Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

WakenPayne I think in order for me to be in on the joke though, I should have seen the original Reefer Madness before diving straight into this musical parody. I hope with this and the Plan 9 remake that making mockeries or remakes of bad movies becomes a thing. Either way this is a really good comedic musical whether you've seen the original or not, all you need is a basic knowledge of why Reefer Madness still is made fun of today and you'll still laugh at it.The plot is that in the 1930's a local school holds a function for the adults of the community called "Tell Your Children" where the presenter (Alan Cumming) tells them of a drug menace which one single use would transform the child forever into maniacal sociopathic murderers and when they calm down they will stop at nothing to get their next fix... Marijuana. He tells of a story via film of how marijuana destroyed 2 lives beyond repair.The music is great in this movie. Usually one thing that happens with a comedic musical is that the jokes in the song are purely visual, meaning taken out of context the songs are serious or the jokes are usually in the dialogue, making the music just 3 minute breaks from something funny. At least that's in my experience. This is the first I've seen which actually has funny music in it. There's an entire song and dance number done by Jesus himself pressuring the lead into not using marijuana. Although my favourite song in the movie doesn't have that many jokes in it (Mary Jane/Mary Lane) the music alone is worth seeing the movie for. Even if it's for that song with zombies in it.Basically all I do have to say about the movie is that I did find the jokes hilarious and the music is pretty damn good. The acting is good in the sense that it's over-the-top and everything else just sets the mood for the 1930's that people wanted to see of the over the top outright sickening portrayal of it.At the end of the day, if you want a joking knock to a bad movie then I can't recommend this movie more, even if you haven't seen the original. It just ends up being a lot of fun at the end of the day and a really big knock to conservative propaganda. If any of this sounds like your thing then see it.

jsparacino This was the greatest spoof of musicals I ever saw. I am one of the few who liked Moulin Rouge because of its "Plan 9 from Outer Space" quality. The "narrator" played by Allen Cumming was like the narrator character in George of the Jungle; not just telling the facts but giving his opinions and effecting the story. In 1936 if the film had been made this way maybe more of a message would have been delivered. The original was silly and based on my times riding the school bus in High School obviously not based on actual observation of marijuana users. (NO, I AM NOT A USER AND NEVER HAVE BEEN) The film takes every stereotype of white America in the 1930's and uses it to the hilt. That poor Asian lady suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable when the "Fu Manchu" drug dealer gives Sally something for the baby was something the 1903's film makers wouldn't have even considered. One male chauvinist pig issue: Why didn't Ana Gastyer get undressed like the rest of the ladies?

Hastor I think that most people saying bad things about this movie must think it takes itself seriously, which says something about the people to begin with. If you know the original 1936 version, this movie is awesome, otherwise you'll likely be confused. It is a sarcastic version of the original film with some great campy music, with great choreography. The songs that have nothing to do with pot are some of the best. It may seem like it was convenient for rhyming purposes to call the love interest Mary Lane, yet that was her name in the 1936 version, long before they called pot Mary Jane. Just a great coincidence that made for great rhyming. The DVD includes the hour long 1936 movie, if you haven't seen it, watch it first. This really is a musical version of that same story, pot paranoia intact, as the original was misinformed scare tactics. Despite your stance on legalization, you can't deny that the original film grossly exaggerated the effects. One hit and people become killers and whores. The movie is first and foremost a goofy musical comedy though. If you are looking for a message you won't find one except maybe the fact that people used to believe anything they saw on film. Don't judge this movie without seeing the original though, and if you don't get a laugh out of the original, you wont out of this either. It is required viewing, so much that they included it on the DVD!

oneandonlyjt Even as I sat down to write this review, I had to remind myself I just saw a movie. Reefer Madness plays on screen so fresh as a stage performance, that I was immediately carried by smoke clouds into a theatre to watch this delightful play.The cast overacts every scene to sheer perfection, delivering every witty line of dialogue with enough power to make the audience laugh their high away. Speaking of dialogue, it is crisp and full of flavor. You get the sense that Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney tried to see who could make the other laugh the hardest while writing the play.The film stays mostly true to the original propaganda film that it is adapted from. Add in the catchy scores that stick with you long after the film and a few hilarious scenes, and you have the modern rendition: A group of teens fall into marijuana's trap in an over-the-top, colorful comedy that is so enjoyable, it is just as good the second and third times through.Personally, I am not a fan of musicals (Moulin Rouge being my rare exception), but after renting this movie, I have already begun my search on a way to purchase it. I could watch it routinely and never lose a moment of fun. And, No! You don't have to be high to like it.