Pineapple Express

Seth Rogen had a good idea here, but the film itself doesn't deliver more than what the trailers show. It's a pot-filled adventure with all the trappings, which also ends up in the waters of action flicks that it dares to reference. On the one hand, it's great that the concept of total absurdity on a relatively real plot works, but on the other, it's a fact that a more significant intervention from the editor wouldn't have hurt. In particular, the morning breakfast at the end is really idiotic. Regardless, Rogen and Franco are the absolute top of the pot smoker genre. 3 ½. (10/29/2008)

Entertaining, but often too over the top. Unlike many others, I don't think the are doing a good job when they mindlessly throw the main characters into a whirlwind of situations so exaggerated and implausible that their occurrence is explained at most by the proliferation of the titular addictive substances even among the actively thinking members of the crew. Not to mention the fact that half of these scenes are not half as funny as they deserve and we expect... But even so, I can imagine much, much worse shit ;) 60% (04/21/2012)

“You just got killed by a Daewoo Lanos, mother*ucker!” is the only line that made me laugh out loud. Even though it was produced by Judd Apatow, it’s extremely unfunny. And not because I don’t get stoner humor or that Seth Rogen and James Franco don’t look convincing enough with a joint, and the same goes for Danny McBride and a shotgun, but because the script is so forced, it is literally painful. (02/11/2009)

A fun, action-packed, lighthearted, never boring "green" comedy. Seth Rogen and James Franco excel as the stoner duo, their dialogue about something will entertain even the "non-green" community. The extended car scene with the two Koreans conversing, with one of them pretending not to speak English, is one of the best the film has to offer. A bit of a weak 4 stars, but the broken glass scene is unforgettable. :) (04/29/2009)

Ingenious, madcap hodgepodge. We’ve all seen stoned nut-jobs before, but they were never this nice or this funny. Rogen and Franco have no trouble entertaining us and the twists were obviously written by stoners. A myriad of unbelievable characters, an awesome chase with a foot in a window and a really bloody finale that looks like Vietnam with all that grass. Just more consistent dosage is lacking, otherwise great. (07/10/2013)