Film review - The Hangover Part III

Better late than never...

I'm going to start off with 'The Hangover Part III' (2013).

100 minutes
Directed by Todd Phillips
Comedy

A wolfpack member is kidnapped by a hardcore gangster, the others must endure some shitty situations to ensure his safe return. 

Now I'll be honest, I loved the first one, because it was hilarious, part II however, I didn't see the point in at all when I heard of its release. Why would they destroy a genuinely funny film by making a secondary copycat? Bad, bad move. Unfortunately it does seem that the large majority of films being released over the last two years or so are sequels and prequels. Have we officially run out of material?! Gosh I hope not. With this in mind, you can imagine my dismay when I saw the poster for the third movie. 

'Really?! I mean REALLY? So the third installment will officially brand the first film, which I loved, a shit film. Great. Way to ruin ANOTHER film.'

Okay, so I can be a little negative at times, but I'm passionate about films so I tend to take it to heart. I also noticed the tag line for part III,

'The end.'

                                                                      ...and I couldn't help but wonder what this meant. The end to what? These films were about the crazy antics of four hilarious guys and the consequences they had to deal with the morning after. If I'm honest, I couldn't really think of any loose ends to tie up. But naturally this tag line did it's job well, so at the cinema last week after finding out that 'The Great Gatsby' was completely sold out, we opted for this instead. 

I was very, VERY pleasantly surprised. Obviously my expectations had been quite low, so it wouldn't of taken much to impress me, but it gave so, SO much more than I had thought it could. And there absolutely were loose ends to tie up. I hadn't even realised that they existed, I think that this was one of the elements that made the film so brilliant, there are twists and undercover threads you don't even know are there, until you see flashbacks to the previous movies. They're not the only surprising factors either, there were a number of unexpected moments. And this is pretty grand coming from me, a self admitted 'telepathic' twat when watching films. Yes I'm one of those annoying people who feels the need to blurt out my prediction of what's coming up in the story, and to be fair, I often get it right (but I should think so considering the amount of time I've committed to my television over the years). Not only did the film have a genuinely surprising story line that kept me eagerly watching throughout, but oh golly, was it funny. Tears were brought to my eyes more than once, and at some point my stomach muscles started cramping up from laughing so hard. The comic delivery from each character, very much like part I, was awesome and intense.

My favourite character, ahhh, for this film it is genuinely hard to say! But I'm gonna be predictable and go with Alan (Zack Galifianakis). Because he is ridunckulously hilarious with his facial expressions and weird personality. I can't get enough of him!

IMDb rating (from over 40,000 users): 6.1/10

My rating (from me): 6.5/10  

Emergency post

I saw this on Facebook and was shocked to realise the process I go through every morning when simply choosing underwear, because for me personally, this depiction is 100 per cent accurate.

Disclosure Part 2

(Coming soon)

Disclosure Part 1

There are a number of questions that I believe you can ask someone in order to quickly distinguish the type of person they are, either by the actual answers given or simply by their reactions to the questions. For example, one of these questions is...

'Can you tell me how many Facebook friends you have?'

                                                                        ...I'm not going to say anything else on that particular question right now, just have a think on it, interpret it how you see it. The question that I do want to discuss is...

'Do you believe in aliens?' 

(I use the term 'aliens' here to name any extra terrestrials, any life on a planet(s) other than our little blue one, any life form/species that doesn't originate from Earth.)

                                ...What is your reaction to that question, what is your answer?

I think it was about a year ago that my Dad, a brilliant man who works hard to look after his family and has as much sanity as any human person in the world, became intrigued by UFO's and alien life. Since this slight obsession began, he has driven my family and I, and...well, anyone willing to listen, a little crazy with his listings of famous UFO sightings, stories detailing government cover-ups and conspiracy theories relating to extra terrestrials living on Earth. Now although I have watched the occasional programme about UFO's and the possibilities of alien life, I've never been inclined to follow up any of these kinds of things with any passion or real intrigue, like most people, I've always been of the peaceful opinion to just get on with my own life and enjoy my time here on this indescribably incredible planet, because ultimately, none of that UFO business is really going to affect me. For all I know, this is the best opinion to go through life with, certainly the easiest anyway. But when I was at my parents last week, my Dad told me about a video that he had just seen on Youtube, with a former minister of defense for Canada publicly admitting that it's time for disclosure on the large majority of information that is being withheld from us, on the subject of known alien life and other known planets with life on them. I was shocked and very VERY interested to see it. Before you read anymore of my opinion on the subject, watch the video for yourself, the top link is the short version (just under 10 minutes), the bottom link is the longer version (25 minutes, more information at the expense of a little more of your time)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEQdvYFMBAU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcbCafpvIT0

                                                                                                                        ...(I watched the 25 minute version of this meeting, and I'm currently trying to find a video that covers the entire conference, if anyone happens to locate it, please leave a comment with the link!)

I'm a very open minded person, very accepting of many different opinions and certainly always willing to hear other views. Firstly because I find people and their thought processes fascinating, and secondly because I am a very indecisive person most of the time. I like to know all the options previous to making my choice, and so by listening to people and learning about, let's say different religions for example, I feel confident when I do make my own decision on the subject. So why for the last year had I been brushing my Dad off with an annoyed expression on my face, every time he tried to inform me about a completely relevant subject that he was passion about? Because I'm an idiot, and because I'm human. Even an extremely open minded and curious person such as myself will dismiss initially outlandish seeming ideas, if society already dictates them to be such. When broaching the subject of alien life, this is the magnificent barrier we face, society as a whole does not believe, or even know how to comprehend the idea of it. Not only that, but we openly mock those that do,

'Yer that's Barry, we stay away from him, he's weird. (In a low whisper) He believes in aliens.'
'Hahahahhaa what a fruit loop!!'

But how are we this naive, even in 2013? Unless a person has strict religious beliefs that could be tarnished or complicated by the subject of aliens, we have no excuse to ignore, not only the evidence out there, but the subject in the first place. Look at yourself, look at the animals that fill this Earth. In comparison to the many marvelous creatures that share this planet, who themselves are magnificent, we are PHENOMENAL. We have the ability to consciously think, to choose, to build instruments and machines which allow us to explore the land, air, sea and even space! We are so advanced it's actually quite unbelievable. So with this in mind, the idea of life on other planets seems far more conceivable I think.

Weekly picture

I have not been online for an entire week. I'd like to say I've been really busy with my very important hectic schedule, but that would be a lie. Honestly I've just been without the internet and visiting out the way places.

My picture this week is actually from 2009. I chose it because it's where I'd really like to be right now.

(High and happy)


I haven't stopped the 365 challenge by the way, been writing almost everyday in fact. Not only is the story beginning to take a little bit more shape, but I'm really enjoying it. Sometimes I'm not in the mood of course, like a parent attempting to get a difficult child to sit down after-school and do homework I force myself in front of my laptop, but I'm an extremely good procrastinator you see, so I end up spending three hours playing solitaire. Eventually though, the writing happens. You can't procrastinate forever can you? Anyhow, tomorrow I will be posting a few film reviews because I've never actually written one, and I should probably make some use out of the many, many, hours I spend watching films. The movie I'm watching this evening is called 'Sirius' (2013), this is one which I shall write about tomorrow, it also links up to another post currently under construction about something called The Disclosure Project. Now you may or may not know what that is, but either way, you can read about it here tomorrow, if you so wish.

Weekly Picture

I'm going to be honest with you, this photo was taken about a month ago, not this week. But let's not fuss over the details, ultimately it's 2013 and the man is USING a phone box?! I only ever see people in them taking photos, I don't really know why that happens either, maybe it's a novelty thing.

(I'm sorry, who's calling?)