The summer is coming upon us and so to is the summer movie season. This season there seems to be a bunch of sequels (aren't there always though?). This summer one of the most anticipated ones is
The Hangover Part II. Now as of this writing it hasn't come out yet, but I have already seen it. How is that possible? Simple. I saw it in 2009, it was called
The Hangover. This seems to be with the exception of
Escape From New York/Escape From L.A., one of the few instances where the writers and directors are literally giving the general public the middle finger and daring us to spend money on something that we have already seen. This isn't an instance where it's a similar plot or type of movie out already, IT IS THE SAME DAMN THING! If you don't believe me I have provided the posters for each movie. Look similar? Thought so. What about the trailers? Yup. What about the plot? Oh this time they are in Thailand. Never mind, totally different movie. Just forget about the fact that the same things are going to happen to the characters. I mean look in the poster/trailers, Ed Helms is missing a tooth and then gets a Mike Tyson tattoo! I'm sure that it will still be funny even though you will be able to telegraph the whole movie. Even though most people seem to realize that it is essentially the SAME movie, it will still make an ass ton of money and hopefully not spawn a third installment. Also quickly, is there any other movie out that shouldn't have had a sequel more than this movie? I mean
Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel was probably more of a departure from the first on than this movie will be! And this will probably make me seem like a hyporcite, but I am sure that I will eventually end up seeing it and laughing at it. Then I can just count myself in as one of the people that Todd Phillips (whose work I like BTW) gave the finger to.
