good back-story, and good acting

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The first must-see film of the year.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

"Nice Dreams" is the third Cheech and Chong film and it has the same formula as their other films:1. Two stoners live a nearly pointless life.2. The comedy is juvenile, best suited to teenage boys.And that's about it. The plot of this film is boring. It feels more like a string of bad jokes. I happen to like Cheech and Chong, but this film is uninspired. Much of it feels like there is no script. Paul Reubens--who can be hilarious--even comes across as boring in this film.The film also contains some insensitive moments, for example the comedy that centers on cocaine use and the scene about the woman who falls asleep just before having sex with Cheech.

Strange this was released during the Reagan era (1981-1989). But I digress, "Nice Dreams" explores the fundamentals of counterculture, as it is plotted very tightly as the previous installments "Up In Smoke", but not as continual as "Still Smokin" and "Next Movie". "Nice Dreams" has a familiar story that is like a trend in the Cheech and Chong franchise. The slackers receive a huge fortune selling their dope and with the sudden twist, they eventually lose it all. Along their journey, they confront bizarre situations and people which include a pot-smoking Pee-Wee Herman, Sandra Bernhard and Dr. Timothy Leary.Not every gag is delivered coherently. But the awkward dope jokes don't come to the point that will make you cringe or purposefully just show up without warning. Sure Tommy Chong is no Martin Scorsese, but he does enlighten us with scenes that are fresh and risk-taking in attempt and effort. Such memorable scenes include a nude Cheech clinging onto an elevator exterior, Cheech swimming in pool of marijuana joints, and Stacey Keach slowly transforming into a lizard was taken to an artistic intention that was impressive.The plot and the structure were simple in premise, but what carries "Nice Dreams" are the dopeheads meandering casually through a cannabis farm. They chime and chat about random mindless bunk while the wonderful sounds of country-rock is heard in the apropos background. Unlike the other Cheech and Chong movies where drugs and dope are ugly this one marvels at the serenity of marijuana fields, in spite of the clichéd setting of the movie in the rural area of Southern California. Though I was a very young boy in 1981, but there were a lot of growing concerns at the time, here we see a duo of slackers who felt to just live the life, oblivious to what was happening at the time.

***POSSIBLE SPOILERS***Nice Dreams a follow-up to the very entertaining and funny pothead movie Up in smoke. This doesn't come near the whacky-tobaccy entertaining original. The script is riddled with flaws and it's hard as hell to keep track of the story. Cheech & Chong are still hilarious in some scenes, even though they can become somewhat annoying at times. The movie's also seriously bizarre in some aspects. What's with the end of it anyway? I couldn't figure out much of it.I'm not sure if this is one of those movies that requires the viewer to be high to enjoy them, and I'm not aiming at finding out either.Overall this is strange movie and it should only apply to those who're already hooked on Cheech & Chong. Anyone else would probably do good to stay well clear and go rent "Up in smoke" if they're desperate for spaced-out, ganja humor.

This movie was pretty good. Cheech and Chong come back with another episode of hilarious pot comedy, this time they are marijuana sellers dealing their product out of the back of their "ice cream truck" that they drive around. A major pot grower asks them to babysit his greenhouse for him, so they do, and they steal most of his incredibly-potent pot (garbage bags full of it!) and sell most of it, making a fortune. One minute they are selling pot, the next they are in a restaurant meeting wacky and zany characters, including a mysterious woman who falls in love with them and a crazy young man who introduces them to coke ("Can we buy some of that, man?"). This is a very funny and entertaining film and I don't know why it got such a low user-rating. I still thought this was funnier than Up In Smoke, but it isn't as famous. Feel free to email me with any questions or comments.