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Summary: Lampoon's Van Wilder not "Animal House" 2002
Review: National Lampoon has done it again. The raw, gutter humor will make this film a low-brow classic. Their earlier film, "Animal House," pitted Delta Chi against Sigma Chi to depict a class struggle between the 'have and have-nots.' It was a satire on campus life in the 1950s. Using the other hand, "Van Wilder" is much more individualized. Although it fails to give any real insights into fraternity brotherhood or higher ed mismanagement, the formula is the same. It is politically incorrect in every way - and funny as hell for the culturally challenged!
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Summary: Gut Buster
Review: I went and saw the preview on Sat. What a great movie. I laughed very hard. This movie is worth watching. From start to finish. Taj, Van Wilder's assistant is absolutely great. This movie is going to make it in to my DVD collection for sure. This is the funniest comedy i have seen in years. Go watch it!
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Summary: If you love to laugh . . .
Review: I love walking out of a movie theatre with stomach cramps due to non-stop laughter. This movie not only made me laugh-out-loud with its outrageous comedy, but it also displayed a sweetness not to familiar to teen comedies. Ryan Reynolds will be a household name after this movie opens. I can't wait to see it again!
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Summary: COOL MOVIE
Review: He's the biggest man on campus. He's the boss with the sauce. He's the guy all the girls want and all the guys want to be. In the collegiate jungle, there can be only one king...and at Coolidge College it's Van Wilder. Van's been "The Man" at Coolidge these past seven years because...when you love a place, why leave it? His dorm room is totally tricked out with the comforts of home...if home happens to be MTV's Real World. With a full-time assistant, a personalized golf cart, and immediate entree into every club committee, frat house, classroom and administrative office, there's no place he'd rather be, doing the thing he does best: helping out the underdog! With a heart minted in 24k gold, Van uses his influence, wiles and considerable charms to help the "loser" be a winner - from the virginal foreign exchange student to the sickest kid on campus, or the downcast underclassman who just needs to hear his inspirational, homespun wisdom to get back on up.
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Summary: Surprisingly Funny...
Review: I was fortunate to see a preview of this film at a local college. I must admit, I didn't really expect much of the film. Recent films that bore the National Lampoon name were lackluster at best. That and the fact that there's no one in the cast with any known comic ability caused me to have extremely low expectations for this movie. Boy, was I surprised! This film surpassed my expectations tenfold. With its hilarious premise and attractive (not to mention funny - even Tara Reid!) cast, this flick reminded me of the days when National Lampoon movies were actually FUNNY! I plan on going out to see this movie again when it's officially released... and you should, too! You won't be disappointed!
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Summary: A very well-scripted comedy masterpiece...
Review: This was avery funny movie that I enjoyed thoroughly from start to finish.Some of my favorite moments in this film included the eclair-stuffing scene involving the dog and the Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity,the hockey showdown,and when Gwen mixed up the "bloating formula".
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Summary: National Lampoons Van Wilder Sucks!!!
Review: Ryan Reynolds (Blade Trinity, The Alarmist) plays the lead character in this totally boring, mindnumbingly crappy comedy about Van Wilder, the go to guy on campus. Tara Reid (American Pie 1 and 2, Urban Legend) plays the journalist who gets close to Wilder. This is suppose to be a funny movie? No it is not. The idiotic and tasteless gag jokes weigh this movie down and it does have a lot of potential but jokes about dogs testicles and filling cream donuts with the whatchama call it and this being National Lampoon, it's hard to imagine what the franchise was thinking putting this on their list. Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Tvs Angel), Daniel Cosgrove (Tvs Guiding Light, Valentine), Paul Gleason (The Breakfast Club, Not Another Teen Movie), Erik Estrada (Sealab 2021, Chips), Edie McClurg (Ferris Buellers Day Off) star as well. Tim Matheson and Stephen Furst from National Lampoons Animal House also star. This is suppose to be a homage to Animal House but it is a insult more then a tribute
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Summary: And you thought American Pie had a weird dessert theme...
Review: National Lampoon brought the raunchy and raucous college world to the mainstream kids back in the 1970's with Animal House, which would go on to virtually springboard the careers of several of its stars, including John Belushi and Tim Matheson.
But for those of us who may have been born after the original release of AH and raised on films like the American Pie trilogy get a new version of Animal House for the new generation with Van Wilder.
Van (Ryan Reynolds) is the virtual definition of a slacker in the college world, having spent seven years attending Coolidge College. He is pretty much the life of the party and he revels in it greatly. It's only until his dad (Matheson) finds out that Van is still in school and places a halt to Van's tuition payment that he realizes that it's time to get his head in the game and find a way to graduate and pay tuition.
A story printed by the school's star reporter Gwen (Tara Reid) causes Van to become a party planner and raise the money for his tuition, along with the help of his closest friend (Teck Holmes of "Real World" fame) and his personal assistant (Kal Penn). When a relationship develops between Van and Gwen, Gwen's pretentious boyfriend Richard tries to put a wedge between them. When Van learns of this, he gets a little revenge in one of the most ingenious and disgusting ways ever devised (trust me, this has the humping a pie thing beaten hands down, no pun intended...)
Van Wilder is pretty hilarious in spots and somewhat disgusting in others, particularly the classic payback Van pulls on Richard and later on when Gwen also gets a little revenge on Richard when she learns a little something that Richard did behind Gwen's back. Also, Penn and Holmes have some gut-busting moments in support and is it nice to see Matheson deciding to continue his association with National Lampoon by bridging the gap between Animal House and Van Wilder.
A word of advice, though: if you have a weak stomach, this is not the movie for you. But if have that type of sense of humor that thinks that letting one rip loudly in public causes you to double over with laughter, then definitely check out Van Wilder.
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Summary: An embarassing mess of a movie
Review: Movies like Van Wilder are not usually my type of movie, but I happened to be in the States visiting a friend and she told me to watch this movie. Biggest mistake ever. THis movie is really dumb and the acting is horrible. The crude humour also got really tiresome after about 15 minutes. I'm just thankful that I didn't have my contacts in so most of the movie was a blur to me. Too bad that I couldn't fall asleep during it.
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Summary: Funny movie-except Tara Reid
Review: I really enjoyed this movie-thought it was funny, entertaining, etc. The cast was talented with exception to Tara Reid. I know a lot of people think she's hot and all-but her acting sucks. She was supposed to play a smart, journalism major in the film, but she can't help but come across as a dumb blonde like she does in all her films. The film would have been stronger-and would have earned a n extra point from me if they cast someone else for the role. I think the director probably thought the script was strong enough, and because the movie is supposed to be silly that it wouldn't matter who played Gwen (Reid's role). However, putting my hatred for her aside, I do recommend this film for a good laugh.
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