College (2008)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Deb Hagan

Writers (WGA):

Dan Callahan (written by) &
Adam Ellison (written by)

Release Date:

29 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Best. Weekend. Ever.

Plot:

A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen. |

Plot Keywords:

High School | College | Break Up | Computer | Frat Party

Cast

Drake Bell	...	Kevin Brewer
Andrew Caldwell	...	Carter Scott
Andree Moss	...	Ashley
Carolyn Moss	...	Riley
Wendy Talley	...	Kevin's Mom
Kevin Covais	...	Morris Hooper
Alona Tal	...	Gina
Ryan Pinkston	...	Fletcher
Brandi Coleman	...	College Girl #1
Jessica Heap	...	College Girl #2
Finch Nissen	...	Sweaty Guy
Camille Mana	...	Heather
Haley Bennett	...	Kendall
Nathalie Walker	...	Amy
Nick Zano	...	Teague

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content, nudity, language, drug and alcohol abuse.

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #43899) | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-3 | Mexico:C | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Element Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the frat boys are sniping people with paintball guns, their paintball guns do not have hoppers, which hold the paintballs. While paintball guns can still hold up to 3 shots in the load chamber without a hoppper, they are unable to fire multiple shots in semi-auto as portrayed in the movie without reloading or using a hopper.

Movie Connections:

References Hostile (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Queen of the Night Aria

Haven't I seen this film before?

Oh thats right, I have.

Lets see. Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Van Wilder, American Pie, Beta House, Accepted... ETC. ETC. ETC.

Whats the difference between those movies and "College?" The others managed to come up with more creative titles. Oh, and "Animal House" had John Belushi.

Seriously, if you've seen any of the above movies, then you've seen "College." The original ideas in "College" are so few and far between that you'll have to wonder if the creators of "College" actually bothered to write a script, or rather spun a wheel of clichés and inserted them in the appropriate spots. "College" once again tries to tell you what life on a University campus is 'supposed' to be like, and fails pretty horribly. You begin to wonder if the 'College' students in "College" are actually paying attendants of Fieldmont University (F.U! Get it? hah...no.) or they just happen to squat in the decrepit house near the campus. Apparently they don't attend classes, don't even OWN textbooks, and believe a GPA is a "Great Party Area" rated on a 0-4 scale.

Long story short, "College," while it claims it has something different than those other "College" films, is NOTHING you haven't seen done much better before. I hope it drowns out in its own filth and causes several film companies to go bankrupt, thus ensuring they'll never spit out cookie cutter crud like this.

Drake Bell and Co. deserve MUCH, MUCH better. They do well, but given a better script I would have been more impressed. I'd give it a 1 1/2 just because of their performances, but it won't let me so hey, their loss.

PLEASE, avoid it. You'll thank me later. And tell your friends to avoid it. Thats the only way to stop the cancerous spread