THE HANGOVER PART 2

SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT

Review by: Jade

The title says it all. The Hangover Part 2 is essentially the same story and same premise as the original. So what's different? Well I can't tell you because that would spoil it.

What I can tell you about this film is this...

- I laughed out loud 5 times but I laughed on the inside maybe 10 times

- It's all about Alan. I didn't laugh for the first 10 minutes of the film until Alan appeared – just the sight of him makes you want to roll around on the floor. Especially with his awesome yellow Labrador t-shirt and his pronunciation of Thailand

- A smoking monkey will always win hearts 

- Mr. Chow is back but his Engrish accent just isn't up to scratch

- Bradley Cooper is sexy but you can’t help wondering if maybe he’s gay

- I have a friend who looks uncannily similar to Alan and it kept scaring me

- Mike Tyson sings in the film. This was one of my 5 laugh-out-loud moments 

- As far as sequels go, it’s pretty good

The other day I came home to hear my flatmate Mel screaming uproariously and rolling around on the couch watching the original Hangover. She almost fell off she was laughing so hard. And since James stood me up, I took Mel along to see The Hangover Part 2.

Set in Thailand, it would be a crime if the film weren’t riddled with Asian gags, clichés and stereotypes. 

James and I have actually been to Bangkok together with our own Wolfpack and had our own version of the Hangover. But we were not getting married. And Mike Tyson was not there. But we did go to a strip joint. And we did see two ladies "performing" to My Heart Will Go On. I spent more money at the strip joints than I did at the shops (which says something considering I brought home 2 extra suitcases). The girls obviously thought I was one of them and would always ask me for money - not James or any of the other 4 men I was traveling with. No, they thought I would understand and be sympathetic. Which brings me to my next point - I was with 5 white men - making me look like the best whore in town. 

We also met some Australasian med students who tried to push their drugs on me (in fact they were drugs that help us Asian's break down alcohol because apparently 50% of us don't have the enzyme that does break it down).

This is the only photo I took on the entire trip. 

We went superclubbing where a band was playing in the ladies bathroom. We went to a fight in a bar. One of our friends met the love of his life. And on the plane home, we watched My Friend Flicker, which brought James to tears.

TOP 5 MOVIES I WATCHED ON A PLANE THAT MADE ME CRY

1. Morning Glory

2. Marley & Me

3. The Back Up Plan

4. Valentines Day

5. The Ugly Truth

I’m not sure what it is about rom coms that makes me

a) want to watch them on planes and

b) cry (and I’m talking genuine, real sobbing kinda stuff where I have to blow my nose on the cheap blanket they give you)

Anyway this really has nothing to do with The Hangover Part 2. Except to highlight that maybe our trip to Bangkok was just as fun as the real Wolfpacks. Only we came home with all our fingers and none of us got buttfucked (although I can't really vouch for all the guys).

And maybe the other reason I told you about mine and James' trip was because I really don't have much to say about this film without giving the good stuff away - because let's face it, if you've seen the original you already know the storyline. Anything worth mentioning will ruin it for you.

The Hangover Part 2 is fun, ridiculous and it will make you laugh. Mel laughed. But she didn’t fall out of her seat. Me I'm bias - I still think Chin or the Ranch is funnier.


Oh and here's some background for those who do not know what P.F.Changs is... It's a Chinese restaurant chain in the US that specialises in Western-made shit Chinese food.

STARS: 3 stars

SUMMARY: Two nights in Bangkok 

WHO SHOULD SEE IT: Fans of the original Hangover. Racists.

RELEASE DATE: Out Now