first the similarities between me and bobby and the main characters made the movie probably a bit more just for us than most.  since i complain about staying out too late because of my parents, my friends ragged on me for being as uptight as harold, who is an investment banker, not far from where i'm probably going to end up.  bobby, an indian, is somewhat more nonchalant about things like kumar, a genius who doesn't want to go to medical school.  though the characters are a bit more extreme than our respective characters, this was what made us able to relate to them.  ie whenever there was a critical scene, like harold acting like a complete newb with maria, or kumar's dad giving kumar a speech, we could only sit back and feel the injustice given on the respective heroes.

i mean come on, how much more similar was it when harold was like, i raise you 500 fries on those 20 burgers.  they even put a POKER reference in there for crying out loud.  i even drive a toyota camry to work...same color.  so off the bat, the movie 'really hit the spot' with me and bobby.

the movie moves at a relatively fast pace and doesn't leave any time for boredom.  some scenes were a bit too unbelievable and stupid, ie they ride a cheetah in one scene, but there would always be more scenes later on that made up for those small but excuseable moments.  there were so many points where you just had to think, man that is such JUSTICE, when the main characters vanquished their antagonists.  while the premise, characters high needing to go to white castle to satisfying a crave for food, is a bit simple, the screenwriters make it smart and hilarious.

while disguised as a brain dead stoner comedy, the movie's protagonists are actually very sharp and the humor is cleverly retarded, instead of retardedly retarded.  when i saw the preview, i had to admit it looked like it was going to be the stupidest film, but afterwards, i was filled with a wow, that was a fantastic movie feeling.  the movie presents the view of everyday asian people living in america, which isn't very prevelant in today's culture.  it makes fun of asians, makes fun of blacks, makes fun of whites, and makes fun of whites making fun of asians.  a line i loved was when kumar goes, "thank you come again!"

and come on, how could you NOT like a film where the asian guy gets the hot white girl at the end.

but yea, can't wait for the sequel if they make one...they definitely leave it open for it...heh

if you're asian american, i would HIGHLY recommend this film...i'd say it's the first film since the matrix that made me think, wow justice."