Seen: August 17th, 2007
Format: DVD
Rating: 3
The only reason this made it onto my list is that Steve Vai did the soundtrack and I'm a fan.
The soundtrack was OK, but not that great.
The premise of this film is actually pretty interesting. The fact that it's thirteen years old and that the premise might still work is a bit prescient and ultimately frightening.
The target of this satire is political correctness. The idea is that political correctness actually segregates us into faction, each bent on pushing awareness of their particular political agenda. The agenda is foisted on those around them by militant passive-aggressive attacks of being offended.
This idea is taken to it's hyperbolic extreme at a small university, where an outcast band of misfits, who belong to no particular clique and therefor have nothing to be particularly offended about, do their best to cause mischief. Into their midst is thrust a potential freshman, to act as out foil and learn about the whole sordid mess.
So, basically, it's an Animal House re-tread, plus a topical issue, minus the comedic and writing talent.
And that's pretty much how it plays out. There are a few decent gags, but it's Animal Houseall over again, but not nearly as funny, and without the nudity, and with a different soundtrack.
The Good: Attacking the PC pandemic
The Bad: Haphazard genre hack
The Ugly: Stoners
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