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Harold & Kumar 2 : Escape From Guantanamo Bay
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StrikerObi
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saw this today. Thought it was pretty damn funny. Not quite as awesome as the first but still hilarious. I saw the guy who played Bush a few weeks ago live, he was way better in person. The bit after the credits was awesome. I called it halfway through the flick though.
Loved, loved, loved the original. I totally disregarded it until someone finally grabbed me and sat me down in front of the DVD. One of the best comedy surprise hits ever.
WTF is this shit about though? Wasn't this one supposed to be H&K Go To Amsterdam, or some shit?
WTF is this shit about though? Wasn't this one supposed to be H&K Go To Amsterdam, or some shit?
I saw this on Saturday
I'll say that the first one is my favorite stoner comedy since Friday, a true classic in the style of Cheech and Chong. For the record I don't really like How High or Half Baked, neither are anywhere as funny as Friday or Harold and Kumar to me.
That said, I didn't really like the second one all that much. It was a decent movie with some funny moments, but as a whole it's forgettable to me. I wasn't really let down because I didn't think it would be that great, in that sense it's better than I thought it was going to be. I didn't dare hope for a grand slam like the first one.
I thought some of the absurd parts
were handled better than I thought they would be. Glad to see Harold at least has some sense, the way he was flipping out was funny. I also loved that look at Harold in college, I wish he had had a speaking scene where he was in that outfit. There were some nice nods to the original, the best being
The soundtrack was used VERY well in this movie, much like the original. Some of the best laughs were from the soundtrack. None of the problems of this movie really have to do with Harold or Kumar, they both still have great chemistry. NPH too comes back to a good role. Beverly DeAngelo even has a nice turn playing the classic madam ala Dolly Parton in Best Little Whorehouse.
The part that really bothered me was Rob Corddry, who I am a decent fan of. But his character was just so over the top and offensive that I found him annoying and lame. His character and all the racist gags really didn't work for me, at all. I listen to Howard Stern, one of my favorite comedies is Blazing Saddles, I'm not one to get offended. But the blatent, stupid stereotypes this character used just were, well, stupid. And perhaps that's what I should expect from H and K, but the first movie was rarely ever this stupid, and blatently offensive just for that purpose. I chuckled when he
, a no-no for comedy.
It's a shame when you consider the movie is really built around him and this stupid absurd plot to arrest H and K. The scene with GW Bush though, was actually the part I THOUGHT would be stupid and lame from the previews, but in turn nearly saved the movie. They handled that scene with intelligent humor, didn't always go for the easy joke, and it ultimately turned out to be the most like the first movie,
It's too bad, with a few tweaks this movie could have been really good. That said, in it's current state it's still WAY better than either of the other two Friday movies. So, it's got that going for it. Hopefully with the $12 mil budget and the $15 mil opening weekend, they can finish off the trilogy with a better movie. Not that they left it open for a sequel, but you can always hope. Roldie and Kumar have a good thing going, they should try again.
in the right mood if you know what I mean 
I'll say that the first one is my favorite stoner comedy since Friday, a true classic in the style of Cheech and Chong. For the record I don't really like How High or Half Baked, neither are anywhere as funny as Friday or Harold and Kumar to me.
That said, I didn't really like the second one all that much. It was a decent movie with some funny moments, but as a whole it's forgettable to me. I wasn't really let down because I didn't think it would be that great, in that sense it's better than I thought it was going to be. I didn't dare hope for a grand slam like the first one.
I thought some of the absurd parts
like them smoking a bong on the plane
the unicorn and NPH, but I also liked the 'thank you come again' and the scene with the bag of weed.
The part that really bothered me was Rob Corddry, who I am a decent fan of. But his character was just so over the top and offensive that I found him annoying and lame. His character and all the racist gags really didn't work for me, at all. I listen to Howard Stern, one of my favorite comedies is Blazing Saddles, I'm not one to get offended. But the blatent, stupid stereotypes this character used just were, well, stupid. And perhaps that's what I should expect from H and K, but the first movie was rarely ever this stupid, and blatently offensive just for that purpose. I chuckled when he
poured out the grape soda, but more due to Terry Tate's look on his face, but when he was shaking the pennies at the jews, it was stupid AND predictable
It's a shame when you consider the movie is really built around him and this stupid absurd plot to arrest H and K. The scene with GW Bush though, was actually the part I THOUGHT would be stupid and lame from the previews, but in turn nearly saved the movie. They handled that scene with intelligent humor, didn't always go for the easy joke, and it ultimately turned out to be the most like the first movie,
along with the scene in the woods with the cyclops, obviously.
It's too bad, with a few tweaks this movie could have been really good. That said, in it's current state it's still WAY better than either of the other two Friday movies. So, it's got that going for it. Hopefully with the $12 mil budget and the $15 mil opening weekend, they can finish off the trilogy with a better movie. Not that they left it open for a sequel, but you can always hope. Roldie and Kumar have a good thing going, they should try again.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Somebody, PLEASE, PLEASE find the clip of the after-credits
where NPH allegedly lives.
Skellig Gra
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WHATAlphaSnake said:
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Pterion said:
It's been mentioned, without spoilers, three or four times in the thread now.
perfectchaos007
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I saw the movie last weekend. It was awesome. A little overkill on the marijuana though. However the frontal nudity was niiiice
perfectchaos007
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MIMIC said:
I got the joke too and was cracking up. The guy in the background asking for kool-aid had me rolling.:lol
Edit: sorry for the dp. I forgot I had already just posted. Studying for finals has really taken a toll on my brain.
Smiles and Cries
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Is that Grape Soda?
OHh!
OHh!
Ford Prefect
GAAAAAAAAY
I too thought it would be stupid and lame from the previews and then it was stupid and lame in the movie. Bush parodies are about as unoriginal as you can get these days. I loved the premise of them somehow coming across the Bush estate, but having the big guy actually on-screen was a bad idea.DJ_Tet said:
Other than that, though, I loved the film, and thought it was a fine sequel to the awesome original (which I just barely saw the other week).
Goth Harold
The NPH after-credits scene is awesome, too. For a brief moment you just see him rising and saying "...fuuuck!"
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Pyroteknikz said:
This made me laugh so hard. :lol, this movie was so damn funny. I saw this and Iron Man the same night, money well spent.
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I was blown away by the
bottomless party :lol. I thought "OK, they showed the girl door's beaver, that's it." but then it was pussy after pussy :lol
akachan ningen
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I saw a piece of this after iron was over, what a lump of shit. I loved the original, have probably seen it ten times and I'd rather watch it again than see another 15 minutes of EFGB. Smelly lump of shit.
Ford Prefect
GAAAAAAAAY
Ok, we'll just ignore that.
Anyway, just wanted to add that I loved the Daily Show guys in this. Also, I love how this series treats black people :lol
Anyway, just wanted to add that I loved the Daily Show guys in this. Also, I love how this series treats black people :lol
Hellsing321
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Dave Chappelle explains the grape soda thing pretty well for those who didn't get the joke. That scene had me rolling. :lol
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I watched this earlier today after thinking I would not go to the theater again until The Dark Knight, but I didn't really enjoy it nearly as much as the first. Harold and Kumar is one of my favorite comedy movies, but this one just fails on so many levels. Worst part was the whole Kumar love story shit they had. Best part of the movie was how despite this movie came out years after the original, the movie references continues with the idea that the events are only a few days after all the shit that happened in the first movie. Wasn't nearly as good as the first one and a lot of the jokes here were just stupid ones that you already knew the punchline to about 2 minutes before the joke was finished. As bad as I am making it sound, it wasn't as bad as some movie sequels have been in the past like the Friday movies and all that. Oh, and as bad as the Kumar and that girl Flashback was, it was hilarious when you see Harold walking up dressed in that way.
It was pretty good but I thought the movie went down a notch when NPH came in. His character is really funny but I don't think Harold & Kumar need a third wheel so to speak. Those two playing off each other, the "cockmeat sandwich" scene, for example, works so much better than the other stuff.
That's also when the movie seemed to focus more on Kumar's love plot which was pretty lame overall.
That's also when the movie seemed to focus more on Kumar's love plot which was pretty lame overall.
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