Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope

(2015)

A comedy film by Doug Benson (done at SDCC-2014)


Yes I am a fan of comic cons and a fan of Doug Benson's, so no surprise on my affirmative review. This is a comedy film.  There is no pretense towards winning an Oscar or for Sundance acceptance. There are only laughs. The editing is sharp, except for a few seconds of time in the men's room. The camera is not intrusive, just count the blurred faces! There is a part of the movie where a clueless local newsreader is standing in front of the con looking entirely out of his depth attempting to explain SDCC to viewers. This news person asks Doug to prove that he is a comedian by "telling a joke". Funny is relative, taste is varied and "jokes" can actually take more than a few seconds to be "set up". While Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope will probably not win over the uninitiated (aka un-Doug Benson informed), it is very funny.  I wish there was more contact with con-goers, but this is a comedy film not an archival one on cosplayers.  Just sit back, do not judge, be amused and be sure to carry extra cash to bail out your pedi-cab driver whenever you are at a con.