Product Description

Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Danny McBrideDirector: David Gordon Green

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8751 in DVD
• Brand: Blu-ray Comedy
• Released on: 2009-01-12
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Subtitled in: Hindi
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 229 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The latest 'bro-mance' from team Apatow (the guys who brought us Superbad, Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Pineapple Express is the story of Dale Denton (Seth Rogan) and Saul Silver (James Franco), a pothead and his dealer who accidentally get caught up in a drug war between two gangs --with some corrupt cops, high school girls and smalltime henchmen thrown in for good measure. At its core, Pineapple Express is a stoner comedy--a tale of two giggling, loveable oafs in way over their heads. This formula has made for some entertaining comedy over the years -- Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke and Dave Chappell's Half Baked being two of the best examples. What sets Pineapple Express apart from these silly classics however, is the consistency of the humour, the perfect chemistry between Rogan and Franco and the giddily ridiculous action sequences. The movie retains the sweetness that is present in most of Apatow's films, making the characters’ poor choices and violent actions somehow justifiable. The site gags, pop culture references and perfectly timed non-sequiturs only enhance the hilarity. Director David Gordon Green, known mostly for the understated and reflective films George Washington and All the Real Girls, seemed like an odd choice for such a raucous and over-the-top comedy, but it turns out Green's stamp is all over this film (as is his long-time cinematographer, Tim Orr's) and together manage to turn Pineapple Express into much more than the sum of its parts. --Kira Canny

Synopsis
Though Judd Apatow and Superbad scribes Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg seem like natural talent to be attached to this stoner film, indie drama director David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls) is a pleasant surprise. Rogen stars with fellow Apatow favourite James Franco as pot smokers who get in over their heads in this action comedy.

Customer Reviews

Genuinely Funny...
Unlike one of the Apatow's overly hyped previous outings, Superbad, this movie had me laughing all the way through. It was quite refreshing to see James Franco in something other than the brooding son of the Green Goblin in Spiderman. In fact, I didn't recognise him at first. The story, is fairly simple and in certain cases, a tad over the top, but is played by the actors with some real zeal and who may have actually been on the drugs that they were portraying...

I enjoyed the movie from start to finish and the finale was pure genius...and as mentioned the transfer to Blue-ray is first class. Well worth adding to your collection and putting it on when you've had a couple of beers...

Good fun
Not as funny as, say, Superbad, but definitely still worth repeated viewings. It's the kind of movie that grows on you.

Another very funny film starring Seth Rogen!
If you are a fan of any of Seth Rogens other films which he has acted/starred in such as Knocked Up, Zack And Miri...., Super Bad and 40 Year Old Virgin then you will enjoy Pineapple Express too. There are many laugh out loud moments and the blu-ray transfar is very good indeed.