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August 4, 2004

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

So you're thinking, oh boy another teen stoner movie about so obscenely crazy trip, and that's pretty much true. But unlike say Dude, Where's My Car?, this movie is good. John Cho and Kal Penn are a welcome change from the standard moronic white boy stoners (i.e. Ashton Kucher). They have a realness to them even while they're undertaking on one of the more wacked out journies, which includes riding a cheetah, getting jacked by Neil Patrick Harris, and hanggliding to safety to escape the cops. The plot may seem way out there at times, and it may be loaded with cameos (Jamie Kenedy, Ryan Reynolds, Neil Patrick Harris, and even Fred Willard), but it all works in its own zany way. While much of it makes little or no sense (much like Anchorman), it's still funny as hell (also much like Anchorman), and there is even a story to go along with it (unlike Anchorman). But if for no other reason it was worth the ticket price to relive childhood memories as I watched Doogie Howser snort coke off the ass of a stripper.

RATING: Worth a Full Price Ticket For Some Good Laughs, Worth a Rental or a Cheap Purchase

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