Super High Me (2007)

A semi-spoof documentary of Super Size Me, which explores a similar premise to the McDonald's movie, but exchanges burgers with 'medical' marijuana. The lead of this movie is the no2 cannabis comedian in the country - Gary Cohan. He goes through before and after tests, describes his ordeal and does stand-up in the meantime. Only three things really stand out in this movie: - the short presentation of the situation of medical marijuana in California, where federal law is raping state law and DEA is closing down and arresting legal medical marijuana stores; - the interesting observation that marijuana seems to have improved psychic abilities :); - the fact that the stand-up comic is way funnier on marijuana than off it...Apart from that the movie is rather a bore and you really feel that it is too long and unnecessary. I'll give you one thing - its absurd that McDonald's is legal, while marijuana is forbidden.

After being told to watch this by various of my stoner friends, i decided to watch it on youtube. This film is a joke turned documentary, a parody of Super Size Me but with cannabis instead of MC Donald's. What i expected was to watch this guy smoke tons of weed and cover subjects related to it, both of which are seldomely met. The truth is, Super High Me consists mostly of Doug Benson stand up act. So for the majority, we just get jokes about being high with a pointless celebrity appearance here and there, with very little concerning the legislation of cannabis. The main point is this, watching someone be sober for 30 days, then be stoned for 30 days, isn't exactly what i'd call entertainment or quality film-making.There's only about 3/4 tests. One for psychic ability (is there a point?), One for SAT scores, One for Sperm Count, and one for basic intelligence i guess you'd say. Each of these are covered with about 30-40 seconds of screen time, twice in the movie, so your obviously not getting a lot of information for the majority. This movie pretty much just glamorizes California throughout, cause thats the subject most covered. Yes they have dispendencys with different types of pot, yes they have DEA take downs, and yes they have medical mary jane. I covered that in a, probably grammar incorrect, sentence. Here, its covered for about 12-18 minutes, very boring. And for a movie called Super High Me, i expected to see way more usage. There's a surprising lack of content, and as i said before, the majority of the movie is his stand up act.The actual production is pretty limited. Basically a guy follows Doug around with a camera, not much else, no interview shots are planned or anything like a normal documentary, the only shot setups i really noticed are those of his stand up act, so pretty much its just a guy with a camera filming people talking. No questions are really asked, instead we just have stoners talking about gibberish regarding pot (Although that pot prince guy was pretty hilarious). The sound balance is uneven, at times music will play and render a speaker inaudible. The interviewees don't exactly have any significance, at one point one there is Brian Posehn, who just eats his burger, doesn't say crap, and the scene ends, and also one with his co-star Sarah Silverman, just taking some type of rip from some type of vaporizer, the guitarists of janes addiction is there playing some chords not saying a thing, the scene ends. This is pretty much proof that someone in the crew has to be sober for a movie to be good.So pretty much all you have here is stand up, which at times, is actually pretty funny. The actual focus of the documentary, isn't exactly 'focused'. Stoners just aren't that interesting, they smoke pot, and sit back and be lazy, thats about it. I'm a pothead who smokes pretty damn often, and i wasn't exactly impressed. Smoke a blunt and watch something a little bit more worthwhile like half baked or harold and kumar, this isn't really a entertaining or groundbreaking documentary. If your really interested in the effects and culture of cannabis, check out bbc's show Should I Smoke Dope, its pretty much what this should have been.

Yesterday, 2/27/2009, I was out with a buddy of mine getting his tattoo done. The artist who was doing the art work for him also did my retirement tattoo. Once "Mark" saw me he said, "HEY JOHN! HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MOVIE 'SUPER HIGH ME'??" I looked at it and said, "HELL KNOW! I DON'T WATCH CRAP LIKE THAT! WHY?" He said, "DUDE! THEY TALK ALL SORTS OF SH*T ABOUT YOU ON THIS MOVIE-THEY REALLY DON'T LIKE YOU!" I said, "what's it about???" Mark, the artist said, "it's about medical marijuana!" The other cops in the room with us started to laugh and scream, "That's the Officer Smith we know and love! He can put the fear of God in any thug and make a grown convict cry!!" Now, for all you viewers out in TV land, I have not seen the movie yet. However, for your info; I retired in Decemeber of 2006, after The City Doctors found out I broke my back on duty when I was stuck by a car chasing a gangster with a gun out on Victory Blvd-so I have really lost touch with the all the dopers in North Hollywood-I am kinda out of the loop on this.Prior to my retirement I was the cop in North Hollywood from LAPD who shut down and arrested many of the medical pot people in the Studio City and North Hollywood area of Los Angeles.NO! I DON'T SMOKE OR TAKE YOUR CRAP TO HELP WITH THE PAIN OF MY BROKEN BACK! I go to the gym and have recovered just fine and better now than I was when I was taking all your dope away and throwing you idiots in jail! DAMN THAT WAS FUN! Every now and then since I retired, I get a message from some LAPD Dope cop who see's my photo still posted on your web sites, posted in some pot store, or something run by the pot heads-these police officers all call to warn me for "officer safety" reasons. I joke with them and laugh like crazy at the whole thing.I just wanted to thank all my "Friends" in the medical pot business, AND THOSE WHO DID THIS MOVIE for all the added status you have given me before and now in my retirement!By doing this movie and posting my photo on line you keep my status as a LAPD COPPER alive and well! Things like this have really helped me out in since my retirement from the Los Angeles Police Department! I no longer live in California or Los Angeles for that fact I moved from that miserable state and city. I moved to a state/city where there is NO CHANCE of you setting up any of this crap; The Great State of-Texas! I took my pension (which is great by the way!) and all my income out of California and Los Angeles- too bad both are going broke! I'm living the good life these days! When I show photos from your pot clubs and movies like this to my new community and to law enforcement groups in Texas; they all shake their heads in disgust and say "NOT IN OUR STATE!" I have even gotten job offers to work in the law enforcement in Texas-THANKS SO MUCH! To bad your state and city are urban combat zones! I still think you are a bunch of dope dealers and scum bags however you can have that miserable state and City of Los Angeles-you dope dealers, that corrupt mayor, and corrupt LA city government all deserve each other! As for me; I am loving it!!! So if you ever make it to Texas-'SMILE! The eyes of Texas are upon you!!!" Who knows-it maybe me who puts your tail ends in jail again- for ol time sake! Retired Officer J. Smith Los Angeles Police Department-North Hollywood

For fans of Doug Benson's comedy, be it stand-up or "Best Week Ever", you'll get more out of this documentary on him as he goes 30 days with weed and 30 days without then other viewers. If one goes into the film expecting an intelligent documentary on the pros Vs. cons of weed you'll be vastly disappointed. One only needs to know that this was made 'in cahoots' (the film's words not mine) with 420 Partners Llc to know which side of the fence this film firmly sits on and thus skews the 'infomation' in that direction and to suit it's need. Propaganda in a way, not to say it's not (vaquely) entertaining in bits and pieces, it is. Just go into the film knowing that it's slanted and you'll be fine.My Grade: C-