Kim Morgan: Sweet, Sweet Pineapple

I saw The Pineapple Express Wednesday and...loved it. And after reading some negative reviews today, I realized that I loved many things critics didn't like about the picture -- the shaggy pacing, the lack of quippy-joke-a minute banter (seriously, do we need another Dennis Miller sounding teenager -- yes Juno I'm talking to you "cha cha cha" -- on our screens?), the aimlessness (which is both fitting for potheads and at the same time, something I don't necessarily agree with since these guys, at least James Franco's wonderfully touching drug dealer Saul has some goals). I love the '80s touches from the music (Bell Biv DeVoe!) to Seth Rogen's car to the hit men's clothes and yet, it takes place in current times. And the pop culture references are real rather than hip. So great. Though the picture is clearly sending up '80s action movies within the stoner genre, I find it interesting that no one (from what I've read anyway) has mentioned any kind of deeper message regarding drugs laws in ... (link)