I loved The Hangover, but I have a feeling the sequel is going to be a huge disappointment, and it appears they are just re-creating the original by changing a few details. For example:
Unwitting Ed Helms Body Alteration
Hangover 1: Tooth pulled out.
Hangover 2: Tattoo on side of face.
Adorable critter they end up taking care of
Hangover 1: Baby
Hangover 2: Monkey
Person they lose and have to race against time to find
Hangover 1: The groom
Hangover 2: The bride’s brother
They even find clues in their pockets and engage in a high-speed chase with gun-wielding baddies, just like in the first one.
Best line from the trailer: “I can’t believe this is happening again!”
A lot depends on one’s sense of humor but I think most will agree that these at least captured the spirit, if not the heights of the original.
The Naked Gun 2½
The Spy Who Shagged Me
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Porky’s II: The Next Day
Jackass Number Two
Clerks II
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Princess Bride 2: Electric Bugaloo
American Pie 2
Back to the Future 2
Addams Family Values
Hot Shots Part Deux
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Smokey and the Bandit II
Christmas Vacation
And how could we forget Planet Raptor (with Ted Raimi!), the futuristic follow-up to the Sci-Fi Channel Original classic Raptor Island (with Lorenzo Lamas!)?