Todd Phillips owes me a refund!!!!

Rating: 2/10 (16 August 2013)

When I saw The Hangover in 2009, it was the funniest movie I had seen in years. I went to see it multiple times. It was crude, but very funny, but also there was an odd sweetness in seeing these 3 guys looking for their friend that made it more enjoyable. When the second one came out, I like most of the original's fans was disappointed. It was a carbon copy of the original but set in Thailand. It had its moments but overall it wasn't close to being as funny as the first one. One of the reasons that it wasn't as funny is that the movie felt more ugly, almost cruel. There were laughs but much fewer and far between.
Then on to the 3rd one. Todd Phillips and company had learned from the lessons of the past film right? They would return to at least the tone of the first film and finish the "trilogy" on a high note, right? Well the answer is a resounding NO! The Hangover 3 is so off putting and unfunny that I think it shouldn't be called a comedy. The Wolfpack find themselves again in a situation looking for Doug. They meet a drug dealer that is looking for Mr. Chau and tasks them to find him. it all sounds like it would be funny, but it isn't. First I think that the problem with the 2 sequels is that they weren't written by the same team as the original. Second, Ken Jeong as Chau is one of the most annoying character in a long time. In the first one, he stole every scene he was in, but he was not a focus. This film he becomes a main character. Ken Jeong is an actor that is fearless, and can be hilarious, but this character is cruel and unfunny, and is the biggest negative about this film. Bradley Cooper does nothing but react to the craziness, Ed Helms does what he can, and Zach Galifianakis has a few moments as Alan that remind us of why the first one was so good. I don't understand how anyone thought that this was funny. Todd Philips wrote this script and I think he has shown to be a one trick pony. He became a hot director because of the first film, but has done nothing good since, except cash in. There is one moment at the end of the movie that is outrageous and hilarious and definitely proves how unfunny the rest of the film was.
This was in my mind by far the worst film of the summer and one of the worst sequels ever made.
Grade: D- (not an F because of the final scene)