STACK #145 Nov 2016

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DVD&BD REVIEWS

Would you go to Hawaii with these guys? MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES

Party like a mother. BAD MOMS

Release Date: 09/11/16

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Release Date: 23/11/16

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Your sister’s wedding is pending, and you – the titular Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) – are renowned for dropping fail bombs on every family gathering. Cue an ultimatum from your folks – find “nice” dates for the ceremony in Hawaii. A quick brawn-storming session later and you’ve placed an ad on Craiglist (kind of like our Scu- erm, Gumtree). It soon goes viral, and you’re left to mutter “meh” over all manner of wannabe dates. Meanwhile, Alice (Anna Kendrick) and Tatiana (Aubrey Plaza) get word – however they’re anything but nice girls. Hey, it’s nothing

You know that famous shouted line from 1976’s Network ? “I’M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!” We may offend a few people by mentioning such a classic in a bit about a raunchy modern comedy from the folks who gave us The Hangover , but it fits. Three quite different mothers – or “moms”, for Americans apparently have an aversion to the letter ‘u’ – have had a gutful. A gutful! Sick of being overworked and receiving little to no appreciation for their efforts, they’re stressed to

quick makeovers and some chance meeting plot-plot-plotting can’t fix, yeah? Based on real events (it did sound too original for 2016 Hollywood), M&DNWD is often curiously sweet while keeping the bawdy laughs coming, and is like totally stolen by Kendrick and Plaza, y’ know? AF

the max and basically decide to go on strike to enjoy a spot of them time. It’s a reversal of the typical male-dominated coarse comedy (for which we owe many thanks to Bridesmaids ) with, of course, the odd political message because, well, it’s 2016. AF

We're back, sweetie. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE

Keep out of reach of children. SAUSAGE PARTY

Release Date: 30/11/16

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Release Date: 16/11/16

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Sweetie! Darling! Sweetie! Darling! Sweetie! Darling! OK, we promise we won’t use either of those words again in this review, swee- DAMN! Anyway, those doyennes of everything absolute and fabulous, Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley), have hit their sixties, and needless to say they’re not taking it gracefully. Hey, why change now?! Anyway, while Pats gets busy with Botox, Eddy needs to save her sinking PR company. Erm, speaking of sinking, could Kate Moss be the answer? Ab Fab ’s transition from

With so many animated movies out there, it's surprising that none have featured anthropomorphic food – until now. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jonah Hill have beaten Pixar, Dreamworks, et al to the punchline with this gleefully lewd, crude and clever spoof that exposes the secret life of grocery items. It's also a love story between a sausage (voiced by Rogen) and a bun (Kristen Wiig), who learn that being purchased doesn't lead to a life of bliss in the "Great Beyond" – it means being devoured! Packed with more sexual innuendo

little screen to really bloody big one sees all of the original main cast returning. Add to that a suitably daft story and a raft of cameos that must have blown the Stoli-Bolli budget sky high, and this is a suitably fabulous love letter for the show’s many fans. AF

than the Carry On series and a jaw-dropping, er, climax featuring fornicating foodstuffs, this is definitely not for kids. But beneath all the profanity lurks some genius social commentary, making Sausage Party a real banger and the funniest film of this type since Team America . SH

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