Pineapple Express Film Review

Being of fan of Judd Apatow films, I was really looking forward to 'Pineapple Express.' Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen (who also starred), wrote this film, also having written the very funny high school comedy 'Superbad.'

This film is hilarious. Though its hyped as a action/comedy it is the little moments of dialogue and interaction where this film truly shines. Seth Rogen does a good job using his previous pot smoking experiences. However, the true star in this film is James Franco. He is spot on as the clueless drug dealer, Saul Silver. I would say his performance is Oscar-worthy. He is just that good and that funny. He is reminiscent of Brad Pitt's character Floyd in 'True Romance,' though he adds a lot more to the character since he has more air time.

The movie is far from flawless though as the action scenes are where the film droops. Most of the action scenes are fine but the giant one at the end is where it gets a little long-toothed and is a little over-the-top from the rest of the movie. Without giving anything away I found the actual ending scene with the conversation as being the funniest part of the movie.

In the end, I'd recommend this movie, whether you are a stoner or not. The humour works either way. Not that everyone will enjoy this film however, I'd recommend it to people who like raunchier comedies such as 'Superbad'.

Step Brothers Film Review

'Step Brothers' is the first comedy I watched this summer. I didn't have extremely high expectations for this film since I am not a huge fan of Will Ferrell at all. I feel that he has been in a recent decline since the actually funny 'Anchorman'. Or potentially it is that the stupid improvised humour that make up his films is getting old.

This movie does indeed have its funny lines. However, the lack of a significant plot in any form drag it down greatly. Also, there are large chunks of this film where there are no laughs and many jokes/ploys are reused. Much of the humour was in the fact that O'Reilly and Ferrell are adults saying things that kids say only swearing while they did it. This was not particularly funny to me at any time. The movie is too long. Towards the end I was just wanting it to end.

This film had it many bright spots where i laughed. The overall experience though was a little tired, felt done before many times, and was not especially memorable.