Pineapple Express – The Geekscape Review

Hello, gang. Jonathan here. I’ve got 4 packed paragraphs of a review for you about Pineapple Express, courtesy of our man from the forums Bnitro. I have very similar feelings about the movie and really enjoyed it. But MY review will be on this week’s Geekscape episode. You should probably enjoy both… so here’s what Bnitro had to say…

Seth Rogen must be loving life right now as it seems that he can do no wrong. Knocked Up exploded into theaters and reminded us once again that the man was hilarious. In the same year, he would go on to prove, with Superbad, that he could not only act but co-write a hilarious film. This brings us to the new film, released under the holy alliance of  Rogen/Apatow, in which the hater’s minds might not be changed, but the fans of their previous work will be rewarded once again.
    Seth Rogen plays Dale Denton a process server who spends his free time either listening to talk radio or smoking weed. After arguing with his 17 year old girlfriend at her high school, Dale makes a stop at his high out of his mind, semi-friend, pot dealer Saul played hilariously by James Franco. While there, Dale gets presented to the “dopest dope”, the rarest of the rare, the Pineapple Express.  After getting out of Saul’s place as soon as possible with the stash, Dale witnesses the brutal murder of a Triad gang member. The ones responsible are a crooked cop played by Rosie Perez and Saul’s supplier Ted Jones played by Gary Cole and from there forward the chase is on. 
    What is great about this film is that what’s supposed to be funny is funny. The action scenes are also handled with care as they are violent and truly entertaining to watch. You have brains being splattered, James Franco and Rosie Perez beating the snot out of each other, people being brutally run over, and ninjas, yes ninjas showing up. Even at it’s craziest, especially during the final battle, one is never lost and each character gets their epic moment to shine. Seth Rogen and James Franco are a hilarious team, but the scene-stealer would have to be Danny McBride, whose line delivery for example of “ I’m baking a cake…for my cats birthday” had me laughing out-loud.  
    The film ultimately does what Edgar Wright and crew have done so well; playing in the same sandbox as films before them, poking a little fun but in the end paying their respects to the films that influenced them. This is a truly funny and fun film that should not disappoint especially for fans of 80’s masterpieces. Bring on the Tango and Cash sequel!