Accepted (Widescreen Edition)
by Steve Pink
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Actor: Adam Herschman, Blake Lively, Columbus Short, Jonah Hill, Justin LongDirector: Steve Pink
Brand: NBC Universal
Producer: Amanda Morgan Palmer
Producer: Brian Lutz
Producer: Jason Wilson
Producer: Jonathan Watson
Writer: Adam Cooper
Writer: Bill Collage
Writer: Mark Perez
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Accepted (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Have you got Hobo Stab Insurance? ...
Summary: 5 Stars
Accepted is probably the best executed teenage coming-of-age film since Ferris Bueller's Day Off. This film could've easily been titled "Bartleby Gaine's Big Plan" and no one would've complained ... well, maybe no one. "Accepted" is just fine.
Heavily laden with enough social commentary that through the humor, you won't be able to ignore it or tune it out, and you might be made to feel uncomfortable if you're the person that sold out, or drifted through the hell that Bartleby Gaines is trying to save you from. It's not Lenny Bruce or Noam Chomsky, but you can definitely sense it bubbling below the surface.
So, what happened to all the young teens from days-gone-by who grew up in the newly constructed suburbs and identified with movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Pump up the Volume and Better Off Dead? I can tell you. They all ended up selling out and moving into newly constructed tract homes, deep in the nether regions of the ever increasing perimeter of modern suburbia or rather, Urban Blight. They all sold out to lame jobs, lame spouses, bought lame rent-to-own furniture and either made a lot, or lost a lot during the dot-com bubble, and then lost whatever else they had left during the real-estate bubble. Is that close to accurate? Probably too close for some.
These days though, film makers are pawning off trash like 'The Naked Mile', 'Freddy got Fingered' and 'Cruel Intentions', which are not even worth linking, but a necessity to mention. These are poor, trite and dull comments within this genre.
So, what's the message in this film? Well, according to Lewis Black it's: "You better enjoy the next four years, because after that, you're effed!" And of course, that's only the beginning: "Don't come crying to me about what you want to do with your life! Get a Clue!"
Yes, that's what he said and he took absolutely no prisoners in doing so. The fate that now awaits this soon-to-graduate generation is probably going to be a lot darker and a lot more menacing then the life that they grew up in, but don't worry - with mass-merchandising, you'll always have Target, Wal-Maze and a few DVD's to watch. But maybe someone will take a cue from Bartleby Gaines and learn that living is sometimes more important than killing yourself to live.
This is a really enjoyable movie and the Special features are worth the price of the disk alone. Not that you'd want the just the special features with no film, as that would be lame, but many of you might be used to that. There are also some brilliant one-liners in this that really make you split into two with laughter.
During the deleted scenes there's a segment with Lewis Black swearing so much that it's one long continuous beep and could be easily confused with a TV test signal.
Summary of Accepted (Widescreen Edition)
From the producer of Bruce Almighty and Liar Liar comes a whole new school of thought: Accepted. When every college turns him down, Bartleby "B" Gaines decides to make one up. Welcome to the South Harmon Institute of Technology, where the students teach the classes, the dean lives in a trailer in the back, and Bartleby's on the way to scoring with the girl of his dreams. It's a raunchy, rowdy, flat-out funny college comedy that critics are calling "freakin' hilarious" (Steven Chupnick, MovieWeb.com)! Starring: Justin Long, Blake Lively, Lewis Black, Jonah Hill, Columbus Short, Maria Thayer, Mark Derwin, Ann Cusack, Hannah Marks, Anthony Heald Directed by: Steve PinkSimilar DVD Movies
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