A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Six years have elapsed since Guantanamo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But when Kumar arrives on Harold's doorstep during the holiday season with a mysterious package in hand, he inadvertently burns down Harold's father-in-law's beloved Christmas tree. To fix the problem, Harold and Kumar embark on a mission through New York City to find the perfect Christmas tree, once again stumbling into trouble at every single turn.
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- Cast:
- John Cho , Kal Penn , Paula Garcés , Neil Patrick Harris , Elias Koteas , Danneel Ackles , Thomas Lennon
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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
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Anyone who has read more than a few of my reviews will have noted that I love Neil Patrick Harris. I enjoyed watching him "Doogie Houser MD" when I was younger, and then I enjoyed his work on TV Movies such as "Not Our Son", "Sudden Fury" and "Stranger In The Family" whilst I thought he was the stand out character in "How I Met Your Mother" and one of the main reasons for the shows success.And it was based on Neil Patrick Harris appearing in this movie as the reason I watched it. I'm not a fan of Kal Pen in general, and the Howard and Kumar movies have always been something I could live without seeing. However it was on TV today, so watched it. Whilst Danny Trejo adds a bit of quality to the proceedings, the first hour or so is tough work, but then Neil Patrick Harris turns up, sings and dances up a storm, and brings some serious laugh out loud moments, however once he exits the movie again feels poorer without his presence.Truthfully without knowing Neil Patrick Harris was in it, I never would have watched it, and knowing he would be turning up was all that kept me watching.
If you loved the original you should take the night off get a little silly and watch this movie. Firsty the opening scene with Patton Oswalt as a mall Santa was hilarious. Danny Trejo is brilliant in his role as well. And of course NPH back wherever God takes him is a riot as well as the biggest sleaze in the seven seas.The plot is pretty lazy but i guess thats the general idea. The writer is Jon Hurwitz not to be confused with Mitchell Hurwitz who created Arreseted Development and is a genius sadly unlike Jon so don't expect too much there. I predicted the final moments of the film which made me laugh and explains a lot about the logistics of Christmas eve.You can see from the addition of major action sequences that the budget has been upped dramatically.This being said there are some shameful product placements but they make them fun and the 3D effects bring it all home and you can almost smell the wacky tobaccy wafting towards you.All in all a fantastic off beat Christmas/stone film and it seems there is already plans for a 4th. Im excited. You should feel these nipples. I give it a 7.1 out of 10 for a decent 3rd film especially as I feel the 2nd was average at best.
I was very disappointed when I watched this because compared to the previous titles this Harold and Kumar is just a show-off. There are lots of 3D effects so that you see them and go "oh nice" but what about some laughters? There were only several bits of the movie which made me smile and the rest I watched with a neutral expression on my face. The script was like written by a 13 years old and I just couldn't understand some parts of the movie and why they were put in.Although it is a not-so-good movie overall I got to say that the visuals are astounding, sounds and music are great. I loved the scenes with great decorations, I liked the parts with Neil Patrick Harris, just not because I'm a fan but they were successful.All in all you can spare your time to watch this but don't hit the play button with high expectations.
Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) are back with a unpolitical correctness vengeance! In events following the Guantanamo debacle Harold turns foul and becomes a wall street yuppie focused on family. Having cut off ties with Kumar he leads a life far detached from the beer pong glory days and now focuses on preparing the perfect Christmas for his wife's Mexican family (with Danny Trejo as the unforgiving father-in-law). Meanwhile Kumar is in disarray with his true love having left him for being an eternal child, only to show up again and pronounce that she is pregnant. Their worlds are about to collide and take a spliff-filled crazed twist when a mysterious parcel addressed to Harold shows up at Kumar's apartment...Gloriously vulgar and obscenely intelligent toilet humour are the traits of Harold and Kumar, the best comedic pairing in modern movies since Cheech and Marin. With a legacy that is bound to be legendary the duo break all the rules possible, offend Jews, blacks, Asians, Mexicans or gays by stereotyping, but somehow manage to come out with a crudely warm, heartfelt movie that conquers prejudice with the use of the absurd. The highlight of this Christmas special is the brief cameo of Neil Patrick Harris, miraculously recovered from being murdered by prostitutes in part 2, who channels laughter to the verge of tears while dancing, prancing, massaging and whipping up waffles. Another must see is a short claymation sequence with a killer snowman.A fine addition to the franchise, even if some of the jokes do go overboard and irritate more than they amuse. Nonetheless most of these are without out two main protagonists, who are relentless in amusing.