From the makers of "Hey Dude Where's My Car?" comes the story of two twenty-something stoner room mates who set out on a quest for the perfect hamburger that turns into the trip of their lives.
Good stoner comedies don't roll around that often, given that their target market doesn't really require much in the way of stimulus. Harold and Kumar Get The Munchies (aka .Go To White Castle - US title), I believe, is one such film that will please all comedy lovers, if they give it a chance. Harold and Kumar (John Cho and Kal Penn) are two best friends who, after getting high, head out on a fantastic adventure in the search of their favourite fast food restaurant. While on this journey they face many obstacles: racist police officers, a God-loving redneck named "Freakshow", and an angry racoon. Just stop me when it starts sounding silly (don't worry, it's the good kind of silly). The filmmakers aren't in any doubt that this film is anything other than a comedy, and so don't bother with any morals or realisations. Just a funny movie, with funny scenes, one after another. A large part of this film's success is due to the wonderfully believable relationship between the odd couple of Cho and Penn's characters. Cho as the sensible and always nervous Harold, and Penn as the relaxed, never worried Kumar. The ongoing comedic bickering allows the audience to fully accept these two guys have known each other for years, and care about how things turn out for them, however bizarre things get. My personal favourite scene involves the two bonding over a power ballad, showing their sensitive sides, while staying hilarious. The film does touch upon the subject of racism (the aforementioned police officers just one of the offenders), but does not seek to try and change people's minds or resolve the issue, instead using it to highlight the stupidity of these people and add to the comedy of the film. Another highlight for me was a cameo from Neil Patrick Harris, portraying a drugged-up, sex-crazed version of himself. It is always refreshing to see celebrities being able to laugh at themselves, and Harris certainly can - stealing all his scenes with a morally bankrupt persona and extremely filthy language. Harold and Kumar Get The Munchies won't challenge your brain much, but it stays consistently funny throughout, and has definite re-watch value. The disc also contains a bunch of extras, including 3 commentaries, deleted scenes, outtakes and an in-car interview with Cho and Penn. With a sequel under their belt, and a third film on the way, Harold and Kumar are going strong. And I, for one, am very happy about it.
Both Harold (John) and Kumar (Kal) have acting ability as proven as supporting actors in other movies. This movie as main characters doesn't do them justice. The idea of the movie has mild potential for comedy but neither of the character throughout the movie even seems to have ever been stoned to any effect, which is to main aspect of the film. It is like watching a sketch show each scene and set is one minute long with one joke in each, which is usually highly predictable. I didn't expect sophisticated humour but at most time this movie failed to even make me smile.
John and Kal can both do better. A rental when there is nothing else is in the video shop not a buyer.
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Following up his hit DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR writer-director Danny Leiner has come up with the riotous road-trip comedy HAROLD & KUMAR GET THE MUNCHIES Harold (John Cho) has graduated college and is now working at a cubicle, where he is abused by other workers and forced to do their jobs for them. Kumar (Kal Penn) is expected to go to medical school to follow in the footsteps of his father and brother, but he'd rather spend his time partying. The entire film takes place in one night, as wild Kumar is determined to get a sack of burgers at White Castle, even though his more staid roommate would prefer to stay home and finish a project for his office mates. While Kumar seeks fun and adventure, lusting after nearly every woman he meets, Harold dreams only of Maria (Paula Garces), the woman down the hall whom he likes but is too afraid to talk to. Harold & Kumar's excellent adventure includes an outrageous bathroom scene in a college, a cop who takes his job way too seriously, a group of extreme, rad dudes who harass Harold, Kumar, and a convenience store manager, LAW & ORDER: SVU's Chris Meloni as an incredibly disgusting possible psycho, and Neil Patrick Harris playing himself, making fun of his Doogie Howser image. In addition to plenty of raunchy--and very funny--references to sex, drugs, and rock & roll, Leiner also takes on stereotypes and the meaning of love.
Comedy following the life-changing journey of Korean-American investment banker Harold (John Cho) and Indian-American medical-school candidate Kumar (Kal Penn). Harold and Kumar decide to spend their Friday night searching for a White Castle burger, a task that proves a lot more difficult than they imagined. The two friends wind up on an epic road trip of deep thoughts, deeper inhaling, and enough half-baked, politically incorrect philosophising to outweigh a White Castle value meal.
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