Grass (1999)

Wow! Such a good movie.

Did you people see the same film I saw?

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I highly recommend watching this documentary and think everyone in America should see it at least once. It keeps you glued to the screen throughout the entire film and uses interesting footage, music, interviews, and clips to tell the story. The scenes are gracefully intertwined with an almost ironic perspective. Before I saw Grass, I had no idea how marijuana became illegal. The story starts from the beginning, at the turn of the century, when Americans first were introduced to the herb unfortunately by the people that they were trying to drive out. After that it shows the American hysteria and hype, fueled by the government, gradually turning the American perspective of harmless weed into a nightmarish monster drug that some still have the view of. It is those people who need to see this documentary more than anyone!

This is a funny , tongue in cheek look at the American laws against marajuana and how naive authorities can be when it comes to drugs. The film is basically a look at old political rants and public imformation films on the evils of dope and how misguided they were and still are. There are some very funny clips such as the parents of a boy who is sent to prison for 50 years for possession of 1 ounce of grass who say" i'ts a little harsh"!!! There is nothing like a bit of understatement. Also the speech by Ronald Reagan who said "Marajuana causes insanity and memory loss"..well he should know all about that shouldn't he! I couldnt care less if it was legalised or not, im not in the habit of smoking subtances that make you lose control...i've got beer that can do that! If people want to have a joint , let them.Who are they harming?7 out of 10.

Documents, and mocks, anti-marijuana propaganda in America throughout this century. The most interesting thing to notice is how little resemblence the propaganda claims bore to reality, how inconsistent they were over time, and how they tried to associate marijuana to whatever the evil of the day was (communism, heroin).Watch this and then wonder why you believe what you believe.

I found this to be a lousy documentary. That despite the fact that I like Woody Harrelson and have been fascinated by our backwards-ass drug laws for a long time now.I do not smoke pot. Sure, I have (who hasn't?), but I did not enjoy it and prefer to be "in control".Still, the criminalization of marijuana makes me want fill my backyard with the damn plant in protest of such corrupt and unfounded domestic policy.Of course, we know why marijuana is illegal - partly because some folks like to regulate morality (the same ones pushing sodomy laws); but mostly because it benefits the powers that be. Such a large scale "war on drugs" stirs up the economy, politicians make money on kickbacks & organized crime has a field day! Meanwhile the drugs get more dangerous, the streets get more dangerous, and the Government gets richer while gradually breaking down our rights.That said, "Grass" doesn't paint the picture well. It relies too much on eye candy and distracting comic relief while it meanders around the juicy stuff - the criminalization of marijuana! I don't know why the filmmakers thought they needed to spice things up with cartoons, and an endless stream of old anti-drug reels (at first they are amusing but after a while it's just repetitive and detracts from the flow of things); the story itself is very intriguing & could have carried more screen time. Not only that, but some of the more interesting, deeper motives of the drug war are not explored whatsoever. It's a very superficial look at the drug war; only slightly informative and entertaining at times, but hardly what it could be. Perhaps your meant to watch it high, because clean & sober I found it boring and unfocused...