cult classic that derails at the end

Rating: 8/10 (20 February 2013)

Pineapple Express is one of my favorite cult comedies of all time. I would have given it a 10 rating if not for the terrible 2nd half gun battle which in my opinion took away the humor and light hearted approach that is simply amazing in the 1st half. I still love watching PE once or twice a month and probably will for a very long time. I think Danny McBride stole the show - his delivery and facial expressions is comic genius! The cast is amazing. The small parts like the jock in the school who say's "time to suck today's dick" to Dale is so outrageously funny, I fell off my chair when i heard that for the first time. My favorite scene is when Dale and Saul break the bathroom door down and Red slams his head on the porcelain sink that breaks off the wall with a simply slapstick ala Three Stooges sound effect - BRILLIANTLY FUNNY! I laughed and laughed and laughed at that scene for a long time. The scene were Dale shows up late, stoned, bloody and dirty to his girlfriends dinner with her parents is legendary. Ed Begley and Nora Dunn, who play the parents deliver 2 of the most memorable and side splitting lines, "ARE YOU HIGH!!" and "YOUR HIGH AS A F**KING KITE!" This scene will demand multiple viewings - it's that funny and jarring. I believe most first time viewers will view many scenes multiple times because of the pure genius in the delivery and vibe many scenes bring to the screen. The 2nd half of the film at the underground grow house seems as though a different person(s) wrote the rest of the script. The flow of the movie loses much of it's humor. I don't see much humor in people engaging in a automatic weapons gun battle. It's a shame the script should have been reworked and included more humor. Watch PE once and you will want to watch it again and again for the ridiculous funny scenes in the 1st half of this cult comedy classic.