In the hands
of Hangover trilogy director Phillips, War Dogs annoys in a variety of ways: its halfhearted critique and sympathetic embrace of machismo and whatever - it - takes business savvy (the women in the story, uniformly P.Y.T.s, serve as sex objects and the buzzkill voice of morality), wall - to - wall use of overplayed source music (a Warner Bros. hallmark these days), and frequently sitcomedic joke constructions (Albania is «a beautiful place,» Cooper's character promises; cut to blue - grey blight).
Ken Jeong returns as the man at the center of the mystery in this final installment
of The Hangover trilogy.
Having a few chuckles shouldn't be the point
of The Hangover Trilogy.
Brought to us by writers and directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (most notably
of The Hangover trilogy and 21 & Over), Bad Moms is a story about three swamped, undervalued mothers who, while not inherently «bad,» make the brazen decision to be bad — at least for a while.
Not exact matches
Bradley Cooper seems to have a penchant for big bang films with The
Hangover trilogy (dear God, why a
trilogy), The A-Team, American Hustle, American Sniper, and the aforementioned Guardians
of the Galaxy.
The idea
of «obviously» envisioning a comedy as part
of a
trilogy is a little bizarre, since there are very, very few examples
of successful comedy
trilogies and there's nothing in the original
Hangover that looks like they're really setting things up for a sequel
Shortly after the release
of the disappointing The
Hangover Part II, director Todd Phillips promised a second sequel that would complete the
trilogy.
The
Hangover «s success has lead to plenty
of imitators and spin - offs, but it became such a juggernaut in its own right that it has expanded into a
trilogy (but will we also get a Hobbit-esque origin story eventually?
Director Todd Phillips is no stranger to depicting characters making terrible decisions (The
Hangover trilogy), nor is he a stranger to conveying a myriad
of high - action scenes and bro - comedic banter.
Around Thanksgiving
of last year, a group
of journalists was invited to the set
of Warner Bros.» The
Hangover Part III, writer / director Todd Phillips» conclusion to The
Hangover trilogy.
The final film in director Todd Phillips» comedy
trilogy The
Hangover is poised to hit theaters soon, and in anticipation
of the pic's release we here at Collider are giving away a number
of The
Hangover Part III - related items to some lucky fans.
With War Dogs, Todd Phillips, the director
of Old School, Due Date, and The
Hangover trilogy, seems to take a recent page from the playbook
of his fellow commercially proven,
It's a hard - R, as have been many
of the most lucrative comedies
of our time, including Judd Apatow's movies and Todd Phillips»
Hangover trilogy.
To celebrate the release
of THE
HANGOVER PART III and THE
HANGOVER TRILOGY, OUT ON BLU - RAY AND DVD ON 2ND DECEMBER, we've got a...
Galifianakis is most well known from THE
HANGOVER trilogy from the comedy mind
of Todd Phillips for Warner Bros..
Helms is best known for his standout performances in a diverse compilation
of projects, including his prolific work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART; his memorable role as «Andy Bernard» on NBC's critically acclaimed comedy THE OFFICE alongside fellow DAILY SHOW alum, Steve Carell; and striking gold with his leading comedic role in THE
HANGOVER trilogy alongside Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis, which collectively grossed nearly $ 1.5 billion worldwide.
Director / co-writer Todd Phillips, expanding a resume built on comedies such as The
Hangover trilogy and Old School, brings a suitable zest to the insanity
of this guns - to - riches tale, but falters when the time comes to move beyond his filmmaking comfort zone.
A curiously joyless movie that tries to channel the giddy amorality
of Dr. Strangelove but forgets to add jokes or dramatic stakes, War Dogs is a major whiff from
Hangover trilogy director Todd Phillips, who won't be graduating to serious material like Anchorman's Adam McKay did with The Big Short.
He never showcased this in the
Hangover trilogy or in any
of his other comedies because he was just going for shock laughs, which was what I was expecting here.
If you're a fan
of films such as Road Trip and The
Hangover trilogy you were likely excited to see that director Todd Phillips was back in the spotlight with his latest film War Dogs.
Based on the original motion picture 301/302, Compulsion starring Heather Graham (The
Hangover, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) and Carrie - Anne Moss (The Matrix
Trilogy, Disturbia), is the story
of an intense relationship built on an emotional connection to food.
Actor and comedian Ken Jeong is famously known for his roles in The
Hangover Trilogy and Community; but little did we know that this guy who unabashedly jumped out
of the car entirely naked for a movie received his M.D. degree at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.