MadsenOMC
07-22-2004, 11:09 PM
SPOILERS!
Well, I'm glad I didn't have to pay to see Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. It's certainly not the worst movie I've ever seen, but if ever a movie screamed rental, this is it. It really isn't worth paying to see this in a theater. Home viewing was made for movies like this.
Anyways. So Harold and Kumar live together and are the best of friends. Harold is a financial analyst and a passive do-gooder. He follows the rules and does what he's told. He's also fairly quiet, and way too shy to talk to a girl named Maria that he has a crush on. Kumar, a slacker who's father wants him to attend medical school, has no real ambitions and is a very mellow dude. While their personalities may differ, they share one common interest: weed. They both love to get high.
One random Friday night, they decide to get something different to eat while they have the munchies. They want White Castle burgers. Easier said than done. When they discover that the White Castle they planned on eating at is actually a Burger Shack, and that the nearest White Castle is 45 minutes away, a series of misadventures begins.
A lot happens in the course of the evening. There's the redneck losers who fancy themselves extreme athletes of some kind and are always harrassing them. There's a drugged-out Neal Patrick Harris stealing Harold's car. There's racist cops, a cheetah, a racoon, European girls who eat bad Mexican food, and much more. The trailer gives away a lot of the gags, or at least their set up.
I found the jokes and gags extremely hit and miss. We all know how subjective comedy is. I loved the parody of an anti-drug commercial. There's also some clever send-ups of racial stereotypes that are amusing. Some of the one-liners are funny as well. But, for me, a lot of stuff wasn't funny at all. Hot girls having a shitting contest. Not funny. The constant gay jokes and gay bashing that so many of these movies (Eurotrip) have. Not funny. A wild racoon and a nice cheetah. Not funny. Anthony Anderson cameo. Not funny. Harold and Kumar singing a cheesy pop sing in the car. How many times has that been done? Not funny.
Overall, it's short, fairly painless and almost instantly forgettable. I did laugh here and there (I know many guys who wanted to see The Gift for one reason only; you'll see what I mean) and the two leads are likeable. But it's no comedy classic and I didn't find it as funny as Dodgeball or Anchorman. It would make a decent rental, especially with a group of friends. Extremely mediocre.
5/10
Well, I'm glad I didn't have to pay to see Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. It's certainly not the worst movie I've ever seen, but if ever a movie screamed rental, this is it. It really isn't worth paying to see this in a theater. Home viewing was made for movies like this.
Anyways. So Harold and Kumar live together and are the best of friends. Harold is a financial analyst and a passive do-gooder. He follows the rules and does what he's told. He's also fairly quiet, and way too shy to talk to a girl named Maria that he has a crush on. Kumar, a slacker who's father wants him to attend medical school, has no real ambitions and is a very mellow dude. While their personalities may differ, they share one common interest: weed. They both love to get high.
One random Friday night, they decide to get something different to eat while they have the munchies. They want White Castle burgers. Easier said than done. When they discover that the White Castle they planned on eating at is actually a Burger Shack, and that the nearest White Castle is 45 minutes away, a series of misadventures begins.
A lot happens in the course of the evening. There's the redneck losers who fancy themselves extreme athletes of some kind and are always harrassing them. There's a drugged-out Neal Patrick Harris stealing Harold's car. There's racist cops, a cheetah, a racoon, European girls who eat bad Mexican food, and much more. The trailer gives away a lot of the gags, or at least their set up.
I found the jokes and gags extremely hit and miss. We all know how subjective comedy is. I loved the parody of an anti-drug commercial. There's also some clever send-ups of racial stereotypes that are amusing. Some of the one-liners are funny as well. But, for me, a lot of stuff wasn't funny at all. Hot girls having a shitting contest. Not funny. The constant gay jokes and gay bashing that so many of these movies (Eurotrip) have. Not funny. A wild racoon and a nice cheetah. Not funny. Anthony Anderson cameo. Not funny. Harold and Kumar singing a cheesy pop sing in the car. How many times has that been done? Not funny.
Overall, it's short, fairly painless and almost instantly forgettable. I did laugh here and there (I know many guys who wanted to see The Gift for one reason only; you'll see what I mean) and the two leads are likeable. But it's no comedy classic and I didn't find it as funny as Dodgeball or Anchorman. It would make a decent rental, especially with a group of friends. Extremely mediocre.
5/10