Super High Me (2007) User Reviews

Pass the lip balm, man.

[ElijahCSkuggs · 7/10 · 6 June 2008]

Doug Benson, a stand-up comic you may know from VH1, got the idea to make a documentary about himself smoking weed for 30 days. Ya know, just like Morgan Spurlock from Super-size Me where he ate McDonald's for 30 straight days. This has got to be one of the coolest ideas for a documentary in the history of documentaries. It was a pretty interesting flick, but unfortunately from a person who makes people laugh for a living, not very funny.

The flick starts off with Doug not smoking for 30 days and then once that 30 day sequence ends he begins to smoke constantly for the next 30 days. With each sequence he's subject to a bunch of tests, from taking the SATs to a psychic test. Also, he doesn't quit his day job while he's making the film. You get to see him perform his acts when he has them booked, high or not.

Doug Benson, is a pretty good comic. He has his own slightly flamboyant, immature style, that he's got down pretty well. He made me smile a few times and possibly giggle once or twice, but none of it was really that funny. He talks about pot, about how it's cool and he misses it, and that's about it. But if you're a fan of Doug's or stand up comedy, you should definitely find this flick funny. The two funniest scenes for me was when he wasn't on stage telling jokes, but when one of the producers was making a mess of Doug's apartment because of his butter fingers. And a fart gag with some tuba's was nice.

Doug, even before he began this little experiment, was a pot-head. There's no doubt about it. And this is what makes the whole process not so intriguing. If you know a seasoned burn-out, you know they tend to just get stoned. They can easily be high in almost any situation. If Doug wasn't such a pot-head, it would have been much more entertaining. Morgan Spurlock was a very healthy person, so eating McDonald's nonstop would have drastic affects. But since Doug is a pot-head in real-life this little 30 day bender isn't really anything too amazing to watch. He's such a veteran smoker that he doesn't exhibit any humorous side-effects. You don't see him paranoid, see him geek-out in a laughing fit, seeing him cough his brains out etc. etc. Pretty much all the things that's made any Cheech and Chong flick incredibly funny. But I do thank him for being a pot-head, if he wasn't this movie probably would never have been made.

Super High Me, was a cool documentary that gave some neat information concerning California laws, the history on Marijuana Dispensaries in California, and how many types of ways you can actually get high by THC. Lip balm. Believe it.

I firmly believe that if Doug wasn't a seasoned smoker this film would have been much more funny. If you've seen one glassy-eyed pot-head you've seen them all, and unfortunately his smoking didn't help make his stand-up act any funnier either. Then again, maybe I'm to blame. Maybe I need to lighten up and just light one up.

Benson goes to Pot (again)

[emshon · 5/10 · 16 March 2008]

AUSTIN/SXSW – "High Times Magazine" named Doug Benson as the second-ranked pot comic in the nation a few years ago. Benson must have decided not to settle for anything less than the top spot, because although the magazine hasn't since repeated their ranking, the frequently-stoned funnyman has gone out and made an entire movie about his life-long love affair with marijuana.

"Super High Me" started out as a joke—part of Benson's stand up routine. Riffing off Morgan Spurlock's documentary "Super Size Me," in which that filmmaker documented the effects of eating nothing but McDonalds fast food for thirty days in a row, Benson wondered what would happen to his health if he smoked pot non-stop for thirty days straight. As he joked with the packed SXSW crowd following the film's screening, the experiment wouldn't be too far removed from what he was doing already.

Let the experiment begin.

Just to make sure that everything was as scientifically pure as could be expected in such a dubious experiment, Benson goes clean and sober for a month. He has doctors check his general health and memory while he does the temporary rehab. Then it's thirty days of non-stop tokage (Benson has a prescription, so he's not really breaking any laws here). Bemused doctors monitor Benson's health throughout his "ordeal." He ends up gaining weight and his lung capacity goes down, but his intelligence scores and sperm count go way up. I think that it's safe to say that neither Benson, nor the audience learn anything notable about marijuana use from "Super High Me."

But that's not the point. "Super High Me" works simply because Benson is a very funny dude, stoned or not. The film works as an amusing experiment, made all the more enjoyable by Benson's funny observations, and an occasional bon mot by his semi-famous comedian friends. The pro-marijuana crowd at SXSW was thrilled by the film's wit. Naturally, more conservative audiences won't be quite as amused.

"Super High Me" does eschew humor at the end and somewhat awkwardly looks into the conflict between California and Federal laws regarding marijuana. The issue is too serious to merge with the rest of the film's humor, but not given enough weight within the film to serve as an effective rallying cry for the audience. Who knows? Perhaps Benson needs to make a sequel to give the issue its full due. As it stands, the film can't seem to decide if it wants to be an all-out comedy or a critique of US drug policy. It tries to do both and only partially succeed.

The bottom line is that "Super High Me" is still a lot of fun, particularly if you see it with the right crowd. Benson knows that finding the right audience is half the battle, and since he admits that many of his fans will be too stoned to go to the theater, he is offering to ship a DVD copy of the film to anybody who will set up a screening in their city. You can get all the details at www.superhighmemovie.com.

Mildly informative, mildly funny

[p-stepien · 5/10 · 16 March 2010]

A semi-spoof documentary of Super Size Me, which explores a similar premise to the McDonald's movie, but exchanges burgers with 'medical' marijuana. The lead of this movie is the no2 cannabis comedian in the country - Gary Cohan. He goes through before and after tests, describes his ordeal and does stand-up in the meantime.

Only three things really stand out in this movie: - the short presentation of the situation of medical marijuana in California, where federal law is raping state law and DEA is closing down and arresting legal medical marijuana stores; - the interesting observation that marijuana seems to have improved psychic abilities :); - the fact that the stand-up comic is way funnier on marijuana than off it...

Apart from that the movie is rather a bore and you really feel that it is too long and unnecessary. I'll give you one thing - its absurd that McDonald's is legal, while marijuana is forbidden.

not as good as Super Size Me

[historyrules · 6/10 · 13 September 2008]

Super High Me aspires to be the "Super Size Me" of pot smoking, instead of eating McDonald's or fast food for a month. The basic premise of the film is that Doug Benson, the narrator/main character, a self-described pothead, will not smoke marijuana for 30 days, then smoke it near constantly for 30 days.

Unfortunately, Super High Me is not as good as Super Size Me. Super High Me lacks the witty humor and flow of Super Size Me. It contains basically no evidence of a "pro-pot" or "anti-pot" nature. It leaves the viewer somewhat confused, especially in the second half once Benson begins smoking pot heavily.

Overall, I'd recommend Super Size Me far more than Super High Me.

Funny insight

[chrislamprecht · 7/10 · 16 April 2010]

This is a tough one... I feel we would have had a very complete informative, plus comical ride if the guy had not actually smoked but stuck with the vaporizing. Smoking, correct me if I am wrong here, smoking anything, can not be good for that soft tissue structure that are the lungs! He could have tackled two birds with one stone in this even more so, if he cut out smoking because then, we have a better picture of the effects of THC...

Very good idea for documentary - would be interesting to see more tests on this topic, to open it up a bit more. Is a tough one though because it is really recreationally widespread that sometimes the mecidinal side is over-shadowed. Maybe some more seriousness would make it more of a documentary than this - but boy was it a good watch - stoner or non stoner, this has it's comedy about it.

Interesting, but not outstanding

[The-Sarkologist · 7/10 · 6 September 2021]

What it quite ironic about this film is that a lot of films are based either on a book, a previous film, or an original script - this one was based on a joke. So, the comedian Doug Benson, at one of his shows, is joking about Super-Size Me and he suggests that he goes and smokes marijuana for thirty days straight. Well, the director approaches him and suggests that he do just that, though the catch is that he needs to spend thirty days cold turkey before hand, namely so that they can perform some medical tests.

Like, honestly, smoking marijuana for thirty days straight is nothing where quite a few people are concerned. In fact, it is also the case that they wake up, smoke marijuana, and continue smoking throughout the day - yeah, that isn't a problem, so I'm not quite sure what the challenge is. Then again, it no doubt has a lot to do with the fact that in part this film is a parody of Supersize me.

Actually, one of the things that I noticed was that a bulk of the film was just Benson telling jokes, though he does travel around to parts of the United States visiting other places where medicinal marijuana is a thing, as well as traveling up to Canada. In fact, it pretty much explores the how medicinal marijuana operates within California and other states. Actually, I have to admit that this whole medicinal marijuana seems to be a bit of a farce considering that the dispensaries sell you the stuff to smoke - that is sort of counter productive in more ways than one. On the other hand, it is probably quite easy to actually get a prescription for marijuana in California, so in a way it is just another step towards legalisation.

This is actually what is problematic though - it is still illegal federally, so there seems to be the constant tussle between the state and federal laws. While the shops are legal, and registered, businesses in California, the DEA doesn't recognise the laws, and as such will still go in and shut them down, and not only that but they will take the patient lists, and of course confiscate a lot of other things as well, and no doubt that is met with quite a lot of protests.

However, as a film, it isn't as great as some of the other documentaries that I have seen, though it does shine a light on a different aspect of California, something that I've never consider in the State, namely how it had changed once the laws regarding Medicinal Marijuana, and now recreational use, were passed. In a way that culture seemed to be more at home in Amsterdam as opposed to the United States. It is also interesting to see how California, and smoking Marijuana, seem to get well together.

Then again, there is San Francisco, so I guess my previous statements were somewhat irrelevant.

However, it wasn't a bad film, though it didn't feel as polished as some of the other ones that I've seen. Then again, it was based on a joke.

a novel idea, but quite a big fail by the producers

[goatsrrunnin · 3/10 · 10 May 2013]

the main character seems to have some kind of depression problem. he is not motivated, has hardly an intellect, and half-asses his efforts the entire time throughout the movie. okay, i like to smok, a lot, but this movie was really a waste of time. the main character is such a slob lookin kind of guy, and he acts like a slob too. i am upset to see this man representing how good weed can be, or how it doesn't screw you up when you smoke, cause he looks blazed a lot. also, he is so damn boring, i can't remember his name, the is NO co-star or anything like that, and the movie has no direction. you would think if someone was serious about making a movie to sway public opinion, this would be kept off the shelves. on the plus side, you might get a few laughs in, as i did, but overall, wow. pretty much a waste of time.

I think some of these comments are missing the point, maybe.

[ocelotfilm-2 · 9/10 · 11 March 2008]

While I agree that this is not the most political nor the most medically conclusive of documentaries, it seems to me that this misses the whole point of what the filmmakers were trying to do. There is no need for another "Grass" type documentary -- as that one already exists. Super High Me is a comedy first and a documentary second. And that's OK. More than OK, it might even be better, because it has the potential (since it is funny and entertaining as well as informative) to reach a wider audience and make more people aware of the entire medical marijuana issue, the existence of 'dispensaries' in California and the conflict between state and federal laws.

So is there another more activist documentary to be made about medical marijuana? Sure. But it would probably be boring and no one would really go see it. (Kinda like the fate of "Grass" for example.) This one is fun AND informative. And it will probably do very well and get more people talking about the issues, even more than if it were a "real" documentary.

A really fun watch

[themovieguy-02393 · 7/10 · 16 October 2020]

There's something about comedic documentaries that I really enjoy. It's a sub-genre that I wish had more films in it. Sometimes if you want something funny and authentic these types of films can really hit the spot.

Not revolutionary but this film was fun!

This man didn't deserve to smoke that weed.

[thejamesatron · 1/10 · 6 May 2012]

So when flicking through Netflix a title like this would usually catch ones (red)eye. I fancy watching something weed related and I've seen How High countless times already. I presumed that this documentary would be interesting, factual and funny. It turns out I was very wrong. Firstly I have to question his integrity to even host such a "Documentary". I don't think there is any true stoner out there who will ever look worried at the "challenge" of smoking weed for 30 days solid. For a lot of people smoking reefer all day is just a way of life. I'm pretty sure that this guy wasn't even inhaling when toking either. Secondly the kinds of questions such an idea could raise are intriguing and probably in someway useful, but the closest he ever really gets to any kind of research is a few short term memory tests. Cannabis is a subject that could be talked about for hours with much depth and with some entertainment but this "Documentary" really seems like a guy who has found a niche market and is trying to exploit it to increase his demographic by filling it with his stand-up. His stand up is a completely different conversation that I'm not even going to get into. Let's just say I chuckled barely a few times at best. If anything I just sat there and felt angry that this man has more weed than me and it is clearly wasted on him. To summarize, I should've watched How High.

You wanna get high?

[pmdawn · 8/10 · 20 April 2008]

It's 4/20 and I couldn't have found a more appropriate date to watch this movie. It stars comedian Doug Benson, who I knew from The Marijuana-Logues.

As Benson describes in the beginning of the film, the basic premise is like the one in "Super Size Me", but with pot instead of McDonald's.

He goes through 30 days of "detox" only to spend another 30 days smoking marijuana non-stop. He has 'tests' done, interviews a bunch of other comedians and his stand-up routines all intertwined with the 'experiment'. This makes for a nice, light-hearted, fun movie. There's offensive language, but it's what you'd expect from stand-up comedians.

Stoners will certainly find something to enjoy here. And although this movie is a comedy and Doug claims he just wants to get stoned, there are a few key moments in the film that show people who actually need medical marijuana and the ridiculous state of affairs in which the DEA violates state laws and makes things difficult for folks that are in pain - these moments are intense and sad. One can only hope this will change in the near future.

Had this movie turned into a more political direction, it would be deserving of a much higher mark, in my opinion. As it stands, it's a nice and funny movie about pot and I'm glad I had the chance to watch this today and celebrate.

Peace out, 8/10

Decent, but not really worth the time.

[Tab132 · 5/10 · 29 August 2009]

After being told to watch this by various of my stoner friends, i decided to watch it on youtube. This film is a joke turned documentary, a parody of Super Size Me but with cannabis instead of MC Donald's. What i expected was to watch this guy smoke tons of weed and cover subjects related to it, both of which are seldomely met. The truth is, Super High Me consists mostly of Doug Benson stand up act. So for the majority, we just get jokes about being high with a pointless celebrity appearance here and there, with very little concerning the legislation of cannabis. The main point is this, watching someone be sober for 30 days, then be stoned for 30 days, isn't exactly what i'd call entertainment or quality film-making.

There's only about 3/4 tests. One for psychic ability (is there a point?), One for SAT scores, One for Sperm Count, and one for basic intelligence i guess you'd say. Each of these are covered with about 30-40 seconds of screen time, twice in the movie, so your obviously not getting a lot of information for the majority. This movie pretty much just glamorizes California throughout, cause thats the subject most covered. Yes they have dispendencys with different types of pot, yes they have DEA take downs, and yes they have medical mary jane. I covered that in a, probably grammar incorrect, sentence. Here, its covered for about 12-18 minutes, very boring. And for a movie called Super High Me, i expected to see way more usage. There's a surprising lack of content, and as i said before, the majority of the movie is his stand up act.

The actual production is pretty limited. Basically a guy follows Doug around with a camera, not much else, no interview shots are planned or anything like a normal documentary, the only shot setups i really noticed are those of his stand up act, so pretty much its just a guy with a camera filming people talking. No questions are really asked, instead we just have stoners talking about gibberish regarding pot (Although that pot prince guy was pretty hilarious). The sound balance is uneven, at times music will play and render a speaker inaudible. The interviewees don't exactly have any significance, at one point one there is Brian Posehn, who just eats his burger, doesn't say crap, and the scene ends, and also one with his co-star Sarah Silverman, just taking some type of rip from some type of vaporizer, the guitarists of janes addiction is there playing some chords not saying a thing, the scene ends. This is pretty much proof that someone in the crew has to be sober for a movie to be good.

So pretty much all you have here is stand up, which at times, is actually pretty funny. The actual focus of the documentary, isn't exactly 'focused'. Stoners just aren't that interesting, they smoke pot, and sit back and be lazy, thats about it. I'm a pothead who smokes pretty damn often, and i wasn't exactly impressed. Smoke a blunt and watch something a little bit more worthwhile like half baked or harold and kumar, this isn't really a entertaining or groundbreaking documentary. If your really interested in the effects and culture of cannabis, check out bbc's show Should I Smoke Dope, its pretty much what this should have been.

Missed opportunity

[vixmcglynn · 4/10 · 28 February 2014]

I think this film had the potential to be far more interesting than it was. I don't smoke weed, but I AM interested in the long term damage that people might encounter and the negatives that do exist. It's basically a pro-marijuana film; devoid of balance, with a smattering of gags, and a little focus on the DEA and medical cannabis.

Boring and vapid. The narrative is weak and flaccid in parts. The gags felt like filler.

I guess you might enjoy it if you were high; but then I'd enjoy having a colonoscopy if I was high.

Don't waste your time if you're over the age of 18. It's just not clever nor funny.

Great fun with a serious side.

[Ithok1 · 10/10 · 6 June 2008]

Before saying anything about this movie let me say this. I do not smoke pot.

I rented this movie thinking oh great, a funny stand-up doing material and thats what it was. A stand-up, who got all his stand-up friends to do little interviews about smoking pot. I gotta say, was laughing like crazy through most of it. But mixed in, was a lot of serious opinion and anger about government control of pot and clashes between state and federal laws.

If you are looking for something truly scientific and credible, this isn't it. If you are looking for a good time and don't mind some opinions, I highly highly recommend this movie. Doug Benson is funny as are his friends who appear and even the studies are funny.

Watch it, enjoy it, don't take it seriously!

"4:20, 24/7, 30 Days"

[theinaniloquent · 2/10 · 27 March 2012]

Determined to find out the true effects of marijuana on the human body, stand-up comedian and former Stoner of the Year Doug Benson documents his experience avoiding pot for 30 days and then consuming massive amounts of the drug for 30 days.

This is my first review for a documentary, so I try to review it to the best of my ability... Documentaries, by my understanding, are supposed to inform you of a situation, while showing multiple examples of it. By seeing the plot, I actually would find this an interesting film, as I would have no idea what would happen to this guy. Super Size Me was informational, and showed what happened to a guy who ate McDonald's for 30 days straight. With marijuana, the outcome would be most interesting, especially how the drug is considered the safest. By the end of the film, he literally had no affects from it and the film ending with him standing on stage, admitting he wanted to smoke another. That's how bad the film was, and I rated it one higher just because I found the guy pretty funny.. I don't recommend. 2/10.

Fun, wholesome film

[mospeedracer02 · 8/10 · 8 May 2008]

This film is a lighthearted, funny, and wholesome presentation of (1) the conflict between state medical marijuana laws and federal anti-drug laws, and (2) the evidence that marijuana can't do you much harm. If you are steeped in cannabis culture or follow legal developments concerning medical marijuana, none of the information will be new to you. You already know that the war on drugs is out of step with the science about cannabis use, and you know the current state of the law affecting medical dispensaries. Benson is likable and wholesome, and the movie is pleasant and funny. Because the movie is not dense or righteous, it has the capacity to reach interested folks who aren't already in the know and don't want to hear a rant about legalization.

A Confused, Muddled, Political Film on Mariuana

[JustCuriosity · 5/10 · 8 March 2008]

I saw this film in its Regional Premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. The point of the film seems to be to openly steal Morgan Spurlock's 30-Day premise from Super Size Me and apply to stoner comedian Doug Benson being stoned for 30 days. It lacks the originality of Spurlock's premise. For one, many people spend every day stoned and the affects are well-known. I agree with their premise that that they want to show that marijuana doesn't do much harm to human health and therefore should be legalized. But if this is the best they can do, it should perhaps offer some caution about the degree to which marijuana effects cognitive thinking skills and behavior. While it is a funny film at times, it adds little to the political debate - unlike the Spurlock film - and doesn't really offer anything new or interesting.

As the filmmakers (including Benson and director Blieden) volunteered during their Q & A after the film, they really didn't know what sort of film they wanted to make. Did they want to tell of Benson's humorous 30-day stoned journey? Did they want to make a political film about the dispute between state and federal authorities on Marijuana legalization in California? Or did they want to make a club film about Benson's comedy act during the period of his 30-day experiment? They couldn't really decide, so they combined all three efforts and the film shows that lack of a clear direction.

Also, they throw in all of these cameos with Benson's comedian buddies that add almost nothing to the film. Incidentally, their 10th amendment Constitutional arguments are poorly presented since there is a long tradition of Federal legal supremacy based on Article 4, section 2 of the Constitution which has been the basis of America's Federal system of government for centuries.

So it is good for a few laughs and its own political diatribe, but it could have been much better. One of the best points that they make is that medical marijuana is, in many cases, an excuse for recreational drug usage. They imply that it is sort of farce and real debate should be over the legalization of recreational use. If we want to have that debate, let's find better film makers and other advocates to make that argument, because this barely qualifies as a political documentary. I recommend the film "Grass" which is a much better film and presents a fascinating history of the prohibition of marijuana in the U.S.

Minimally entertaining, utterly unscientific

[pyx · 3/10 · 23 June 2008]

I watched this so-called documentary in the hope that it would shed some light on the true effects of marijuana, even just on one man. However, the whole experiment was so lacking in empirical evidence, meaningful scientific controls, or detail about the exact nature of what Doug Benson was smoking, or in what quantities, as to be worthless.

The fact that Doug Benson only gave up pot for a month before starting the experiment all-but invalidated the results, especially as the man spent most of his life until that point, out of his head.

The ultimate misleading conclusion of this documentary seemed to be that pot only diminishes one's mathematical abilities, but otherwise, the effects are all positive. What seemed to be ironically ignored, especially by Doug Benson, was that he spent the entire movie in a droopy eyed, slightly slurred state of very mild stupor, that may feel great to him, but is very uncomfortable to those around him.

It was interesting that known marijuana problems, such as paranoia were barely touched upon, and even examinations of respiratory risks were restricted to measurement of lung capacity, with no discussion of whether marijuana presents a greater or lesser risk than tobacco to lung cancer.

The sad thing is, this documentary could have been a great opportunity to educate about any benefits or hazards connected to marijuana usage, but instead it was just a pathetic excuse for a self-avowed stoner to go on the ultimate bender.

Self-indulgent rubbish.

Great Movie!

[the_greekcanadian · 10/10 · 7 September 2008]

I think this movie did an absolutely AMAZING job and portraying a well rounded idea for educated and non educated people on the topic of Medical marijuana..WHICH IS ALL MARYJUANA ON ALL PEOPLE..

Considering an unmistakable amount of health benefits of Medical marijuana are for psycho-somatic DIS-EASES. Which I feel confident are the cause for over 95% of the most common dis-seases.

Anyway Very Informative, But a the same time, Absolutely hilarious! Such a Creative and unique sense of humor! Very Quick styled. Intelligent jokes as well with a lot of Great speeches along the way by Wisely chosen interviewees. ( if thats a word)hahah.. (the people getting interviewed).

Actually..im still kinda high..and well...This is the first time I've written a comment on any movie...And please understand the magnitude of that statement. I have over 700 gigs of movies and documentaries in storage space. 95% are docs. And THIS is the first movie that created the atmosphere along with some good white widow from Amsterdam for me to receive the intuition and create the motivation to Find the understanding and the potential benefits of WRITING A Comment FOR A MOVIE!!!

HAHA Very long sentence. I paused the movie over 50 times to listen to jokes twice. Along with Writing down over 1000 words about names, statements, ideas, and understanding received directly from the heavens above and below.

Anyway...GREAT MOVIE! ID WATCH IT AGAIN. WITH SOME CHOSEN INTELLECTUAL.......Smokers. haha..no..but seriously.. By the end of the movie...they well all be smokers.

-PEACE AND LOVE-

-- Joan Bello's --- "THE BENIFITS OF MARIJUANA: -physical, psychological and spiritual -"

Not really a documentary

[MDBum · 3/10 · 23 July 2008]

For Starters, this should be called "The Benson Standup while high" comedy routine. Literally 80% of this film is just him performing stand up with poor lighting in various clubs across the U.S., talking about how he is or how great it is to be high. It's one thing to have a serious discussion about the effects of marijuana, but its completely pointless to hear some stoner talk about how high he is and how great he feels. All it does is further validate the stereotype that many people who smoke pot just bores everyone else with various uninteresting stories about how high they were in situations which they vaguely remember. Additionally, when the entire comedic material is about smoking, it gets old. Chapelle or another comedian wouldn't be very funny if their entire routine was based on one subject either.

There is more scientific research found in a 7th grade science fair project than this farcical attempt at a "scientific" experiment about smoking marijuana. One of the stronger parts of the film was the discussion of medicinal marijuana and its effects, particularly among seriously ill patients, but that was short lived, as the "documentary" quickly cut to yet ANOTHER dimly lit stand up routine.

"Super Size Me" was interesting but the downfall in that documentary was that the result of eating fast food everyday for a month was hardly surprising or controversial, making the movie a foregone conclusion before it even began. Benson had an opportunity to tackle a serious and controversial subject that is hardly settled, sprinkled with moments of hilarity. Benson should have used his comedy routines as a crutch, not as a pillar, using it now and then to provide some levity to the film. Instead, what we got was some stoner who had a little too much financial backing, advertising his own stand up routine. The contribution this film gave toward the debate of smoking marijuana is basically unchartable. I would expect high school stoners to put together a more insightful and scientific project than this.

However, Benson really gave away his lack of commitment to a real project on smoking marijuana, as at one point in the film he states something along the lines of "I'm not really into the whole activist marijuana thing, I just wanna smoke". I only wish that this was shown in a trailer, so I could have gotten at least one red flag that this film wasn't going to be very good.

JustCurious is JustMistaken

[insidmal · 8/10 · 3 December 2008]

I wanted to comment on JustCurious' review when he stated "But if this is the best they can do, it should perhaps offer some caution about the degree to which marijuana effects cognitive thinking skills and behavior." I would like to remind JustCurious that in this film the tests (SAT & Psychic Test) are actually performed BETTER under the influence of marijuana then the same test taken without the influence. He did slightly lower on memory tests, but was still above average rating.

Might also throw in there that this movie is available for instant watching on Netflix.

I found this movie very informative and educational, it started a bit slow and dry but by the end if it I had a more solid feel of what the truths and fallacies were with marijuana. It's pretty enlightening to see the plight and struggle of medical marijuana activists and people who try to provide the service despite the attempts to foil them lead by the DEA.

for fans of Doug's comedy only

[movieman_kev · 4/10 · 29 December 2008]

For fans of Doug Benson's comedy, be it stand-up or "Best Week Ever", you'll get more out of this documentary on him as he goes 30 days with weed and 30 days without then other viewers. If one goes into the film expecting an intelligent documentary on the pros Vs. cons of weed you'll be vastly disappointed. One only needs to know that this was made 'in cahoots' (the film's words not mine) with 420 Partners Llc to know which side of the fence this film firmly sits on and thus skews the 'infomation' in that direction and to suit it's need. Propaganda in a way, not to say it's not (vaquely) entertaining in bits and pieces, it is. Just go into the film knowing that it's slanted and you'll be fine.

My Grade: C-

Sad, pathetic etc.

[poodlefaker · 1/10 · 13 June 2009]

This is a film about a man devoid of talent. An artificial high times muppet desperately trying to be cool. Anybody and everybody should express themselves as they see fit. That said, this dull idiotic apple tastes way too bitter. Let's promote alcoholism and drug abuse yay! Cool! The dude 'aint cool with it - sad man. Nobody is after extended or even immediate use; those who claim otherwise are liars. Desperate folk in desperate times seeking hope and finding escape. Watch this movie to see how crap it is, and observe pineapple egg going all rotten and mistaken. Against the wall of medicine bursting clouds of ill regret and pips and seeds failing miserably to be real. Oh yeah! Macho Man Randy Savage let him rip it. Pigeon holes are cool.

Roll your own screening...

[valerie-185 · 8/10 · 8 May 2008]

While currently on the festival circuit, Super High Me will be allowing audiences to sign up for their own free screenings of the film on the official website (www.superhighmemovie.com) in an attempt to initiate a series of grassroots screening events across the country starting on April 20th.

If any of u get the chance to watch it make sure u check the special thanks list in the end credits for a funny easter egg. Super high me definitely sits among some of the best stoner movies, right beside...Half Baked, Dazed and Confused, and Harold and Kumar. If you don't get a chance to see it before the DVD release on June 17th definitely drop by the movie's site to get a free copy. Remember Cucumber, Boat, Wire

Mostly a one-sided PRO point of view !

[legentillucide · 4/10 · 23 June 2008]

Nietsche used to say that «To accept common morality (not humane ethics) is a condemnation of Life!»... Perhaps it all boils down to everything being «political». Or is it all a matter of time (and a lot of unnecessary suffering before our so-called civilized» societies liberate themselves from some still «primitive» or «middleageous» moralistic laws and mores. This being said, I admit that I would have wanted that movie to be much less of a kind of self-promoting views of a marijuana «affectionado» and a take-off on «Super Size Me». And, at the same token, a more «objective» (relatively speaking) rendering on that controversial subject : none of the possibly «negatives» aspects of pot use were pointed out. Doug Benson's whole movie «enterprise» and approach SEEMED rather sincere but very rarely subtle or funny -- not even in his stand-up comic scenes. They were often very crude with a strong tendency towards scatology («Is there an anal obsession hidden somewhere, dear Dr Freud» ?) even if I kind of like their very directness. To me -- on a more «superficial» note -- physically, I globally saw Benson as a slightly cross-eyed guy (with his left eye much more opened than his small left one !). Obviously intelligent, eloquent and quick-witted, alas he looked like an unattractive young man well on his way to a quickly advancing chubby side. Good try and better luck next time, Doug !