Hangover 3

Ein Nachklang der Serie mit einem super Start, dem nur ein verzwickteres Finale fehlt. Obwohl es durch den Zusatz im Nachspann fast vollwertig ergänzt wird. Die Kadenz und die Originalität der Witze sind herrlich. Galifianakis und Jeong dominieren den Film, Cooper und Helms spielen ihnen nur zu. Goodman ist eine angenehme Erfrischung. Den ersten Teil hielt ich für seltsam, im zweiten Teil fing ich an, das Wesen vom "WolfPack-Humor“ zu verstehen, und beim dritten Teil habe ich aus vollem Halse gelacht. (31.05.2013)

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. (22.09.2014)

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. (15.10.2013)

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. (16.09.2013)

Unfortunately, the quality has decreased from episode to episode and in the future we can only hope that Tod Phillips will never party again. This third instalment is more refreshing and straightforward than the second, and the filmmakers' efforts at inventive twists must be appreciated, but this crazy road movie has so little in common with the legendary first movie that perhaps it should have a completely different title. Anyway, there is plenty of fun and the cadence of the jokes is greater than ever, but the action story intertwined with gangsters and stolen gold rather buries the film this time and by the end it seems completely unnecessary and contrived in places, as if it actually only served as a mandatory conclusion to a promising trilogy. And all that has been transferred to the actors, who in most cases have nothing to play with and the viewer retains some sympathy for them only through nostalgic memories of the good old days. Galifianakis and Jeong were the only ones up to the task, but that just wasn't enough in this case. 65% (18.06.2013)

Ich liebe diese Serie und auch wenn die Nummer drei völlig anders konzipiert ist, denke ich, dass diese gelungen ist und die ganze Serie sehr schön abgeschlossen hat. Es tut mir nur leid, dass Stu in dieser Folge etwas ins Hintertreffen geraten ist, weil seine Eskapaden für mich das Amüsanteste aus Teil eins und zwei sind. Ein kleines Trostpflaster soll die Szene darstellen, die auf den Abspann folgt. Viel Raum bekommen Chow und Alan, dem man keine bessere Partnerin als M. McCarthy hätte aussuchen können. Ich habe mich sehr gut amüsiert, und es ist schade, dass Hangover damit vorbei ist. Andererseits, es sind genug Fälle bekannt, wo jemand nach einer erfolgreichen Trilogie beschlossen hat, mit zeitlichem Abstand mit einem vierten und fünften Teil zu kommen. Es ist also nichts endgültig. Hoffentlich... (12.06.2013)

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 (16.07.2013)

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?” (30.09.2013)