Greek-related movies

[KyleMcGuire1983]

Originally Posted by banditone

Yes, 3 founders and one traitor. It's at a military school also. All of our candidate classes had to watch it.

oh wow...was it based on us or something?! lol

[RaggedyAnn]

Bump...I watched Revenge of the Nerds yesterday and today I'll be watching #2. It was really funny to see how AB dressed. The sorority pref gowns were baby blue with a big ole ruffle at the top.

[wolffootball37]

"Across the Universe" had one of their music numbers set in a fraternity house. "With a Little Help From My Friends"

[nate2512]

http://www.fraternityhousemovie.com/

[KyleMcGuire1983]

Originally Posted by nate2512

http://www.fraternityhousemovie.com/

that's depressing

[TorrentRain]

American Pie Presents: Beta House

And theres a movie coming out on 8/29/08 called "College" ... the description sounds blah ..

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by TorrentRain

And theres a movie coming out on 8/29/08 called "College" ... the description sounds blah ..

I agree it is blah.....

Trailer for "College"

[deltalove16]

I'm surprised no one mentioned Delta Delta Die
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349343/
Looks accurate -grin-

[wolffootball37]

Originally Posted by deltalove16

I'm surprised no one mentioned Delta Delta Die
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349343/
Looks accurate -grin-

I really don't understand some peoples fascination with demonic sororities.

[RedRover]

With the upcoming release of THE HOUSE BUNNY, I realized that the film borrows a lot from a 1970s movie-made-for-tv called CALL HER MOM.

Connie Stevens played this out of work barmaid to gets a job as a house mother at worst fraternity on campus. The administration, led by Van Johnson, are both appalled and fascinated by her. She gives dating tips to the nerd, gets the stoner to take his studies seriously, etc.

Like I said, THE HOUSE BUNNY reminds me of CALL HER MOM

[Richard(SNU)]

Thanks for the heads-up on "Fraternity Row". Still relevant today, and the part about the Budapest String Quartet still cracks me up no matter how many times I see it. Of course no radio station today would go anywhere near a prank like that. Definitely a good one.

Also, "Reason to Believe" is out on DVD. Goes pretty deep into a fraternity's internal affairs in terms of how they respond to a rape situation. Kim Walker from "Heathers" died a few years after being in this movie. But most people remember it for the scene with Holly Marie Combs from "Charmed". And that is all I'll say.

I watched "The Tall Lie" once and don't ever want to see it again. I mean, for Christ's sake, why did it have to be a puppy? Of course it could have just been a mind-f*ck since it all happens off screen. It's only really interesting because Russell Johnson from Gilligan's Island is in it as the evil hazing guy.

Oh, and, I will personally defend "The Initiation of Sara". I mean, Shelley Winters as a satanic house mother, plus Morgan Fairchild as the alpha bitch... that's just brilliant.

[PhiGam]

No love for 300?

[Richard(SNU)]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

No love for 300?

I think you want the other "Greek Chat" forum...

Seriously, as a depiction of fraternal bonding, that movie was just OK. As much as I love my bros from my undergrad years, there is not a single one of them who I would care to die for, or with. We wrap a mythology around the intense male bonding that occurs in war, but the truth is that it's a grim and nasty business, and those who have experienced it don't want to talk about it, not because of some oath of secrecy, but just because there is really no frame of reference to describe the experience.

"Band of Brothers" and "Generation Kill" both do a much better job of depicting male camaraderie. I'm still trying to figure out "Generation Kill" because it has so many layers to it. You think it's just a straight military movie, but there's a lot going on under the surface about how male relationships work, how they change under pressure, how true leaders emerge in spite of the chain of command. Good stuff.