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Super High Me (2007)
This man didn't deserve to smoke that weed.
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.
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Don't let other peoples opinions stop you from watching this.
I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. I am often one for being irritated by inaccuracies and inconsistencies in films and television. Yes this film wasn't 100% viable or accurate to military protocol and yes there wasn't a big exciting Hollywood storyline, or whatever people are slating it for. But I think a lot of people are forgetting that fundamentally it is a film. It made me feel very tense, excited, empathetic, saddened and angry. Very rarely does a film make me feel such a wide variety of strong emotions. All of my (opposing) political views were put to one side and I felt a genuine, human connection with the characters. I find this film reminiscent of Jarhead but different enough to stand on it's own merits. As I said in the title of this review, don't let other peoples opinions stop you from watching this. Pull out your favourite chair, get some munch, a nice big drink, some smokes, turn off your phone and get fully immersed. I'm glad I didn't read any reviews on it first.