The Pineapple Express looks pretty awesome, but let’s be honest. The last thing a decent stoner wants to do is leave the house and go out to the movies. It’s just too risky and takes too much damn effort. That’s why DVD is such a better option for the stoner lifestyle. Unfortunately, it’ll be a few months before Pineapple expresses its way to DVD, and you want to watch a movie tonight.

That’s why we’re offering a stoner substitute Double Feature for the weekend, aided by CB’s stoner movie expert, Mack Rawden, who was also a big part of our Top 5 Stoner Movies list we put out a few months ago. Watch this weekend’s double feature in good conscience that what you do in the privacy of your home can stay in the privacy of your home, and Pineapple Express will be available on DVD soon enough.



Knocked Up

I love Knocked Up for the heartfelt story about a guy finally realizing he has to become responsible and accept adulthood. Along that personal journey, however, is a hilarious amount of drug-induced humor, from misconceptions about conception through stupid stunts to foolish pranks on each other. Meanwhile, the whole time the group is attempting to support themselves with an idea that had long since been executed by someone else. The whole thing is just too hilarious and Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, and Martin Star do a fantastic job as the stoner crowd. With friends like these, who wouldn’t want to hang out and get stoned all the time? Of course, the movie also has that Pineapple connection with Seth Rogen starring and Judd Apatow behind the scenes, but you don’t really care about that, do you?




Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

The last of the Askewniverse flicks (forgot about Clerks II) is probably my least favorite, because it lacks the wisdom and insight into life that Kevin Smith’s other movies have. At the same time, it’s a great stoner action flick, possibly better than Pineapple Express, except for the fact that the lead characters aren’t stoned. Still, the adventures Kevin Smith puts his classic characters through are too enjoyable to completely turn my nose up at, including his parody of Scooby-Doo, his George Carlin hitchhiker, making fun of Ben Affleck’s love of prostitutes, and all of the tongue-in-cheek jokes that allow Smith to carry his own self-depricating humor into his movie. He issues no apologies, but isn’t afraid to mock himself at the same time.



Other stories to stay home for: Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Cheech & Chong: Up in Smoke, The Big Lebowski, Dazed & Confused, Half Baked, Super Troopers




Enjoy our Double Feature suggestions? and maybe we’ll use them in a future column.