Let’s be candid and say that The Hangover was a good laugh, but the second and third in the franchise can best be described as turd nuggets.

The trilogy was the work of Todd Phillips, and we’ll give him credit for the first, who now returns to the director’s chair for War Dogs.

This one is based on an incredible true story (a link to that under the video), and will be released in cinemas on August 19.

Here’s the YouTube description for the official trailer:

Based on a true story, “War Dogs” follows two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.

Get stuck in:

If that trailer has you interested in a full account of what really went down you should read the excellent Rolling Stone article on these two brazen lads – it’s called ‘The Stoner Arms Dealers: How Two American Kids Became Big-Time Weapons Traders’ and you can read it HERE.

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