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Anyone looking for a semblance of sophisticated, clever or intelligent comedy should probably exit and close the bathroom door behind him. Yes, the film is aimed squarely at the teen to early 20 something male who's yet to outgrow a fondness for scatological humor. If that sounds like your cup of tea or bodily fluids if that's more appropriate, you'll probably also enjoy the irreverent humor stemming from naked men with hairy backs, guys with just one long eyebrow, repeated sights of a dog's enormous testicles, nude women and obvious misdirection-based sex jokes. After all, the comedy that the filmmakers have included here pushes the boundaries of even gross out humor, and makes such past crudity seem downright innocuous and G-rated.ДЄmong the highlights, or lowlights if you will, that the film offers is dog semen-filled pastries (that are graphically consumed), a long sequence involving gastrointestinal distress with emergency discharge in a trash can, a stripper with a gale force case of gas, various instances of projectile vomiting (including that from a busload of drunk elementary school students) and the like. Their latest effort, 'National Lampoon's Van Wilder,' may make some viewers long for those days of old now that such previous material seems quaint in comparison. That included John Belushi in 'Animal House' squeezing food from his mouth while imitating a zit and Chevy Chase unknowingly eating a sandwich a dog had just peed on in 'Vacation.' They also generated a host of copycat style films or similar moments in others.Д«efore then, however, the folks at National Lampoon included what at the time was considered gross humor in their films. Semantics aside, however, there's no denying that the Farrelly brothers and their films - most notably 'There's Something About Mary' - popularized that style of humor.

Of course, on person's filth or vulgarity is another's clever or outrageous comedy. OUR TAKE: 1 out of 10 It's hard to say exactly when, where and who was responsible for the first instance of crude or gross out humor in the movies. Accordingly, Van and his friends then set out to raise the money needed for him to stay in school, all while dealing with Richard and his minion, Jeannie (EMILY RUTHERFORD), who set out to undermine his efforts and reputation, particularly when Gwen starts to like Van better than Richard. Yet, Van has bigger concerns than that as his wealthy father, Vance Wilder (TIM MATHESON), has withdrawn his tuition money after learning his son is still going to college. Van agrees to let her do that story and calls it a date despite her having a boyfriend in the form of Richard Bagg (DANIEL COSGROVE), an elitist fraternity president. Van's reputation is so great that the school's newspaper editor, Elliot (TOM EVERETT SCOTT), assigns one of his reporters, Gwen (TARA REID), to do a story on him. He decides on Taj (KAL PENN), a foreign exchange student whose goal is to lose his virginity, and the two are soon hanging out with Van's other friend, Hutch (TECK HOLMES). Thus, when he decides he needs an assistant, all sorts of people try out for the position.

PLOT: Van Wilder (RYAN REYNOLDS) is the most popular student at Coolidge College, which shouldn't come as a surprise since he's been there for seven years and counting.

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QUICK TAKE: Comedy: After his father cuts off his tuition money, a popular, 7-year college student must figure out how to raise the money needed to stay in school. Otherwise, use the following link to read our complete Parental Review of this film. If you've come from our parental review of this film and wish to return to it, simply click on your browser's BACK button.

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