Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay Movie
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This time they're running from the joint.
What would NPH do?
Believe.
Follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.
| John Cho | Harold Lee |
| Kal Penn | Kumar Patel |
| Rob Corddry | Ron Fox |
| Jack Conley | Deputy Frye |
| Roger Bart | Dr. Jack Beecher |
| Neil Patrick Harris | Neil Patrick Harris |
| Eric Winter | Colton Graham |
| Jon Reep | Raymus |
| Mark Munoz | Cyrus |
| James Adomian | Pres. George W. Bush |
| Todd Voltz | Travis |
| Richard Christy | Kenny |
| Adam Herschman | Archie |
| Jackson Beals | Carter |
| Amir Talai | Raza Syed |
7.00 out of 10 (24323 votes)
Visitor Reviews
this movie is funny, but too bad i couldn't laugh
posted on 16 Aug 2009i actually have not seen in a LONG time a movie that made me laugh hard, the first harlod and kumar didn't make me laugh hard, but i still love that movie, and this one didn't make me laugh hard, but i still like it i guess.i mean the only things i truly laugh hard at is when im hanging out with my friends or stupid viral videos, and nothing on the big screen could ever compare to the insane conversations i have with my friends that aside the movie made me smile throughout, cringe at moments ( cock meat sandwich comes to mind) Some parts were bad and seemed like it is impossile to laugh but i managed to not laugh, just smile Neil Partick Harris' shroom trip with the unicorn should have been funnier to me, and i made myself laugh so taht i wouldn't feel out of place with my friends who were laughing tere asses off i giggled, kind of chuckled at a lot of parts but never completely luaghed but i cant blame this movie, or can i? i mean its my fault that I don't find movies funny anymore so when i review comedies i cant judge on how much i luaghed, but on how the people around me laugh.but then again, i am usually dying from laughter on these stupid viral videos, so i still have a sense of humor but normal movies just cant satisy my craving for humor.good things about this movie, the actors playing harlod and kumar are great. They seem like real friends and are fun to watch.The originality and its tendency to go TOO far is always fresh.so it is something that i can assure will amuse many, most people in fact.but im just the odd one out i guess.one day i hope there's a movie that i don't have to FORCE myslef to laugh.
Amazing Fun, and source of entertainment.
posted on 06 Aug 2009I had a blast, thank god for the pre-vaporizer sesh I had, but man what a great movie, every racial group, was stabbed at with jokes, i'm going to tell my friends about this movie, it was a riot! George W. Bush was the touch i liked the most. Gotta love that Alabama Kush! NIEL PATTRICK harris was heroic for eating all those shrooms! I hope most people can see past what THEY think and believe and enjoy this film. For the budget i would guess these guys had, they pulled of a hell of a sequel and i only pray by my bong they make a third adventure from our newest stoner duo! I especially like the quote where the Kumar, tells the FBI douche that he is what's wrong with our country and that people like u are the one's ruining for the rest that CAN co-exist! KICK THEM OUT!
Harold and Kumar Go to Cinema Hell
posted on 04 Aug 2009American comedy is in dire straits, and has been for quite some time. This is even more troubling when it seems that most of the unfunny sludge being pumped out of Hollywood is targeting a demographic of which I'm a part (27-year old Caucasian male). Yet I fail to see any humor in the "Judd Apatow School" of so-called "comedy" (excepting "The 40-Year Old Virgin"), which seems to toss out pop-culture references and SHOW seemingly outrageous things without attaching any sense of style or panache to it–the joke is SUPPOSED to be the pop-culture reference or the outrageous image ITSELF (boy, I could laugh all day at guys who are obsessed with smoking pot!). Have our expectations as viewers of cinema become so low that this is the type of thing that now comprises "humor" and box-office success? If "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" is any indication, then the answer is a staggeringly depressing YES. But if the sparse first-weekend turnout in my theater is any indication, then this may be the death knell of the outrageous, pop-culture obsessed gross-out "comedy." Now before you point out my elitism and lack of humor, I will say that I watched "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" prior to this sequel, and enjoyed it quite a bit–the movie had a flawed yet endearing imbalance between sending up racial and cultural stereotypes, misogynist behavior, and stoner humor, all while leaving us enthralled by the quest of Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn), two wildly different roommates who embark on an often-hilarious misadventure to the titular location. Granted, some of the gags and characters existed solely to push the bounds of tastelessness, but the film overall was a solid little laugh-fest.Following the law of diminishing expectations (as well as the general rule that most sequels flat-out suck), "Guantanamo" is below-average to just plain awful in every respect. Taking its cues from the formulaic crudity of Apatow and the flatly patronizing outrageousness of "Borat" (another inexplicably popular "comedy" of few laughs), Harold and Kumar's second outing indulges racist and sexist stereotypes, broadly unfunny post-9/11 "humor," and increasingly tiresome marijuana gags. The audience for this seems not to be the people who appreciated the original, but those who blazed up in the parking lot before buying their tickets (and are thus prone to laughing at anything). That would go a long way in explaining why certain scenes (including a much-appreciated–but also much less funny–appearance by Neil Patrick Harris) are repeated almost verbatim from the original."White Castle" had its share of incisive satire amid the vulgarity, using the quest for some munchies as a framing device, but "Guantanamo" feels aimless and meandering for most of its run time–the conflicts between our two main characters feel inauthentic, their encounters stale (including a run-in with the KKK and an inbred cyclops-child), and the sense of satire completely inept–nowhere is this more pronounced than in the character of Ron Fox (Rob Corddry), a Department of Homeland Security operative whose over-the-top character is one of the most vile, grotesque, and unfunny ever to appear in a motion picture; the writing and Corddry's own overblown performance is a blatant indicator of how off-the-mark John Hurwitz' and Hayden Schlossberg's direction really is.Based on "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay," I doubt we'll be seeing a third installment in the series...but at least we'll always have "White Castle."
Better than the first
posted on 04 Aug 2009There were some genuinely funny sequences that caught me off guard and some really messed up twists. I won't include any spoilers so check it out for yourself. I personally like this one better than the first. John Cho and Kal Penn again have on screen chemistry per usual and I thought that gov't agent did an amazing job. Overall, the casting was spot on with 'W' one of the best spoofs I have ever seen. Surprised I have never seen him before on late night television. Is there going to be a 3rd installment? (Pun intended) This film is not a 'family' movie so I personally wouldn't recommend parents to watch this with their kids. Enjoyable nonetheless.
Wait for DVD, better yet, Sunday Afternoon Movie on TV
posted on 31 Jul 2009I gave this movie a 4, which roughly is the same amount of laughs I got out of it. Maybe I expected too much, at the very least I expected something original, not re-hashed jokes that weren't done well. The Whole "let's throw off people's stereo-types" didn't work for me. I really hoped for more.Here comes the ******SPOILER****** : Like for the life of me I cannot imagine why an orthodontist would live in a ghetto! Come on! Yeah, yeah, its a movie, but for a joke like that to work there has to be some believability to it.And what was up with George Bush's make up! It was freaking me out, bad latex mask didn't work for me, although I liked how the actor portrayed Bush, I could get past the bad make-up.The best parts of the film were with Niel Patrick Harris. They were great. But then the movie wtf pwned him :-/ .To sum up: not original, not very funny, not a good way to spend your $20 bucks on a Friday night.
A relief from political correctness and funny as hell
posted on 31 Jul 2009In a world gone crazy where reality TV humiliates and tears every shred of decency from human beings both the people taking part and the mindless minions who watch countless hours of reality drivel (funny that these are the people who find films like Harold and Kumar rude, crude and offencive)and countless romantic comedies and boring Diaz and Sandler un-comedic vehicles comes the throwback that is Harold and Kumar well acted well written with every cliché and grossness you can think of and then some thrown in for good measure no group is spared the relentless assault made me smile from start to end, watching Neil Patrick Harris as a foul mouthed stoner and the constant stereotyping of everyone from rednecks to terrorists was priceless lets hope Harold and Kumar still have some more adventures to come, and by the way I'm in my 40's my girlfriends in her 20's and my mothers 64 and we all loved it.
Extreeeemely funny movie!
posted on 13 Jul 2009Pardon my English! - For all of you readers out there! This film was easily said the best comedy movie I have ever seen in my whole life! and I am a movie watcher! There are so many funny scenes in this movie and i can watch it over and over again! I saw it after i saw the first one ( White Castle ) and this one is so much funnier! I laughed my ass off. The Guantanamo Bay part of the film was not as good as the other ones and only plays a short term during the movie. The acting was really good and the government boss which controls the whole issue of them getting away from the prison gives this movie the place of being one of the best movies i have seen!
Disappointingly bad
posted on 13 Jul 2009Wow what a letdown.I loved the first movie with these two lovable stoners.And I was set to laugh my booty off to this movie.But it never happened,in fact,I don't think I had one real good laugh the whole movie.In this adventure the boys set out to go to Amsterdam ,supposedly to find Harold's girlfriend, but of course it was as much about getting to the weed and porn capital of the world as it was about finding Harold's girlfriend.Of course a trip is never an easy thing with these two and Kumar just can't wait to smoke some weed so he gets out his bong on the plane, which is mistaken for a bomb ,and all heck breaks loose.This movie had a weak plot and a terrible script....no good laughs at all was to be had the whole way through this thing.I kept waiting for it to get better but it just never did.It seemed the writers had no clear concept of a plot,they just strung a bunch of unfunny feces and oral sex jokes together and hoped it made a movie.It didn't.Even Neil Partick Harris,who was superb in the first one,just appeared to be going through the motions in this one.The guy playing George Bush didn't even really look like Bush but by the time he appears you don't really care.I don't remember any boobies in this thing but honestly I watched it a few weeks ago and I'm writing this review about half loaded so there could have been some.After the first movie I was hoping this would be another good series of stoner movies,ala Cheech and Chong,but this one was so bad it's probably killed any hopes of a third one,at least that I'll bother to watch.I'd recommend re-watching the first one and skipping this one all together so you'll have a fond remembrance of these two guys.How this thing is getting a 7 out of 10 by the reviewers at this website I'll never know.I gave it a 4 and that was being generous because I like the first one so much.
Truly awful
posted on 13 Jul 2009I cannot understand how that disgustingly crude, unfunny, unimaginative, often slow, rubbish warrants a 7.2. More like 2 at best and that is only for the nudity and Neil Patrick Harris (although there was far too much of him and wore thin).This is the worst film I have had the misfortune to see in years. Anybody that compares it favourably to "You don't mess with the Zohan" needs to get a new brain because their current one is defective.Any comparisons with early Cheech and Chong films are also inappropriate. While the characters(and actors Penn and Cho) of Kumar and Harold are OK, the writing is just plain abysmal and devoid of any real humour.
Escape from Harold and Kumar 2
posted on 11 Jul 2009Harold and Kumar 1: Go to White Castle (2005) was an absolute knockout, it was a major stoner comedy at that time and many fans including myself were anxiously waiting for the sequel wishing it would be better than its predecessor. I was disappointed after watching Harold and Kumar 2 expecting the same humour I enjoyed in the first one, instead of funny humour we endure sexual humour mainly about men, which was disgusting to endure in the film and some crude images of male parts (Not Cool).At the age restriction of 16 with strong language and female heavy nude, Harold and Kumar 2 joined with its plot come down to the usual American crappy comedy. Some parts were hilarious and enjoyable as it targets the teenager's type of humour from 16-21 over; but it still fails to be a good enough comedy and won't be regarded as a good Harold and Kumar film like the first one.Don't bother watching it.
NPH - 'Nuff Said
posted on 09 Jul 2009To begin, I was surprisingly impressed with Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. I hadn't expected more than just a dumb, buddy stoner movie and when I finally saw it, I really enjoyed it. A lot! So when the sequel came out, I was admittedly looking forward to it.The movie picks up with Kumar accompanying Harold to Amsterdam. On the way, Kumar runs into his old girlfriend, now engaged, and the two get arrested when an overly paranoid passenger mistakes the two for terrorists. The two are sent to Guantanamo Bay by an overly paranoid and under qualified Homeland Security officer. I don't see any spoiler in saying they escape, after all it is in the title of the film, and have 7 days to get from Florida to Texas without being picked up in order to clear their names.I think one of the things that annoyed me the most about this movie was the over-emphasis on smoking. It's obviously going to be there as it is a buddy stoner movie, and though it has been a while and I could have forgotten, I don't seem to recall a pot scene around every corner in the first movie. In the sequel, I can't really think of any scene that didn't somehow go right back to it. It became "We're on a plane. Let's smoke," "We're in the sticks. It just got a little old for me I guess. Let's smoke," We're on the Lam. Let's smoke" But overall, the movie had some great laughs. I won't cite any in particular, but there were some hilarious moments. And of course, Neil Patrick Harris. Oh, those Hershey's Kisses...All in all, it was fun and I'd recommend seeing it if you were a fan of the first, but I think this movie could have done more than just rehashing the same jokes from the first.
Recycled jokes/story returns a little stale, but still has funny moments
posted on 03 Jul 2009While the first film wasn't perfect, it had a engaging and even charming blend of smart/stupid/stoner comedy that still won me over in the end, even if I felt like it could've been more. Escape from Guantanamo Bay, while blessed with one of the most hilarious titles to grace a movie, takes only part of the formula that made the first one so enjoyable and turns it up a few notches, namely the crude, the lewd and the rude. But I think that throws the whole mix and reduces the impact of the picture.It's not all a wash as the film still has some solid laugh-out-loud moments in it, but since the film essentially tries to tread the same territory again for most of its running time, and there are more misses than hits, it gets old. Especially the numerous jokes recycled from the first film. The story itself, although it starts out promising, Harold and Kumar spend but a short moment in Guantanamo Bay and I feel like a lot of the potential for comedy gets wasted quickly in exchange for trying to be as over-the-top as it can be, with frontal nudity and gross-out shots. The rest of the story is pretty much the same as the first film, except instead of being on a munchie fueled quest for little burgers, they are trying to clear their name.But the same multiple-stops-along-their-path occur, meeting again with country hillbillies and Neil Patrick Harris. But, since we've seen all this before, it seems stale, even after throwing in a unicorn.I guess the problem is that it's just not that funny and there are plenty of comedic missteps. When it works, it can be quite amusing, even for a brief potent moments (a few seconds during a flashback are absolutely hilarious), but the glue that holds this pic together isn't very good and the whole thing comes apart pretty quickly. I can imagine that this might be enjoyable for some, but it's really just not together enough (and being crude for the sake of being crude doesn't help) to work in the end. Very flawed, but has a couple funny moments. 5/10.
Bad Bad Bad
posted on 29 Jun 2009Wow what that is 2 hours of my life I will never get back. One bad joke after another.Funny that the first movie was really but this is the biggest bomb I have seen in a long time. Maybe its because I don't smoke dope but this movie is just bad. If you enjoyed this movie you will love Pineapple Express but if you were not a big fan of this movie and I am guessing you will not be alone. The good news is it was a free rental from Blockbuster.Now can I address so many bad things about this movie without giving away the plot. OH thats right there was not that much of a plot to give away.
crude, rude, and disgusting
posted on 29 Jun 2009I was really let down while watching this movie. Although there are some funny parts, it was too full of sex and sexual innuendos to be a good movie. How did this movie get a rating of "R"?? It should have gotten rated XXX from all the nudity and sex scenes. GROSS, GROSS, GROSS. I even lost my appetite at some scenes. What about all the masturbation scenes too? This could have been a really funny movie. Harold and Kumar make a good couple, but the comedy of the movie is lost in the sex. Especially the "bottomless" scene, I thought that was not allowed even in rated "R" movies. I am severely disappointed in what could have been a really descent movie.
Major Letdown!
posted on 13 Jun 2009Like most sequels, this movie was horrible. I was looking forward to it but there is no amount of marijuana on the planet that would make this movie funny. Maybe if you are a 15 year old male (or extremely immature adult) you would find a few laughs but it was obvious these guys were just collecting a paycheck. Disgusting, implausible story lines and even Doogie Howser looked like he was just going through the motions. Note to directors and writers: don't work while you're high, wait until the end of the day. Don't get me wrong, I loved the first movie because it showed their personalities and quirks. The sequel showed their mannerisms exaggerated to the point of being forced and phony. I hope the third in this series has a better script and that the cast and crew make an effort instead of phoning it in.
This is not really a movie... more like a mistake...
posted on 11 Jun 2009Guys, i don't usually spend time writing reviews but just coming back from this movie (that a friend insisted to watch) i HAVE to tell you that this movie is AT BEST watched at home on a regular tuesday when you come back from work and your brain has shut down and you fall asleep half way anyway... this is not a movie in that it does not have a plot or characters or anything that a movie, even a cheap movie, should have... it is a random accumulation of events with terrible acting. I gave it a 2 only because of the random half-p+rn. you know that the movie is bad when you have to introduce random p+rn to keep people from falling asleep...bottom line: i would pay to watch this movie if, and only if, the creator of it will stand there after the movie and i can punch him...
It's people like you that make the world think Americans are stupid.
posted on 11 Jun 2009This was just about the craziest movie I have ever seen. It was like being on a roller coaster and feeling that you heart was going to give out.There cannot possibly be any ethnic group that was left out of the insults and racists jokes in this film. It also included every single crude fart and toilet joke they could think of.And, of course, it makes the government look like a complete bunch of boobs. Well, that part was accurate.It was still funny.It didn't hurt that it had Paula Garcés and Danneel Harris in it either.
Harold and Kumar are not the problem
posted on 09 Jun 2009I give this waste of time three stars solely because Cho and Penn are such a personable pair and enjoyable to watch even in a disjointed script of recycled jokes. Low-brow humor is fun. I love good jokes about sex, excretory activities, pot-smoking, and racial stereotypes. That's what made H&KGTWC so great.However, it did not seem to occur to the clowns who wrote and directed H&KEFGT that you can make NEW jokes about sex, excretory activities, pot-smoking, and racial stereotypes for a sequel with the same cool characters. All they did was rehash themes from H&KGTWC.I was looking forward to seeing Neil Patrick Harris, but his role was just an exaggeration on the NPH character he played in H&KGTWC.I hope this is not the end of the Harold and Kumar franchise. Cho and Penn might yet be the new Cheech and Chong, but they need writers and directors who will give them material with some depth and intellect. They are too talented for this H&KEFGT sort of drek, which should not have gone directly to video but directly into the dumpster.
I have seen it, trust me this is worth your time
posted on 03 Jun 2009The return of one movie that changed the minds of the world comedic geniuses, this movie was a great sequel in all aspect, lets start with Kal Penns character, what a great way to add to career, after Namesake and White Castle, this movie easily was amongst his best performances, hes still one of the best comedic people alive, every scene with harold was hilarious, the scene during the plane and getting on was amazing, truly enjoyed the scene with them going on, and lets get to Harolds character, he felt a lot more loose for this movie, his character was more loosely based, and he had a lot of dramatic scenes in this movie then the first one that he did. He is credible in this movie more then Kumar because finding the girl from the first one, the only thing I guess I didn't enjoy was the second half of the movie, first half was very well written but the second half could've been better, and the ending was the whole best part about the movie, I was shocked to see the way the movie ended, I was happy for the way the director added that famous person from the first movie, Forgot his name but still it was a good movie, everyone who is a harold and kumar see this one, you will not be disappointed!
Beware! Its a comedy roller coaster
posted on 20 Aug 2009Oh my god, I still don't know what hit me. I have been a big fan of the first part but this one is a different league guys. Not a single boring moment, very nice editing. And our favorite characters have done it again. They didn't leave a single stereotype and ignorance untouched in the movie.Trust me it will not be fair to compare the White Castle part with this one, as this is just a different experience no less than a roller coaster ride of genuine comedy. This movie has taken what it did in the first one, to the next but different level. To point out, as pretty clear from the uncensored trailers, it was awesome to see NPH and G "Dubya" Bush. Cho and Penn are just non-stop fun and have some really hot girl friends. From Ta-Ta's of girls to bottom less parties, nothing felt out of place. We also get to know allot about H&K's past.It deserves a standing ovation and that's what it got from the audience in the theater. Oh man, I am so getting this on DVD when the extended unrated version comes out.