Discussion (6) ¬

1. 
   Chris Howard

   June 10, 2011 at 1:54 pm | # | Reply

   See, I didn’t find the first one funny. I was impressed with the narrative structure, but I just wasn’t laughing.

   • 
     taekwondogirl

     June 10, 2011 at 2:01 pm | # | Reply

     Why? I’m genuinely curious because I thought it was pretty funny at parts but maybe not quite as hilarious as others found it.
2. 
   Andre

   June 13, 2011 at 8:06 am | # | Reply

   I think you’re being too hard on the movie, Tom. It wasn’t as good or as funny as the first one (but which comedies are, really?), but it was still entertaining enough and it made us laugh frequently. I enjoyed it.

   • 
     Tom

     June 14, 2011 at 8:20 am | # | Reply

     I’m not saying I sat their stone faced during the movie. I laughed several times. But there was an authenticity lacking in The Hangover Part II that made those laughs feel cheap to me. As if to say, “Remember this bit from the first movie? Well, we tweaked it slightly – what do you think?!” It felt lazy and contrived at times whereas the original was like a breath of fresh air.

     • 
       Andre

       June 15, 2011 at 6:49 am | # | Reply

       Sure, if you insist on comparing it against the first one, it looks pretty pale. Is it just me or are most sequels of comedies usually not as good as their first one? For some reason Ace Ventura comes to mind. First one was good/great (IMO) while the 2nd one was verging on horrible (again, IMO). I know sequels in general, no matter the type of movie, are usually not as good as the first one, but it seems to apply even more for comedies.

       • 
         Tom

         June 15, 2011 at 8:28 am | # | Reply

         Very true. Comedy sequels hardly ever work.

         The only one’s that off the top of my head that I remember enjoying are probably Clerks 2 and Christmas Vacation. But I don’t know if you can even call Christmas Vacation a sequel or not. Where as Vacation and European Vacation feel related to each other, Christmas Vacation feels almost like a reboot.

         Generally, I like all of the Austin Powers movies. Although I recognize that The Spy Who Shagged Me was pretty much awful. I though Goldfinger had some redeeming qualities.

         Basically, the further away you can get from the original movie thematically, the better off you’ll be. Otherwise, you’ll end up chasing your tail like The Hangover II did.