Going Greek
Loner freshman Jake Taylor is forced to join the wildest fraternity on campus when the frat brothers refuse to accept his geeky cousin/roommate unless Jake agrees to pledge with him. As the semester progresses, Jake struggles to maintain his grades as well as his affair with Paige, a beautiful sophomore who hates all fraternities. Through naked scavenger hunts, sorority ass-signings and all night
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- Cast:
- Dylan Bruno , Laura Harris , Simon Rex , Chris Owen , Susan Ward , Steve Monroe , Oliver Hudson
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I love this movie so much
Nice effects though.
Awesome Movie
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Let's get this straight up front: "Going Greek" does not deviate from the college-sex-party genre first established by "Animal House." Nor does it rise about fare like "Old School" or "American Pie." However, without the benefit of marquee names, "Going Greek" unearths a gem that is seldom found in most of the dredge released these days by National Lampoon: comedy. "Going Greek" is genuinely funny, with a fantastic no-name cast and terrific story to boot. If anything, the film is more akin to "PCU," another cult college film made way before Jeremy Piven joined an "Entourage" and John Favreau launched "Zathura." And who knows? Maybe wider audiences will someday know the names Dylan Bruno and Dublin James.Check it out.
I, for some reason, loved this movie. The absolute funniest part, though, is the commentary track. It features only some of the male cast members, who dish on the girls, so it's a little one-sided. These guys obviously loved working with each other and it shows in their comments. They spend the entire movie not talking about the movie and it's hilarious. They take cell phone calls, take a meeting on the phone with one of their agents, talk about other movies (including a great spoof on "Good Will Hunting") and end up punching each other out during the commentary session. Their take on one of the extras in the movie is also very funny, but I hope the guy never listens to it. Check it out!
The makers of this movie should have known they were in trouble when they hired Chris Owens to be the tough guy, rather than the geek. Did they honestly think that viewers would think of him as anything other than a complete idiot? And I am not just basing it on the Sherminatior. I am basing it on the fact that he clearly is a complete geek. In reality, he would NEVER get in a fraternity (which REALLY makes a person sad.) let alone be one of the big men in it. The rest of the movie was equally as poorly made. Predictable, unfunny, and just plain painful to watch. This movie is not worth even 5 minutes of the viewer's time.
I've always liked American comedies, and this little gem is one of my all time favorites. What more can I say. The girls are nice to look at, the jokes are really funny...did I mention the girls are nice to look at?The story is about two cousins who help each other through pledging a fraternity - since we don't have fraternities Down Under I don't know how realistic the portrayals are but it looks like a blast!I don't think it came out in theaters - definitely not in Austalia - but it's well worth your time to check it out on video.Also has really well done DVD goodies including a deleted scene with the scrumptious Claire Forlani. The director's commentary is the best I've ever heard - he really goes into the bits and pieces of what it took to get the film made and has lots of advice for other aspriing directors.Well worth a look!