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I have read a few other reviews for SORORITY BOYS in which the reviewer states that the movie is horribly written, cheesy acting, lame gags, etc... My only response to those comments is, "What were you expecting?" A moving piece of great proportions, likely to be nominated for 10 Oscars???

This movie is nothing more than an attempt to make some money off of those who are fans of "teen sex romps." Those who walked into this movie expecting a sophisticated film, you missed the point!!! This movie is about cross-dressing guys, it's supposed to be cheesy and lame; and that is what makes it so funny.

If taken at face value and appreciate it for what it is worth, SORORITY BOYS is a laugh riot. It is a usual sec comedy, but it is funny and clever at some times. While it is definitely not the milestone movie for the 2002 year, it is funny and worth the time (if you like these types of movies).

Lesson Learned: Do not go see "teen" movies expecting to be moved, these movies are made for one reason and that is to make money off an audience. For some good laughs, SORORITY BOYS rates a 6/10.

Probably the cheapest laugh in all of comedy is putting a guy in drag, hell, they were probably doing it in ancient Egypt to get Pharoah to bust a gut when nothing else worked. And in this case they've got not one but three, the first two of which are barely passable as girls and the third looking like the spitting image of the big redhead that Arnold disguises himself as in "Total Recall".

The whole plot is based on three members of Kappa Omicron Kappa (not exactly a subtly acronym) getting kicked out of their fraternity after they were set up and accused of stealing the alumni party funds. They need to sneak back in their old house to recover a videotape that will prove their innocence. Their first scheme is to dress up as girls and get in during a party, but they quickly get ejected by the "dog catcher" whose job it is to get rid of ugly girls. While still in drag, they are invited to pledge the ultra-feminist Delta Omicron Gamma sorority (another non-subtle joke) and, since they've no food, money or lodging, they accept. The rest of the movie is about their awkward attempts to keep up their ruse and fit in with a bunch of sorority girls, all the while scheming to get back that tape. Naturally, much of the laughs come as the "girls" are forced to adjust to their new roles and dealing with stuff like leg shaving and walking (badly) in heels, although in the process these formerly crude horndogs learn to start appreciating women as more than just object to either lust after (if they're hot) or make fun of (if they're not).

Fortunately, they don't get too heavy on the feminist "message" stuff, at least not enough to get in the way of the humor. And there's a fun little love twist in which one of the boys starts falling for the sorority president, Leah. Her character's a bit of a modern movie cliche, like Julia Stiles in "10 Things I Hate About You" she's supposed to be this bitchy, angry, ugly man hating feminist but is simply too good natured and good looking to really fool anyone. Of course, the twist is, as a boy (in her Women's Studies class) she hates him, but as a girl, she starts to develop feelings for "her". Naturally, once she learns the truth she's initially outraged, but seeing as this is a simple comedy and not something like "Chasing Amy", she quickly relents and all ends well. This is by no means a great comedy, it's definitely a "rent, don't buy" kind of movie, but considering I had no real expectations other that to get about 90 minutes of shut-off-your-brain entertainment, I must say it wasn't bad.

6/10

"Sorority Boys" is about three frat guys who go drag and pledge a sorority for reasons which, like most of the plot, are unimportant. The flick, which milks the inane premise for all it's worth, is raunchy, crass, vulgar, generally uninspired, and what time it doesn't spend with its head between its legs it spend with its head up its a**. Not worthy of a recommendation for anyone except people like me who watch crap like this with the same kind of sick curiosity which makes motorists turn into lookie-loos when passing a traffic accident. (D+)

This was a great movie. So funny, I laughed and I laughed. I know its not that original but hey, those guys were good. Michaels legs make any woman envious. I give them all thumbs up for being brave in pantyhose. Hip Hip hooray.

Sorority Boys is a meeting of Animal House and Some Like It Hot. Sad to say the mix didn't benefit the film. Even Animal House looks like Hamlet by comparison.

Barry Watson, Michael Rosenbaum, and Harland Williams are a trio of shallow fraternity boys who have the sexist attitudes so prevalent in college fraternities. They're in the creme de la creme fraternity and of course get only the best looking women on campus. It also follows that they treat the women in the feminist sorority like dogs. In fact the female fraternity is Delta Omega Gamma.

But when they are accused of pilfering the fraternity funds and drummed out of the place, they realize that place's taping system where they record their sexual encounters might just contain evidence of who really did it.

Our three lugnuts decide to go back in drag to the fraternity house for evidence, but when they get thrown out for not meeting fraternity standards, they have to keep up the pretense, especially when Melissa Sagemiller takes pity on them and invites them to the Delta Omega Gamma sorority. Our boys still in drag bond with the women in ways they never expected.

You know the thing that struck me here is that Barry Watson has a nice growth of chest hair which was on display a few times on Seventh Heaven and other films. He shaved it here to keep the drag illusion going. Was this film worthy of that sacrifice Barry.

Sorority Boys is strictly for the crowd that likes American Pie, Porky's, and Animal House. If you aren't into those films, don't bother.

I was excited when Sorority Boys came out on video and DVD it's one of the funniest comedies of 2002. Barry Watson , Harland Williams and Michael Rosebaum were hysterical in their roles. Most thought it was another mindless sex comedy , but actually I found it to be more better than some of the other gross out college comedies.

When best friends Dave (Watson), Adam (Rosenbaum) & Doofer (Williams) are accused of stealing money for an end of the year party they are kicked out of their fraternity Kappa Omicron Kappa . With no money left and nowhere to live they disguise themselves as women and are accepted into Delta Omicron Gamma D.O.G.. A sorority made up of girls who didn't make it into other sororities. Now the boys are experiencing a whole new life, learning about how badly they've treated women over the years. Meanwhile Dave finds himself falling for Leah (Sagemiller) while at the same time being a gal pal to her. Sorority Boys is one of those films that make you laugh harder than before 7/10

SORORITY BOYS / (2002) 1/2* (out of four)

Believe it or not, I was actually looking forward to Sorority Boys. I hoped it would be different from the recent explosion of aimless sex comedies considering the ample comic opportunities.

Unfortunately, five minutes into the movie, when a Jell-O dildo crashed threw a window, I realized my expectations were incorrect. At this point, I knew this would be 94 minutes of pure, aimless sex comedy. Sex can be funny, sometimes, but not as often as Hollywood likes to think. Am I the only person getting sick and tired of these pathetic attempts at humor?

The surprising thing about Sorority Boys is how much potential the story actually has. Harland Williams, Michael Rosenbaum, and Barry Watson play three members of Kappa Omicron Kappa fraternity who find themselves evicted from the KOK for stealing party funds.

Somebody has a video tape of the incident, but very few people know it exists, and their ex-fraternity pals will not allow them back inside to retrieve it. After learning that the Delta Omicron Gamma house needs new members, they disguise themselves in drag in order to stay somewhere and concoct a plan to prove their innocence.

Even with potentially funny situations directly under its brow, the movie's humor resorts to characters tumbling down staircases and silly lipstick jokes. The script, by Joe Jarvis and Greg Coolidge, desperately lacks imagination. The plot is so handicapped of ideas, it becomes wound up in a love story so out of place, even the actors involved look as if they think it belongs in a different movie altogether.

Although we've seen guys in drag before (in much better movies), this film is not without unique humorous intentions. In one scene, two characters sword fight with large dildos; in another, the men in drag lead the DOG members against the KOK's in a game of football-they are the first three to hit the bench due to injuries.

Again, these are funny concepts, but director Wallace Wolodarsky doesn't find a punch line. The idea of two guys fighting with dildos is funny, but watching them actually fight for five minutes is not. There is no moment when the audience identifies with the humor and laughs. The visualization of the jokes are so utterly stupid; the audience couldn't laugh at these sight gags if they wanted to.

Sorority Boys simply expects us to laugh at the utter stupidity of the characters. But that doesn't work when the movie is equally as stupid.

While the movie may be predictable, it is, I found it in many scenes, a laugh out loud movie. Ya, while ya wonder why nobody notices that they are guys, and Barry's love interest doesn't recognize that it's him, even though she is his study partner by day and they are "girlfriends" by night, but overlook that and enjoy an entertaining movie. The 3 guys really are funny. The football game scene's could have been a little more realistic. I mean, come'on, girls knocking guys out on the field is a little far fetched but it's a movie...you know.. make believe! Barry Watson and Harland Williams are great but to me Michael Rosenbaum stole the show. His expressions, falling off his shoes, the fight scene with Barry Watson, he just cracked me up. And looks like he could be Chevy Chase's son, which I checked and he's not. If ya not looking for an Academy Award winner, and ya just want to be entertained and have a good laugh, this is the movie.

THESE ARE BOYS DRESSED UP AS GIRLS! The real girls are idiots, thinking they are girls. They look like guys in drag. And when the girl went in the shower with the guy thinking he was a chick, and I stress again: THEY LOOK LIKE GUYS! How can they be mistaken for girls, even from far away? Any movie with people in drag (with the exception of Tootsie and Mrs. Doubtfire) is really, really bad. Skip this movie if you want to save yourself 90 minutes.

Guys in drag has been done with much better results than this. And there's even college films out there than this. I'm not praising this and saying this was better than Tootsie, but it was actually really funny. My 10/10 may well be a sympathy vote, but who cares, the movie was hilarious and irresistible.

The movie stars Barry Watson from 7th Heaven and Michael Rosenbaum from Smallville star as Dave and Adam, two high-standing people from the KOK Fraternity. Them and the frat idiot Doofer (Harland Williams) are framed for stealing money for an important cruise and are kicked out with no place to go. They then dress up as women under the names Daisy, Adina, and Roberta and pledge the DOG Sorority, where all the ugly and weird girls go. I almost hate admitting this, but the lead actors were actually kinda cute as the women they were playing. Watson particularly looks hot as Daisy. What unfolds next is your run-of- the-mill gender-bender where the guys get a chance to see life in a woman's perspective and they help the other girls change for the better. That has been done many times before with much better results. But does better always mean funnier? Not necessarily. It has its moments of sheer hilarity. Aside from that, the movie itself is just simply fun and enjoyable. This isn't a must own or highly recommended, just the perfect movie to watch if you want to kill time or crave something simple-yet-funny.

3/4

Overall, Sorority Boys is a shallow movie - cheap humor, sight gags, and hammy acting reign supreme here. Nevertheless, I will admit that I still spent a good portion of the movie laughing out loud. Sure, it's stupid, but then again it's not exactly selling itself as high class humor. I recommend it for anyone looking to blow 5 bucks on a mindless matinee flick.

However, I feel the need to point out that there are several really problematic things in this movie. Let's face it folks, date rape just ISN'T FUNNY. And yet the filmmakers seem to think it's hilarious that not only do the stupid frat boys using roofies, but so do our "heroes" - although the trio use the drugs to sedate an amorous housebrother, the mere fact that they so gallantly run around with roofies is kind of disturbing. And I'm not sure what to make of the fact that in the end the main character thinks it's a good idea to set up the would-be date rapist with one of his new female friends. Just because the movie never hides its misogynistic side, doesn't excuse this sort of socially abhorrent message. So, keep it mind.

After reading several comments on Sorority Boys, I prepared myself for a really lame gross-out comedy with plenty of dick and fart jokes and a wide array of breasts. Fortunately I was very much wrong! While the movie does have a couple of moments that reminded me of There's Something About Mary and more than a couple boob shots, it was all done in good fun. I never once had the urge to look at my watch and found myself laughing out loud on more than one occasion. It was great to see how typical guys would react to being in a woman's shoes (physically and emotionally) and maybe learn a little something about how they should treat a woman in return. All in all, it was a feel-good comedy, and by the end of the movie you saw a lot of character development. I can't say that I have made a *completely* unbiased evaluation of the movie, because my main motivation for seeing it was a certain Sexy Lexy of televisions "Smallville", but all in all I found it well worth my six dollars and hour and a half. However, I don't recommend that *everyone* go see it. There are many people who are far too critical of movies and don't believe that they can be just for fun (you know who you are) but think they should have some deep philosophical meaning. If you're one of THOSE people don't go see this movie!! For those of you who can enjoy a movie at face value (and then some in this case) go check it out! And if you're interested in seeing adorable shots of the main cast in drag, stay for the credits!! I gave it a 9 out of 10.

The way that he says that, has to be one of THE funniest spoken lines in film history, it's just the way his mouth opens so wide to say it and.... OK.

Sorry. Barry Watson, feeling the role of the woman a little too much there I think. Got into it very well! He seemed quite good as a woman, really is a pretty boy.

Good laughs in this film, it's cute, rude, funny, and just idiotic and I loved every minute of it - do it again!, do it again! I will not say anything about the plot of the film, I just wanted to acknowledge those couple of bits of acting technique - haha! "I love it when you braid my hair."

'Sorority Boys' is so bad and so stupid it almost becomes fun again. Almost is not enough. The story is something I will not discuss because when other things are right in a movie like this, the story doesn't need to be very good. The jokes need to be funny. Here they are not, although I had one big laugh somewhere. Unfortunately it was just one.

For the stupid things we can start with the three guys dressed up as girls. Those things can be pretty funny but not when the three guys look like guys in women clothes. The movie has done nothing to actually make these guys look like girls. What is even more stupid is that we as the audience are the only people who see that, apparently.

This is not everything. The guys who do not look like girls end up in a house where only girls live. You can say that these people are not the most beautiful girls, although one of them is played by Heather Matarazzo. Another one Leah (Melissa Sagemiller), who is sort of the leader of the group, is actually very beautiful and that girl is exactly the one who dressed up Dave (Barry Watson) is falling in love with. The other two guys are called Adam (Michael Rosenbaum) and Doofer (Harland Williams), just for the record.

If this movie could be good in another way I don't know. I think the idea has some nice things and a lot of oppertunities. When they stop with the idea and try to do it this simple I feel a little disappointed. If you want to see a funny movie about a man in women clothes you better watch something like 'Tootsie' or' Mrs. Doubtfire'.

Was anyone else bothered by the fact that a lot of the jokes in this film revolve around violence against women, and at several points, actual rape? Uh huh. That's what forcing (including drugging) someone and having sex with them is called. Seriously, the disturbing thing about this flick is that the same old stereotypes are being paraded around all over again. Even the details were so '80s: I mean, the old boys network offering a cruisy "We start at 10am" job to a undergrad - huh? Shame that such a talented cast got caught up in this garbage.

After the first five minutes of this movie, I was scared that if I continued, it'd be a complete waste of my time and I was so right. It's totally awful. I think that this kind of humor may have appealed to me when I was between 5 and 12. I like mindless humor occasionally but this isn't even that, it's just a STUPID film. It doesn't even deserve half a star out of five. I wish I'd never bothered.

Oh my good god. This movie was funny, it wasn't fantastic, but I thought it was good, so everyone moaning about how it's offensive needs to shut it. I'm a girl and I'm not exactly outgoing and my self esteem isn't that high, but I though it was a good movie, and yes, I do indeed have respect for myself. It's not real, it's fiction, get over it, and find your humor.

Back to the movie. Although it's insulting to a lot of people, it's hilarious and I practically busted a gut watching it. It's not a movie that deserves a Grammy, but it's defiantly good and something I would watch more than once. And the fact my favorite actor, Michael Rosenbaum, was in it made it all the more better and watchable.

Bottom line. It's a good movie. That's it.

I was hoping to catch the funny side of Matt on "Seventh Heaven" and Lex Luther on "Smallville" when I rented this movie. Unfortunately, that side seemingly doesn't exist. If you're looking for something along the lines of "American Pie", you won't find it here. "American Pie"'s Stifler, Jim Levinstein, Paul Finch, etc. are all funny. I have to be honest here. The WB has yet to present me with any actor worth more than a few generous chuckles (excluding their current Friday night lineup).

Plus, these three guys didn't intend on doing another "Some Like It Hot" and it shows. And you can't blame their youth. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis weren't that much older than these three guys back in 1959. We just have to face it, though - Lemmon and Curtis looked like they spent weeks working on their female personas and these guys looked like they spent a couple hours trying out a few ideas in an uninspiring Adult Ed acting class. The voices, the body movements, etc. are so lame to the point of obnoxious.

So, if Lex Luther in drag doesn't completely weird you out, you might like this. All I can say is that the WB seems to be going against the trend. At one time, TV actors and movie actors were like East and West - the two never met (Except in made-for-TV movies). Today, that overlap is quite common, e.g., George Clooney moving from ER to the big screen. But, when the most promising movie performer the WB can come out with is Joey from "Dawson's Creek", something's not right. And in this movie's case, nothing is funny.....

Wallace wolodarsky's sorority boys is an incredibly dense masterpiece. Indeed, harland william's performance translates to good entertainment value; yet, more than anything this movie is a biting critique on the degrading patriarchal society that constrains and drains each and every one of us. The film may act as a catalyst for viewers to look inward, as introspection, especially with regards to one's treatment of women, is an incredibly prevalent theme. While both shocking and tranquil, the camera work in this movie had me begging for more. The lighting is the only thing i would change about this movie, but it certainly gives an avont gaurd vibe and could possibly be a meta-critique on the lighting styles of many contemporary slapstick comedies; however, i did stream this off of myspace and it was a very low resolution, so it could have just been my stream. this is a film i will soon revisit as its inspiration and social guidance are a rare bird in cinema today.

Wow, what a load of dump the studio dumped on us this time. Opening in March should be a sign right there. Maybe I could have pictures this a few months ago when nothing good came out and people were desperate, and even then, I'd still laugh at you for wasting your money. I saw this thing free at a screening and I still feel ripped off. I'd rather have done nothing. The plot is less than standard. The premise is unoriginal considering we've seen it in Some Like It Hot, Tootsie, and Bosom Buddies (which was much more entertaining than this, at least that had Tom Hanks). Oh yeah, the star power you'll be sure to recognize as "That guy from 7th Heaven" and "That guy from Half-Baked." Top quality talent there folks (Note: sarcasm).I couldn't imagine anyone giving this thing a good review without being paid to lie. For those of you who see the 7th Heaven guy and you like his show, no, you won't like this one. Those of you who see the Half Baked guy and like his movie, no, sorry you won't like this one and if you do, you smoked yourself retarded. It wasn't quite as bad as Not Another Teen Movie, but it ranks up there. I got a chuckle but mostly from the amazing amounts of stupidity that was put into this movie as well as the uncanny resemblance to a college television show which it seems lines and skits are taken straight from it. The thought put into this movie had to be done by people with IQ's rivaling that of peanut butter. Seriously, you've seen it before, there are better movies out (finally), and even if you like cheap humor and eye candy, this either does it badly or lacks it nearly entirely. Go see American Pie, or the sequel, or some other intelligent or funny teen movie. Hell, go rent some of the 80's teen movies. It'll be more worth your time than watching this piece of dump.

Sorority Boys is not a bad film. Even though it is a light, comedic affair with a plot certainly far from original, I found it to be well worth my time. What better way for chauvanistic frat guys (am I being redundant?) to learn respect for women than to walk a few miles in their (often high-heeled) shoes? Most worthy of praise is the job done with casting. Even some of the lesser characters fill their roles to perfection. I was also very surprised at the performance of Melissa Sagemiller who played Leah of the DOG sorority. She certainly is a natural in front of the camera. Keep your eyes out for her future efforts as I predict she will soon be a household name.

They don't have a clue, do they? They just don't have a clue. Look at the "feminist" handing out leaflets outside a party at the start - that's what feminists do, isn't it: hand out leaflets? And they talk about the "objectification" of women, don't they? That's as much as the writers seem to have grasped; even though I wouldn't have the first idea how to construct a screenplay, I think I could write a more pointed parody, of ANY viewpoint at all, while half-asleep and drunk. And this lazily sketched woman will turn out to be a major character.

For the first forty minutes or so we're served nothing but old leftovers from the bottom shelves of the larder of popular culture, so stale and musty and unappetising it's impossible to tell when they were put there in the first place, or why. The guys are "rowdy" (that's it, that's all they are); the chicks sit around in a circle and talk chick stuff. It's excruciating.

Towards the end there's the odd touch of humour and the story turns unexpectedly sweet, sort of, in a kind of a way; and this feels good, even refreshing, as you'd expect mediocrity to feel after a painful ordeal of laboured badness.

But comparatively good isn't the same thing as good. Is there anything REALLY good about the movie? Yes, there is: the poster. It has an unusually clever design as movie posters go. I like it. I also like the fact that it doesn't constitute false advertising: it doesn't make the movie look as though it will be anything other than a dog. Or as the screenplay so wittily puts it in Greek letters, a delta omicron gamma. Ho ho.