The Hangover

Quote Originally Posted by MaineRoad:

Saw this last night and was astounded at how average it was.  After hearing almost universal gushing about how funny this was, I was really looking forward to it.  I liked the set-up/premise, and thought the cast was basically ok, but it would have been nice if someone had taken the time to write, say, a script.  Lots of things in this film COULD have been funny.  They just didn't take the time to make them funny.  I could say almost exactly the same thing about Pineapple Express, which I thought was actually a little funnier, in that I thought the lead (Seth Rogan?) was very funny.

In all, it seems like we're living in the world of Will Farrell comedy.  Things are supposed to be funny, well, just because: "See, he's Asian and he's gay.  That's like really funny right? - a gay Asian?  Get it, he's Asian AND gay."  Cue the hillarity.  This sort of started with Jonathan Winters (who was ocasionally actually funny), went through Andy Kauffman (who wasn't), and then Adam Sandler (not my thing, but I see the appeal).  Films that are ACTUALLY funny tend to have lines you can remember (because of that there script thing) - Caddyshack, Fletch, Holy Grail, Better Off Dead, Stripes.

It's not like a hated the Hangover, but I couldn't imagine wanting to see it again.  I'm sure I am in the extreme minority here, but I'm beginning to wonder if the generation after me (who didn't get to grow up with the original SNL cast) even knows what funny is.  Surely they seen Arrested Development and (to a lesser extent) the Office, so they must have some general idea of the importance of good writing. Thoughts? 

Quote Originally Posted by MaineRoad:

Saw this last night and was astounded at how average it was.  After hearing almost universal gushing about how funny this was, I was really looking forward to it.  I liked the set-up/premise, and thought the cast was basically ok, but it would have been nice if someone had taken the time to write, say, a script.  Lots of things in this film COULD have been funny.  They just didn't take the time to make them funny.  I could say almost exactly the same thing about Pineapple Express, which I thought was actually a little funnier, in that I thought the lead (Seth Rogan?) was very funny.

In all, it seems like we're living in the world of Will Farrell comedy.  Things are supposed to be funny, well, just because: "See, he's Asian and he's gay.  That's like really funny right? - a gay Asian?  Get it, he's Asian AND gay."  Cue the hillarity.  This sort of started with Jonathan Winters (who was ocasionally actually funny), went through Andy Kauffman (who wasn't), and then Adam Sandler (not my thing, but I see the appeal).  Films that are ACTUALLY funny tend to have lines you can remember (because of that there script thing) - Caddyshack, Fletch, Holy Grail, Better Off Dead, Stripes.

It's not like a hated the Hangover, but I couldn't imagine wanting to see it again.  I'm sure I am in the extreme minority here, but I'm beginning to wonder if the generation after me (who didn't get to grow up with the original SNL cast) even knows what funny is.  Surely they seen Arrested Development and (to a lesser extent) the Office, so they must have some general idea of the importance of good writing. Thoughts? 

Quote Originally Posted by Steve_Holt:



That's the problem, most people haven't, And of the ones that have, most just don't get it. That's why shows like How I Met Your Mother and those Will Ferrell movies you mentioned are so popular.The target audience (aka most of america) is dumb and needs to be told when to laugh. They can't put a little effort into a show like arrested development, pay attention to it, and appreciate what actual comedic writing is. They need to be spoon fed the same dumb jokes over and over and be told when to laugh which is exactly why there is so much crap on tv and in the movies. I mean According to Jim lasted 8 seasons while Arrested Development lasted 3. If that doesn't tell you how dumb the audience is I don't know what will. You can't blame the writers for continuing to make this stuff, their audience is what it is and there's money to be made. Its a shame The Hangover is the best we get these days.

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Quote Originally Posted by jpero:

Agree. It was funny but certainly no Wedding Crashers.

Quote Originally Posted by NJDevils:

I agree with the original poster but upon repeated viewings I find it funnier than I first did

People made this out to be the best comedy ever

The funniest comedy I have seen over the past bunch of years was Step Brothers

I liked the Hangover but people needed to calm down

Quote Originally Posted by NJDevils:

really no Step Brothers fans?