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National Lampoon's Van Wilder

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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. 'Cause in the collegiate jungle, there can be only one king ... and at Coolidge College it's Van Wilder. In the grand tradition of comedy classics like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "National Lampoon's Vacation," "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" will charm you, move you and gross you out.
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A derivative gross-out comedy that's short on laughs.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media The grossest, most disgusting humor imaginable. Rated: 1/5 Dec 26, 2010 Full Review Scott Foundas Variety Strangely likable and only about half as puerile as the average MTV reality series. Aug 8, 2008 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens How this film received an R rating is beyond me. The gross factor alone is enough to warrant a new categorization by the MPAA. Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies All things considered, National Lampoon's Van Wilder just doesn't fit the National Lampoon brand. May 2, 2018 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Rude, crude, obnoxious, disgusting, and unfunny... Rated: 1/4 Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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alan g Ryan Reynolds before disney. Gross disgusting. Worse than Animal House. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Audience Member It’s Ryan Renolds and National Lampoon, a cult classic! You either love it or hate it. If the first 5 minutes don’t grab your humour or you find it disturbing, stop. If you make it through, I found a laugh or more that actually hurt my ribs! It’s college frat house humour made for large eye balls!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Dave B To start, the only reason I watched this is bc I recently saw Deadpool and Wolverine, and I was curious about how much RR has developed his acting skillset in almost 25 years. What is amazing to see, after D&W, is that RR has been essentially a character actor (the mouth part of the merc with the mouth, often mumbling out loud, to himself, effectively talking to the audience) for almost a quarter of a century. That said, most will find the gags here, in Van Wilder, are too gross to appreciate. This movie is ok to watch streaming, where you can jump continuously past scenes that are visually replusive or boring, which is most of the movie. Worth skipping bc you do want to unsee alot of what is in this movie. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Cash S National Lampoon's Van Wilder is the first college sex comedy type film I've seen, and while I'm not ready to say they're not my thing, if they're all the same quality as this I might. The best part of this movie, is the whole reason I watched it. Ryan Reynolds. I'm a big Ryan Reynolds fan. He's probably tied with The Rock as my favorite celebrity. It's very interesting to see a young Ryan Reynolds bringing his charm since the beginning. The movie does have quite a few jokes that made me laugh, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't have fun with some moments in here. While I did laugh at some jokes, that are also a whole bunch of jokes that didn't land. They have a lot of gross out gags, one in particular with a dog, and while at first I'd chuckle a little, the next second I wouldn't be into it. They have some forced drama and romance that didn't really work. This definitely isn't unwatchable, and some clever jokes along with Ryan Reynolds charisma even make parts of it pretty fun, but it's far from a good movie, and it could've been better. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review Randy W Hilarious! Must see! Don't listen to the critics. One of the best! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/23 Full Review Qasim R Don't waste your time by watching this. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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. 'Cause in the collegiate jungle, there can be only one king ... and at Coolidge College it's Van Wilder. In the grand tradition of comedy classics like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "National Lampoon's Vacation," "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" will charm you, move you and gross you out.
Director
Walt Becker
Producer
Robert L. Levy, Peter Abrams, Andrew Panay, Jonathon Komack Martin
Screenwriter
Brent Goldberg, David Wagner
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment
Production Co
Myriad Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Gross Humor|Some Drug Content|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 29, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.0M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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