Rama’s SCREEN

This is a movie just for the fans. Let me repeat that again. This is a movie just for the fans. If I were as a critic who found joy in over-analyzing every single thing, then I’d be able to find a thousand things awful about this movie. But I’m a fan of Harold & Kumar. I can’t say if this movie will have the same effect for you though but… this is much bigger, has more laugh and more shocking moments than then its prequel. And may the gods of Cinema forgive me, I really like this movie.

In this sequel, Harold & Kumar are about to go to Amsterdam, the weed capital of the world. Kumar suddenly is reminded of the one who got away, she’s going to marry some douchebag by the end of the week. Harold just can’t wait to meet the girl of his dream in Amsterdam. As always, Kumar’s love for pot causes things to go wrong. They get mistaken for terrorists and sent to Guantanamo Bay. Escaping the prison is the easy part, what comes after is a long and weird road trip to Texas.

There’s something about John Cho and Kal Penn that can crack you up. Maybe the differences in their characters that are just like oil and water and yet they’re inseparable.
They are the funniest odd couple since Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

I gotta give you some warnings, notice I said ’some’, not just one or a few. You will see lots of vajayjays in this one.
Male audiences who’d rather see topless women might not enjoy it as much.
And what is it with showing penis in movies these days?? I don’t get it! It used to be a rare thing that happens once in a blue moon (Wild Things, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Dreamers)… but recently, comedy movies push the envelope, rip it to pieces and expose male genitalia (Walk Hard, Forgetting Sarah Marshall)

HAROLD & KUMAR 2 has some jokes that will get you on the floor, laughing so hard until your side hurts.
It also has some jokes that you know you’d find them funny only if you were watching the movie while smoking pot.

When you watch this on DVD, remember to count how many times the characters say profanity. Because I think it’s more than Scarface and Superbad combined.
Ah, the freedom of speech, gotta love it!

I really like the whole segment where Harold & Kumar meet President Bush. In the trailer, it seemed a bit stupid but the movie makes George W. Bush’s stupidity seems the coolest thing ever.
I gotta give credit to actor Rob Coddry who plays the racist federal agent, his stereotypical remarks and prejudice-based actions are downright hilarious.

So bottom line, if you don’t like the first movie, you’ll definitely hate this one. If you’re a fan of the first movie but you go into the theaters with expectation that the movie’s not going to be as good as the original, you’d probably hate this movie too. But if you watch it with an open mind, seriously folks, open mind… then for some odd reason, you’d find yourself laughing even when you know in your heart… it’s F*cked up.

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