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National Lampoon's Van Wilder (Widescreen/Full Screen) (Rated)

5 star:		(33)
4 star:		(25)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

I'm not sure why so many people loved this movie. Was their a joke I didn't get which made the rest of the movie funny? My brother said that this was the best movie he had seen this year. He can't have seen many. A friend of mine said this was amazing, so I went to see it with two other friends, and we normally find most movies funny, but for some reason, not this one. Sure, it had it's moments, but most movies do, and I thought this was an average movie. I have seen worse, but I have seen better... a lot better movies this year. At least I'm not the only one, a few other reviewers also didn't rate this too high.

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".

Van Wilder is the type of movie that you either love or hate...and I think if you are a teenager or in your young 20's, you will absolutely love this movie. I bought it when it was first released on DVD and didn't watch it until about 2 months after owning it, but when I finally got around to watching it I realized taht I made a huge mistake waiting as long as I did, as this was truly a great movie. The emotion is very apparent as I felt like I got to know the characters and it led me to follow Ryan Reynold's career by buying "The In-Laws" when that came out on DVD as well. I also became an avid "Two Guys and A Girl" watcher after catching him on it, as he is a great actor for these kind of roles. Pretty much everyone I've watched this movie with has gone into the movie thinking "this can't be as good as he's making it out to be" and then after the movie is over, they go out and buy the dvd themselves, so do yourselves a favor and buy this one as well...

I know you have heard about the dog scene, and probably will see the movie or avoid it because of that, but forget about it, that was one scene in the movie. The movie in a whole is hillarious and has characters that you either hate or love.

This has to be one of the best college movie in years and the best National Lampoons has done in a long time. They created an interesting and very charasmatic character called Van Wilder. A man who has been in college for most of a decade achieving legendary status, but no degree. He handles school like a politician, active in most facets, sports, art, social events, and renowned for his parties. But for some reason is afraid to graduate.

His character is what really drived the movie. He is funny without being mean, intruguing without being far fetched, and interesting to watch. The humor is all over the place, puns, word plays, situational, crude, as well as deadpan. But most importantly it creates a character that you not only laugh at and with, but actually care about. I wish he had gone to the colleges I have been to.

so as stated before, forget about the dog scene, and just watch the movie, you won't regret it.

Lack of funny does not mean funny, and this movie is a perfect example. It's called a comedy, but there aren't any jokes. I know that they tried to write jokes, but if they don't make people laugh, they aren't jokes.

Here's the plot: the guy from Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, better known for his performance in Two Guys and a Girl, becomes a party planner to pay for college. Not Tupper Ware parties or Amway Meetings, but crazy wild college parties. And by "crazy wild" I mean not at all funny. (...)

In between the sex jokes and the other sex jokes, there's a love story. A love story that I don't care about and neither should you. This movie was terrible and I'm glad I didn't pay for it.

I remember when National Lampoon's before a movie was a good thing, not any more.

I wish my college days were as interesting as Van Wilder's were. Since they weren't, I have to rely on this movie to remind me that some people have the ability to be quite extreme, even if it's just fiction.

This movie walks the fine line between decent comedy and crude humor. Sometimes it lingers a little too long on the crude humor side, like an entire sequence involving a dog, some eclairs, and the Delta Iota Kappa Fraternity. Even though I've been told they used creamed honey, that scene still makes me gag.

There are a few truely funny moments, like Taj's interview for Van Wilder's personal assistant, Sick Boy, the ice hockey challenge between Van and Gwen, and the running feud between McDougal's car and Wilder's golf cart. However, there are also equally disturbing moments like the eclair scene I mentioned, Richard's Northwestern interview, and Wilder's talk with the woman in charge of tuition payments.

Overall this isn't a bad movie if you don't mind some crude humor. Despite being a comedy there's a secondary plot that involves Van and a serious desire to not grow up, which you watch develop through the movie. It's one of those park your brain and just enjoy kind of movies.

This movie is definitely not a masterpiece and it has its share of stupid, toilet humor kind of jokes. But if you will be able to put all this stuff aside what's left is nice, light romantic comedy. Good acting by Ryan Reynolds (playing a guy that so used to life at the campus he doesn't want to graduate). Even Tara Reid is adequate. You can enjoy this movie if you don't expect much from it.

I found this a super funny laid-back comedy. the film makers didnt try much to make this a super-duper out of this world movie, but it turned out very kool, indeed. i think its a great light comedy which i can watch whenever, with my friends or by myself :)

King of cool Ryan Reynolds totally makes this movie. I laughed myself off the couch.

And, reviewer Matthew K. Minerd totally needs to get laid. Dude, relax! It's just a movie.

Oh, it's not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination. And you won't see any Oscsr-worthy performances. What you will see, though, is a funny and entertaining movie. Which are the reasons why I thought we all watched comedies. Van Wilder is still at Coolidge College. For "the better part of a decade." His Dad decides to cut his losses and cancels the tuition check for the upcoming semester. How Van copes with that decision lays the groudwork for the rest of the film.

We find out that Van hasn't wasted his time at Coolidge, at all. Van is an above-average student, a partier, a philanthropist, a cheerleader, an inspiration to his fellow students, and, for the past couple of years has been just 18 credits shy of graduating. And for all of the right reasons. He just loves what he does, even if it is in college and not in the 'real' world. Gwen Pearson's (Tara Reid) job, as a campus newspaper reporter, is to find out what makes him tick. The rest of the movie lays out the ups and downs of raising the necessary tuition money ('Topless Tutors', for one) and the inevitable reckoning that it's time to move on. And it does it in entertaining and sometimes gut-wrenchingly funny ways.

"Van Wilder" is populated with unique characters and some interesting, almost cameo-type, performances. You'll see Erik Estrada, Curtis Armstrong and Paul Gleason in small supporting roles that still give them a chance to display their talent. My favorites are Taj, the Indian exchange student hired as Van's personal assistant, and Daniel Cosgrove as Van's soon-to-be arch nemesis. The movie is also loaded with hilarious scenes that play much like SNL skits. Examples? The entire scene on auditioning for the personal assistant's job; Van's visit to Gwen's house where he meets her parents; Hutch and the 'bong'; and Van's 'day in court.' Of course, if you haven't seen the movie none of this means much to you.

Which gets me to... see the movie. Now, I'm sure that some of you will hate it. Understood. I thought it was just a bit too sophomoric the first time I watched it. After the third viewing I was convinced there was a method to the madness and some subtle hints of genius are at work here. Oh, write that down.