Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

As a big fan of British spy action - the serious (James Bond) as well as the not so serious (quirky 70s tv series, The Avengers) - I have a soft spot for Austin Powers and this 1999 follow-up to the 1997 original ups the ante by introducing time travel, big name cameos (Elvis Costello, Will Ferrell..), and myriad new characters (Michael Myers does an Eddie Murphy and portrays several including Fat Bastard), and the sequel succeeds in being funny most of the time, mostly because so much trouble is taken setting up some really lame jokes.

★★★☆☆

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The Hangover (2009)

After a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas, a group of severely hungover men must find the missing groom-to-be in time for his wedding by piecing together the events of their night before with their only clues outrageous things like a tiger in their hotel room, a missing tooth, a found baby, and myriad characters friendly and not.

★★★★☆

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