As a lot of you know, I'm not much of a fan of today's comedy.... The Will Ferrells and Ben Stillers of the world are just not funny..... However, I just saw The Hangover Saturday night..... Wow, this is a GREAT comedy! Major homerun!

Yes it is one of the best comedies I have seen in quite some time.

I resisted watching it thinking it would not humor me but I was surprised. Actually intend to buy the DVD.

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overrated

Because were the three best friends that anybody could ever have!

Overrated.

I get the feeling that the people who thought The Hangover was the funniest movie in years:

1) never saw Todd Phillips' earlier efforts, Road Trip and Old School, or

2) were unaware of Zach Galifinakis's existence.

The Hangover was basically jokes from Road Trip and Old School + Galifinakis humor. It certainly wasn't unfunny, but I think it pales in comparison to the earlier Todd Phillips movies.

What makes no sense is that chick endlessly rips on Will Ferrell, yet liked Hangover, which was essentially the exact type of movie he criticizes Ferrell for.

IMO, you can't like Hangover but dislike Old School, or vice versa. You either like them both or not. But one without the other makes zero sense.

As far as Hangover vs. Old School goes, I thought Old School absolutely crapped out after 40 minutes. While I wouldn't call it the best comedy ever nor did it have a ton of side-splitting moments, I though Hangover was very strong throughout, including the credits.

while the Hangover was a fun watch, i will agree that i think it was very overated.

Saw Hangover for the first time this weekend on HBO.
Extremely overrated. There were a few absolutely hilarious moments but all in all this movie was no better than any of the afore mentioned movies. Certainly not the funniest movie in years.


Now the thing that I call livin' is just bein' satisfied with knowin' I got no one left to blame

wrong, not overrated

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Overrated.

I get the feeling that the people who thought The Hangover was the funniest movie in years:

1) never saw Todd Phillips' earlier efforts, Road Trip and Old School, or

2) were unaware of Zach Galifinakis's existence.

The Hangover was basically jokes from Road Trip and Old School + Galifinakis humor. It certainly wasn't unfunny, but I think it pales in comparison to the earlier Todd Phillips movies.

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I saw Road Trip a long time ago and it was decent but nothing near great. I saw Old School many times. It is a solid funny movie, but once again not spectacular. The Hangover literally had me rolling the entire movie.

Maybe instead of trying to generalize people by what your narrow mind thought of a movie, you just accept that different people have different tastes and there is no right and wrong?

Road trip was decent when it came out but I cant stand Tom Green.

Old School was fantastic but **** the bed the last 1/3 of the movie.

Hangover was great throughout the whole movie and IMO not overrated. Ive seen it 3 times and still will watch it again next time its on HBO.

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Maybe instead of trying to generalize people by what your narrow mind thought of a movie, you just accept that different people have different tastes and there is no right and wrong?

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No, there is a right and a wrong, and you are clearly wrong. I jest... we're discussing the merits of a screwball comedy. All serious assessments are out the door.

There seems to be an epic divide about whether The Hangover is the funniest movie ever or just funny. I thought it was funny, but very derivative of Todd Phillips' (and others') earlier works. I liked Ed Helms and Galifinakis, but I thought Bradley Cooper was out of place. Plus, you had the Doug character who was simply there to drive the plot.

It seems like the movie goes out of its way to not give you the back story to why all these crazy things happened, choosing instead to build it up for a payoff during the closing credits. I think actually seeing those wacky events unfold would've been funnier.

A good example of the quick payoff to a "things got out of control last night" segment was in Beerfest, when Barry's too drunk to realize he's hooking up with a fat chick. And I didn't think Beerfest was all that hilarious as a whole, but that scene was great.

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It seems like the movie goes out of its way to not give you the back story to why all these crazy things happened, choosing instead to build it up for a payoff during the closing credits. I think actually seeing those wacky events unfold would've been funnier.

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So you disagree with the ENTIRE PREMISE of the movie? I guess I can see how you wouldn't like it that much then.

I thought The Hangover was also stronger than Road Trip. Road Trip had kind of a lame central character of its own, and we'd already seen the Stifler character before (and then were treated to it again and again). And even as a lover of ridiculous, bottom-feeding humor, I still think Tom Green sucks. Overall though, I put both movies ahead of Old School.

[This message has been edited by Danny Duberstein (edited 5/17/2010 4:53p).]

Hangover has nothing on Superbad.

All the aforementioned movies are hillarious, but as for the debate for funniest movie in a long time, there can be only one...

The Hangover was hilarious, but here are some movies that are just as funny and highly underrated:

I Love You, Man
Step Brothers
Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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I liked Ed Helms and Galifinakis, but I thought Bradley Cooper was out of place.

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Cooper was the main character and I thought he was the best

I too am an HBOer and thought this was more than just a solid HBO movie

The Tyson scenes were entirely ruined by waiting so long to see it-

Plot was solid from begining to end and the blow job in the credits was money

Very solid movie- better than road trip and more complete than old school

the movie pictured 2 up is beyond terrible- time to get the 12 year olds off the board



[This message has been edited by MookieBlaylock (edited 5/17/2010 7:55p).]

KOOLAID FOR THE MOTHER******* WIN!

HOT ROD IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE!

i love you man was good.

step brothers was yet another movie where will ferrell plays will ferrell and its just not funny anymore.

Old School was funnier when it was Animal House

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Road Trip had kind of a lame central character of its own

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On this we agree. Breckin Meyer is pretty much the worst thing to happen to film and TV.

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Cooper was the main character and I thought he was the best

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He reminds me too much of Will Arnett, but he doesn't play a Will Arnett type of role. It's like casting Jesse Eisenberg (poor man's Michael Cera) to play a non-Cera-esque role.

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but as for the debate for funniest movie in a long time, there can be only one...

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Cool beans.

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What makes no sense is that chick endlessly rips on Will Ferrell, yet liked Hangover, which was essentially the exact type of movie he criticizes Ferrell for.

IMO, you can't like Hangover but dislike Old School, or vice versa. You either like them both or not. But one without the other makes zero sense.

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uhh..no. If you are attempting to say what I think you are(that you are lumping Old School in as a "WF movie), you couldn't be further from the truth.

I'm extremely critical of WF driven movies along with the OP. The reason Old School isn't in that category is because he was a supporting character, and thus, controlled. After Old School, WF blew up and became the star of all of his films(Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Semi Pro, Blades, etc.) and those all sucked IMO...because WF's comedy style is awful unless it's in small, controlled doses.

When Vince Vaughan and WF got to become stars of their own comedies thanks to their success in supporting roles in Old School, they turned their movies into pure ad lib with not a lot of flow in their dialogue. So, while the story continued throughout the film, the script suffered greatly.

There were definitely improvised scenes in Old School that involved them, but they were supporting characters who weren't able to dominate the screen in virtually every scene.

Todd Phillips does a tremendous job of making his main character, while funny, more of a normal guy, and having the outlandish characters be in supporting roles. It's the key to his success in Road Trip, Old School, and Hangover(As Bradley Cooper was the main focus for the majority of the film).

So, long post long, while I agree that Old School and Hangover are both very similar, and it follows the same type of style, Old School is most certainly not a "WF comedy."

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for those who dont know who todd phillips is. he was also there for the gangbang

He also enjoys licking toes...

I like Ed Helms the most in hangover.

Loved it.

PS...still waiting for Will Farrel to give me even a smile...the guy is simply not funny.

[This message has been edited by NITESIDE (edited 5/18/2010 2:18p).]

Even with the admission that comedy is subjective, you have no comedy gene in you if Will Ferrell has never made you laugh. Sorry, but I just have a hard time listening to comedy discussion from someone who claims Will Ferrell has NEVER made them laugh. You're gonna say that not only are every single one of his movies unfunny, but every scene from SNL, every talk show appearance, award show appearance, etc, and you've never laughed? If that's true, then the problem is with you, not with Will Ferrell.

Maybe you were just exaggerating. If so, I'm just calling you out on that.

Anyway, Old School and Hangover are indeed exactly the same type of comedy. I still say that it makes zero sense if you like one but not the other.

Also find it interesting that people rip on Ferrell so much for just playing one character, yet in addition to that one character, he also played Elf, which was very different and well-liked by many, and did a good job in Stranger than Fiction, playing a completely different type of character. And while Anchorman, Ricky Bobby, and Blades of Glory all featured similarly cocky characters, those characters were not at all like his Old School, Step Brothers, Bewitched, or Kicking and Screaming characters. I mean, yes, he's a comedian who has his own comic style that will sometimes show itself through different characters, but the same is true of every single other comedian. The criticism Ferrell receives is unfair on that count.

Ok.. not the same EXACT character.. but the EXACT same mannerisms, sense of humor, trains of thought, etc.

Its really not hard to get.

Apparently, The Hangover 2 is in production and will come out next year some time.

Road Trip was pretty good for when it came it, the Stifler character hadn't be yet overused. But it was mainly the side-characters that carried it.

It kind of peaked with the car jumping the bridge.



Hangover was good, a bit overhyped, but still a good comedy.

watty...you're probably right. I used to write comedy and don't anymore because...well, Will Farrel siad I wasn't funny...but, really, I don't get him...OK, I've had a few chuckles, but I in no way find him funny enough for his popularity. Somehow reminds me of an American Benny Hill...I guess it's cause I never found him funny either.