Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay on Blu-ray & DVD (2008)

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay details

Formats:	18 DVD, Blu-ray
Starring:	John Cho, Kal Penn, Roger Bart, Richard Christy, Jack Conley, Rob Corddry, Tamara Feldman, Neil Patrick Harris
Directors:	Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Genre:	Comedy - General
Studio:	ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO

Name	Discs
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay	18 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 40 minutes
Rental release:	22 Sep 2008
Main languages:	English

Name	Discs
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay	18 Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	1 hour 40 minutes
Rental release:	22 Sep 2008
Main languages:	English

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More of the same...

By Meako (59 reviews) from Sheffield , 24 May 2008

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If you have seen the first Harold and Kumar film, where they get high and spend the film hunting down a White Castle fast-food place to sort out their munchies, then you will know pretty much what to expect from this sequel.

The film begins practically right where the last one left off, with the two guys preparing to journey to Amsterdam so that Harold can be with Maria. However a misunderstanding, and a wave of terrorist paranoia, sees the pair taken off the plane and branded as terror suspects before being deposited in Guantanamo Bay. A lucky escape later and they find themselves on the run trying to clear their name. Along their journey to get help they run into all manner of American folk, and Neil Patrick Harris (who once more plays himself up to great comic effect).

The film begins pretty much as it means to go on, and in the opening moments we have diarroea gags and masturbation jokes, pretty much setting the level that they intend to play to. However in amongst the gross out antics there are also (as with the first film) some genuinely great comedic turns, and the two leads are once more easy to watch and like. In amongst the wit and capers there are less-than subtle plays on the race issues in the US at present, although there is a good message conveyed towards the end. There is also a new love story this time as Kumar meets the one that got away and realises he wants her back.

All in all, if you watched the first and loved it, then you will enjoy the stoner duo continue their antics in this film. If you didn't enjoy the first film, then don't expect anything from this one. As for me.....yeah, I dug it :)
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A few big laughs

By Salator (21 reviews) from Christchurch , 08 Mar 2013

The wife fell asleep but I stayed the distance and had a few laughs along the way. It is a shame that they didn't innovate the formula from 'Harold & Kumar Get The Munchies' as much as they could have done. Clearly there was a good opportunity here to exploit some cutting political satire here, but it remains pretty juvenile and, while it takes some minor risks in sex & drugs humour and has a bit of a pop at the FBI's seeming incompetence in matters of National Security, it is really much more about shallow sexual humour than anything else. Much of this is not new and an I think they missed a trick or two here. Still maybe there will be some hope with a third instalment perhaps about the financial crisis and banking corruption. Perhaps it could be called 'Harold & Kumar do ATM'
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Good Film

By CW22 (8 reviews) , 11 Apr 2012

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is a good film. 4 out of 5 stars. It's a very funny film
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brilliant film

By a customer , 11 Dec 2011

so funny its just the best out the two films they made its a really good film rent this people if you can
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Stoner comedy, without the comedy

By a customer , 28 Nov 2011

This just didn't work on pretty much any level. Harold and Kumar have no chemistry as a double act and the 'comedy' is so weak. The George Bush impression is cringeworthy. Neil Patrick Harris' stint is about as good as it gets so that puts this on par with the weakest episode of How I Met Your Mother.
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First movie was funnier

By JennyE (5 reviews) from Doncaster , 02 Aug 2011

Not as good as the first but then again theses films ok drug use so exactly what i expected. The first was much funnier.
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