screen |skr_n| |skrin| |skri_n| noun • a blank, typically white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected : the world's largest movie screen • movies or television; the motion-picture industry : she's a star of the stage as well as the screen. verb [ trans. ] • protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant • evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application


Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Pineapple Express

Starts out well with James Franco stealing the show almost immediately as the gourmet pot dealer who needs a friend. But the Apatow/Rogen/Ferrell/Vaughn/Stiller “merry men” formula breaks down after a while, since most of the various thugs and side characters fail to get the supporting laughs needed to back-up their apt leads. The exception to this, Danny McBride, manages to mine the rare laugh or two out of the lengthy action sequences that become less funny and more tedious as the movie wears on. Still, it’s worth seeing, I suppose, if only to watch Franco’s dopey face when he realizes, as a drug dealer, he only has customers, and what he needs is friends.
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  1. Anonymous5:42 PM

    I saw this today and I haven't laughed so hard at the movies in a long time. I think this is the best movie Franco has done. I thought Rogen was standard Rogen. A little much on the action scenes, they could have been shorter.

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