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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Friday, July 15, 2022

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: The Hangover Part III

 


The first Hangover movie was a surprise hit about a bachelor party that went crazy, and its aftermath. The second movie was basically a repeat of the first, just with a different setting. In Part III, the wolfpack (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis (and kind of Justin Bartha) are back in Vegas to finish the story. Thankfully, this movie does not try to copy the first one (there are some similar elements, but it does have its own story). In this installment, the team has to track down Chow (played by Ken Jeong) and figure out where a bunch of gold bars he stole during the events of the first movie is hidden in order to get Doug (Bartha) back from the gangsters Chow stole from. The movie does bring back a bunch of the characters from the first movie, and it is most definitely a continuation of that story. But, unlike Part II, it does not feel totally derivative of Part I.

The Blu-Ray extras are pretty sparse this time around. There are five making-of featurettes, some extended scenes, and a gag reel. All in all, about forty minutes worth of extras, give or take. What is there is fine, but it is not nearly as much as the releases for the first two movies received.

Overall, the movie is good, but not great. It has the same raunchy comedy that the first two movies had, and Ken Jeong basically steals every scene he is in. It is a bit predictable, but most movies of its ilk tend to be. I cannot say that even fans of the first movie will love this one, but I do think it is an enjoyable ending to the franchise.



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