Pineapple Express

Day 4

Film 4

I got the logistics out when I posted my thoughts on Choke, so lets just get to it.

Pineapple Express is an entertaining movie that can only be more entertaining with the use of narcotics.

That is about it.

Fine, I'll go into a little more detail.

Pineapple Express in one sentence is: "A marijuana addict witnesses a drug murder and hilarity ensues." The plot follows that, with having a 99% of the time stone duo run like hell from a drug cartel for two hours before an explosive, and obvious, finale. That being said, those two hours had some of the best moments I have seen in a while, including one of the better car chases I have seen.

The humorous plot and the obvious chemistry between Seth Rogan and the other guy really makes the movie a top notch comedy, not falling to the fart jokes and overused sexual humor that plague most of the bottom of the bin comedies. Some of it can be very hit or miss, especially in the early parts of the movie, playing on stoner stereotypes that just do not quite make it. As the film progresses the comedy hits again and again, enough to carry it over the almost silly emotional scenes.

This film was built to entertain and does it very well. This does not allow for much interpretation though, with the only quasi moral being that maybe if you did not get stoned all the time you would be able to do the right thing the first time rather than bumbling around for two hours. That is forgotten quickly between a lengthy, but enjoyable, final climax and a spectacular concluding scene.

I will say this. If you have not seen Pineapple Express you should. Get some friends together, there are enough laughs to go around. It is worth seeing because it is down right fun.