a bunch of my buddies and it was awesome. It’s basically the best movie ever to see in a theater with your guy friends.
I saw it on a sneak preview - so without knowing which film I was going to see - and had a great time. I think this was partly because there was a whole theatre full of peple without expectations, that got surprised by a nice, fun comedy.
Saw it in the theater last summer and bought the DVD. I liked it a lot, except for Mike Tyson, who can’t act even when he’s being himself, and Ed Helms’ fiance making a scene at the wedding. I thought she was way over the top. They should have toned her down a bit, made it believable that anyone would want to spend time with her.
Worth seeing,but thats it.I was disappointed they didn’t explain the chicken in the room.
I suffered the over-hype thing also when I eventually saw it on dvd. A perfectly fine comedy but not the funniest movie of the year as it was sold to me.
Ed Helms and the step brother were good but Bradly Cooper and the groom were just faceless stand-ins and added nothing with their characters.
A previous thread from when it was in theaters.
I enjoyed it when I saw it at the movies but I was baffled by the raves it got. If it were on TV tonight I wouldn’t bother watching it again unlike, say off the top of my head, Superbad, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle or Shaun of the Dead all of which would warrant a pizza order.
Different strokes. I wouldn’t watch a single one of the movies listed above again if there was anything else on. Even though I saw them in the theater and enjoyed them all. The Hangover gets popped into the DVD rotation rather regularly.
Think I’d agree with this - if I’d seen it on a Friday night with the lads after a couple of beers it would have been much funnier.
I watched it on TV with the missus - it was a nice way to spend an evening, but my sides did not split.
I would actually add The Hangover to that list as well as Step Brothers, Anchorman, Role Models, Forgetting Sarah Marshal and Hot Fuzz as comedies I will watch any time day or night no matter what point in the movie I turn them on.
The trailers looked good so I expected a whole lot more from it and was disappointed overall. Even looking back with a more objective eye I still think a lot of potential went unrealized. Some funny parts but it could have been soooo much more.
I saw it in the theater with no expectations and thought it was the funniest movie I had seen in ages. I saw it a second time in the theater and I suspect it might not be as funny for the long haul but I would still say it was a good, if not great, movie. It probably will be a movie I’d watch if it happens to be on TV though.
I’d go along with most of that. Forgetting Sarah Marshal and Hot Fuzz because I really enjoyed them. Step Brothers and Role Models because I haven’t seen them but Anchorman reminds me of The Hangover - it was OK at the movies but I wouldn’t watch it on TV unless one of the good Carell scenes was coming up.
Nah, it sucked. I usually love those “stupid” movies.
Two major reactions:
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I laughed so hard I darned near lost control of my bodily functions.
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I liked how the film portrayed masculinity. In lesser comedies, the men end up disgraced and have to eat crow, while women play the redeeming angels. This isn’t the case here. The guys make it to the wedding on time and in one piece, and what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Phil realizes how much he loves his family, but he does it on his own terms, not because of some matriarchal intervention. Doug follows through and gets married. Stu breaks it off with his harpy, but doesn’t automatically end up in Jade’s arms–he’s got options. And Alan…well, he’s just going to keep being Alan. There’s no magical redemption, but neither is he damned.
Good movie.
Right. I thought it was stupid. It was 100 minutes of trying to out-crazy itself. “Look how much wackier we can get by the moment!” I don’t have anything against stupid movies; I liked Step Brothers, 40 Year Old Virgin (which was surprisingly sweet) and Anchor Man, but this one didn’t do it for me. Neither did Knocked Up.