While watching Dude, Where's My Car?, I was reminded of other great, but totally stupid movies such as Dumb and Dumber, Wayne's World, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, and even a little bit of Jim Varney's classic Ernest character came shining through. I don't quite know what it is about these types of movies, but the are so extraordinarily stupid that they are outright hilarious.

Despite the fact that the movie lacked any sort of a plot, premise, or story, and contained no action, suspense, or drama of any kind, it is a voracious comedy that should leave you laughing for hours on end. Don't get me wrong now, it's unique sense of humor will be lost to a lot of people, and they will wonder why they ever wasted an hour and a half of their life to watch it... This movie reaches out to that niche in our society that likes to bask in a little pure, mindless stupidity.

We start off with Jesse (Ashton Kutcher) and Chester (Seann William Scott), two "stoners" who wake up, whacked out of their gourd, who have no memory of what they did the previous day. It just so happens to be their twin girlfriends' anniversary today, and the girls are totally unhappy with the condition there house was left in after Jesse and Chester supposedly threw a party there last night. Jesse and Chester have no recollection at all of the party, but vaguely remember having anniversary presents for the girls in Jesse's car.

Here comes the fun part. They go outside to hop in the car and go to the girls' house, and the car is missing. "Dude, where's my car?" "Dude, where's your car?" They don't know, they must have been really wasted. All they know for sure, is that there is a lifetime's supply of pudding in their fridge and cupboards and they can't remember a thing.

As the movie plays out, they run into even more unbelievable people and find out they have done even more outrageous things. We meet a transsexual stripper, a group of alien "hot chicks", a silly Hindu man with a pot smoking dog, and a group of pathetic, bubble wrapped nerds, who think Jesse and Chester have a device called The Continuum Transfunctioner, which could either allow them to travel through space or destroy the universe.

A lot of the truly strange things that happen in this movie, for some reason or other, you can see coming. While that should detract from the comedy, it actually makes it even more funny somehow. I found myself snickering at things before they happened, and when they did happen, breaking out into hysterical laughter.

The DVD features a sharp, clear picture, with vibrant colors. The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio was pretty average, but did a good job playing the the movie's mainstream alternative rock soundtrack. Extras include some funny commentary by Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, and director Danny Leiner, as well as a behind the scenes feature and several extended scenes. Grand Theft Auto's music video for Stoopid A** is also included.



Recommended:
Yes

Viewing Format: DVD
Video Occasion: Fit for Friday Evening
Suitability For Children: Suitable for Children Age 13 and Older