Equally as good as the first!

Rating: 8/10 (20 June 2011)

I'm sure what you've probably heard 'It's basically the same as the first but dirtier' Well i'm not gonna lie, it's true, but it's still an awesome film that's equally as good as the first, the title of the film is called 'the hangover' honestly what were you expecting? OK It's always risky if you're gonna repeat the same gags - even in different contexts - but I thought it worked well. It made the actual hangover itself seem a complete copy of the first, which almost gives it a supernatural presence like it's following them.
I just think people were too hasty to point the finger at the similarities, simply forgetting that it was the intention and wasn't accidental. Todd Phillips knew he wasn't going to get away with an almost carbon copy so he had to make it different; he did this by making the jokes a bit more vulgar and disgusting... yeah i'll admit at some parts I did wonder if he pushed it a bit, but I found myself and most of the people in the cinema laughing and I guarantee those who slammed it as 'over the top' laughed themselves. The cast did a great job of portraying their characters, they're all believable characters who we all probably know in real life. I thought the addition of chow was executed well and he did a top job stealing the show along with Galifianakis (Alan) who was also brilliant.
Point is, it's similar to the first... yes, but does a good job of it. It's a great comedy and will definitely make you laugh.