By: MattInRC
Here's why Cheech & Chong were funny 30 years ago, but not today.
In every way possible, Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie feels more like a rehash of old shtick than a solidified comeback. In fact, that's all it really is, matched up with some simply-drawn cartoon characters who talk about getting stoned at a drive-in movie theater. That already dates the material to those of us who can remember when three channels ruled the airwaves. I've never heard of an act using their old recordings to freshen up their classic material, but we see it here, and it doesn't seem to work..
And while it looks pretty good - thanks to a clean 1080p MPEG/AVC transfer - and sounds ok courtesy of a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, there's just nothing that's funny about it. Had we seen this 30 years ago, before Jay and Silent Bob owned that piece of stoner territory, we might have laughed a lot longer. The three audio commentaries will be insightful for longtime fans, but the new and curious would better off simply purchasing a couple of their albums and enjoying the ride. That is, if you cared at all about Cheech & Chong when they were actually good - otherwise, I would skip this release entirely.
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