I watched this after watching the first two parts and I thought that the wildness was lacking.Though the movie is good,the typical Harold and Kumar fun was slightly missing.I would have given it a 7/10 if that fun would have been there.The wildness is just decent according to the standards that the first two parts have set.Expected to be more of it but still a good movie to watch.

When A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas was originally released four years ago, I was kind of disappointed with it. Being a huge fan of the first movie and having enjoyed the second one well enough, I had surprisingly high hopes for this one given that it was an R-rated Christmas comedy, something that is not particularly common. Upon first viewing, I was left with the feeling that the movie was just more of the same. Harold has to stand up for himself again. Harold and Kumar get chased again by guys who are after them. Harold and Kumar run into Neil Patrick Harris again. I laughed enough, but I didn't think the film was anywhere near as funny or fresh as the first two.Having now seen the movie a few more times since,I can't say that all the repetition bothers me anymore. Yes, some of the repetition is obvious and unnecessary, but not nearly to the degree of 90% of other sequels. Truly, the one real major story problem in the movie is that for a film with Harold & Kumar in the title, the duo spends a bit too much time apart in the first act. The focus on Harold and Kumar's new friends is a little frustrating at times, especially considering how the characters seem to be written with the purpose of being intentionally annoying. When Harold and Kumar do finally reunite, the film really picks up speed, and remains quite consistently entertaining throughout with lots of memorable moments. Some of the highlights of the highlights include Jake Johnson as Jesus, the claymation freak-out sequence, and any scene with Wafflebot, maybe one of the dumbest yet funniest things ever captured on film. There's such a great energy to the proceedings that even when a scene isn't laugh-out-loud hilarious, it's always pleasant/enjoyable to watch.One of the more interesting aspects of the Harold and Kumar trilogy is the different tones of each movie. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, despite featuring a scene in which the title characters ride a cheetah, was somewhat grounded in the real world for most of its running time. Harold & Kumar Escape Guantanmo Bay was pretty much a full-blown cartoon, and over-the-top to a fault. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas has perhaps the most interesting tone of the trilogy. The film takes Harold and Kumar's friendship seriously with real heart, yet there are fantastical elements, such the inclusion of Santa in the finale. Despite all the raunchiness and occasional comic gore, the film genuinely seems to capture the tone of an old holiday special, one that is definitely not for children. The tone of this movie alone makes it fairly unique as I can't think of any other comedy with a similar feeling.Obviously one of the main selling point was that it was originally presented in 3D. There are few comedies that are in 3D, and I must admit that the 3D was the best part of seeing the film in theaters. The filmmakers had a blast making fun of the gimmick of 3D while exploiting its very nature. Some of this is quite funny. The Bobby Lee scene alone always makes me laugh more than it probably should. Occasionally though, the 3D technique comes off as distracting at times when watched in standard format. This doesn't destroy any scenes entirely, but it does stick out like a sore thumb on a handful of occasions. The overall film itself at least has a distinct visual style even without the 3D aspect, which also helps gives the stoner sequel more atmosphere than the lowbrow material probably deserves.I highly doubt there will ever been another Harold & Kumar flick as John Cho and Kal Penn are both probably too old to play these characters, not that such a fact would stop me from wanting to see a fourth installment. Cho and Penn have made Harold & Kumar the best comedic duo of the modern era. As a final chapter for the characters, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas is a satisfying conclusion, and is the most memorable Christmas comedy of the past decade. 7/10

Everyone's favourite stoned morons return for a third round of mayhem in A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas. John Cho and Kal Penn just never seem to tire of these two lovable idiots, and as long as the hilarious dynamic of their friendship and increasingly funny antics stick around, neither will I. I actually found this one the most enjoyable of the three flicks, and tied with the second one for the funniest. It's insanely colourful, populated by weird and wonderful actors I wouldn't have thought to see in these movies. Harold, that lucky dog, is tying the knot with his sexy girlfriend Maria (Paula Garces) and couldn't be happier. There's just one problem: her vivacious Latin clan, led by blustering Mr. Perez (Danny Trejo, amusingly more at home in silly comedy than his usual brand of pulpy action) who doesn't like Harold one bit. When Kumar burns down the beloved Perez Christmas tree with a lit joint, he and Harold are propelled on a whacky adventure throughout New York City to find another one, and get into as much trouble as humanly possible. They get a three year old girl high on both weed and coke, get on the wrong side of ruthless Eastern European gangster Sergei Katsov (Elias Koteas has to be seen to be believed), encounter Santa himself (a scuzzy Richard Rhiele), star in their own drug fuelled stop motion version of their lives and barge into a magnificent Christmas special film set, starring you guessed, Neil Patrick Harris, who has a ball with his most disgusting antics of these movies thus far. A fun, dirty, wicked little Christmas romp as experienced by its perpetually ripped protagonists, who provide much of its deranged charm. Watch out for cameos including RZA, Patton Oswalt and an adorably perverted robot that serves waffles.

The film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle deservedly became a cult classic in 2003, because besides its references to the "stoner" culture and the irreverent humor, there was a solid basis of sincere friendship which humanized the main characters, and avoided them to become simple caricatures making stupidities under the influence of marijuana (among other drugs). And on top of that, the chemistry between actors Kal Penn and John Cho was absolutely perfect. The sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay was moderately entertaining but mediocre, because its disproportionate and surrealistic humor ended up sacrificing the dynamic between the main characters. So, I had low expectations before watching A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, because its trailers suggested a repetition of the febrile and unbridled style of the second film, instead of the "character comedy" from the first one. Fortunately, that expectation ended up being only partially true, so I ended up enjoying this third movie more than Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, but less than Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.The screenplay of A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas attempts to gradually increment the level of the main characters' adventures in order to bring some rhythm to the narrative, but when we lead to the cameo of Jesus Christ and Santa Claus' surgery, it's already too late to ask for any coherence or realism. However, co-screenwriters Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Scholssberg made the good decision of basing all those ridiculous things on the existing relationship between Harold and Kumar, something which brings a human touch to their vulgar adventures. Leaving the most absurd moments aside, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas rounds on the re-discovery of an abandoned friendship, and in that aspect, Cho and Penn took their performances seriously. In other words, what I liked the most in this movie was the honest expression of loyalty and friendship between the main characters.The irreverent and politically incorrect humor is exactly what we can expect in a Harold and Kumar movie, so in order not to ruin the best moments of A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, I will mention that I approximately laughed 20% of the times, I smiled a 50%, and the remaining 30% produced a slight irritation on me. Something which starts well but ends up tiring a little bit is the satire of the 3D format...even though some of those jokes would have worked better watching it in the cinema. Anyway, I can give a moderate recommendation to A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas because it managed to keep me entertained, even though I would have preferred less surrealism, less exaggeration and more humor based on the interaction between the main characters.