 What Marijuana Month movie would be complete without a 'Cheech & Chong' movie? Lucky for my Catching Up list, there is was two yet for me to see. I landed on 'Nice Dreams', though, deciding to save 'Get Out of My Room' as an Under the Radar review later on.
Cheech & Chong are something of an acquired taste when it comes to their humor. A lot of it is really strange and out there, and this particular title kind of takes the cake on the matter. But as a fan, I can't deny that it offered a lot of laughs, and I'm happy to say that I was able to just enjoy it for what it was - a stoner flick featuring the most famous pair of stoners in cinematic history. You just have to take these movies with a grain of salt. To give some idea of their fan base, their most famous movie, 'Up in Smoke' has a mere 38% on Rotten Tomatoes according to the critics, but the audience gives it a shiny 83%. These movies could be lumped in with 'Lebowski' in the sense that to the right audience, it's a great time, but some people just don't understand the appeal. And that's fine, to each their own. I guess I'm just trying to say, don't be shocked that I'm about to give this a good rating. I'm looking at this as a fan of the duo, and not just another critic. Onto the actual review, a quick explanation of the plot. Cheech & Chong start a new business, selling their product from an Ice Cream truck. The herb they're selling is stolen from their friend Weird Jimmy, who experiments with his plantation, creating strange strands. Meanwhile, Sgt. Stedanko (Stacy Keach, reprising his role from 'Up in Smoke') is hot on their tails again. The pair is tricked into selling some of their product to Stedanko's team, and upon Stedanjo sampling it behind everyone's back, a very strange side effect begins to occur, and that's where the movie gets super weird. But for as weird as it gets, it doesn't suck out the enjoyment of the film. For my money, I would place this one on the higher end of their movies. It gets goofy, but I can't deny that it offered me up a few genuine laughs, a lot of the time due to it's overall randomness. For example, one of the funniest things in this movie is Paul Reubens making a cameo as a mentally disturbed coke addict. And that scene's not the last you see of him, either. So, if you like these two everlasting stoners and haven't checked out this title yet, I recommend it. All I'd say is just to be forewarned that this is about as warped as it gets with a 'Cheech & Chong' title, which is saying a lot. 4/5
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