The Hangover
(2009)
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The hangover is one of those comedies that really affected pop culture. It was a one of a kind film when it first came out. It's jokes, characters, and lines are legendary. The film has many lines that get used in today's culture like "One man wolf pack." What made this film so great was how crazy it was. It had so many things in it that were so unexpected, and they were all just hilarious. I would say that this is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen for sure. It is the ultimate guys movie, but girls can love it too.
What actually happens is that Doug (Justin Bartha) is getting married in two days. So his friends Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), and soon to be brother in law Alan (Zach Galifianakis) decide to take him out to Vegas for his bachelor party. All three of the people have problems, and they go to Vegas not just for Doug but to escape their problems. Alan is a really crazy guy, and it is really hard to explain him, but he is hilarious throughout the whole movie. Part of what made him crazy is that he used to always do drugs, and now he is almost like a little kid. His experience really helped him in the end, because he grew up more from it. Phil is an unhappy teacher who doesn't appreciate his life. He hates having a wife and kid, and when he goes to Vegas he says that he may not go back. His experience in the end really helped him appreciate what he has in life much more. Stu at first was with this really nasty woman named Melissa (Rachael Harris) who he can't even tell that he is going to Vegas, because of what she will think. Phil is always telling him that he needs to dump her, but he won't. He learns how awful she is through his experience, and that is how the experience they went through helped him.
The experience that I am talking about is that they have one wild night, and wake up hung over in their villa at Caesars palace, and they have completely destroyed the place. It was a total mess the whole night, and it is evident. They find a baby in the room, and they have no idea whose baby it belongs too. Alan also finds a tiger in the bathroom. A really random thing is that there is a chicken walking around the place. The big problem is that they don't remember anything, and Doug is missing. They have to go throughout Vegas trying to find him so they can get him back in time for the wedding. It is a wild and crazy ride. They learn about some really messed up things that they did. Like Stu got married to a prostitute named Jade (Heather Graham). He has also lost a tooth. Apparently Ed Helms lost that tooth in real life, but he got a fake to replace it, but they had it taken out for the filming of this movie. But the stuff that I listed with him was only a few things. The film is wild, and there are many big surprises.
I loved this film, and it has many of my favorite comedy characters. I have a tee shirt that says "One Man Wolf pack" on it. This is an awesome movie, and I feel like they should have left it alone, and not done the sequel. The sequel was funny, but not as good because it copied this one. This one was special because it had not been done before, but the 2nd one was not special at all.