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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
And liamenator, how could you say The Hangover is on-par with Starsky and Hutch, that movie was barely funny. I am one of the few who liked the movie, and thought it was more of an action movie than comedy, because it wasn't funny. But I agree, the trailer ruined the movie, a lot of the big gags (tiger, tooth missing, hitting baby), are totally ruined by the trailor. The Hangover is way better than Starsky and Hutch.
I haven't seen the other movies you mentioned.  |
I thought Starsky and Hutch was severely underrated. I think it was always doomed to be a failure, based on hype of it being both the first Stiller-Wilson vehicle since Zoolander, and Todd Phillips' first movie coming off of Old Schools' insane success. And I'd agree it doesn't measure up to either of those lofty standards.
But for straight-up weirdness and self-aware ridiculousness, Starsky and Hutch was hysterical:
"Do it. Do it. Do it."
"That's not a kid, it's a tiny little man!!!"
"That's funny. All you guys look alike to us.... Orientals."
Sheer brilliance!
I guess I view The Hangover as sort of the antithesis to Starsky and Hutch - I think (and this is just my own opinion) the hype is causing people to overrate The Hangover - because everyone
wants it to be the funniest movie ever; whereas the hype caused everyone to underrate S&H, because it wasn't Zoolander II.