#HAROLD AND KUMAR CHRISTMAS SERIES#

Reunited by a mysterious package that turns out to contain a magical spliff that burns down a beloved Christmas tree grown by Harold’s demanding father-in-law (Danny Trejo), the two come to grips with adulthood, impending fatherhood, and the importance of loyalty and selflessness via an adventure that revels in T&A-laced crassness, from a recurring gag about an infant getting stoned on a variety of drugs, to a Claymation sequence notable for its nudity and gore, to a so-dumb-it’s-funny phallic twist on A Christmas Story’s most famous scene. That endearing mood provides the feel-good emotional backbone for its heroes’ attempts at reconciliation after two estranged years apart, a rift caused by Harold’s decision to dispatch with childish drug use for a mature career and married life in the suburbs, and Kumar’s (Kal Penn) desire to remain a slovenly slacker doofus concerned only with getting high. Aside from an extremely timely intro in which Harold (John Cho), now a Wall Street exec, is accosted by angry protesters, this latest outing dispatches with Harold & Kumar Escape form Guantanamo Bay’s hot-button political ribbing in favor of out-and-out silliness buoyed by a holiday spirit of family and friendship unity.

#HAROLD AND KUMAR CHRISTMAS SERIES#

Penned with surrealist wit by series creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, and helmed with zany panache by director Todd Strauss-Schulson, this latest saga overflows with inspired craziness, doling out an all-night odyssey of sex-centric crises, death-defying conflicts, and Neal Patrick Harris-centered insanity with snowballing momentum, as bits pile on top of bits with intoxicating verve.

Getting toasted over an open joint is the catalyst for more madcap stoner mayhem in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, a threequel that, after two uneven predecessors, finally elevates its titular duo to the realm of ganja-comedy icons.

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