45 Responses for "Chicka Bow Chicka Bow Wow – Hangover"

1. Clayton November 24th, 2009 at 12:51 am 1

   I wonder if there’s any chance the Globes would put Where the Wild Things are in the Musical/Comedy category. They put some weird movies in there sometimes (Pride and Prejudice), so maybe it would be a contender there?

   Even if it was, I don’t know that it would knock out any of those you listed. Hoping for a (500) Days of Summer win!

2. Noah R. November 24th, 2009 at 12:57 am 2

   I can’t handle the thought of The Hangover being nominated for anything. Just goes to show you what a generally dire year it was for comedy if that overrated bromance gets in.

   A Serious Man, anyone?

3. Kholby November 24th, 2009 at 12:58 am 3

   I’m not gonna lie – I watched the Hangover recently, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. And it’s making my list so far.

4. Adam Keller November 24th, 2009 at 12:59 am 4

   What’s the deal with In the Loop? What kind of release does it have? I know nothing about that film. Barring some kind of upset/surge for that, I think the nominees are:

   (500) Days of Summer
   It’s Complicated
   Julie & Julia
   Nine

   …and, sadly, The Hangover. Hard to deny, I guess, when it makes $270 mill and gets (somehow) generally good reviews.

   I’m praying for it to somehow get knocked out, though, cause I HATED it.

   Luckily, I don’t think it’s getting any oscar noms. It will probably be WGA nommed and then get replaced for oscar with Up or some other film that wasn’t eligible for the WGA.

5. Ryan Adams November 24th, 2009 at 1:25 am 5

   “Hard to deny, I guess, when it makes $270 mill and gets (somehow) generally good reviews.”

   I’m not going to lose sleep over it.

   The Hangover — $270 mil — metascore 73
   Superbad — $121 mil — metascore 76
   Knocked Up — $148 mil — metascore 85

   Sure, $148 mil isn’t $270 mil… but Zach Galifianakis is no, um… Jonah Hill?

   In fact, he’s not. So, is that funny, or just very very sad?

   Meet the Parents has the same 73 metascore as The Hangover. It earned $166 mil in 2000. That’s $221 mil, adjusted for inflation. I wasn’t around in 2000, but were people talking about Meet the Parents for Best Picture?

   Adventureland is the first-class comedy we should be thinking about and talking about for the 5th slot. (metascore 76)

6. Ross November 24th, 2009 at 2:01 am 6

   In the end I think it’ll get snubbed.

   NINE – probably for the win!
   500 DAYS OF SUMMER – a solid fan base and I believe it touched them!
   A SERIOUS MAN – they can’t snub the Coens, can they?
   JULIE & JULIA – a big hit, critics like it, much much better than expected! Meryl of course!
   IT’S COMPLICATED – it could be a big hit, Meryl, Alec & Stve (being Oscar hosts!)

7. arjay November 24th, 2009 at 2:24 am 7

   Other possible contenders

   Zombieland, Funny People, The Informant.

8. Ryan Adams November 24th, 2009 at 2:27 am 8

   oh yeah, good call, arjay. Forgot about The Informant! The Globes love politically tilted American eccentrics.

9. Adam Keller November 24th, 2009 at 2:36 am 9

   I think The Informant was too small and unenthusiastically received for best picture. It will get Matt Damon into the best actor – comedy race, though.

   I didn’t realize A Serious Man was a comedy… haven’t seen it yet. If so, I could see it bumping The Hangover, which would be GREAT.

   But the other thing to remember about Hangover is that it has no stars. So the $$$ figure is even more impressive in light of that. And if they did honor it somewhere, best pic would be the place, rather than one of the acting races.

   I’m also really hoping Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes it into best actor. It’s looking more and more likely now that Inglorious Basterds and Up in the Air are apparently going drama.

   Although Nine and Daniel Day-Lewis will both win.

10. Bob November 24th, 2009 at 2:48 am 10

    I really don’t think that the Globes would consider A Serious Man a Comedy.

    As for Adventureland, I wouldn’t consider it a comedy either, and even if they did I really doubt it would get nominated over The Hangover.

    I really hope that my two favorite comedies of the year, In the Loop and The Hangover get some recognition here. A nomination for Funny People would be nice too, if only to make up for Knocked Up not being nominated.

11. ET3 November 24th, 2009 at 2:53 am 11

    A Serious Man is being promoted as a comedy for GG purposes, just to clarify.

12. Ryan Adams November 24th, 2009 at 3:38 am 12

    There’s no way to consider A Serious Man as anything but a comedy. It’s a comedy like Fargo was a comedy. It’s a comedy in which the people on screen aren’t aware that they’re reacting funnily in absurd situations.

    Unlike “comedies” where every line is supposed to be a wisecrack.

13. arjay November 24th, 2009 at 3:52 am 13

    Fantastic Mr Fox is a grown-up comedy. If it weren’t for the best Animated Film ghetto, then it would be considered.

14. Daniel November 24th, 2009 at 4:19 am 14

    I couldn’t stand watching the Hangover. I really, really hope that A Serious Man bumps it out.

15. Dave L November 24th, 2009 at 6:01 am 15

    I agree – I enjoyed the film, but is it one of the best films of the year?

    no way.

16. Grilled Cheese November 24th, 2009 at 6:04 am 16

    I’ve been pushing Adventureland for a long time now. I think it has more chances than “It’s Complicated”

    I honestly don’t know how anyone could “hate” The Hangover, it’s certainly not hateable. It’s a raunchy, kind of silly comedy with good performances

17. aspect ratio November 24th, 2009 at 7:12 am 17

    - (500) Days of Summer
    - It’s Complicated
    - Julie & Julia
    - Nine
    - A Serious Man

    With The Hangover looming just outside. Even though I enjoyed it, it feels a bit too juvenile to get nominated over more “sophisticated” comedies like It’s Complicated and Julie & Julia, but on the other hand it was a massive hit, so it could get nominated based on that reason alone (deservingly or not).

    Adventureland was one of the better, most overlooked films of the year, but it came out way too long ago, and there doesn’t seem to be any campaign for it so I don’t think it’s realistic to predict a nomination for it, the same goes for In the Loop. No matter how funny and smart that film was, the fact is that barely anyone saw it, most people haven’t even heard of it (even among movie geeks) and honestly, when was the last time the Golden Globes nominated a practically unknown film for Best Picture?

18. Chamboosy November 24th, 2009 at 7:27 am 18

    An enjoyable forgetful film. I really cannot see this getting nominated. And if it does get nominated then it’s a major slap in the face to not only the comedies that have come in the past decade (Knocked Up, Talladega Nights, Borat) but comedies full stop.

19. alex November 24th, 2009 at 7:29 am 19

    Cheri¡

20. OscarMovieBuff84 November 24th, 2009 at 8:03 am 20

    What are the Weinstein’s doing with Inglourious Basterds (drama)?

    And A Serious Man is a black comedy (isn’t it?)

    What about stuff like Adventureland, Away we go?

    G.G Com / Musical

    Nine – Wins it
    The Hangover
    It’s Complicated
    Julie and Julia
    500 Days of Summer

21. Sasha Stone November 24th, 2009 at 8:24 am 21

    Right, forgot about A Serious Man, The Informant!

22. Dominik November 24th, 2009 at 8:32 am 22

    The Informant won´t get nominated. Tough to find enough people who are excited or do even care about it.

    I hope (500) Days isn´t too hip for the Hollywood Foreign Mafia.

23. bambi November 24th, 2009 at 8:52 am 23

    Please, NO Funny People! I can`t imagine anyone sitting through “family reel”. No way they would vote for this notorious bomb.

24. john November 24th, 2009 at 8:55 am 24

    The Hangover was an absolute delight from beginning to end, simply one of the funniest films evr made, featuring a terrific trio of actors in the lead (pushing this for SAG Ensemble would be a smart move). I’m happy to see them giving this a shove, because it’s the sort of film that actually can benefit from an Oscar campaign. Most people loved it but would be hesitant to consider it a year-end Award type movie. A campaign gives credibility to that, making it seem much more reasonable. (STAR TREK can benefit from a campaign in the same way.)
    If pushed, HANGOVER could go for:
    Best Picture (longshot, but it’s the sort of movie the 10 slots are geared toward), Best Supporting Actor(Galifinakis), Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing

    Per Supporting Actor, although Galifinakis is an extreme longshot, in a fair world it’s ridiculous to not nominate him, particularly if it’s considered a weak category. 5 people really went for it and nailed it more than that? Uh, no. This is at least on par with Marisa in MY COUSIN VINNY, and they voted for the right person on that one.

    Screenplay? It’s tight, it’s got umpteen laughs per page, it’s a very well constructed story, it manages anarchy with tight plotting, it’s got good dialogue, good character arc construction, this absolutely deserves to be nominated.

    Director: it’s the rare go-for-broke comedy that has some cinematic style. The cast is first rate (both in casting and in cohesiveness). but really, a movie that maintains that heightened level of hysteria is rare, and the director deserves credit for that.

    Editing: This category is key to comedy, both in terms of timing and overall pacing. And man this movie moved.

    Again, to SAG Ensemble, di 4 other movies this year have a group of actors that worked together as well as our three heroes? No. Plus the crazies they ran into were all delightfully dangerous kooks of every kind. And it would be funny to see Mike Tyson up for an acting award.

25. Noah R. November 24th, 2009 at 9:12 am 25

    “What’s the deal with In the Loop? What kind of release does it have? I know nothing about that film.”

    Remember, we’re talking about the Hollywood Foreign Press. Even though In the Loop had a smaller release in America, it has done fantastically well overseas.

26. Mashall November 24th, 2009 at 9:38 am 26

    Why has everyone forgotten about THE PROPOSAL??? It made a ton of money this summer and everyone loved it. I bet it gets nominated!

27. Ryan Adams November 24th, 2009 at 10:25 am 27

    We’re forgetting about The Men Who Stare at Goats too. Mostly a misfire, but it had its moments.

    The Globes might enjoy the idea of nominating George Clooney in both comedy and drama, and that would boost Goats’ recognition. Sounds like something they’d do.

28. XanderLJ November 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am 28

    Mashall,

    If everyone loved THE PROPOSAL, then PATCH ADAMS was the critics darling of the ‘98 Holiday season. The critics (and anyone with reasonably good taste, lol/jk) HATED that worthless turkey! FUNNY PEOPLE will get nominated before that (it WON’T, as it works better as drama than comedy and it’s weaker than Apatow’s superb first two comedies which were GG snubbed, but it has a better chance than PROPOSAL).

    Oh, and with the Oscar season having not even oficially kicked off, I don’t doubt I’ll see a more overrated film than IN THE LOOP, but I reeeeally doubt I’ll see a more overrated comedy. I mean, seriously Sasha and british audiences: WHAT IS THE DEAL???

    It was a toothless political comedy, and, to add insult to injury, it was a toothless BRITISH political comedy (they are usually the creme de la creme when it comes to satire, irreverance, and black comedy).

29. arjay November 24th, 2009 at 11:22 am 29

    Sherlock Holmes is a comedy.

30. Et November 24th, 2009 at 11:26 am 30

    what about Sherlock Holmes?
    Also, are we sure Up in the Air and Inglorious Basterds are going Drama? If so, bad idea.

    Right now it looks like:

    Nine
    Julie and Julia
    500 days of Summer
    A Serious Man
    Hangover, probably, though it doesn’t deserve it. It was an above avarage comedy, though. I don’t believe It’s Complicated will get very good reviews outside Streep and the rest of the cast.

    One thing’s sure: Nine’s winning this. It could be a disappointment, but it’s still winning.

31. XanderLJ November 24th, 2009 at 11:33 am 31

    I ran out of time to edit it, but I’ll add re-IN THE LOOP: The brits have such a strong track record when it comes to scathing political satire, which this was supposed to be though the satirical points were milquetoast and recycled at best, and finding humor in dark subjects. Only things I enjoyed were the WONDERFUL Anna Chlumsky (sooo happy to see her in a major film, after her beautifully moving & captivating child turn in MY GIRL, it baffled me she didn’t make a much earlier transition to adult roles) and Peter Capaldi’s scene-stealing asshole (though his dickishness borders on cartoonish at times, the film’s satire is so decaffeinated that his berating rantings always provide a much needed shot of adrenaline that unfortunately soon wears off everytime he exits the screen).

    Anyway, so far I’m rooting more for actors than any particular film in the musical/comedy categories. I haven’t seen better work in those categories this year than the terrific, painfully moving starmaking work by Joseph-Gordon Levitt in “(500) Days Of Summer” (Zooey Deschanel was wonderful too, but Levitt is truly the heart and soul of the film) and the moving, beautifully understated and emotive work by Maya Rudolph in “Away We Go”. Though in the latter the great work & unbelievable chemistry by her & Krasinski deserved a much better script than this films, which is still very charming and manages to work, but is still confused about it’s tone and overstuffed with secondary cartoonish characters that serve no purpose but to make the leads more sympathetic (which is really unnecessary since after about 10 minutes with them, I was already totally charmed & emotionally invested with the couple).

    I think Levitt has a good shot, but I fear Rudolph will be left out due to category being overcrowded. But, hey, James Franco was a (very deserved) surprise for Comedy Actor last year, so I hope she can sneak in.

32. XanderLJ November 24th, 2009 at 11:42 am 32

    sorry about the mispellings in the previous post. I’m in a bit of a rush. But before I leave (lol)…

    “I honestly don’t know how anyone could “hate” The Hangover, it’s certainly not hateable. It’s a raunchy, kind of silly comedy with good performances.”

    Couldn’t agree more! Though it’s hard to deny it’s a little overrated (don’t think it’s one of the funniest movies ever made, though this year probably, and don’t think it’s as funny as recent comedy gems like SUPERBAD and Apatow’s first two films), it was still VERY funny, raunchy in a fresh way (only one who has seen his share of repetitive raunch can know what I’m talking about and appreciate it when it’s done well here), had it’s fair share of laugh-out-loud memorable zingers, and had probably the funniest performance of the year by Zach Galifianakis. Some people just don’t like comedies period, and those people tend to be particularly hostile to successful mainstream comedies, whether they be good (this one, Apatow’s work) or bad (all of Todd Phillips previous titles post-HANGOVER).

33. chrisw November 24th, 2009 at 12:26 pm 33

    They should go for it. It made a ton of money and got good reviews from a cast of largely non “stars”. It’s a feat to do that.

    And Zach is leaps and bounds funnier than Jonah. Zach is a weird stand-up, but he’s funny. I don’t need my comedy to be “sophisticated” all the time. This movie was a breath of fresh air.

    Should it be nominated at the Oscars? No. But I wouldn’t be against a supporting nom and/or screenplay. I thought it was going to be like Road Trip and to say I was pleaseantly surprised would be an understatment.

34. charlie November 24th, 2009 at 1:43 pm 34

    zaCH is funnier than Jonah Hill. I snuggle you.

35. Matt November 24th, 2009 at 2:29 pm 35

    I’m surprised no one has suggested “Bruno” as a possibility. The GG’s have shown love for Cohen in the past (albeit, for better product), but I still think best comedy & best comedy actor nods are possibilities.

    As well, I wonder if Ricky Gervais may have received a boost for “The Invention of Lying” with his hosting gig. It was pretty below the radar, as was “Ghost Town,” but he has snagged three GG’s for the UK and US “The Office.”

36. Sertan November 24th, 2009 at 3:19 pm 36

    I’d love to see Pirate Radio get nominated for Best Comedy!

37. tundraaim November 24th, 2009 at 3:35 pm 37

    270 million dollar gross, OK reviews and some gross-out funny moments should hardly qualify this movie as one of the best of the year. Why not Hanna Montana The Movie – that was a big hit. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY WARNER BROS., doesnt even stand a chance of winning a golden globe. Ridiculous

38. Jason November 24th, 2009 at 5:43 pm 38

    i don’t get the hangover. it was not funny, predictable and tedious.
    seriously, it is by far my vote for worst movie of 09 (that being said, i of course have stayed away from pretty much every bad film from amelia to transformers and everything in between)

39. Free November 24th, 2009 at 6:49 pm 39

    I think, already, 2009 is proving to be the year where I’m just not in the same club as everyone else. I found them all to be decent or slightly entertaining, but I just didn’t come away with any of the same sentiments most seem to have had for The Hangover, District 9 or Where the Wilds Things Are.

    I do think Hangover, however, has a great chance of getting Globe recognition, but if I had a ballot, it wouldn’t even be a consideration.

40. Alan of Montreal November 24th, 2009 at 9:50 pm 40

    Just wondering–if a film is nominated for animated, does that automatically make it ineligible for Comedy/Musical at the GG? Or it is just that no one is expecting it to be nom’d for both?

41. Chris138 November 24th, 2009 at 10:51 pm 41

    I don’t care what’s nominated for this category as long as A Serious Man is not listed. The Coen brothers are ranked very high on the overrated scale.

42. Otto November 25th, 2009 at 9:33 am 42

    Animated films can make it. I think Toy Story won back in the day.

43. XanderLJ November 25th, 2009 at 3:26 pm 43

    “seriously, it is by far my vote for worst movie of 09″ < You deserve to see A LOT of shitty movies for making such a ridiculous statement!

44. John November 25th, 2009 at 9:47 pm 44

    “Adventureland is the first-class comedy we should be thinking about and talking about for the 5th slot.”

    I lol’d

45. Jezza December 11th, 2009 at 5:09 pm 45

    Animated features don’t quallify now as they have their own category.

    When The Lion King won it in 1994 the British were pissed, because it beat out a British film called Four Weddings and a Funeral. The Lion King failed to get a Best Picture Oscar nomination because The British like I said were pissed off with Lion King beating Four Weddings and a Funeral at The Golden Globes