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College Days Daze

September 11, 2008 by Romy

Salutations College Chums,

Today I’m reporting live from a college campus. I know that there’s no way of “proving” that I’m actually in a Starbucks in the heart of the action and not writing from a small cubicle somewhere… but just believe me, ok?

I’m here with my glasses and my books thinking back to the days when I was an undergrad and had time to watch tonnes of movies (mom - if you’re reading this they were ALL for school). In honor of this flashback, I’ve decided to make a list of college-film “must-haves.”  

1) Old School - Frat pack staple with Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson and Jeremy Piven (not to mention my personal fav Vince Vaughn).  Watch as these old-ish dudes try to relive their own college days by starting a new fraternity.

2) Did somebody say fraternity?  Check out this awesome Frat Boy Collection (not to be mistaken for the Frat Girl Collection out next year - j/k) that includes my favorite college film PCU about a fictional liberal-arts college.

3) The Graduate - Classic Mike Nichols film about post-traumatic college stress syndrome.  Watch it after you finish college: you’ll totally relate.  Watch it during college and see what you have to look forward to — tan lines and a job in plastics!

4) Slackers- Arguably the most underrated of college films, but probably the most hilarious.  Jason Schwartzman (I “yuv” you) is a crazy dude making hair dolls, while Jason Segel (Freaks and Geeks) and his pals spend more time concocting plans to cheat on tests than actually studying. 

5) Speaking of Freaks and Geeks, Judd Apatow’s second short-lived television series Undeclared falls outside of the “films” category, but still deserves a spot on this list.  Hilarious cameos and recognizable faces if you’ve been keeping up Apatow’s films since.  Why this show got cancelled after one season is as confusing as your Statistics class. 

6) Wow!  I’m already at #6, but really the Revenge of the Nerds Collection should be a lot higher on this list.  There are 4 movies altogether — some are more funny than others, but suffice it to say, nothing puts a smile on your face like watching a nerd make it cool.

 7) Saved by the Bell: The College Years - Not exactly an “accurate” portrayal of college (I don’t remember having an old NFL player with a mullet as a resident advisor) but when Zack and Kelly go to college — it’s worth the watch.  A.C. Slater pumps more iron, while Screech continues to annoy…

8) Accepted - Revenge of the Nerds meets Old School.  One dude wants to go to college but isn’t accepted anywhere, so he does the next logical thing — makes his own university.  Funny-ish.  Good pointers if you don’t want to study for the SATs and want to start your own college instead.

9) College isn’t ALL fun and games, it is also SCARY fun and games.  Take for instance The Skulls - a fictitious ivy league fraternity that does scary things (including accepting Joshua Jackson as a member).  There’s also Splatter University which claims you can “Earn a Higher Degree in Terror” and Demolition University where hunky Corey Haim has the most hilarious/terrifying face on the DVD cover:

That’s it for now.  Class is over.  Watch movies 1-9 and because there might just be a pop quiz next week.