Super High Me (2007)

A Major Disappointment

A different way of telling a story

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Being about a comedian, this is seriously funny. I will admit, I was moderately high the entire time I watched this. It only makes all the comedy that much better. There's a lot of California history that was interesting to look back on as we struggle, in 2016, against California cities trying to ban all forms of personal marijuana. I laughed a lot, and wished it was slightly longer. Yep, I wished a documentary was longer! Seriously though, it is well told and there is a lot of information presented. Also, as someone who only got into marijuana (and was formerly against it) as the result of a medical diagnosis, this helped me accept the marijuana a little more.

the main character seems to have some kind of depression problem. he is not motivated, has hardly an intellect, and half-asses his efforts the entire time throughout the movie. okay, i like to smok, a lot, but this movie was really a waste of time. the main character is such a slob lookin kind of guy, and he acts like a slob too. i am upset to see this man representing how good weed can be, or how it doesn't screw you up when you smoke, cause he looks blazed a lot. also, he is so damn boring, i can't remember his name, the is NO co-star or anything like that, and the movie has no direction. you would think if someone was serious about making a movie to sway public opinion, this would be kept off the shelves. on the plus side, you might get a few laughs in, as i did, but overall, wow. pretty much a waste of time.

I had seen Super High Me on the shelves of my local video store but never would have rented it. I mean it is one of those movies that you can look at the cover and know exactly what you're in for and I'm not big on pot and I think something like this is just dumb. So why did I end up seeing it? Well it premiered on Netflix and I guess I had nothing better to do and thought I would give it a chance but it provided exactly what I thought. In all honestly it wasn't quite the complete waste that I thought it would be. I guess I have to give some credit to film maker, star, writer and comic Brian Unger for at least trying to work in some actual information and documentary worthy information by tackling the legalization and distribution of pot in California but I really don't thin anyone is going to come away from this educated or feel any differently about pot if you like it or hate. Work in some dirty comedy routines with a lot of four letter words and I think stoners will love the movie but the average movie watcher will groan and be done with the whole thing in the first 15 minutes. While Unger touches on the medical side effects of what he's doing he hardly makes it known because clearly as a stoner he supports pot and legalization and everything he is doing. He spends more time finding different ways to smoke it and promote it. The film is watchable if not just barely and I hope we don't have to sit through anything else he does and I hope the film's namesake Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) sues him for taking a truly great film and turning it into stoner trash. Skip this unless you're high and wanna giggle like Beavis and Butthead. 5/10

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