Review of Pineapple Express (2008) by Georgem — 10 Aug 2008

This, Iron Man, and The Dark Knight complete the trifecta of "must see" films this summer with The Pineapple Express being the easy going yet action fueled comedy extravaganza of the three (even though Iron Man had its humorous charming side).

Seth Rogen once again hits the screen as the goofy lovable lead character but this time he's joined by James Franco who turns in his most entertaining performance to date as the constantly high easy-going Saul.

The whole movie is chock full of gags and whether you're a stoner or not chances are (if you have a sense of humor) you'll enjoy watching these misfits make some of the silliest, most cliched decisions on earth that simply DO NOT WORK in the land of reality and being blazed simply encourages them to commit these idiotic acts.

Something that DID really surprise me was the level of violence in the film, which at times is a bit excessive but usually a gag follows shortly after to eliminate the weirdness of gratuitous violence overshadowing comedy.

Overall, this is a VERY enjoyable movie with an endearing quality about it, watching the two leads (both goofballs) converse and slowly become pals is poetry in motion. Highly recommended......and a warning, you may get the munchies.