When the first anyone ever saw of the trailer park boys debuted as an indie film in 1998, it was a cult comedy hit because it had a formula that worked and was funny - it was a show that constantly broke the 4th wall as a Mockumentary with characters that never changed over it's first few years....then the 2006 movie and season 7 happened. Gone were the cheap cameras. People don't even realize that a camera crew is following them. Trinity isn't a little 9-year old anymore. The show's swearing and blatant sexual innuendos got more & more frequent.

The 2008 special "Say goodnight to the bad guys" came out. it was OK. then the 2009 movie came out. it was OK. Now we have this movie. it was OK.

There's one problem. it wasn't laugh out loud funny enough. it had some moments involving Lahey & Randy in a gas station bathroom, Ricky's Rickyisms that never get old, but the show isn't what it used to be. and sometimes I kind of wish they'd just end the show entirely and look back on what was one of the funniest Canadian comedies ever made rather than trying to make something else up.

So in this one, Life for the boys is all but mixed. Ricky's got a great dope operation in the basement of a house, Julian's working on a plan to deliver urine (that's right, Urine) to Montreal, and Bubbles is struggling to make ends meet by delivering chicken and liquor to trailer park residents. When the word goes out that the Canadian government is about to legalize marijuana, one might think that would make the boys happy, as they can never go to jail again for possession or distribution of illegal narcotics...but if it does become legal, ricky can't sell his dope at the prices he does. So, with his beaten 1975 New Yorker with a blown transmission, He begins a trip down to Ottawa to protest against the government's plans.

Now while I might have criticised this movie, I'm not going to lie. I'm always going to be excited to hang out with the boys again. I'm looking forward to conflicts between lahey and ricky, Julian's odd schemes to make money, and the undeniable charm of bubbles.

Fans of the series, I encourage you to go see the film, You'll have a good time.

The Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It (2014): Dir: Mike Clattenburg / Cast: Rob Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth, Patrick Roach: Third in the popular comedies based on the Canadian TV program about three middle age males who live in a run down trailer park and sell marijuana for cash. This time out Ricky feels threatened when Canadian government holds a conference that could legalize marijuana and Ricky plans to trek to Ottawa because this could threaten his marijuana business he operates in his basement. Julian is involved in a hair brain scheme where he sells clean urine to those who need it for drug tests and he needs to transport a bunch of test tube urine samples to Montreal. Finally Bubbles receives notification that the parents he never knew had passed away and left him their home / bus in the middle of nowhere. John Dunsworth steals every scene he is in as Mr. Lahey who is out to frame Ricky for possession of cocaine but becomes hooked on the drug himself. He and shirtless Randy, played with disgusting perfection by Patrick Roach, follow the trio on their road trip where they further spiral down the delusional crash. Rob Wells, John Paul Tremblay and Mike Smith embody these roles to perfection and they're relatable despite antics and lifestyles that are hardly complimentary. The legalization of marijuana is something many would approve but Ricky presents arguments that can invade his methods of making a living. Fans of the show will enjoy this film otherwise it hardly advances or innovates past expectations. Score: 8 / 10

I really advice seeing the TV show first, before seeing this movie. It will not make much sense to you if you haven't saw ot. Directed & created by Mike Clattenburg and based off, the characters of his first two films, 1998's One Last Shot & 1999's Trailer Park Boys. The Canadian comedy mockumentary television series, with the same name of the 1999 film, focus on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The show became so popular for its mockumentary style comedy that other shows started to mirror their style such as the American improv cop comedy, Reno 911! (2003–2009) and the smart British office comedy, the office (2001-2003). Three movies were made to capitalize on the success of Trailer Park Boys show. The first one is 2006's The Trailer Park Boys the Movie. Follow by 2009's Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day and then 2014's Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It! One of the main things that make Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It, differ from the other films is how low budget, it was. In my opinion, most of this movie, could have play out as a 3 part episodes series of a season. There isn't much to look at. It's pretty plain. In my opinion, some of the season finales, were more epic that this film. It didn't felt like a movie. The crimes and stakes here are very weak and not "Greasy" enough, compare to the previous films. I was really hoping for something grand, like a heist scene. Instead, this movie, has Julian (John Paul Tremblay) devised a stupid scheme to get rich: where he's going to sell clean urine for drug testing. This entails driving a large quantity of pee to Montreal to sell to a buyer. Along, the way, Julian's best friend, Ricky (Robb Wells) recognizes that the Canadian government's plan to legalize marijuana might threatens his pot-selling business, so he wants to protest the bill in Ottawa. Last is the optically-challenged Bubbles (Mike Smith) whom has inherited a home and some land from his deceased parents and is eager to check it out. As the three make their journey, they are chased by their nemesis, trailer park manager Jim Lahey (John Dunsworth),and his perpetually-shirtless sidekick, Randy (Patrick Roach) looking for a way to send them to jail for good. I felt that the road trip plot was kinda a letdown. The story lines never came together in a really satisfying way. Nothing, really funny or entertaining, happens on the road trip. They don't meet, any strange new characters. They rarely get into any big funny criminal hijinks. Because of this, the pacing was a bit odd. It takes for the boys to even get started with road trip plot. It wasn't until 40 minutes in that they decide to leave Sunnyvale Trailer Park. While, the follows the same guild lines tropes of any of their season finale, with somebody getting arrested. The structure is poorly timed. It opens with a gloomy scene with everybody going to a funeral. In many ways, I thought this was the ending scene and the movie would flashback to the real beginning, and show the events that lead everybody meeting at the dump. Instead, the movie doesn't show, anything about it, and just tells us, on camera, that one of the characters has die in an off-camera explosion. I felt that this opening wasn't needed, since it has nothing to do with the main plot. The twist toward the end, wasn't strong enough to carry it. The movie's canon is ambiguous, as it contains several inaccuracies to the show. It doesn't really match, the 2008's TV special, 'Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys'. The whole Bubble's parents subplot in the film doesn't match up, with the 2004's Christmas Special. It felt like a mess of a film. There were some badly done jokes, but the humor is mostly a hit to the funny bone for me. I love all of the Lahey's cocaine sequences. I think the best thing about this film isn't the humor. In my opinion, it's the speech that Ricky delivers to the Canadian Government. This movie demonstrates that he's got a fairly good knowledge of the law, to the point where he actually successfully argues, how two-faced, their government can be, when it comes to making marijuana, legal. Most of the cast is known for their extreme method acting so it had to be good. They rarely break character. Each of the characters has their own particular trademark mannerism or trait, so it had to be good. Bubbles show his acting chops, in some really emotional scenes, here. Patrick Roach actually stood shirtless in cold weather. According to production notes, Roach never complained once. That's shows, how willing, everybody is, at their work. Sadly, this was the last appearances for one of the longest supporting cast members. Richard Collins who plays Philadelphia "Phil" Collins passed away during the last week of filming. Overall: The repetitive cycle of crime, hasn't yet got old. The chemistry between the leads hasn't lost a beat. The foul language, lowbrow humor and slap-stickly violence still works. In my opinion, Don't Legalize It shows that Trailer Parks Boys isn't done, yet. This movie is a must-watch for any Trailer Park Boys fans. When the show ended in 2007, it look like, it was on its final run. Surprising, this movie got the fan base so eager for more, Trailer Park Boys that Netflix pick it up, and started production on a 8th season in 2014. It's nice to see that this film, help bring the show, back. That only, makes this film, worth seeing.