Straight-laced nerd Alistair moves into a college dorm with hardcore marijuana users, who order an old giant bong that proves to have strange magical powers, which sends people to a bizarre drugged-out alternate realm from which there is no easy escape.
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Pretty Good
The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Stoners certainly have been fodder for many jokes when it comes to comedy. And this movie keeps up the tradition, with an appropriately laid back feel to it. It takes a while to get where it's going, and, truth be told, it gets tiresome at points, but does redeem itself by generating some genuine chuckles. Straight laced college student Alistair (David Weidoff) moves in with a trio of stoners, one of whom purchases a bong from a seller in High Times, a bong that turns out to be an ancient, evil entity (voiced with relish by Michelle Mais) determined to put the whole human race in a permanent stupor. It's up to Alistair to make the world safe for people who want the freedom to get stoned if and when they want. Sometimes this movie falls flat, but it definitely has its moments, too. A distinct goof ball vibe and an overall likability make it passable enough. It ain't no "Up in Smoke", but it ain't so bad, either. It's got frequent scene transitions that give it the feel of a TV show, which is silly but hard to dislike. It really hits its stride with the arrival of the perfectly cast Tommy Chong, as Jimbo, the previous owner of the bong (the thing was sold without his knowledge) who knows the dangers of the object. The young cast is amiable enough; female co-stars Robin Sydney as Luann and Kristyn Green as Janet make for fine eye candy, and in fact there's a fair amount of bare female flesh for fans, with some notable designer bras. There are special guest appearances from the likes of Phil Fondacaro (a Full Moon veteran), Tim Thomerson, once again essaying the role of Jack Deth (uttering the immortal line "Dry hair is for squids."), and Bill Moseley, but these guys are seen so briefly one will likely wish the filmmakers gave them more to do. (The Gingerdead Man makes a cameo as well!) Still, this is an engaging enough comedy - modest, to be sure - but easy to take and pretty innocuous in the end. Six out of 10.
The only thing that i got out of this movie is wishing that i could give it a negative rating. This movie had absolutely no plot line behind it and in fact was an awful movie. The bad acting didn't quite help the movie out either. The fact that the movie seemed horrible i still gave it the benefit of the doubt and continued to watch it.This seeming to be a low budget filmed progressed horribly. The fact after the college boys entered into the bong were eaten alive by the strippers bras that were plastic look shark animals made the movie even worse. It makes you think why would the boys even buy the bong in the first place when the dead owner even said it was possessed? Don't waste your time unless you like movies like this.
Straight-laced nerd Alistair (an engagingly geeky portrayal by David Weidorff) moves into a college dorm with hardcore stoners Larnell (likable John Patrick Jordan), Brett (a nicely jerky Brian Lloyd), and Bachman (amiable Mitch Eakins). Brett orders a mysterious giant old bong named Eebee (voiced with sassy aplomb by Michele Mais) with strange magical powers that causes any person who smokes it to become trapped in a bizarre drugged-out alternate realm from which there is no easy escape. Director Charles Band, working from a blithely absurd and inane script by August White, does a solid job of creating a winningly breezy'n'easy laid-back vibe which gives this picture a certain pleasingly light and frothy buzz. The strip club fantasy set pieces deliver a sizable serving of tasty gratuitous female nudity. The crude special effects are appropriately trippy and outlandish. The cast have a ball with the cheerfully asinine material: Weirdorff makes for an appealing hero, Jordan, Lloyd, and Eakins are all suitably spaced-out as the heavy duty marijuana users, Tommy Chong contributes an excellent turn as sage pothead Jimbo Leary, and both Robin Sydney as the snarky Luann and Kristyn Green as the sweet Janet are sexy and attractive. Popping up in nifty bits are Phil Fondacaro, Tim Thomerson (in a cool cameo as his immortal Jack Deth character), and Bill Moseley. Mac Ahlberg's garish cinematography gives the movie a neat bright look and boasts plenty of snazzy psychedelic scene transitions. The groovy chilling soundtrack hits the get-down funky-digging spot. Good dippy fun.
Unique venture from Charles Band's Wizard Entertainment and directed by Band himself. The tale of a bunch of drug taking dudes getting hold of a bong that takes them to a weird 'Bong World' is imaginative but poorly plotted and quite tiresome. Cast is good, especially Robin Sydney and Kristyn Green as the female leads. Cameos link to other Full Moon films, Jack Deth finds himself lost in Bong World but fails to achieve any Trancing. Ugly doll from 'Doll Graveyard' pops up (kinda literally) and Gingerdead Man (here voiced by John Carl Buechler). Little Phil (as in Fondacaro) seems to be looking for vampires again and Bill Moseley poddles around looking lost. I suspect Tommy Chong was cast because of the obvious rhyming promotional abilities with him on board. Given little to do, he is (cue joke drugs reference) wasted. Not really a horror or Sci Fi, this is just another Pauly Shore film without Shore and with a vague aspect of what usually makes Full Moon films work. Witless, Charmless and Irritating in equal measures - almost sad to watch because of it.