2008 Woodie Awards
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Katie Andriulli and Brendan Faughnan
Issue date: 2/12/03 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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by Katie Andriulli and Brendan Faughnan
For your viewing pleasure, we have not so thoroughly consulted the public in compiling a list of movies which every college student should have seen or should now see. After rejecting the more obvious suggestions such as Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, and Big Daddy, we also rejected outright movies like Glitter, Crossroads, and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin despite their critical acclaim. Here, in no particular order, are the top 11 celluloid masterpieces lucky enough to make the cut:
High Fidelity (2000)
The perfect film for the individual who views life with a disgruntled sense of detachment, or more specifically someone whose daily activities include surviving in the face of crushing heartbreak, organizing their record collection autobiographically and drinking. John Cusack, as the lead character Rob Gordon, is all of this and more. Based on the book by Nick Hornby, the film is a great commentary on the human condition. As added bonuses, it features a bitchin’ soundtrack and Jack Black, one of the finest comedic minds of his generation.
Rushmore (1998)
And you thought we were jaded. Jason Schwartzman’s character Max Fischer blows them all out of the water in this essential Wes Anderson-Wilson Brothers vehicle. Watch as prep-school extracurricular zealot Max falls in love with a teacher, stages an original play about the Vietnam War and matches wits with his mentor-turned-rival Bill Murray, all in the course of an hour and thirty-three minutes.
The Graduate (1967)
You’ve seen it on all the movie lists, you’ve seen allusions to it on The Simpsons, even if you didn’t realize it, so if you haven’t seen it … Go rent it and be prepared to be seduced by the Mrs. Robinson. Dustin Hoffman plays the over-achieving recent graduate that many SFS students may be able to relate to. Directionless in post-college life, Hoffman meanders his way through an affair with the jaded middle-aged Mrs. Robinson before falling for her daughter, Elaine. Darkly comic and more profound than George W’s speeches, The Graduate is undeniably a classic.
For your viewing pleasure, we have not so thoroughly consulted the public in compiling a list of movies which every college student should have seen or should now see. After rejecting the more obvious suggestions such as Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, and Big Daddy, we also rejected outright movies like Glitter, Crossroads, and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin despite their critical acclaim. Here, in no particular order, are the top 11 celluloid masterpieces lucky enough to make the cut:
High Fidelity (2000)
The perfect film for the individual who views life with a disgruntled sense of detachment, or more specifically someone whose daily activities include surviving in the face of crushing heartbreak, organizing their record collection autobiographically and drinking. John Cusack, as the lead character Rob Gordon, is all of this and more. Based on the book by Nick Hornby, the film is a great commentary on the human condition. As added bonuses, it features a bitchin’ soundtrack and Jack Black, one of the finest comedic minds of his generation.
Rushmore (1998)
And you thought we were jaded. Jason Schwartzman’s character Max Fischer blows them all out of the water in this essential Wes Anderson-Wilson Brothers vehicle. Watch as prep-school extracurricular zealot Max falls in love with a teacher, stages an original play about the Vietnam War and matches wits with his mentor-turned-rival Bill Murray, all in the course of an hour and thirty-three minutes.
The Graduate (1967)
You’ve seen it on all the movie lists, you’ve seen allusions to it on The Simpsons, even if you didn’t realize it, so if you haven’t seen it … Go rent it and be prepared to be seduced by the Mrs. Robinson. Dustin Hoffman plays the over-achieving recent graduate that many SFS students may be able to relate to. Directionless in post-college life, Hoffman meanders his way through an affair with the jaded middle-aged Mrs. Robinson before falling for her daughter, Elaine. Darkly comic and more profound than George W’s speeches, The Graduate is undeniably a classic.