The big
difference this time is that The Wolf Pack are in Bangkok which - if this film
is any guide - is the sleaziest, deadliest, most comedy monkey filled
place on Earth.
As well as the same cast and plot (three
buddies try to piece together a wild night of debauchery they don't
remember), this retains the first film's willingness to push things
well past many viewers comfort level.
Drugs are taken, fingers
are severed, genitals are swinging in the breeze; they're in Thailand
after all, so ladyboys are going to show up eventually.
Second time around it's all not quite as shocking or as funny, but it does give events the required seediness and danger.
More
importantly, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper provide
enough charm and comedy chops to turn a trio of firmly unlikeable
characters into people you can pretty much tolerate for 100 minutes.
The
story is merely going through the motions, but they at least give their
all to make this particular hangover (just about) worth suffering
through. DVD Special Features
The first Hangover movie made an absolute bundle at
the Box Office and made a phenomenal $180M plus on DVD. There were
multiple versions released, extended cuts, they really went all out.
Sadly, they haven't treated fans of the sequel (if there are any) with as much respect.
The
film actually made more money than the first (not domestically, but
it's international haul was well over the $500M mark) yet the extras
are few and far between (at least on the screeners we recieved).
Included here is an Instant Streaming with UltraViolet Digital Copy and a Gag Reel. Pretty stock standard stuff. Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 70%
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