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Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay marks the triumphant return of these two hilarious, slacker anti-heroes. The movie stars John Cho as Harold and Kal Penn as Kumar, two stoners who can’t seem to get a break. Their last adventure found them traveling across country to find a White Castle hamburger in order to satisfy a weed-induced case of “the munchies.”

This time, the boys get themselves in trouble trying to sneak a bong on board a flight to Amsterdam. Now, being suspected of terrorism, they are forced to run from the law and try to find a way to prove their innocence. What follows is an irreverent and epic journey of deep thoughts, deeper inhaling and a wild trip around the world that is as “un-PC” as it gets.

This is an absolutely mindless movie not to be taken too seriously. If you can laugh at crude, stoner based toilet humor, then you will appreciate many of the moments throughout the movie. There is even bigger cameo performance by Neal Patrick Harris (as himself). He does however get blasted with a shotgun in this one … will he survive to appear in Harold and Kumar’s next adventure?

There is no stereotype or subject matter too taboo in “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.” So if you’re easily or even somewhat offended at the prospect of jokes about race, rampant xenophobia or even a cookout with the Ku Klux Klan, you might not appreciate the film’s decidedly anti-PC take on the world. For the rest of us, this is a wildly unapologetic comedy that will keep you thoroughly entertained and laughing right to the final credits.

Harold and Kumar” isn’t for the intellectual seeking a deeper meaning in their movie. It’s just dumb and goofy with a pair of stoners getting into one improbable situation after another and in this case, that’s all that’s needed for a funny, often hilarious film.

Rating: 4 out of 5 Tobasco Peppers for Ole Time Stoner, non PC humor

3 out of 5 Jalapenos for true movie value. Still worth seeing.