Reefer Madness

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Par H @Parhwy Jun 7 Reefer Madness (1938) is a 65-minute-long US drama I saw on Plex in June 2026. Propaganda. Poorly dramatized propaganda against marijuana. Potentially deliberately misleading propaganda against marijuana. Begins as a fictional lecture to parents then flashbacks to dramatisation. I felt the intent to protect people from death and crimes ok however they presented marijuana as worse than heroin and yet the actors looked like they were on meth, and drive like it too. The acting, sets, cinematography, editing… are all poor, well beneath melodrama. The director lacks self-awareness because they use a hallucination trope… in a scene where the character is sober (it was an artistic use). The lower-teeth mouth of Dr Carrol is unnerving. One thing stood out: the reefer pianist in the club – reminded me of Michael Richard’s Kramer from Seinfeld. Rewatch? No. Recommend? No. 1/10. See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Apr 4 Watching this in 2026... weird and lame. Very bad acting, story, and everything else. I wasted my time. You shouldn't either. See more nick s @Nick_S 11/15/2023 Presumably well intentioned, this almost comical movie - meant to be some kind of lesson about drugs - has few redeeming qualities. See more Corocote L @CapMo 10/03/2023 Very entertaining as a historical drama of anti-cannabis paranoid propaganda. The acting and writing are so over the top hilarious that the film undercuts it's intended cautionary message by portraying the prohibitionists as befuddled clueless dopes. Even better if you smoke one before watching. See more Laura L @RT04191135 06/17/2023 I think this movie is a piece of art that had a purpose that it clearly stated in the prologue: to invite people to think about marijuana consumption and to raise awareness about the consequences drug consumption has on one's brain, on the one side, and the consequences drug addiction has on society, on the other side. I understand that this movie is played over and over in different US establishments ever since for information and education. Consequently, it is watched, spoken about, analyzed, etc. and, from this point of view, the movie team reached its educational purpose through the cinema art more than they probably expected. Furthermore, the cast played well the symptoms of marijuana addiction as described in the prologue: sudden bursts into hysterical laughter, dysfunctional logic, etc. - but that's because despite cinema's technological progress, one thing has always stayed constant and fascinating: actors' talent. See more CodyZamboni @CodyZamboni 04/17/2023 Movie is boring, tedious, and no where near bad funny, just lousy. See more Read all reviews

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