#Harold and kumar go to white castle subtitles movie
Speaking of stereotypes, for a movie that claims to be subverting racial stereotypes in the commentaries, the consistent portrayal of nearly every single white character as being a goon, moron, racist or pig trips up this professed altruism. Cho and Penn make a good and likeable buddy team and we're likely to see them in future pairings. They may do some dumb stuff, but they aren't dummies. Even Kumar, the bigger slacker of the pair, is simply rebelling against the stereotype of the nerdy Indian who becomes a doctor like his father and brother. What separates this movie from its stoner ilk is its leads aren't mere slacker idiots with little food value (and less marketable job skills) but rather intelligent, educated guys who just want to kick back, get baked and get something to eat before returning to the daily grind. I'm not saying it's not funny - it's just not Noel Coward. Of course, it ain't a low comedy without the gross-out and scatological humor and a pair of British girls - the "Diarrhea Twins" - and a charming fellow nick-named "Freakshow" serve up a hefty dose of juvenile humor for the 14-year-olds who are the prime audience for this unrated movie. the same way again after witnessing Neil Patrick Harris' extended appearance as himself in this movie - simply hysterical. The pair of dream sequences involving a trip to the "Land of Burgers" and a relationship with a bag of weed was particularly inspired. It's not fair to give away all the cameos and scenarios, but for the most part, the laughs are fairly abundant and big ones, not vaguely annoyed chuckles. Modern low-brow comedies aren't really about the story they're supposed to be telling - it's just a framework for various bits and scenes to be plugged into - so the overall success or failure is whether the hit/miss ratio of funny and unfunny bits makes you laugh or not. How uptight is Harold? His fantasy is to be able to talk to her in the elevator and invite her over to eat ice cream at his place! After smoking down and watching a great spoof of anti-drug PSAs, our heroes have the munchies and after seeing an ad for our titular burger place, they head off for White Castle and find crazy adventure instead. Adding to the low-level turmoil is Harold's unrequited crush on a cute girl, Maria (Paula Garces), who lives in his apartment. He shows up disheveled, takes a cell call from Harold and berates him for wanting to stay at work instead of coming home to get stoned and admits that he's only doing the interview to keep his doctor father happy so he'll keep paying his rent. Besides, as they say, "those Asian guys just love to crunch numbers." Kumar (Kal Penn - ne¿ Kalpen Modi), his Indian-American roommate, is introduced while sandbagging his interview for med school entrance. We meet him as his jerky White-American superiors are dumping their work on him so they can go out and party for the weekend. Harold (John Cho) is a seemingly straight-laced Korean-American living la vida Office Space as a cube-dwelling drone for an investment bank in New Jersey. That said Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a pretty darn funny stoner comedy. One comedic sub-genre I usually avoid is the "stoner comedy" because I don't smoke dope and if I want to watch morons being stupid, I know where to find enough hemp poncho-wearing lowlifes kicking the hacky sack in my neighborhood. I can't see the appeal of Pamela Anderson at all, but Angelina Jolie is, well, I refer to her as "the Missus." Taste in comedy is like taste in women: What works for some may not work for others and what you may find hilarious/beautiful may be unfunny/hideous to someone else.
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