“Escaping From Guantanmo Bay…For Dummies”

I watched “Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay,” last night and it left me with a huge f*ckin’ grin on my face.

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay marks the triumphant return of the two hilarious, slacker anti-heroes. Starring John Cho and Kal Penn as two stoners who can’t get a break, the sequel to “Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle,” finds the boys getting themselves in trouble when they try to sneak a bong onboard a flight to Amsterdam. Now suspected of terrorism, they are forced to run from the law and try to find a way to prove their innocence in an epic journey of deep thoughts, deeper inhaling, and a wild trip around the world.

Rife with fart jokes, boobs ‘n butts, copious amounts of Marijuana smoke and Neil Patrick Harris(!), this movie smartly tackles/brings to light, issues of racism received by Amerikans of Asian ancestry (particularly in the wake of 9-11 and the “War on Terror”). I LOVED this movie because I feel like John Cho’s Korean-Amerikan character “Harold,” and Kal Penn’s Indian-Amerikan character “Kumar,” represent the two sides of my psyche. Both are best friends, vastly intelligent/ignorant/educated/cheeba smokers, who also differ in a plethora of ways:

Harold is a hopeless romantic, hard-working, over-achiever, constantly working to better himself, is many times very insecure and is always trying to think logically. He thinks about the future, puts others before himself and is extremely cautious.

Kumar throws caution to the wind. He is a lazy, under-achieving stoner who is always looking for a way to escape responsibility, have fun, enjoy life and is never dwelling on any one thing for too long. He primarily puts his own happiness before others but almost always learns from his (many) mistakes.

I heart Rob Cordy (of the Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart). His character “Special Agent Fox,” is SO out-of-pocket, it’s incredible. From pouring a can of grape soda onto the ground in front of a large Black man, to pouring a bag of pennies on the table in front of two Jewish kids to ilicit information as to the whereabouts of Harold & Kumar, Cordry went “balls-out,” as a racist, frightened agent of oppression in the “war against terror.” My wifey thought he “overdid it,” but I thought this cat hit the nail straight on the head (over and over again!).

While I don’t want to hype this moive up too much and leave you disappointed, I recommend it in the highest regard. If you love comedies that are so stupid they’re smart (ie: Dumb ‘n Dumber, Zoolander), H&K pt.2 is right up your alley. Look for a special cameo appearance from our very own “Thief in Chief,” George Walker Bush. *ZING!*

["Oh SNAP! Harold & Kumar are some funnyass Comeditizers!"]

Asian Amerikan men (who aren’t martial artists) in the spotlight like yee.
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