You know what kind of humor you are going to get into if you have seen their first film, "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle." In fact, it starts right where "White Castle" ends. Harold and Kumar plan to go to Amsterdam to follow Maria, whom Harold met in the elevator of their apartment.
Unfortunately, Kumar could not contain his stoner urges and brings marijuana on board the plane, complete with paraphernalia! Uneasy bigoted co-passengers panic when they see Kumar light up in the plane's toilet. They are arrested as terrorists from North Korea and the Middle East who have connived with each other! And so charged, they are sent to Guantanamo Bay prison.
From there, the movie goes cross country poking irreverent fun at several races (blacks, Jewish, rednecks, Arabs, even the KKK) and political issues (tortures on Guantanamo prison, Homeland Security officials and "George W. Bush" himself). Very funny! Of course, the writers take the sexual and drugged out route in most of these jokes that teeter on the brink of being offensive and tasteless.
These are just saved by the stupid charm of the two leads, especially John Cho who plays the nerdy accountant gone wild, Harold Lee. Kal Penn, or his character Kumar, is really an annoying character for me, but funny just the same. The girl who played Kumar's old girlfriend Vanessa was quite appealing. Neil Patrick Harris returns in a longer role as "himself".
Apparently there are a lot of exposed body parts in this movie, but we here do not see them because of the liberally-applied censorship of "prurient" scenes. What can you expect from a "bottom-less" party, huh? LOL!
Overall, despite the lowbrow comedy style of this movie, you simply know there is an underlying social and political commentary buried in those daring jokes. They are a guilty pleasure. You know they are so wrong, yet you can't help but laugh out loud. I liked it, despite my aversion to drug-related topics. If you wait up to the end of the end credits, a small scene there tells you that there's bound to be a Part 3 to all this. Can't wait for that.
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