Dorkgasm Gonzo Is God

            The Summer blockbuster season has arrived with a sonic boom. Marvel Comics’ Iron Man makes his CGI-tastic debut in this opening volley from Hollywood. Fans of the comic will be pleased, I think, and popcorn eaters the world over will rejoice in this new breed of super, but not too fanciful, hero. Be warned, it is next to impossible to review this film properly without spoilers, so stop reading if you want to be surprised.

            When Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) came on the scene in 2004, it was like the stoner-comedy had come full circle to 1978. Gen-Xers finally had protagonists they could identify with, and they came in a multicultural, totally un-PC packaging. The film had little to say beyond showing that stereotypes of race or economic status where completely baseless. In Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, our plucky, pot-smoking heroes do more to show the ridiculousness of post 9/11 racism and still keep us rolling in the aisles.