Hangover 2

The movie I will be reviewing this week was a little bit of a disappointment. I was a big fan of the first Hangover movie so maybe my expectations were just set too high going into the film. I’m sure my expectations for this movie are not too much different than anyone else’s that has seen the first Hangover. I expected it to be pretty similar, which it was. I expected there to be a few twists and thought it would be just as good as the first one.

         

          The movie begins with the crew all meeting up and heading to Thailand for Doug’s wedding. The only thing that changed was instead of Doug blacking out with the guys it’s his fiancé’s little brother. Don’t get me wrong I did not hate the movie, there were some parts that were hilarious. It’s just not the same as the first because it is more predictable, and a lot of the same.

          When they wake up Teddy (Doug’s fiancés brother) is missing and they have that day to find teddy and make it back in time for the wedding. As they uncover the night I would boldly say I think it may have been a more crazy night than the first hangover. There are explosions, missing body parts, face tattoos, and shaved heads.

          There is not too much more for me to say because I don’t want to ruin the movie for you, but I would stull recommend going to see it. I would rate it a 3 out of 5 stars, compares to the first one which I would give a 4.75 out of 5 stars. It is a flick that is worth watching if you’re in the mood for a comedy.

Glory Road

             
            As I was flipping through the channels on my couch the other night I couldn’t find anything to watch. I flipped one more channel and came across a movie that was just about to start. The name of that movie was Glory Road. This was what I call destiny, I am a huge sports fan, as well as a closet history geek and this movie was perfect for me. It’s a true story about the Texas Western basketball team and there road to become NCAA Division 1 National Champions.

                There catch is that they are a no name team at the beginning of the season. Their head coach is a first year college basketball coach, his previous coaching job was the head coach of a girls high school basketball team. As he realized it was going to be tough to recruit good players to make a competitive team due to the fact they were not an established basketball program they needed to find a solution. His solution was to recruit black players, this was in 1966 when that was socially unacceptable. With the final roster 7 blacks and 5 whites, the team would have to face adversity against each other, the fans, and eventually the whole country.

                This movie gives a look at the brutal truth to what discrimination was like in the 60’s, and really inspired. I’m not going to spoil the movie for you, telling you if they win or lose. This movie is definitely a must see, and I give it a four out of five star rating. I promise this is a one of a kind movie, and you haven’t seen anything like this. It’s like Rudy in the discrimination sense and miracle in the triumphant, proving people wrong sense. Now stop reading this and go watch the movie.