The Pineapple Express- Directed by David Gordon Green. Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Ed Begley Jr. Nora Dunn, Amber Heard, Dana Lee, Jonathan Spencer, James Remar, Bill Hader
Pineapple express is a very funny comedy. It may not be entirely original, as I think it borrowed a lot from buddy pothead movies like Half Baked or Harold and Kumar, however, Pineapple Express has much better acting than the other 2, which somewhat makes up for the lack of innovation. Seth Rogen and James Franco shine in the leading roles. David Goron Green was a good pick for direction, I liked how he approache the project and his style was very simple yet suitable for this type of comedy. I have yet to see other films from him but Snow Angels, Undertow and All the real girls are all on my list to watch. Overall, well done film, a good comedy with fresh performances, some reworked ideas, but hey they didn’t steal anything, it just didn’t themes or concepts that were terribly new or innovative, except for the double cross joint which was pretty cool.
Pineapple Express is a good comedy, its not the cult classic which some may believe it to be, but I do think it is one that audiences can watch multiple times, have good laughs and not take too seriously. Overall, its one I would recommend to potheads or any fans of the Harold and Kumar movies, Superbad/40yr old virgin/knocked up gang’s movies. Definetely worth a watch. 8/10 #339 on my favorite movies list
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