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MGM'S COLLEGE ESSENTIALS [Jul. 12th, 2007|05:30 am]
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MGM will be releasing a series of three movie sets on August 14th under the guise of "College Essentials", each with a "SUBJECT" 101 theme. Each set will retail for about $26.98 and as you'll see, they've put together some rather eclectic combinations.

ASTRONOMY 101: SPACEBALLS, BUCKAROO BANZAI, KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE

This to me is the only one of these sets I could actually see myself purchasing. Though BUCKAROO BANZAI really didn't have an outer space theme to it.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 101: HOOSIERS, BULL DURHAM, KINGPIN

This is precisely what I meant when I described these as "eclectic combinations".

ROMANCE 101: HEARTBREAKERS, LEGALLY BLONDE, THE CUTTING EDGE

Was LEGALLY BLONDE really a romance? When people think of that film do they talk about the film's romantic aspect? It's like labeling CLUELESS as a teen romance movie.

MUSIC APPRECIATION 101: AIRHEADS, BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, THIS IS SPINAL TAP

Hell, this should have been titled THEORY OF EVOLUTION 101. You got a total moron movie, then a moronic movie that has some genuine wit, and then a smart, funny flick about morons.

COMPUTER SCIENCE 101: WARGAMES, ANTITRUST, HACKERS

Well, at least you'll be getting one good movie in this set and if you have to ask me which one I'm talking about I might have to slap you... hard!

HISTORY 101: PLATOON, DANCES WITH WOLVES, WINDTALKERS

That combination of titles makes me want to start singing, "One of these things is not like the other..."

ANATOMY 101: SHOWGIRLS, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, SEX AND THE TEENAGE MIND

Am I alone in having never even heard of SEX AND THE TEENAGE MIND? They pulling stuff out of their direct-to-DVD library to fill this one or what?

PARTYING 101: BIO DOME, P.C.U., BACK TO SCHOOL

If this was an actual college party BIO DOME and P.C.U. wouldn't even get in. Heck, BACK TO SCHOOL would probably be hazing them like the evil jocks from REVENGE OF THE NERDS.

ANTI SOCIAL STUDIES 101: THE USUAL SUSPECTS, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, LEAVING LAS VEGAS

Whoever at MGM got the idea to put these three movies together is either a total madman or a heavy drug user.

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[User Picture]From: [info]cwsmark55
2007-07-12 02:58 pm (UTC)

Are you fucking kidding me?

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Bio-Dome I agree with but PCU? Did you even go to college? I think just about anybody I've ever talked to that went to college, loves PCU. Is Back to School better? Yeah. Is PCU bad? No fucking way. Seriously, I'm so mad that I'm saying fuck a lot that's how pissed I am.
[User Picture]From: [info]foywonder
2007-07-12 07:32 pm (UTC)

Re: Are you fucking kidding me?

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This love people have for P.C.U. is news to me. Had no clue it was beloved by, well... anyone. Hell, even Jeremy Piven hated it.
[User Picture]From: [info]cwsmark55
2007-07-12 10:38 pm (UTC)

Re: Are you fucking kidding me?

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Jeremy Piven realized that, indeed, there is a big fanbase for it. He even went to a screening of it in Chicago to meet fans. There was enough fan clamoring that they even have extras on the DVD including Piven commentary. Trust me. PCU is beloved.
[User Picture]From: [info]foywonder
2007-07-13 12:46 am (UTC)

Re: Are you fucking kidding me?

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As I said, shocking news to me. Maybe the film works better when one is drunk or with a rowdy crowd because I've never found it to be anything other than "meh".
[User Picture]From: [info]jlsigman
2007-07-12 02:59 pm (UTC)

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Though BUCKAROO BANZAI really didn't have an outer space theme to it.
Well, yes and no. The aliens did have a big spaceship, but they didn't use it much.
[User Picture]From: [info]loopback
2007-07-12 09:01 pm (UTC)

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of course by 'only one of these movies is good', you mean ... Hackers, right?

From: (Anonymous)
2007-07-18 10:54 pm (UTC)

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Notice, though, that the evolution in the music set is going backwards.