Call it odd, call it a sales pitch, call it funny as hell. “Begley’s Best” follows Pineapple Express actor and southern California’s King of Green, Ed Begley, as he hawks his environmentally safe cleaning supplies around L.A. No kidding, this is a real brand. He’s so enthusiastic it’s ridiculous. The sole reason he runs this small business is because he neglected to read the part of the contract saying he was buying drums of chemicals to bottle them himself. I guess some stoners watching the DVD are environmentalists too and will spring for his cleaner.
Lastly, check out “Table Read” for videotaped readings of two scenes. One is the scene where Dale and Saul break up after the police chase sequence. Notice sometimes the best ideas don’t materialize on the first read through. A couple great lines about monkeys being out of the bottle and Pandora’s Box are missing at this point. "Underwater GPS" is an aborted action scene with Dale and the Asians.
Unfortunately there apparently weren’t that many deleted scenes or funny lines worth saving from the trash bin. We get the full version of the diner scene conclusion, which is hilarious, but how come no extra Danny McBride lines? According to the director, he had hardly any scripted dialogue. Oh well, the other features make up for a lack of extra comic riffs.
The DVD creators could have ended the special features at 19 and had a well-packed set with an awesome commentary track. But they kept going and stashed Easter eggs. Notice I said eggs plural. Find them by clicking the pictures on the menu screens that change color. Check everywhere on disc two, and I mean everywhere. Watching the Pineapple Express 2-Disc Special edition, you’ll wonder where the bottom is to this goodie bag.
Grade: A-
EXTRAS
Disc 1:
- Theatrical and Extended Versions of the Film
- Commentary with Filmmakers and Cast
- Extended and Alternate Scenes
- Gag Reel
- The Making of Pineapple Express
- Deleted Scenes
- More Extended and Alternate Scenes
- The Action of Pineapple Express
- Phone Booth
- Line-O-Rama
- Direct-O-Rama
- Item 9
- Saul’s Apartment
- Raw Footage
- Begley’s Best
- Red and Jessica’s Guide to Marriage
- Injury Report
- Stuntmaster Ken
- Rehersal Footage
- First Table Read
- Comic-Con Panel
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