Review: Pineapple Express (Part II)
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Review: Pineapple Express (Part II)
Author: wincestuouslove
Summary: To review the movie in an homoerotic aspect.
Hence, to disprove the term "bromance" -- a common misconceived description on the nature of the relationship -- between the two main characters, Dale and Saul.
In this part, the feeling goes mutual.
A/N: Let's continue the "love story" of him and his drug dealer.
To read the entire review in Part I.
Dale: Is it Working? I can't feel it. I can't feel you. Wait, I feel it. I feel it. Yes, okay. Okay.
Saul: Okay. Okay.
Dale: I'm gonna save you, man.
Saul: Yeah. Yeah.
Dale: Let me save you.
Saul: Save me, Dale.
Dale: It's not Working. We gotta change angles. We gotta get more leverage-y. Okay. Okay, that's good. That's good.
Dale: Get your hands up on it. There we go. All right. All right.
Saul: Yeah. Okay.
Dale: Yes. Yes.
Saul: Okay.
Dale: I'm gonna save you, man. I'm gonna save you. You're my best friend, man.
Saul: Yeah, see? It's not working.
Dale: Let me use my... I'll use my mouth. Finish it off with my mouth, pal. Let's go. Come on. Let's go. *grunts* Harder.
From one-sided crush to mutual love
Dale: In the woods, I gave you my jacket. You were cold and I clothed you.
Saul: How about in the park when I said that you were my friend? You didn't say anything back.
Dale: Well, that's easy. It's because we're not friends. You are my drug dealer. There's one reason we know each other. I like the drugs you sell. That's it. If you didn't sell those drugs, I would have no idea who you were...and I would be fantastic right now. Instead of looking like this!
[pause]
Dale: That sounded mean. Just hearing it sounded mean. I didn't mean to say...
Saul: It's out. Monkey's out of the bottle, man.
Dale: What? That's not even an expression.
Saul: Pandora doesn't go back in the box. He only comes out.
Dale: I'm sorry, man. Look... What are you doing?
Saul: Here. *throwing money at Dale* Have a nice last meal.
Dale: Come on, man. Don't do that.
Saul: *throwing charges on the floor* Why don't you supersize it, bitch? *walks away*
Dale: I'm sorry, man. Look, come back. I didn't mean that.
Dale picks up a toy from a trash can. Any significant of such act? such scene?
Toy: I love you. Do you love me?
Angie: *in the phone* Hello? Dale?
Dale: *crying* It is Dale. Angie, I'm calling because I love you more than anything in the world... and I wanna let you know I'll do anything to make it work. I'll do anything. I've had a near-death experience, and when that happens... you can prioritize your life, and you are it, okay? So please just take me back, please. I love you.
Angie: I love you.
Dale: Yeah?
Angie: I just don't wanna lose you, Dale. We were driving away from the house and I just kept thinking... I don't know. I just... I wanna marry you.
Dale: I made a mistake.
Angie: What do you mean?
Dale: I've...
Angie: What?
Dale: I'm just processing that last bit. You wanna... Oh, fuck.
Angie: What?
Dale: I don't know. I realize now that if you would take me back...then you are very naive and immature. You don't see what a fuck-up I am. I'm in no shape to be dated by anyone.
Angie: You're the one that's immature.
Dale: I'm not immature. You're immature. I am somewhat immature, but you're more immature. I'm older.
Angie: Just because you're older. I lost my virginity when I was 14 years old.
Dale: Really?
Angie: How many girls have you slept with?
Dale: Like, two and a half.
Angie: Two and a half? What is a half? Your hand?
Dale: No, it was the tip or I dipped a ball in. I can't remember why. I remember thinking, "This doesn't count as a full point." If I said three, I'd feel like a liar. I was drunk.
Angie: Screw you. Get me out of this room.
Dale: I will, and that's the last you'll ever hear from me, okay?
Dale immediately searches for Saul after hanging up the phone.
When he finds out that Saul has been caught by the bad guys, he attemps to rescue him but fails.
Dale: Saul.
Saul: Dale.
Dale: Yes.
Saul: What did you do, rat me out? Is that what you did, you bastard?
Dale: No, man.
Saul: Yes.
Dale: I'm here to save you.
Saul: No. You just got caught too. And I'm gonna die in here with some asshole.
Dale: Okay, you know what? I deserved that. I'll take that because I have been an asshole, man. This whole thing is my fault. I ruined your life. Okay? And I know there's no way... to make that up to you except by saving your life. So that's What I came here to do. I'm here to save my best friend. Because that's what you are. You're my best friend.
Saul: You're a mean jerk.
Dale: I was mean. I was mean because, I think... I didn't want you to be my best friend. I didn't wanna think that that's what my life was. Now I realize I'm lucky to have you as my best friend. You're the best guy I know.
Saul: BFFF.
Dale: Best fucking friends forever, man. Seriously.
Saul: All right. Give me a hug.
Dale: Yeah. Okay. Thanks, man. I'm so sorry about everything.
Saul: Oh, I'm such a dick.
Dale: Okay. I'm gonna get us out.
Saul: No, you're not, but it's okay.
Dale: These guys are gonna fucking kill us. We gotta get out of here.
Saul: I know. They are.
Dale: Yes. Okay. I got an idea. I got an idea. My belt buckle. My belt buckle. Right here. Okay? Rub your wrists against my belt buckle. That'll do it.
During 1999 to 2000, both James Franco and Seth Rogen were starring at a TV-series called Freaks and Geeks, which has been cancelled after only one season.
Eleven years later, Seth gave this speech while presenting the Outstanding Performance Award in the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards to his former co-star and now BFFF:
Seth: First thing I thought about James when I met him on Freaks and Geeks: ‘I’d fuck the shit out of this guy!’
Is it the reason of Seth to design the "bell-buckle scene"?
After the show, James made this interview:
James: An interviewer told me that Seth told them that when he worked with me on ‘Freaks and Geeks’, it was the first time he could think about having sex with a man. I felt the same way, except he was underage, so…”
You know, James? Seth is an adult now.
To read the entire review in Part III.
Credit to
Pineapple Express Screencaps on Fanpop for the screencaps
Drew's Script-O-Rama for the transcript
murtyeah, lawyerupasshole, scofielding, tomstlh, sogold, per-manent, fghtffyrdmnzz, sookeh, among with other equally talented artists @ tumblr for the gifs