The Hangover Part III

No, as it is evident, the party in the title doesn't really fit because there isn't really much of a real party going on here. In fact, even the hangover doesn't occur. Except for the very end, which is perhaps the best moment of the whole movie, which is a bit sad. Nevertheless, it still manages to entertain. The characters don't stop, the creators tried to create a dynamic spectacle, which this time relies heavily on Chow, who changes the tone of the film from comedy to proper drama, and quite brutal at that. I like this. The film gains a new dimension. It is evident that the intention was to end the trilogy grandly, but it's still damn only about catching one little Chinese guy. Some scenes are unforgettable, especially the ending, but the humor is suddenly not as explosive. I wonder how it could continue, but I prefer no fourth installment. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/07/parba-na-treti-2013-60.html (07/16/2013)

The second part was already a disappointment of the year and a lazy, carbon-copy of the first installment. But the third part is simply redundant, and that’s putting it nicely. It's not all pathetic, but good jokes are few and far between. It's obvious that if Phillips had filmed it the same way for the third time, that is, a party and the subsequent recollection, it probably wouldn't have been much better, but it didn’t make much of a difference in the end anyway. The actors have run out of ideas what to change to make it different from the previous parts. Only Jeong is enjoying the character of a dumb Asian, as always, you might add. Another disappointment was the soundtrack, legendary in part one, decent in part two, a total disaster here. All in all, it is a flop just as I expected, the only highlight for me being “Your name was Carlos once. Did you know that?” (09/29/2013)

Where'd the Hangover go? If it weren't for Alan my rating would be very, very poor. Thanks to the few light moments that you could count on one hand, I'll try to forget this "fun" and remember the wolf pack as I know them from the first two installments. It's like the boys have grown out of puberty... A weak 3 stars. (10/15/2013)

Now even the original concept of the hangover has been dropped... And there’s more of that dumb Chinaman too. It’s fine that Phillips tried to make it a bit different third time round, but it’s more or less equally entertaining. Goodman is the only really nice character. A couple of great jokes, but overall it’s not very funny. They also ruined “Hurt" by Trent. I’m probably going to have nightmares from that post-credits scene. (09/16/2013)

The actors Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong steal the spotlight during the whole third instalment of The Hangover for themselves. It stands and falls by them. And it does not really matter that after the original first instalment and the second one, which was basically just Asian version of the first one, there is finally some new premise. Zach and Ken simply belong into this story. It is all clear after the first scene, where you see Ben in a prison, and the second one, showing Zach with a giraffe. This is their world and this is where they belong. However, they are not in all the scenes and it is not always as great as at the beginning. Still…  it was funny. Not hilarious, but it upheld the standard of the previous instalments. (09/22/2014)