In the lead - up to the film's release, there were rumblings that Bridesmaids was a straight rip -
off of The Hangover, in which a male wedding party bonds over roofies, tasers and Tyson.
Not exact matches
While millions
of football fans across the world will start Monday
off trying to recover from a Super Bowl
hangover, the stock market will look to recover from another rough week that kicked
off the month
of February.
Some believe the drop -
off is primarily cyclical, a
hangover from the Great Recession, when companies cut jobs and costs, relying on a mantra
of «less is more.»
While you are working to nurse
off that
hangover or catch up on sleep, last year is over and it's time to start thinking about one
of two
of life's biggest guarantees: taxes.
To top things
off, whenever I think about my blogger friends, some fabulous recipes are inseparably connected to those memories and vice versa: e.g. Flo Braker's pain d'amande recipe comes to mind whenever I think about David, or take the best
hangover cure I added to my recipe repertoire, always reminds me
of Petra, who publishedthis herring salad recipe back in 2007.
The Gunners had a terrible start to the last Premier League campaign after a lot
of the Arsenal players were suffering from a «World Cup
hangover», and Arsene Wenger has already said that Alexis Sanchez will be getting a month
off after his Copa America exploits this summer.
Of course, this is a perfect hangover game Clemson could get caught sleeping in, especially coming off of high impact games against Auburn and Louisvill
Of course, this is a perfect
hangover game Clemson could get caught sleeping in, especially coming
off of high impact games against Auburn and Louisvill
of high impact games against Auburn and Louisville.
For people burning the candle at both ends, or even for health nuts who want an extra vitamin boost,
Hangover Heaven offers the standard bag
of fluids topped
off with extra vitamin B12, or an antioxidant such as glutathione.
A similar principle applies with those who experience diarrhea, or to those who are experiencing
hangovers after a night
of drinking, as these activities strip the body
off natural fluids, or throw it
off - balance.
If you'd rather run
off your
hangover, there are plenty
of «resolution» runs.
«21 and Over» would have been better served going for pure comedy the whole time — like «Anchorman: The Legend
of Ron Burgundy» successfully pulled
off — and a script rewrite that took chances beyond «The
Hangover» formula we've already seen twice now.
It's worth noting that The
Hangover: Part II gets
off to an unexpectedly entertaining start, as the movie is, at the outset, concerned with the easygoing exploits
of the central characters - with the affable atmosphere heightened by the palpable chemistry between the three protagonists.
While it's not a perfect comedy, and more than a little uneven, I still laughed my ass
off through most
of the film, and probably had more honest laughs here than I did with THE
HANGOVER 2.
Helms» likeable geek provides a stand - in for the audience, around whom The
Hangover builds a mountain
of material that might come
off as offensive in isolation.
You would think a film like this, that rips
off of almost every Hollywood comedy for it's story, (mainly «The
Hangover») that it would be very dry and forgettable, but it has many heartfelt moments that surprised me, and a group
of old guys saying they are «too old for any
of this stuff anymore» and «we need to appreciate life more» seems too much, but it's not.
Raunchy frat comedies are as hard to pull
off as any other kind because they have to keep surprising the audience, and «The
Hangover» does with a bizarre series
of uproarious situations with explanations that just about stay within the bounds
of plausibility.
This looks like the director wanted to get rich
off of making the next Wedding Crashers, American Pie or The
Hangover... except without all the excess baggage like style, wit, charm and empathy.
This Week: Shaking
off the
hangover of Christmas, Kevin opens the gifts that Hollywood has given us in the last week
of the year.
It did remind me
of the shenanigans in the «The
Hangover Part 2» similar to the guys running around in Thailand except no fingers were cut
off... in Ecuador, Amy has a disgusting tapeworm that is hand extracted, and a bad guy gets stabbed with a harpoon.
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?
Of course a third movie is on the far off horizon, but when The Hangover Part 2 makes hundreds of millions of dollars, it's only a matter of time before everyone agrees to do the final installmen
Of course a third movie is on the far
off horizon, but when The
Hangover Part 2 makes hundreds
of millions of dollars, it's only a matter of time before everyone agrees to do the final installmen
of millions
of dollars, it's only a matter of time before everyone agrees to do the final installmen
of dollars, it's only a matter
of time before everyone agrees to do the final installmen
of time before everyone agrees to do the final installment.
«Plays like a whip - smart, reflective, and uncompromised bit
of observational comedy that's akin to laughing
off a hellacious
hangover.»
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My initial split - second reaction upon exiting the theater was that I got a «Wedding Crashers» vibe
off of it (i.e. I'm the only one in the room who doesn't think it's the funniest thing I've ever seen), though I think «
Hangover» is a mite better.
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of Engagement: The Complete Fourth Season • The Emperor's New Groove • Hotel Transylvania Rip Torn: Men in Black • Men in Black II • Balloon Farm Penelope Spheeris: Corman's World: Exploits
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I would recommend this movie for a
hangover duvet day as it is one
of those films you can pick up where you left
off if you accidentally snooze for 10 minutes.
Once again, Bartha is
off - screen for most
of a
Hangover film, while his friends wind up on their share
of misadventures.
By the end
of her first go - around on her birthday, she has blown
off a seemingly genuine sort
of nice guy named Carter (Israel Broussard), who let her crash in his dorm after a drunken night
of partying (One
of the amusing gags here is that, every morning, she wakes up with the knowledge that a killer is coming to get her, and she does so with a killer
hangover).
Phillips, who has made some interesting films in the past such as Old School, Starsky & Hutch and Due Date, has enjoyed enormous box - office success in the past few years with The
Hangover, and also its sequel, The
Hangover Part II, which suffered artistically from the fact that it was basically a reprise
of the original film, only with the gags having worn
off dramatically.
Galifianakis rose in the world
of comedy by playing
off concepts
of absurdity, and there was enough
of that in the first
Hangover for it to play to his strengths.
Bridesmaids is one
of the few comedies coming up in this summer
of big - budget blockbusters and it looks like it's going to be a decent estrogen - infused counterpart to the
off - the - wall guy humor
of The
Hangover Part II.
Zach Galifianakis as Marty Huggins: Though Galifiankis is very talented playing
off the expectations and reactions
of other characters, the comedian is once again guilty
of cribbing from previous material, something disappointing to see outside
of his abusive relationship with
Hangover director Todd Phillips.
It's unexpectedly refreshing to have a film dive into the psyche
of boner jokes and daddy issues without the usual self - service (Garden State) or self - congratulation (The
Hangover) that make young adult male stories often insufferable — though you may obviously disagree if the steady sound
of farts in this one puts you
off.
However, the Serena adaptation has still managed to secure two hot Hollywood talents, in the form
of The
Hangover star Bradley Cooper and Oscar - nominee Jennifer Lawrence (this year's The Hunger Games)-- a duo who, as it were, is fresh
off working on director David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook together.
In other words, since the first
Hangover film won over a ton
of people, most parents are holding
off in rushing the kiddies to the theaters for exorbitant 3D ticket prices this weekend; and are indulging themselves with the «Wolf Pack.»
The pair are both coming
off summer comedy sleepers with The Proposal and The
Hangover, both
of which had significantly more positive critical response.
In the best comedy or musical, I was slightly
off by picking «(500) Days
of Summer» to win, but I applauded mightily when «The
Hangover» won the prize.
On the surface Last Vegas sounds like The
Hangover with old guys, but I really like the cast here, and I'm hoping it's better than just a knock
off of an idea.
In fact, all
of the mothers in Bad Moms are treated in this exaggerated way, basically coming
off as female versions
of the man - children Lucas and Moore previously essayed in their screenplay for The
Hangover (with Kathryn Hahn, as the proudly oversexed Carla, given Zach Galifianakis - style scene - stealing honors).
The start
of a new year causes many people to vow to change, make resolutions or try something new — after their
hangover wears
off anyway.
Often the haunt
of better surfers and quite heavily controlled by the locals, a good tip is to surf there early mornings on the weekend, when those mentioned above will often be sleeping
off a
hangover.
The rest
of the world may spend February shoveling snow and shaking
off the holiday
hangover, but winter in Southeast Asia is quite alright.
We return from our extended Holiday
Hangover and start 2009
off with a bang... it's just a shame the majority
of news - makers didn't do the same!
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At the end
of the Arsenale, the bronze rods set across the floor by Walter De Maria paid
off as a visual recitative that met its match outside, where the uniformed band in Ragnar Kjartansson's dinghy, the S.S.
Hangover, played a diurnal dirge by ex — Sigur Rós composer Kjartan Sveinsson that was the musical equivalent
of a setting sun.
While taking some time
off to travel before his next gig, Sisun Lee spent a lot
of time in Korea — where he found himself drinking alcohol pretty much every night and then getting rolling the next morning, regardless
of hangover status.
Little wonder January often sees a rise in the number
of people looking for a new job once the mince pies and
hangovers have worn
off.