5.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Bradley, Ed and Zach have survived other bachelor parties gone wrong, but this time they must survive The Hungover Games and find their friend Doug before it's too late.
Starring: Tara Reid, Caitlyn Jenner, Kyle Richards, Jonathan Silverman, Robert WagnerComedy | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 1.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. The cleverly titled but otherwise atrocious The Hungover Games opens with a text blurb that says something about a rebellion against a Hollywood system that's run out of new ideas. So what does Director Josh Stolberg's (Writer, Sorority Row, Piranha 3DD) film do? It follows modern Parody convention to disastrous fault, never once even toying with a smidgen of creativity or novelty, content to simply rehash all of the standard genre gags that amount to little more than throwing random movie characters and popular culture references up against the wall with only cursory care for form, structure, or coherency. Maybe that's part of the joke, but the movie is almost nothing more than a slog through recycled and dull material that was bad in movies like Meet the Spartans and Disaster Movie and is not appreciably better here.
Beam us up to a better movie.
The Hungover Games arrives on Blu-ray with a slick, practically pristine 1080p transfer. Sony's picture, sourced from an HD video shoot, is a little flat and not particularly cinematic, but it offers exceptional clarity and constant stability. The image is immaculately defined, showcasing stable, revealing details throughout, whether battered furniture in a hotel room seen early in the film or close-ups of tree bark and vegetation midway through the movie. Facial and clothing textures are wonderfully realistic, revealing the finest lines and seams, respectively. Colors are brilliant and bold. This is an abundantly colorful movie; everything from purple lipstick to green grasses sparkles. Black levels are solid and flesh tones appear accurate. No stray blocking, jagged edges, or major bouts of noise are visible. The movie's no good, but its transfer is a real looker.
The Hungover Games' DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack is just as impressive as the razor-sharp 1080p video transfer. The track presents listeners with big, bold musical cues that are nicely spaced -- including a healthy surround sound element -- and deep, pronounced bass. The big battle sequence, and several other action-oriented moments, deliver all the chaos with precision stage placement and the proper potency. For example, a swarm of bees buzzes throughout the entire listening area in chapter seven. The film also features clean, accurate dialogue.
The Hungover Games contains two brief film-related extras.
The Hungover Games is rarely funny and offers nothing of value. If the target audience is happy to only see their favorite movies and characters make random appearances with little regard for plot cohesion, storytelling, or purpose, the movie delivers, though without quite the variety of some of the other awful genre films. Otherwise, it's a curiosity at best and most will likely find it a waste of 80 minutes. Sony's Blu-ray release of The Hungover Games does deliver stellar video and audio. A few throwaway extras are included, including a 15-minute featurette that's often funnier than the movie. Skip it.
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