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Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (6/10)

May 25th, 2005

I’m going to say this now: Don’t watch this movie unless you can deal with lots of obscenities. If you can, this is a pretty funny movie. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, starring John Cho as Harold and Kal Penn as Kumar, is a story of the arduous journey that two stoned guys take to satisfy their craving for White Castle hamburgers.

Yes, it sounds stupid, but trust me. I think what makes this movie enjoyable is the fact that these guys aren’t white. When you bring in the Asian and Indian references, it takes it to another level of funny that most of us aren’t used to, which gives it points for originality. Something that also doesn’t surprise me these days is that this movie is a debut screenplay by two new writers. I keep seeing good or decent movies that are writing or directorial debuts. There is also a lot of good supporting cast in this movie including Neil Patrick Harris, David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ryan Reynolds, and (my favorite) Chris Meloni as Freakshow. For me, the funniest moment in the movie is when Harold and Kumar go all out singing “One More Day” by Wilson Phillips. At the end, there’s room for a sequel, but I’m on the fence for my support in that. I really, really despise the amount of sequels or prequels that come out these days. BUT, I think this one might be warranted.

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