The Hangover Trilogy (2009-2013) Blu-ray Review

Todd Phillips is an acclaimed film director.  Known for films like Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, and School for Scoundrels. But where his talent as a filmmaker really shined was in the DC Comics Film Joker!

Almost a decade before he would become the acclaimed director of Joker he would gain a wider audience with his raunchy comedy film series The Hangover. Now Warner Brothers Home Entertainment has released The Hangover Trilogy on Blu-ray! 

Our Rating System:
****=Don’t Miss it!
***=Worth a look.
**=An Ok way to spend an evening.
*=You haven’t missed anything.

Hangover (2009) Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding. ***

Hangover 2 (2011) Two years after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding. Stu's plan for a subdued pre-wedding brunch, however, goes seriously awry. **

Hangover 3 (2013) When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the run. **

In this trilogy we join "The Wolfpack," Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis), and Doug (Justin Bartha). These four really have a unique chemistry together. But look of for Ken Jeong, his character is so off the wall, but in an extremely funny way! He must be seen to be believed! It is also cool to see Mike Tyson! 

Honestly the first Hangover is the best. It is the most fun film to watch. The second film is more or less a rehash and just fails to be as much fun. Then the third film went from being a fun comedy to more of a dark thriller. That was strange to say the least, but John Goodman is great in the third film as the villain.

Now these films are Rated R and they are filled with extreme profanity, there is also violence, sexual content, nudity, drugs and slurs that some viewers might find offensive. So, viewers should defiantly be aware of this going into to watching this trilogy.

All three films have been transferred to Blu-ray in 1080p in 2.40:1 aspect ratio. There are audio options of DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 for English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. There is also the option for subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Each of these films receive their own Blu-ray disc. The films look crisp and clean and sound clear as a bell. There are no digital artifacts found in these Blu-ray transfers. The Hangover Trilogy looks really nice in HD! But nice copies of these films are not all that is included in this Blu-ray set. Warner Brothers Home Entertainment added a ton of bonus features to this 4 disc Blu-ray set. Take a look at what is included on these discs.

Disc One: The Hangover
* Theatrical and Unrated Versions of the film 
* Picture in Picture Theatrical Version Commentary
* Map of Destruction
* The Madness of Ken Jeong
* Action Mash-Up
* Three Best Friends Song
* The Dan Bandi
* Gag Reel
* More Pictures from the Missing Camera

Disc Two: The Hangover II
* Unauthorized Documentary
* Behind the Story
* Gag Reel
* Action Mashup

Disc Three: The Hangovers III

* Behind the Scenes: Replacing Zach: The Secret Auditions 
* Behind the Scenes: The Wolfpack's Wildest Stunts
* Behind the Scenes: Zach Galifianakis in His Own Words
* Behind the Scenes: Pushing the Limits
* Featurette: Inside  Focus: The Real Chow
* Featurette: Action Mash-Up
* Extended Scenes
* Outtakes

Disc Four: Wolfpack Only: The Retrospective
* A 1 hour 12 Minute Documentary feature!

Now understandably this trilogy is not for everybody. Audiences that are offended by raunchy language, slurs against a certain kind of people, violence, nudity, drugs, you name the offensive material, you will find it in The Hangover Trilogy! So, viewer beware!

But if you love The Hangover movies, this Blu-ray set as you can see above have so much bonus material. Behind the Scenes featurettes, documentaries, mash-ups, gag reels, outtakes. Warner Brothers really loaded this Blu-ray set up! This is no bare bones release!

So, if you love raunchy off the wall comedies The Hangover Trilogy Blu-ray is a must add tio your collection. Head over to MovieZyng and order your copy today!
 

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