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David wrote:I know my opinion might not count for much (what with my somewhat obscure tastes and all), but I thought The Hangover was rubbish.
Even with the educational message that shows you what could happen if you mix alcohol and drugs together? Haha just stirring.
I think that many will find it rubbish, I liked it, and found it funny and such, but I think it will only appeal to those that may like Superbad, and Knocked Up. Just what I think anyway.
David wrote:I know my opinion might not count for much (what with my somewhat obscure tastes and all), but I thought The Hangover was rubbish.
Even with the educational message that shows you what could happen if you mix alcohol and drugs together? Haha just stirring.
I think that many will find it rubbish, I liked it, and found it funny and such, but I think it will only appeal to those that may like Superbad, and Knocked Up. Just what I think anyway.
Funnily enough, that's why I went to see it in the first place. It was certainly no cinematic masterpiece, but I enjoyed Superbad (and Knocked Up, to a lesser extent), and had heard favourable comparisons in reviews of The Hangover.
One of the main reasons why I like some of Judd Apatow's films is the fact that I always hated the moronic, unfunny humour of American comedies like Road Trip. Apatow's stuff struck me as more intelligent, unpredictable and actually kind of funny. I went along to The Hangover expecting something in the Superbad/Forgetting Sarah Marshall model, only to find that it was very much in the Road Trip/American Pie mould (the fact that it's directed by the guy who did Road Trip says it all). I found it really dumb, amateur and patronising.
What perplexed me is that the vast majority of people (including reputable film critics) seem to completely disagree with me. I guess I do have rather extreme tastes, but I have a fairly well functioning sense of humour. I'm not sure why The Hangover rubbed me the wrong way so much.
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David wrote:I know my opinion might not count for much (what with my somewhat obscure tastes and all), but I thought The Hangover was rubbish.
Even with the educational message that shows you what could happen if you mix alcohol and drugs together? Haha just stirring.
I think that many will find it rubbish, I liked it, and found it funny and such, but I think it will only appeal to those that may like Superbad, and Knocked Up. Just what I think anyway.
Funnily enough, that's why I went to see it in the first place. It was certainly no cinematic masterpiece, but I enjoyed Superbad (and Knocked Up, to a lesser extent), and had heard favourable comparisons in reviews of The Hangover.
One of the main reasons why I like some of Judd Apatow's films is the fact that I always hated the moronic, unfunny humour of American comedies like Road Trip. Apatow's stuff struck me as more intelligent, unpredictable and actually kind of funny. I went along to The Hangover expecting something in the Superbad/Forgetting Sarah Marshall model, only to find that it was very much in the Road Trip/American Pie mould (the fact that it's directed by the guy who did Road Trip says it all). I found it really dumb, amateur and patronising.
What perplexed me is that the vast majority of people (including reputable film critics) seem to completely disagree with me. I guess I do have rather extreme tastes, but I have a fairly well functioning sense of humour. I'm not sure why The Hangover rubbed me the wrong way so much.
David wrote:Funnily enough, that's why I went to see it in the first place. It was certainly no cinematic masterpiece, but I enjoyed Superbad (and Knocked Up, to a lesser extent), and had heard favourable comparisons in reviews of The Hangover.
One of the main reasons why I like some of Judd Apatow's films is the fact that I always hated the moronic, unfunny humour of American comedies like Road Trip. Apatow's stuff struck me as more intelligent, unpredictable and actually kind of funny. I went along to The Hangover expecting something in the Superbad/Forgetting Sarah Marshall model, only to find that it was very much in the Road Trip/American Pie mould (the fact that it's directed by the guy who did Road Trip says it all). I found it really dumb, amateur and patronising.
What perplexed me is that the vast majority of people (including reputable film critics) seem to completely disagree with me. I guess I do have rather extreme tastes, but I have a fairly well functioning sense of humour. I'm not sure why The Hangover rubbed me the wrong way so much.
I can safely say it's not because of Disney, because it wasn't a Disney picture.
I don't often listen to film critics, I have gone to movies they've given a poor review for and found them good... and their highly reviewed movies to be rubbish. But I can say I hate how it seems almost every movie now has a sequel. Having not seen The Hangover 2 I'm not yet able to comment but I didn't feel there needed to be a second one.
I suppose some movies just rub us the wrong way, and sometimes it could be for the smallest reasons, some movies have had that affect on me in the past.
The Prototype wrote:
I suppose some movies just rub us the wrong way, and sometimes it could be for the smallest reasons, some movies have had that affect on me in the past.
My brother in law dragged me out to see the Hang-over and all the way home all i could think was....
..."That's $17.00 and 2 hours of my life i'll never get back".
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The French comedy Tais Tois is on late at night on SBS tonight. Featuring Gerard Depardieu & Jean Reno. A great vehicle for these two fabuluous actors to ham it up big time. Might not suit everyone but I thought it was lots of fun when I saw it a few years ago.
“I even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didn’t keep ‘em under long enough” Kinky Friedman
Haha just stirring.
