The Hangover: 2009 vs. The Hangover Part II: 2011
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| Watch dates: 3/30/11 and 6/5/11 |
Here's something new! Instead of reviewing these movies separately because all sane people know they are AWESOME, I am going to do a comparison between the two. But first, lLet me get this out of the way now: They are pretty much the exact same movie. OK...moving on..
Setting:
Hangover - Vegas. "Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except herpes. That shit never goes away."
Hangover II - Bangkok. "Bangkok has them now."
"Plot": (spoilers!)
1 - Doug's wife is getting married and his 2 best friends, Stu and Phil want to take him to Vegas for his bachelor party but they have to drag along Doug's fiancee's brother, Alan (who's "special"). In Vegas, Alan rufees them (as in the drug) and they wake up in Caesar's palace with a baby, a tiger and no memory of the night before. Stu's missing and tooth but worst of all...they've lost Doug, the groom. They try to piece the night together and run into all kinds of crazy shit. They meet a stripper, get tasered by some cops, find an Asian crime boss naked in their trunk, meet a false "Doug" and get the shit beat out of them (multiple times). Finally they find Doug and make it back to the wedding with minutes to spare - the fiancee none the wiser.
2 - Stu's getting married this time and the wedding is in Thailand. Phil, Stu and Stu's fiancee's 16-yo brother, Teddy go to the beach for beers. Alan gets reluctantly brought along again and again he drugs them (with marshmallows this time). They wake up in a dingy hotel in Bangkok with a monkey, a severed finger, Mr. Chow (Asian crime boss from the first movie) and no memory of the night before. Alan's head is shaved and Stu has a face tattoo. The monkey has on little pants and vest. Mr. Chow snorts coke and dies, though he "gets better" later. And again, they've lost someone. This time it's Teddy, the 16-yo super smart, super talented, honor student that is the fiancee's dad's pride and joy. As they try to piece the night together they run into all kinds of crazy shit. They meet a stripper/prostitute (transvestite/transexual/hermaphrodidic(?) - the one w/ boobs and a penis) this time, find a mute monk (a false "Teddy"), get shot at and have their monkey stolen by crazed Russian gangsters, get beaten up by some of the mute monk's monk friends, and get yelled at for starting a riot....Finally they find Teddy and make it to the wedding with minutes to spare. Oh and Mr. Chow gets arrested.
Stu:
Wow, he must really have low self esteem and a self destructive personality b/c he:
1 - Conservative dentist dating a "cunt". Gets bossed around by her. When he's in Vegas he: Marries a stripper and pulls out his own tooth. Freaks out about it. Sings and plays the piano in their Caesar's Palace suite.
2 - Meets an actually nice girl this time yet he's now a super-conservative, ultra-paranoid dentist who puts napkins over his drinks to keep from getting rufee-ed. In Bangkok he: Has sex with a female/male stripper/prostitute and gets a face tattoo like Mike Tyson's. Freaks out a WHOLE LOT about it. Finds a guitar in Chow's boat and sings again.
Phil:
1 - Goes to the hospital for some unknown reason. Swears a lot.
2 - Gets shot, goes to the hospital (I think. But I may have the two movies confused). Swears a lot. He also tries to steal Stu's prescription pad at the beginning. LOL
Alan:
This is the one character who actually seems to be the most different between the two movies.
1 - Is an incompetent idiot-savant. Thinks he's buying ecstasy or some other drug like that from the fake Doug (also called black "Doug" in the movie). Gets sold rufees instead. Redeems himself slightly by learning how to count cards and wins a bunch of money at Black Jack to pay back Mr. Chow. Gets attached to the baby and names him Carlo (I think). He's annoying, but earnest and he really enjoys hanging out with "the three best friends that anyone could have." (Here's the extended version of Stu, Phil and Alan singing that).
2 - He's a much bigger asshole in this one. He is not shy about his jealousy and dislike for Teddy - the bride's younger brother that gets dragged along - even though Alan was that guy in the first one. He intentionally drugs the guys with marshmallows tainted with some kind of anti-depressant/sleeping pills/diabetes medication (or something like that) though he had intended to only drug Teddy. There's a little bit of the bumbling idiot left when he does a speech at the rehearsal dinner that lists depressing facts about Thailand (pronouncing it THAI not TAI) like how much poverty there is and how many people die in car crashes in a year. He gets attached to the monkey which is why the group has him in the first place. I liked him a whole lot less in #2 than in #1.
Doug:
1 - Gets lost in the first ~30 minutes, comes back in the last ~30.
2 - Participates more in the beginning of the movie and even starts the night off with beers with the guys. But then his wife asks him to come back because she wasn't feeling well. So he misses all the drugged-out "fun" but is a little bit more involved in this movie as the "phone contact" for the group. Overall, still not a major player.
Mr. Chow:
1 - Pretty much just jumps out of their trunk naked and yells profanities at them. Then later ransoms "Doug" (Turns out to be the fake Doug), though I can't remember why. Yells more profanities at them in a terrible Chinese accent He's pretty funny. Here's more bad accent:
2 - Apparently he and Alan became friends after the first movie and Mr. Chow is conveniently in Bangkok too. Somehow he's an international crime boss of sorts (though not a very good one as he gets arrested in the end). However, he is a much more inappropriate, drug-using, sex-having, profanity-yelling crime boss who sorta dies from "blow" in the beginning only to come back halfway through. He's not a ton of help in solving the mystery but he's still relatively funny.
The Victim:
This part is also slightly different in each movie.
1 - Doug: the groom and Stu and Phil's best friend. Got fucked up with them and makes it back to the hotel with them, but then is put on the roof w/ his mattress as a prank. They forgot he was up there and the door automatically locked so he couldn't come down on his own.
2 - Teddy: the bride's younger (16 years old) brother. Gets fucked up with them and also makes it back to the hotel with them. But at some point he cuts off his own finger, goes to get more ice but the power goes off and he's trapped in the elevator.
Both were decently clever and well alluded to in the beginning but not overdone. I, personally, didn't guess where either of them were, though in the 2nd one I think I was less surprised when they found him because I knew how the first one went. But then again, I'm dense when it comes to these things.
Overall both are worth seeing if you like comedies like this and are not easily offended. Also, you have to not take yourself too seriously. Oh and there's quite a bit of male nudity in the second one which was a bit shocking. =)
Not going to give a star rating because these movies are a totally different breed of horse than the others I've seen. They're more like "I Love You, Man" but still way more tactless.
Wedding Movie List:
1). Father of the Bride 2/5
2). My Big Fat Greek Wedding 4/5
3). The Wedding Singer
4). Made of Honor
5). The Wedding Crashers
6). Four Weddings and a Funeral
7). 27 Dresses
8). My Best Friend's Wedding
9). Bride Wars 2/5
10). The Wedding Planner 1/5
11). Bridesmaids 1/5
12). Muriel's Wedding
13). Runaway Bride
14). You Again 1/5
15). Something Borrowed 1/5
3). The Wedding Singer
4). Made of Honor
5). The Wedding Crashers
6). Four Weddings and a Funeral
7). 27 Dresses
8). My Best Friend's Wedding
12). Muriel's Wedding
13). Runaway Bride
16). I Love You, Man 4/5
20). Wedding Date
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