SWEEEEET!!

Hey folks, Valkor here. Guess what dynamic duo hit the screens this past weekend? No not Batman and Robin. Nope not Mork and Mindy. Not even Harold and Kumar... oh wait it is Harold and Kumar!! You remember those guys from their first flick, right? Couple of stoners tryin to find a White Castle in New Jersey, but they pissed off a lot of New Jerseyans, yours truly included, because a White Castle can be found almost anywhere, but overall I enjoyed that flick nonetheless. Well the twosome are back in Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and it’s equally as funny as the first.

The story takes place soon after the first flick where Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) go off to Amsterdam, so Harold can get some lovin from the woman of his dreams, Maria. But things go awry when Kumar drops his Bong on the plane (which is mistaken for a bomb). All hell breaks loose, the two are arrested as terrorist and taken to Guantanamo Bay. However they escape, with such hilarity, and now they have to try and stay out of Guantanamo Bay, by trying to make it to Texas, meet up with a friend who’s got some connections in the government to get themselves pardoned. It also turns out that this friend is also getting married to a girl Kumar had a thing for back in his college days. It’s a crazy plot, I don’t know where the “Escape Guantanamo Bay” kicks in because once their out, they’re out. And they don’t ever go back in. The movie treads into some familiar territories such as crazy, incestual rednecks, NPH (Neil Patrick Harris for the uninitiated) and even Kumar’s imaginary giant weedbag wife making an appearance (for the uninitiated, the weed wife is… damnit just watch the first flick), while also introducing us to some new scenarios. Anyone interested in a Cockmeat sandwich? No? Then it’s on with the review.

The Good

What isn’t good about HK 2? Everything about the film is a feast for the funny bones from start to finish. Again if you watched the first film, then you will definitely love the second. For some reason John Cho and Kal Penn bring the exact same characters from the first flick over to the second with such ease that if you watch the films back to back, you wouldn’t know that they were filmed years apart. They don’t add anything or take anything away. Oh yea and did I see full frontal bush on the movie screen? I can’t recall the last time I saw full frontal bush on a movie screen, EVER. I mean I’m sure I have, but for the life of me, I can’t think of it now. But the fact that it was there, and in quanitities, just blew my mind and ups the score a full point! I mean if this turned out to be the worse film in existence, it would easily get 1 star just for the amount of full frontal bush you get to see. And I saw the flick at 12 pm. Who sees bush on the big screen at lunch time? Kudos! Lastly NPH. Bringing him back, yes, yes, oh god YES! His role is bigger, he's badder, he gets more to say and do, and he’s funny as all hell. Finally Mad Kudos goes out to James Adomian for your George W. I’m gonna say it, his scene was the funniest scene in the entire film. I won’t spoil it, but you will enjoy it.

The Bad

I really don’t have anything bad to say about this film, everything was done just right.

The Ugly

On top of full frontal bush, we get full frontal penis. And Raza’s penis, hair and all, just... noooooo! Hey I’m all for equal opportunity full frontal and I get the joke here, but that doesn’t make it right.

If only so many sequels can follow along these lines and be just as good as the first (I’m looking at you Mortal Kombat 2 and you’re “animality. I mean what the hell is up with that???). Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay is the kind of flick you wanna go see and enjoy with your buddies. And if you’ve already seen it, then definitely go see it again. I’m giving it 4.5 stars, sorry but full frontal penis drops it ½ a point. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay has been Valkor tested and TOV approved.

Valkor Out!

Email: valkor@the-other-view.com