 Pineapple ExpressMPAA Rating:
 for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence_____
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:
Adults, Teens
Genre:
Action, Crime, Comedy
Length:
1 hr. 51 min.
Year of Release:
2008
USA Release:
August 8, 2008
“Put this in your pipe and smoke it.” Producer’s Synopsis: “This summer, the guys who brought you ‘Superbad’ reunite for the action-comedy ‘Pineapple Express.’ Lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver (James Franco - “Spider-Man”): to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and the city's most dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole), he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene.
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Negative - The entire message of the movie was basically, well, to smoke weed. There is really no reason on this planet any Christian should watch this movie, a warning I cannot stress enough. The language is extreme and almost tops Alpha Dogs number of F-bombs, which is saying alot. Almost every second of the movie is spent smoking weed, buying weed, talking about weed, or purchasing weed, seriously, I'm not kidding. This is probably the worst example to small children I could ever imagine giving, which is why bringing your children or even teenagers to this is a moronic idea. The only reputable message in the entire movie is about friendship, through thick and thin, which I guess is exemplified through Dale and Saul, the two main characters. Biblically speaking, the bible tells us to put a harness on our tongues and treat our bodies like temples of the holy spirit, something Pineapple express fails to represent in the extreme. I wouldn't recommend this movie to any believer who considers themself a follower of the most high. Peace:) Neutral
Neutral - Pineapple Express is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a while. It actually made me laugh out of at some uproariously funny moments. The performances were good, the screenplay was well-written and it was a fun way to spend an hour and forty minutes of your time. However, the content of the movie is rather strong. While the sexual content is kept merely to dirty jokes and some short sexually oriented conversations, blood is used a little more then marginally in some of the action scenes, but the biggest problem is the use of strong language and marijuana. The movie has a total of 161 f-words among many other curse words; marijuana is used heavily throughout the movie and even the title is derived from a type of weed that plays an important role in the film. In the end, if you can get past these content issues then I definitely recommend this movie. Movie Critics
“…the basic premise is Team Apatow’s flimsiest yet… by the end the movie’s nonchalance seems less deliberate than sloppy…” “…Putting a violent spin on the ‘Superbad’ formula (envelope-pushing raunch plus unexpectedly sweet affirmations of male friendship), ‘Pineapple Express’ emerges as a fitfully funny, tonally trippy but not entirely satisfying effort… an unruly, literally half-baked hybrid of bloody hijinks and stoner laughs. A well-earned R rating…” “…‘Pineapple Express’ is one joke over the line… If there's a vague feeling of dissatisfaction from watching ‘Pineapple Express,’ it's probably because its creators seem to be repeating themselves…” “…Funny, entertaining ‘Pineapple Express’ is also super-bad… laced with profanities, vulgarities, violence and pot smoking… ” “…strong sexual elements include ‘comedy’ sequence of two male characters who mimic sodomy, ‘comedy’ imitates oral sex, much verbal sexual innuendo, vulgar name for male and female body parts…” “…despite a surprisingly exciting action-packed finale, the film's buddy-movie camaraderie seems a little forced, and the spaced-out dialogue doesn't deliver as often as it should.…[2.5/4]” |
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