The Hangover Part III

Genre: Comedy
Director: Todd Phillips
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zack Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong. 
Running: 100 Mins

While The Hangover was pretty original, Todd Philips shows for the third time around that his visionary comedies are pretty funny but at times, one dimensional.  The Hangover part III looks to take a new direction (hangover free). So how did Todd and the guys get on this time around?

The guys are worried for the mental health of Alan (Zack Galifianakis) following the sudden death of his father. While Alan is hilariously obnoxious in refusing to cooperate, it is the presence of Phil (Bradly Cooper) and Stu (Ed Helms) that helps reel Alan into what he believes to be the return of the wolf pack. However things take an expected turn for the worst as the gang are ambushed on route to Alan's destination. Doug (Justin Bartha) is kidnapped. Phil and Stu can't help but ignore the name of Chow who has a big part to play in the mess they will inevitably become part of.

On the orders of Marshall (John Goodman) the guys must find and return Chow - or Doug is a dead man.

And so begins a wild goose chase that is sometimes funny, yet most times boring and child like with the concept slowly but surely loosing the clever, witty comedic effort it supplied in the first movie. The onscreen companionship of both Chow and Alan is what saves this comedic effort from completely sinking. The character of Chow is in your face the whole time with sequences of loud, over the top camp-ness, revealing a movie that could have been called "Hangover: The origin of Chow".

Zack Galifianakis continues to advertise the same character he plays in everything. Of course we expect nothing less than humorous dialog from this guy and that is just what we get - with a more twisted mind-set from the once touched-friendly Alan who is now on the verge of straight up murdering someone. Not everyone will appreciate the sudden change of character or maybe you won't even notice.

The apparent importance of Alan is so drawn out at this stage that he completely shuts out the presence of both Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms. The Hangover III reveals that while Chow becomes annoying, along with the peculiar change of Zack's character, we will still munch on our popcorn and laugh on occasions with or without Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms - Hangover III so desperately wanted to take a new direction that they forgot about Cooper and Helms. It is a bit of a shame, but yet this is what happens when one man steals the show from the very beginning.

We did not need the Hangover III, let alone a sequel. Yet this is modern day Hollywood and while it is funny on occasions, one can not help but notice a desperate attempt for new material has resulted in a two man show - Chow and Alan. The Hangover part III is funnier than the sequel (in small sequences), but just as forgetful. The wolf pack may live on, but not to fill the pockets of the Hollywood hierarchy.

Overall: Partly Funny - unoriginal - over the top - beats the sequel - highly forgetful 

5.5/10

Twilight:Breaking Dawn Review 2012

The blood thirsty saga continues with the fourth in the twilight trilogy, Breaking Dawn part 1.

The love story evolves ever more between Edward and Bella as they both continue to fight off surrounding personalities in a desperate bid to be together. As always, wolf boy slash action man wanna be Jacob goes from jealousy to anger when he receives a wedding invitation, regarding Edward and Bella.

Things spiral out of control as the plot of this story trys making sense by engaging in a storyline the viewer might possibly but not nearly relate to (sarcastic tone). Bella finds out not long after the wedding that she is pregnant....with a vampire,...for a vampire! I mean Edward! So without spoiling much (without much to spoil) Bella and the Cullen family are caught up in a desperate fight against the wolf pack, as word quickly spreads about Bella's strange situation.

Jacob, considering himself the leader of the wolf pack, comes to the conclusion of making sure Bella does not give birth as it could end up killing his childhood sweetheart. So all in all, with Bella being pregnant for the wolf packs' fierce enemy, and continuous misery brought on to poor Jacob, this could only mean an all out war between Vampires and wolves right? WRONG! Because we already got that jazz in the first three movies. Breaking Dawn offers the Twilight fan more fake romance, dull humour with a bloody concept that will disturb the average human brain.

The acting was terrible. I won't lie, Iv seen the previous movies, and although I hated the build up and madness surrounding them, they were not that bad (I could possibly regret saying that!) Breaking Dawn however left me feeling horrible with a total waste of life. My reason for seeing it was the obvious, yet a useless excuse that was, I had seen the previous movies.

Unfortunately Breaking Dawn Part 1 clearly means a part 2 is on the way. It will be the sequel of the century that one must AVOID as the End of Breaking Dawn as well as the full 100mins left me feeling nothing but shear hatred for Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart. I would fail to understand why twlights' biggest fanatics could even enjoy this trash. There is no hiding the fact Robert pattinson's apparent good looks seems to attract the biggest viewers, but he has the acting skills of a snail.

So as a general movie buff or Twilight Fanatic, what have you made of it?  By the way, my opinion was far from your typical male view because I can admit to half enjoying the previous ones. But when you continue to Have Mr Pattinson's presence in such a dragged out trilogy... the future for his acting, and the saga will equal to nothing less than termination.
Hasta La Vista...Baby!!!