A group of friends going for a bachelor/bachelorette party, wreaking havoc and panic while they’re at it. Sounds like a pretty decent idea, doesn’t it? Now, it’s pretty unfair to compare a trilogy against a stand-alone movie, so we’re only comparing the first Hangover film this time.
Let me just state my stand here: Despite critics’ insistence that the bachelor party theme has been done to death, I disagree with that statement. Have any of you heard of 1984’s Bachelor Party?
*Awkward silence*
I thought so.
How are they similar? Well, Hangover was released in 2009 and Bridesmaids in 2011. I think two years is enough for the latter’s producers to gain much-needed inspiration. What’s funny is that it took the producers all of two years to figure out that using an all-female ensemble cast would differentiate themselves from their, um, inspirers.
*Awkward silence*
I thought so.
How are they similar? Well, Hangover was released in 2009 and Bridesmaids in 2011. I think two years is enough for the latter’s producers to gain much-needed inspiration. What’s funny is that it took the producers all of two years to figure out that using an all-female ensemble cast would differentiate themselves from their, um, inspirers.
Okay, fine, the storylines are different. But hey, it’s all in the idea, right? So Maya Rudolph is getting married, Kristen Wiig gets jealous of her close friendship with Rose Byrne, they argue, patch up, Rudolph gets married and Wiig fals in love with a policeman (Chris O’Dowd). The others in the cast pretty much make up the numbers.
The most glaring similarity? Why, that would be Melissa McCarthy’s character. I can’t even comprehend how similar it is to Zach Galifianakis without letting out a heavy sigh.
The most glaring similarity? Why, that would be Melissa McCarthy’s character. I can’t even comprehend how similar it is to Zach Galifianakis without letting out a heavy sigh.
Oh, and before I forget – VEGAS. Yes, the ladies of Bridesmaids did not actually make it to Las Vegas, but still, it’s Las Vegas. No other movie in this current age screams of Las Vegas more than The Hangover.
Essentially, Bridesmaids is every bit an oestrogen-fuelled version of Hangover. The part about how Kristen Wiig’s character ditches Jon Hamm halfway through the movie pretty much screams “I AM A WOMAN AND I NEED NO MAN”.
Not convinced? How about this: American film critic Peter Travers describes Bridesmaids as “Hangover in drag.” Oh, how apt.
Essentially, Bridesmaids is every bit an oestrogen-fuelled version of Hangover. The part about how Kristen Wiig’s character ditches Jon Hamm halfway through the movie pretty much screams “I AM A WOMAN AND I NEED NO MAN”.
Not convinced? How about this: American film critic Peter Travers describes Bridesmaids as “Hangover in drag.” Oh, how apt.