Until I went to college myself, Jeremy Piven in P.C.U. was my only source of “information” on what campus life would be like. Thus, I expected there to be protest groups everywhere, lots of running away from mobs chasing you, which was resolved when everyone makes peace at the requisite college party (which always has live music provided by George Clinton). What’s with all these college comedies painting “the college visit” as something wild and hilarious? Animal House did the same thing.

This year is no different with the release of College this Friday, August 29. Drake Bell (”Drake & Josh”), Andrew Caldwell, and Kevin Covais are three high school students who have a wild and crazy weekend when they visit the local college campus. Since it’s done by the producers of Waiting (Ryan Reynolds), prepare yourself for some gross out humor, pg-13 style romance, and a few funny one-liners.

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It looks like a fun ode to frat parties, bad decisions, coming of age and the celebration of youth. Altho, I think it’s very convenient that they run into three pretty girls (one being Camille Mana of Smart People) find time to hang out with them all weekend. But hey, it’s a movie? Not plot point has to be logically, I suppose.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall had the fake I Hate SarahMarshall blog, so Gentlemen Broncos, the new movie by the director of Napoleon Dynamite, had to step it up a notch. Instead of a blog, they created an entire fake site for fantasy novelist, Dr. Ronald Chevalier, replete with a biography, news feed, video camera interviews, and photo gallery.

Gentlemen Broncos is about a geeky teen who attends a fantasy novel convention and learns that Ronald Chevalier (Jermaine Clement of “Flight of the Conchords”) has stolen his book idea! Thus, hilarity ensues sorta in the vein of Rushmore with an less than moral adult competing with a formidable and intelligent teenager.

I Watch Stuff lovingly compared the film’s faux website to “Garth Marengi’s Darkplace” (which is awesome too btw), since that tv show really went for the absurd to poke fun at the science fiction/horror genre. I think IWS may have hit the nail on the head.

Check out the intro to “Darkplace” to see for yourself:

Source: I Watch Stuff

Hancock opens this Wednesday, probably aiming to clean up on the 4th of July holiday.

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The reviews so far are so-so, but I wanna hold out hope since it stars Will Smith & Jason Bateman. Will Smith has been on my good side ever since seeing I Am Legend, there’s no way I can turn a cold shoulder to him now.

The director, Peter Berg, did do a nice job on The Kingdom (also starring Bateman), but maybe the superhero comedy is simply a hard nut to crack? I can think of a few superhero comedies that sort of fell flat with the audience. There’s bad pacing (My Super Ex-Girlfriend) or the tone of the movie is too hard to follow (Spiderman 3).

Best of luck to Hancock, maybe Smith’s charisma can prove to be a profitable summer movie experience.

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The Pineapple Express looks like it will be another win for the Judd Apatow comedy gang. I know his last few movies that he produced were a bit flat, but I think this one will be hilarious. Pop Candy said it was the best movie she saw last week, so that’s pretty much washed away all my worries.

Plus, I loved both “Freaks and Geeks” & “Undeclared”, so it’s just really awesome that the show’s veterans (Seth Rogen and James Franco) are on screen together again.

The reviews aren’t looking so good for Mike Myer’s The Love Guru. But didn’t critics hate Austin Powers? If that turned out to be a success, maybe he’ll get lucky again.

The trailer makes it out to be another silly romantic comedy with Jessica Alba (playing another unbelievable love interest) but this time with hockey and mysticism jokes. Mini Me aka Verne Troyer is even back to do more slapstick comedy. Altho, the review did admit that Justin Timberlake supposedly garners a few geniune laughs.

If you have nothing better to do and love Mike Myers, perhaps this is your summer film. Let’s just hope that it’s not as bad that Dr. Seuss movie.