Watching The Hangover Part II, it’s easy to see why intellectuals would hate Todd Phillips.  It’s an unnecessary sequel, half the jokes rely on outrageousness and nudity, there’s a monkey sidekick, gay panic jokes, stock characters galore, Thai scenery straight of the It’s-a-Small-World-After-All book of national stereotypes, and the whole enterprise is imbued with that Entouragey sense of boys being boys that snoots love to despise**. The reason Todd Phillips is a genius, however, is that even with the hackiest, most idiot-pandering setup in the world, he can still deliver a punchline that only the smarmiest of uptight dickweeds would refuse to laugh at.  Yes, monkey sidekicks are almost as overused a trope as amnesia, BUT OH MY GOD, IS THAT MONKEY WEARING A MINIATURE MOTORCYCLE HELMET WITH A BANANA ON IT?! I THINK I LOVE YOU, MOTORCYCLE MONKEY COKE-MULE!

The second installment moves the action from Vegas (one exec actually passed on the first Hangover when Phillips wouldn’t call it “What Happens in Vegas”) to Thailand, where dorky dentist Ed Helms is set to marry possibly cross-eyed, too-hot-and-young-for-him Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch), much to the chagrin of his future father-in-law, a disapproving Asian caricature (YOU BLING SHAME TO FAMIRRY, ROUND EYE!).  Before you know it, Helms and the boys have woken up in Bangkok not knowing how they got there (“It happened again!”), with a tattoo on Helms’ face and his 16-year-old brother-in-law Teddy (Stanford pre-med, cellist, apple of his father’s eye, played by Ang Lee’s son, Mason) missing. The setting is an upgrade, as is the Macguffin, the only clue as to Teddy’s whereabouts being his severed finger.  “Give it up, Bangkok has him now,” everyone tells them.  Whereas the foundation for the wackiness of the first Hangover was a yuppie who might not make it to his wedding, this time around, there’s an actual edge, a heart of darkness vibe that gives it more depth than just DUDE BRO WE HAD SUCH A CRAZY NIGHT DOZER PUNCHED A COP IT WAS SICK.

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‘Between Two Ferns’ with Zach Galifianakis, with guest Will Ferrell. Ahh, it’s nice to see someone likes that video of the chimp mouth-raping a frog while a child cries as much as I do.

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Four new TV spots for The Hangover 2 have been released, which is awesome for people who want to see the best parts of the movie before it actually comes out. And director Todd Phillips can claim that the trailers and spots aren’t revealing anything great, but he doesn’t have to sit in a theater with 80 drunken college kids yelling out the lines they already know.

So keep on trucking, Hangover 2 promotional and marketing team. Cram this movie that is already guaranteed to be a blockbuster down our throats, because we can’t tell what’s funny without you guys. At this rate we’re going to need Hangover 3 teasers for May.

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Bros!  If we don’t clean up all these pumpkins by sundown, my big bro Steve is going to make me Edward 40 Hands till I hose!  Katie from Chi O (not blow job Katie) said it was those SigEp assh*les!  After we get this cleaned up, let’s power hour at the Kappa pig roast, then head over to Eagle Rock while those f*gs are at the Sigma Kattle date auction!  Taco! Fitzy! Bed Pan! Beaner! You guys pick up the pig from Spoogie’s uncle’s! Panda! Taint! Dozer! Asian Steve! Help me rally the troops!  Get the key to the med lab from Manson!  Tell Burger to borrow his mom’s wagon to haul the cadavers!  NO LETTERS!  If you get rolled, tell the Po-Po you’re the state lacrosse team!  (Haha, remember when Black Steve got arrested for getting a handy from that Asian Zeta slut on the hayride and then the cop shot him? F*cking rad, bro.)  Tex! Tell the pledges they’re on banner watch tonight! T-Bone spent six hours spray painting the ponchos for the Cinco De Marcho party this Friday, so if your little bro wants my sig, do NOT LET those DSP f*ggots steal that sh*t again!  And kick down some money for 30 packs, I know you’re not broke, your mom drives a Lexus.

Bring it in, broslices! Let’s teach these queer f*cks to mess with the DFC, then rock dawn patrol at Jimmy Johns!  Grip circle it up on three! AHOOGA! AHOOGA! AHOOGA! Now who wants to strip naked and wrestle?

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Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Todd Phillips carried the first Hangover, even though the script was pretty lame and hacky.  I was going to say that, instead of calling it “overrated”, but then the sequel teaser hits and practically the whole thing is glowing quotes from critics about the first one.  Really, guys?  That’s still the movie where the fat guy gets a BJ from an old lady in an elevator, right?

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