Instant_Palmer
Very nice surprise. Always rewarding to "discover" an enjoyable film like this one.The film starts off with a few cliché' (though tolerable) scenes, but then The Machine (Peter McDonald) enters the film, and the movie sets off on its adventure in the wood.A feel good movie that has quite a few funny, and a few "sweet moments" thrown in the mix.Compared to The Hangover series, The Bachelor Weekend draws you into the characters. Very nice!
kosmasp
Another title for this movie that is, which kind of describes what this is about. But some things cannot be put into words. And like with Hangover you do get the one character who is very much out of place. But without that character the movie would've (probably) been boring, so while you might not want to see him at first, you do realize, that he's necessary.There are some really bad moments in this, but there are also some very funny ones. While you can see that this is going somewhere (no pun intended), it also stops from time to time (especially that one scene which puts this to a full stop - crucial scene, but there had to had been a better way to handle that). Other than that, pretty solid and decent effort. More drama than comedy though (unlike Hangover in case you started to compare those two)
Raven-1969
Fionnan is such a sensitive guy that not only does he refuse to have a traditional stag gathering before his wedding, he declares that he will be a part of the hen cluster if his fiancé so chooses. This sickens even his openly gay friend. Lovingly urged on by Fionnan's fiancé, his friends drag Fionnan on a camping trip in the wilderness. It is an expedition that all of them are woefully unprepared for. They can't even make it out of the camping supply store without getting into trouble. Things get worse for them when Fionnan's future brother in law, a man's man, tracks the hapless and effeminate group down. Despite an ending that you can see coming a mile away, this insightful and genuinely hilarious episode of male bonding is a treat to watch. Seen at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Madeline Milsom
I'm not quite sure why this film has so many bad reviews. I know a lot of people saw the trailer and dismissed it as a Hangover wannabe, but this film was far from it.The cast was amazing and the film had a surprising depth to it, I was expecting a silly stag comedy, but instead got a movie that was really character-focused, rather than situation-focused. I do disagree with the film being renamed for American audiences, because the film has the word "Stag" in it multiple times, and honestly, you can sort of work it out. "The Bachelor Weekend" really does sound like the name of a bad rip off of The Hangover from a $2 shop.The only other issue I had with it was the lack of chemistry between the bride and the groom, but they're not seen together much in the film so it's pretty much a non-issue. Don't watch this film if you're looking for a trashy comedy, it's probably not for you.It actually felt a bit like The World's End, there was plenty of comedy, and the cinematography was brilliant, but the main focus was on a few metro men in their mid thirties being strung along by a madman.
AD
