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Top Ten Must-Own DVDs For College

Friday, June 13th, 2008

When you get to college, you’re going to discover that you have more free time on your hands than you ever dreamed of. What better way to procrastinate studying than by watching one of these great movies:

10. Super Troopers - Hands-down the best stoner movie ever created. This movie will keep you laughing into double-digit views whether or not you puff the ganja. And, with the exception of #2 on this list, will be the most oft-quoted movie by your classmates…so unless you want to be that kid laughing awkwardly when someone screams, “You boys like Mexicooooo???” at a party, make sure you know Super Troopers inside-out by the time you get to college.

9. Boondock Saints - This probably would have been The Departed if not for the force-fed symbolism and the cop-out ending. If you don’t know what I mean, chances are you should rule out English as a major. Anyway, Boondock Saints is the token badass movie on this list. It mixes awesome action sequences with humor, really cool accents, and makes a GREAT Halloween costume for any 2 guys who can pass as Irish. Plus, Willem Dafoe as the confused, gay/macho detective is awesome.

8. Garden State - At some point, that girl you’ve been hooking up with is going to want you to take her on a “real date.” After a nice romantic dinner at the cafeteria, there’s no better way to finish the evening than watching Zach Braff and Natalie Portman pretend they’re everyday people. Well, maybe there is one better way….

7. Seven - Every decent movie collection needs at least one scary movie. If you’re one of those people that’s easily frightened, I might recommend something a little less intense, but if you enjoy being truly scared from time to time, Seven is the way to go. Awesome acting by Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey, a novel plot, and plenty of psychology make Seven a must-have.

6. Rebel Without a Cause - Outdo your friends’ pop-culture knowledge and old-school attitude by introducing them to a movie made before their parents were born. Not only is Rebel Without a Cause a classic cool movie featuring James Dean at his best (and best looking), but you also get the added bonus of one of your moron friends remarking, “James Dean…like the sausage guy??”

5. Caddyshack - With all the great comedies that have been released in the last ten or so years by the Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Judd Apatow, and Broken Lizard entourages, it still doesn’t get much better than Caddyshack. If Rodney Dangerfield’s plaid pants and beer-dispensing, music-blaring golf bag aren’t enough, learn how to take tequila shots from Chevy Chase: bite the lime, snort a line of salt, and toss the tequila over your shoulder. That’s how a true baller gets his swerve on.

4. Rudy - The sports movie was a toss-up between this and Field of Dreams. And as much as I love Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe, Rudy is still the most heartwarming American sports movie. When Rudy gets his ass kicked at practice every day, you can almost feel the crush of the 250-pound men barreling into you, and it’s hard to keep your eyes from welling up when the players start turning in their jerseys so Rudy can dress for his last game.

3. Good Will Hunting - Matt Damon is my favorite actor and I couldn’t leave him off this list entirely…good thing he wrote and starred in an all-time great flick, alongside Robin Williams in perhaps his only not-annoying movie role ever. This movie seriously has everything: action (when Damon and his boys throw down on the tennis court), comedy, drama (”it’s not your fault. it’s not your fault. IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT.”) and romance. Turn down playoff tickets to go on a date with your girl, though, and you damn well better marry her.

2. Old School - I know, I know….how is this not #1? Well, a few reasons: everyone has seen the movie ten times, it’s quoted more than JFK, and even my six-year-old brother knows what to do when I tell him “earmuffs.” That said, it’s still ridiculously, gut-bustingly funny, can be watched any time, and enjoyed by everyone under 40. Old School was singlehandedly responsible for bringing KY Jelly wrestling, streaking and Whitesnake back to college campuses, and I can only hope they’re all here to stay.

1. The Godfather (part I) - What do you get when you combine four incredible actors, a once-per-generation director, an impeccable script about the Mafia, and a score so good that Nas sampled it on his last CD? Easy. You get the greatest movie ever made. Clocking in at just under three hours, The Godfather is an epic movie in the truest sense of the word; but despite its length, it never loses focus or gets boring. If you strike out with the opposite sex and come home alone after a night of drinking, pop The Godfather into your PS3 and you’ll forget in no time.

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