Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.
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Surprisingly incoherent and boring
For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
(oh Lord, take me back to college, right now, oh please God, make me 20 again, I beg you, do it, I'll just close my eyes, and when I open them, right now, I'll be there, ty, I owe you one)I love Revenge of the Nerds!! I'm a super nerd! I'm a bit of a jock, well, not really a jock just a real, real, incredibly really good athlete, ok, a jock, but, being a nerd, is 700 BILLION times better than being a jock, trust me, aside from the whole 'getting laid' aspects of jocking vs. the whole 'not getting laid' qualifications of nerding. Lol!!!Revenge of the Nerds starts off slow, but once the Nerds move into their Tri-Lamb Frat house it is nonstop uncontrollable hilariousness...'til the end! A great group of misfits makes up the Nerds with a terrifically well cast cast.Revenge of the Nerds is a Beautiful!, inspirational and HILARIOUS comedy that's a really good movie too! It's all about sex!!!....and college life and love.The Nerds' big party with all the sweet nerdy girls and the Lambdas is by far the best part of RotN. Lol!!....those party scenes are so funny omg hahahaha especially when Thriller kicks in!!! lol! The robot is classic!! The Nerds are great. I love what's her face from Valley Girl, Michelle Meyrink! I knew that, see, I told you I was. I really love how the nerds all get laid at the party. I really do.The Nerds infiltrating the popular girls Sorority house is funny, but way more so, it really makes me super horny thanks to what's her face, Julia Montgomery. I didn't know her name, I do now. Julia is so epically gorgeous in this, and so super hot! (Uhh wow awesome) Private School, this, & Animal house = Sorority girl house heaven/I love how the Nerds stay up and watch their surveillance video of the Pies all night long! Lol!This is one of my favorite comedies, easily. It is not sub-par material. The end's good & the characters are great! (esp. Booger and Ogre!!!!)"It's close to miiidnight...."
This movie is about a bunch of nerds attending college who try to outdo the popular jocks. The thing is, there really isn't anything that good or bad about this movie for me. It's just an alright movie. I mean, there's nothing at all wrong about it. There's just nothing too particularly good either. It's gotten to the point where I've seen so many movies I'm always looking for something really unique.This just didn't have it. I was told that most popular 80's movies had topless women in it and that was even true was this! I guess it was a thing back then. The characters/actors are nice and likeable enough. I've seen a lot better and a lot worse. I haven't seen that many college frat boys movies. I guess I was glad to be introduced to them. **1/2
Animal House is of course the best college comedy, but this film would come in at a close second. There are plenty of good bits here that will surely make you laugh, but I do believe that the film could have used a bit more work in terms of the script, but as a whole it works and this is among the better comedies of this period. This is one of the few college comedies that has some of the most memorable characters and for that, it remains a classic college comedy that will surely entertain you. The cast make it a fun film to watch and it is definitely a fine 80's comedy that will entertain you from start to finish. The story is simple, yet memorable in the long run.
Before anybody gets offended by the above summary, I just want to say that I like many things about America and its culture, conversely there are things I dislike. A lot of the latter were highlighted in the film "Revenge of the Nerds". Also, just to avoid the wrath of the blindly patriotic, I am by no means saying that other countries and cultures don't have their share of downfalls too.So, to back to the film Due to its age, (30 years), one can possibly, (yet begrudgingly), forgive some of the casual racism and homophobia used to gain cheap laughs. However the film really hits rock bottom with its multiple scenes/sub-plots that show sexual abuse in an entirely positive light.There is a highly unlikely, yet possible, chance that the above could be overlooked if the film's humour compensated for the offensiveness, or if the rapey/homophobic/racist plot elements were done tongue in cheek – BUT THEY WEREN'T – in spite of what people might claim.Now-a-days I watch certain things, which I enjoy to various degrees, but make me yearn for my stoner days as I know my amusement would be amplified. ROTN does not even offer me this. I watched it as it is regarded as a "classic" and is referenced to in many other shows. In summation: I wish I hadn't bothered – 2/10.