Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 Directed by Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz
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This time they're running from the joint.
Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlands. But the pair must change their plans when Kumar is accused of being a terrorist. Rob Corddry also stars in this wild comedy sequel that follows the hapless stoners' misadventures as they try to avoid being captured by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Slow at the beginning but picks up. There's some pretty racist humor but the racists also look like idiot and get their butts kicked. It was pretty well written too. The acting is good to. Some of the characters get annoying but they are funny too so it evens out. Not the best comedy i've seen but it is good. Worth a watch.
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It seems in the last few years the American movie ratings system has changed on what is deemed tolerable within the frame of an R-Rated film. True, when Harold & Kumar went to White Castle, not a rock nor stone was overturned without the most outrageous case of vulgarity and sordid twist in the tale of two guys on one unbelievably stupid-awesome quest to quench the munchies and tail.
Their second tale, taking place immediately after H & K crapped out 40 burgers and fries (among other things) seems to not only be a little less awesome and more stupid, but trying way too hard to scrape beneath the NC-17 mark. Or, maybe I'm just nearing old man territory too…
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I kind of loved the first Harold and Kumar film. It looked absolutely terrible, dumb yankee teen gross-out comedy in the vein of American Pie. While it shared some of it's brethren's taste in bad jokes and toilet humour it had a clever and credible edge to it and enough great supporting characters to make it shine. I was looking forward to the sequel a lot, as the teaser trailer promised good things.
Most of what you see in the trailer are the films funniest moments, however they bring back Doogie Howser MD for an extended cameo and the entire sequence is easily the funniest thing in the film and makes the whole thing worth watching. His interaction with the cop fan is excruciatingly embarassing and cringe-inducing and just brilliant. The films over reliance on toilet humour lets it down badly tho, if it had kept to the racism commentary and jokes it would have shone through, as is tho.
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Such wasted potential, such boring characters, such unfunny jokes. This movie sucks, and it pains me to say that, as I the first film is one of my favourite comedies. Damn, what happened?
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The funniest, most effortless of the three. Still boils down to episodic road trip style humor, but fewer lulls and forced supporting plot lines. Always wanted to like this series; this entry best captures its potential.
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George bush scene kills me
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Cock meat sandwiches.
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I really like these movies, where they're just wandering around and running into obstacles.
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It seems in the last few years the American movie ratings system has changed on what is deemed tolerable within the frame of an R-Rated film. True, when Harold & Kumar went to White Castle, not a rock nor stone was overturned without the most outrageous case of vulgarity and sordid twist in the tale of two guys on one unbelievably stupid-awesome quest to quench the munchies and tail.
Their second tale, taking place immediately after H & K crapped out 40 burgers and fries (among other things) seems to not only be a little less awesome and more stupid, but trying way too hard to scrape beneath the NC-17 mark. Or, maybe I'm just nearing old man territory too…
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Not as crazy and funny as the first. Still funny and crazy though. This one was a little more heartfelt than the first. Either way a worthy sequel.
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Hehehe, not better than the first one but still funny.
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Worst film to watch with you grandma...
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Suffers from a lack of restraint in raunch and a lack of intelligence in social commentary. It's a big step down from the original, but it has some good moments.