Monday, May 19, 2008

Harold and Kumar

i was able to watch the movie "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay", the sequel of "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle".

i wasn't able to watch the first movie(i am trying to watch the movie now), and i still enjoyed the film. it was funny. i was a little worried that i might not enjoy the film, but i found it interesting. it was really funny. i was laughing the whole time(almost).

the delivery of the lines was just awesome.

from wikipedia
CRITICAL RECEPTION
The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of April 29, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 56% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 87 reviews — with the consensus that the film was not as good as the original "It may not equal its predecessor, but Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is still good for some laughs -- and food for thought" Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 55 out of 100, based on 25 reviews. The movie received an average score of 60.5% from 43 film critics according to Movie Tab.

Daily Variety declared Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay "Animal House meets Dr. Strangelove" and called it "one of the ballsiest comedies to come out of Hollywood in a long time." The Guardian (which rated the movie 7 out of 10) noted that despite having "total nonsense" story, the screening of Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay was "one of the most raucous screenings I've ever attended. Even the opening credits were wildly applauded, and much of the dialog was inaudible over the laughter."

Amnesty International USA commented by saying that "Guantanamo is no joke." They have encouraged their membership to hand out fliers and fact sheets at movie theater screenings to promote awareness about what the organization alleges are injustices being committed at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

BOX OFFICE
In its opening weekend, the film grossed $14.9 million in 2,510 theaters, in the United States and Canada, averaging $5,939 per theater and ranking #2 at the box office behind Baby Mama. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay performed much better at the box office than Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle which grossed $23.9 million worldwide after opening at #7 in the United States and Canada with $5.4 million.

PS:Harold and Kumar Go to thr White Castle is also entertaining. i just finished watching the movie. it's very good. it's funny, exciting, great........!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

i keep forgetting how mababaw you are. hahaha. when you asked about the movie, i should've just said "i would find it absolutely atrocious, but you'd enjoy it just fine." haha!