After burning down his father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree (in a marijuana related accident) Harold sets out to replace the fir tree before the family returns from midnight mass. At his side throughout this new adventure is his old, yet estranged friend, Kumar, who again cannot help but to cause more problems than he solves.
In their quest for the perfect tree, Harold and Kumar are drugged at a holiday party, pursued by mafia thugs, and are pressed for time as Christmas Eve presses on.
*Spoiler Alert* I am a fan of “Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.” “…Escape from Guantonamo Bay” was okay at best.
I’ve seen this movie in the theater twice already, and might go one more time before Christmas; it is THAT funny.
All the classic elements are there; pot jokes, sexual humor, comical chases, a fantasy-esque sequence, and Neil Patrick Harris acting like a perverted drug fiend.
The 3d effects in the film are very well done and do a good job of adding to the humor of the film. One of the first shots of the movie is Kumar blowing pot smoke into the face of the audience in 3d, which I thought was funny. Also, the film takes the opportunity to poke fun at the gimmick by adding a minor plot point of Harold buying a 3d TV for his holiday party to make his father in law happy.
The film also takes the opportunity to lampoon other holiday movies and specials. For example, Harold gets a body part frozen to a poll much like in “A Christmas Story,” but let’s just say it’s not his tongue that gets stuck. Also, one of my favorite scenes in the film involves Harold and Kumar drinking spiked egg nog and trip out, which causes them to see themselves in claymation, at which point they are chased by a giant, psychotic snow man.
The acting in the film is what one might expect. John Cho and Kal Penn have an excellent chemistry together on screen and Danny Trejo is awesome as Harold’s father-in-law (seeing him in a Christmas sweater in just hilarious to me.) Elias Koteas has a small roll as a Russian mafia lord and plays his roll very well.
As I said, you know what your gonna get for the most part. This one is for fans of raunchy comedy. Definitely try to catch this in theaters in 3d.
Interesting note: There is a joke in the film in which on of Kumar’s friends says, ”If anyone asks, I said you work for the White House,” to which Kumar replies, “like anyone will buy that.” This is a joke in reference to Kal Penn’s position as an associate director for the Obama administration, which means he works at the White House. He took time off from his job to make this movie.
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