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Summary: Tosh, but laugh-a-minute tosh.
Review: "Sorority Boys" (2002)Guys dressing like girls - ... The idea is so recycled that the idea of making yet another film about cross-dressers should be chucked out the window, threw in a bin and never released. Or should it? Sorority Boys is mostly recycled ideas, but it brings some new laughs to the premise. I actually enjoyed almost every minute of this crude little feast. The jokes in this movie are what made me enjoy it so much. I didn't expect this movie to be so rude and crude. It turns out that Sorority Boys is more like American Pie or Not Another Teen Movie than I expected it to be! It has jokes about erections, topless girls, falling out of windows, falling out of boats, lesbians,...and everything that an audience loves to see. It's all very crude and half-hearted, but it's entertaining and has me rolling in the aisles. So what's the big deal if it's not original? You enjoy it! I enjoyed the acting in the film as well. It would be hard to find 3 different actors other than Michael Rosenbaum, Barry Watson and Harland Williams. Rosenbaum in particular (who also stars in TV's Smallville) is quite engaging as a woman, which I feel strange saying. Williams is hilarious once again, he always seems to pop up in teen comedies! Watson is the least interesting of the "sorority boys" but he wasn't too bad. Apart from the three leads the girls were also quite funny but their personalities were a little disappointing. The script copied way too much from Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo when it came to the DOG girls. The movie also has a good script. It's not an award winner by any means, but if your sick of the Beautiful Mind's, the Monster's Balls and the Iris', then your tear ducts can take a vacation with this silly but enormously funny screenplay. There are jokes across the board and I was laughing out loud at least every 10 minutes. The movie also has quite a good and surprising equivalence message. One other aspect of the script I really enjoyed was when the guy-girls started becoming like girls - realising they need new dresses, need new lipstick, the shops don't have their size and many other things. I think this concept might seem like a flop but the script was such a winner that the big-time studios just couldn't resist. I can't think of much else to say about Sorority Boys, I think most aspects of the movie were very good and I think it's a movie meant purely for entertainment value and laughs and it worked very well on those levels. There's something for most people here, for the guys - you can enjoy all the topless girls and crude humour, girls - you'll like the fact that you can humiliate the characters on-screen, and grandparents - well, on second thought, you should stay away from this movie! For ages 12-35 though, this is a fun fare that you'll enjoy if you realise it's not meant to be taken too seriously! Sorority Boys isn't going to win any Oscars in 2003, but I think it will win an audience's heart (and funny bone!). ...
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Summary: A guilty pleasure.
Review: Your enjoyment of "Sorority Boys" ultimately depends on how much disbelief you're willing to suspend as you watch three college guys parading around in women's clothing, pretending to belong to a female sorority. It's essentially a one-gimmick movie, a raunchy comedy replete with a simple plot and various gross-outs, but the real surprise turns out to be the number of genuine belly laughs it supplies. The movie introduces us to college fraternity members Dave (Barry Watson), Doofer (Harland Williams), and Adam (Michael Rosenbaum), three all-around average Joes always on the lookout for a good time. When they are blamed for the misplacement of a large sum of money, the three are kicked out of their sorority, and must search for a place to live. Believing that the president of their fraternity is to blame for the stolen money, they don wigs and apparel in an attempt to infiltrate the house and find evidence of wrongdoing. They are kicked out, fortunately landing right in the front lawn of an all-female fraternity composed of less-than-striking girls who welcome the new arrivals without hesitation. From here, it's pretty much paint-by-numbers, as Daisy (Dave), Roberta (Doofer), and Adina (Adam), make new friends and begin to see a different side of life. There are a number of ways the movie steps wrong. The gags are run-of-the-mill, ranging from T&A shots of busty college girls, to a slingshot that catapults multi-colored artificial phalluses through the windows of the all-girl sorority house, all of which threaten to drag the movie down to the depths of such a film as "Slackers." There is a romantic angle supplied, where Dave develops a bond with the feminist president of the sorority; of course, she is falling for him thinking he is a female, adding a cloyed bisexual subplot to the movie. Those mishaps aside, the movie's cross-dressing gimmick is refreshingly funny and provides a great amount of laughs and hearty chuckles. Seeing actors Watson, Williams and Rosenbaum throw themselves into the roles without hesitation adds to the enjoyment of seeing them do everything from tripping in high heels to cleaning a bathroom sink drain clogged with hair, at which point Williams exclaims, "It's like a wookie, man!" You may not buy into the fact that everyone is dumb enough to be duped by the trio of unlikely sorority sisters, but that only stops one from having fun with what can only be described as a guilty pleasure.
Rating: 
Summary: Silly and Great
Review: I discovered this film on cable, and can't believe I missed it. Many funny momments in this film. Here's one of em: "The girl was fair
Who went upstairs
With her favorite KOK She knocked around
And came back down,
And now she takes the walk The Walk of Shame -
She's not to blame.
Who could resist the KOK? The Walk of Shame,
She found her fame,
And now she takes the walk!"
Rating: 
Summary: Another installment of formulaic comedy
Review: You know the formula, don't you? Some losers get into trouble (need money, are going to be kicked out of school, want to get chicks/guys), so they design some hairbrained scheme to solve their problems. Gross-out humor ensues as losers struggle through what turned out to be an awful plan, and they begin to realize that they've misjudged something all along. Then they have some kind of contest or game to finally win their prize (whatever that may be) and learn a valuable lesson in the end.
We have seen this SO many times (just think about comedies like Van Wilder, Road Trip, Old School, etc). That doesn't necessarily mean that we should not watch these movies. Sometimes it's fun to watch a mindless movie so we don't have to think. Sorority Boys is the opportunity to do just that.
Here's what qualifies in the formula for this movie. 1. The Trouble: Three frat brothers of Kappa Omicron Kappa (Barry Watson, Michael Rosenbaum, Harland Williams) get kicked out of their house after they were suspected of stealing fundraiser money. They must get proof that they were set up by the annoying fraternity president. 2. The Hairbrained Scheme: Dress up in drag and join an unpopular sorority called Delta Omicron Gamma (DOG...get it?). 3. Gross-out Humor: Projectile sex toys, fake boobs, liaisons with unsuspecting frat boys, etc. 4. Realization: These "ugly" girls they used to make fun of are not as ugly or as repulsive as they thought. 5. Game to win prize: Touch football contest with snobby Tri Pi sorority. 6. Valuable Lesson: People cannot be judged by their looks.
There are a few funny moments in this film, I won't deny that. But I can't really say this was an original effort. It also bothers me that this R-rated sex romp may have been targeted toward a younger audience with the casting of Watson, star of the popular squeaky-clean WB series 7th Heaven. It does get quite raunchy in a few spots.
While I think someone could enjoy Sorority Boys if they suspend their disbelief for about an hour and a half (because, let's face it, there is no WAY these men would pass for women in reality), I do feel that this gross-out genre itself is getting tired. I think writers need to discover new ways to make us laugh, and stop recycling the same thing.
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Summary: Hidden Positive Messages
Review: Sorority Boys is a pretty bad comedy about three fraternity brothers who are kicked out of their house and are forced to act as girls in order to live for free in a sorority house. While I was watching this movie (and at the same time thinking that I was wasting my time) I noticed that there were some very important issues being brought up. The film is based on existing stereotypes of how women should look, dress, and act. We take on the view of a bunch of fraternity boys who talk about women's bodies, objectify them, call them names if they are anything but the ideal embodyment of emaciated femininity, and use them for sex and conversation. The sorority that these three boys end up joining if called D.O.G. The women in this sorority are not beautiful, thin, or petite, and are constantly made fun of by everyone else on their campus. There is another sorority though, that is full of thin but busty women who are always wearing pink, and somehow always manage to have wet t-shirts. This movie is quite remarkable because it shows both sides of the spectrum. At first we are presented with stereotypes of what college boys expect and want women to be and look like. Later on in the film, however, when the boys are living in the sorority house and are trying to pass as women, we see a different perspective. They are obviously not women. Here is a good example of the verfremdungseffekt or distantiation effect, where something in the film makes it clear that it is not a presentation of reality. In this film everyone believes that these boys are in fact women. The ineresting part is watching these boys who, in no way make believable women, struggle with being called and feeling ugly and overweight. We see these boys begin to embrace, accept, and defend the women that thay once made fun of. The film them takes a turn and begins to critique female stereotypes, instead of reinforcing them. The film challanges Foucault's theory of the panopticon. This idea implies that people in society know that they are constantly being observed by others in that society and therefore begin to act a certain way. In terms of women, this can be seen as women knowing that they are always being looked at by men, so they begin to act and dress the way they want to be seen by these men. In this film, the members of the D.O.G sorority do not care that they are being made fun of by their entire school. They love each other and help one another to feel beautiful and self-confident. They do no worry about the way they are seen, nor do they do anything to try and remedy their images. They are proud of each other and themselves, and do not internalize the panopticon of their campus. At first glance, this film does not offer any promise of learning anything, but as you delve deeper, there is much to be gained from Sorority Boys.
Rating:
Summary: Silly and Great
Review: I discovered this film on cable, and can't believe I missed it. Many funny momments in this film. Here's one of em: "The girl was fair
Who went upstairs
With her favorite KOK She knocked around
And came back down,
And now she takes the walk The Walk of Shame -
She's not to blame.
Who could resist the KOK? The Walk of Shame,
She found her fame,
And now she takes the walk!"
Rating:
Summary: "My favorite Comedy"
Review: I saw Sorority Boys a few years back and I remember I couldn't stop laughing.
Ave (Barry Watson), Adam (Michael Rosenbaum) and Doofer (Harland Williams) are about to go where no frat boy has gone before. They're three playboy chauvinists who, strapped for cash, find themselves drawn to one last, desperate hope for free housing: one of their campus' sororities, Delta Omicron Gamma (or D.O.G.). With a little make-up, a little pantyhose and lots of "pluck," they go undercover as Daisy, Adina and Roberta. Everything goes fine until Dave falls for Leah (Melissa Sagemiller), the alpha D.O.G. The boys see firsthand how the other half lives and their history of treating women badly comes back to haunt them when they walk a mile in their shoes. Meanwhile, Dave wants to tell Leah about who he really is, but without destroying "Daisy's" relationship with the girl of his dreams. What's a boy pretending to be a girl to do?
Hilarious is the only word I could use to describe Sorority Boys. I watched this movie three times in a row and it was funnier with every viewing. "Sorority boys" is definitely not a family film. The dialogue was funny, the acting was funny, absolutely everything about it was funny and no I'm not exaggerating. Sorority Boys is the funniest movie I've ever seen and my favorite comedy of all time.
This is a definite must-see for teens and adults looking for a goof laugh and is a great DVD to add to your collection. I can't tell you how many laughs Sorority Boys gave me. Every time I'm at a video rental store this is the first comedy I recommend to anyone there.
The jokes were really funny sex jokes and the movie was extremely raunchy and shouldn't be missed! Buy Sorority Boys today.
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Summary: Dangerous right wing propaganda...
Review: I remember this movie being heavily marketed on TV when it was released in the theatre. Sadly you can hype it all you want but a turkey is still a turkey. Some boys get unfairly kicked out of a fraternity and take refuge in a sorority across the road while they plot how to obtain the evidence that would clear their name and reputations. Along the way they alternately fall in love, bond with the "ugly" sorority and expose their fraternity brothers for being the date-raping morons we all new they were at the start.
This movie has a few good set pieces and scenes, but ultimately we've come to expect a lot more from the teen movie these days on the back of such seminal films as American Pie and Road Trip. This movie is sadly nowhere near in the league of those two. The actors lack charisma, the plot drags and lacks sparkle, and the whole concept is so widely outside the realms of possibility it just irritates.
The scariest things about this movie though are its social commentary undercurrents. Get this, the "feminist" sorority is full of ugly militant lesbian chicks who secretly despise themselves and each other and only come to believe in themselves by beating the "beautiful sorority" at Football. They seek validation for themselves by attracting frankly lame frat boys and are heartbroken when this does not materialize, ostensibly because of the fact they're all fairly ugly and badly dressed. Except of course the girl that the lead male character falls for who is actually pretty hot - once she takes off her glasses.
Tired clichés and Neanderthal thinking makes this is a film to miss.
Rating:
Summary: loved it
Review: first of all for all you stiffs who hate this movie it's a classic and it's here to stay. i loved every momemt of this movie. i saw it in theatres with my very good lady friend and we both laughed out loud plenty enough times. it is funnier than allot of movies but it still can't beat animal house.
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Summary: Sorority Boys--absolutely hilarious!
Review: I loved Sorority Boys. It was hilarious. I think I have seen it close to ten times now. Part of what makes it so funny is that I am a college student and can just see some of these guys up here pulling some stunt like this. (dressing up as women and pledging to a sorority) Some of the scenes are a little off the wall, though. For instance, what are the chances that only one girl would ever walk in on Dave in the shower and that she would be all but blind? Even then, I think she would notice that there is something "extra" there that shouldn't be or that "she" is missing something else. And what about the other two guys? Do they never take showers there? Also, the whole thing with the dildo fight was kinda silly. I doubt Leah would just keep them in a basket in full view--I would think she would get rid of them. And it is kinda ridiculous with Daisy and Adena fighting with them, but I suppose boys will be boys. :) It was still funny. All in all, I thought the movie was really funny.
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