Product Description

The Pineapple Express, directed by David Gordon Green, stars Seth Rogan, James Franco and Danny R. McBride.

Lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver (James Franco): 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. But the weed is so rare that it can be traced back Saul. Dale and Saul have to run for their lives as the bad guys are hot on their trail! All aboard the Pineapple Express.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1039 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-01-12
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 220 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The latest 'bro-mance' from Judd Apatow (creator of 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 sluggish, giggling, loveable idiots 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 ultra-violent actions somehow justifiable (or at least relatable). 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) who together manage to turn Pineapple Express into much more than the sum of its parts. --Kira Canny

Synopsis
Dale Denton (Rogen), a process server with a weed fixation, witnesses a murder and turns to his dealer, Saul (James Franco), for support. The murderer is actually Saul's main drug supplier, and because of Saul's access to some extremely rare high-grade pot (called Pineapple Express) the two are quickly tracked down and put on the run. Like all Apatow/Rogen vehicles, the movie deals with the theme of men succumbing to adulthood and all the adjustments they are forced to make in the process. However, unlike KNOCKED UP and THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS is just too wacky to offer any lessons. Still, there's more going on here than giggles and the munchies. Indie director David Gordon Green (SNOW ANGELS) brings a subtle auteur's touch to the proceedings, approaching the smoking scenes with his distinctively loose feel and giving the action sequences a wonderfully dated sheen that makes them look more like a fight from KNIGHT RIDER than the empty flash of 21st-century blow-‘em-ups. It is Franco, however, who truly steals this movie--he hasn't been this charming since his days on FREAKS AND GEEKS. There's only so many ways to play a stoner, but Franco puts his own endearing, lovable spin on the type, portraying Saul as a kind-hearted, well-intentioned yet hardcore dope smoker.

Customer Reviews

For the lovers of pot head movies
This is perhaps not the best Apatow movie and follows a group of pot heads chased by a criminal gang.

The beggining of the movie is so SLOW and the scenes in the apartment far too LONG ,the acting is weak and one actor delivers one line and the other one answers.

The pace picks up a bit towards the middle of the movie and things get a bit more animated.

This is a movie for the lovers of the genre and will disappoint those who are expecting another "superbad " or " knocked up "

Hilarious - if you like stoner comedies, you'll love this!
From the creator of Superbad, Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (all of which I loved) comes Pineapple Express. After seeing trailers for it, I envisioned a Dude, Where's My Car? type of film - and I wasn't wrong.

Pineapple Express is the story of Dale Denton (Seth Rogan) and Saul Silver (James Franco), a pothead and his dealer. When Dale accidentally witnesses a murder and is spotted, he escapes before they can put a bullet in his head. Not having a clue where to go, he runs to Saul's flat, where he proceeds to tell him the whole story. He then realises he's screwed up big-time, not only was he spotted, but he threw his roach on the floor before he drove off. Normally this would be no big deal, but Dale was smoking Pineapple Express, a extremely rare type of marijuana which has only been supplied to one dealer in the area... Saul. Knowing the trail will soon lead to them, the guys take off, and here begins the hilarity.

Just to make things worse, they're not only wanted for witnessing the murder, they've also become stuck in the middle of a drug war between two gangs. Deeply in trouble and with nowhere to turn, the guys get deeper and deeper into trouble, culminating in an explosive ending.

This is a great film. I wasn't too impressed to start, the opening sequence was a little dull and pointless, and it turned me off to the film originally. But once the action really started it soon changed my mind. It was a laugh a minute film which should do quite well given the company it keeps (i.e. the other films by the same people). Other than the rubbish beginning and slightly anti-climactic ending, this is a must-watch film.

Disappointing
Twice now I've seen this movie and I can't get past the fact that being stoned and talking about weed just isn't funny. Not on it's own. Someone ought to have told that to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, writers of the much funnier Superbad. What I see here is a pair of writers (and in Rogen, an already established bona fide star) following through with what they openly admit was a joke idea into an underwhelming and unsatisfying film. I use those words because almost every comedy thus far from the Apatow Express (how I loathe myself for saying that) has been exceptional entertainment, from the glorious heights of Superbad to the (relative) lows of Talladega Nights, and as such, I expected so much more from this.

Pineapple Express' problem is that its an indulgence; a weak idea propped up by a great deal of often hilarious dialogue, but no real plot to speak of. I mean, it has one, but its pants. It just meanders aimlessly and ends up in a barn which explodes. Watching the start of the film (with the first instance of pot non-humour coming from the usually dependable Bill Hader) there's no logical way you could have seen that coming.

Another in a now-long line of films that permit Rogen and buddies to fool around improvising on set, this time it doesn't work as well. A main problem is, like I said before, the stoner issue. I don't know if this kind of thing would make you laugh if you were one, but for the rest of us the first 25 minutes of this film are an almost unbearable watch, a life-to-screen translation of several inane conversations the writers are sure to have thought funny enough to put in a Hollywood picture. Quality control, please. The film's climax, in which it delves inexplicably into action territory, is also a weak point. The mid section however has a lot of what you pay to see; great lines, total idiots and James Franco driving a car with his foot through a window.

James Franco. Heterosexual males, it's fine to be gay for the 2 hours this film lasts. He's a gem. Franco + comedy = bliss. Not one line he has in this film didn't have me smile, at least. His crying on the swing is about the funniest thing of last year.

But when it's all said and done, particularly after the final scene, the whole thing just seems to be utterly pointless. Why did it happen? What's changed? Why does Saul like Dale at all if he's such a jerk? And he is, no doubt about it. Not questions I regularly ask of a film, but this one leaves me feeling empty. The kind of disc I'll stick on and flick through, but maybe not a film I'll watch all of again for quite some time.

Extras provide the usual; making of, a stunt featurette, the 'Line-o-rama' (always a joy) and several alternate scenes. Worth an extra few quid, as you'll get more laughs for your buck.