Great Film overall

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Let me first say that the name National Lampoon tends to send me running, screaming in the opposite direction. What was once a title that would give us comedy such as Animal House and the early installments in the Vacation series is now reduced to Van Wilder, Barley Legal, and Pledge This. So When I fired up the DVD player to watch Dorm Daze I thought I was getting into more of the same. However I can say that I was thrilled to find myself actually laughing out loud on several occasions during the movie. The story of Dorm Daze all takes place in about six hours when a bag of money gets mistakenly mailed to a girl in the dorm. Also a hooker and a foreign exchange student both named Dominique come to the dorm for different reasons. What ensues is a process of mistaken identity and mayhem as everyone in the dorm tries to get their hands on the money. In a series of way to convenient coincidences things get more and more out of hand as more and more people are involved in the chase. In a way Dorm Daze is like a throwback to the old madcap comedies such as What's Up Doc and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. It's hard to follow but its still fun to sit back and enjoy the ride. It's nice to see National Lampoon have one last decent movie to show what can happen when the actually try.

With a title like Dorm Daze and it being from National Lampoon, I was expecting an updated yet cornier Animal House. That is the furthest thing from the truth about this movie. I do not even remember if this movie came to theaters and I had no desire to see it but the local clerk at the movie rental store said it was really good. I was embarrassed not to at least try it since I could not find anything else and it was a rainy weekend. I am awfully glad I doubted my preconceptions long enough to try it.Rather than Animal House, think Frazier. Some of my favorite Frazier episodes are the ones where everyone is involved in something but thinks of the situation as totally different. Person A thinks person B has a crush on them but person B is really trying to find a way tell person C that they love them but person C is trying to steal something from person A, etc. The mistaken comments and the way people misinterpret things can either be confusing and boring or it can lead to very funny comedy. Frazier almost always pulled it off as very funny. This movie does the same thing.This is a co-ed dorm and one afternoon at the dorm. The characters have different ideas about what is going on and each is usually doing things they believe are one way but others see as another way. It is hard to explain, especially without spoilers, but it is easy to follow when you watch it and I found it very funny. There is one character (or group) that were a little too vulgar for me to let my teens watch it right now, but for adults, it is overall very funny. Even the vulgar parts (involving a brother trying to hire a prostitute for his brother) are funny for the most part and play okay.I highly recommend this movie but it is important not to be expecting Animal House or other things and just plan on a relaxing funny movie.

This movie actually hurts to watch. Not only did I not laugh once, I ended up getting a serious headache. At times, I felt so sorry for the actors involved. The best way to sum it up is to note that among sex comedies, it is probably the least funny and least sexy of all time. I'm only sorry I can't give it a vote of less than one. To give this a rating of one is an insult to every movie that scores two or better.Now I see that they're filming a sequel. Hearing that someone is actually paying these people to make another movie convinces me that there's just too much money in Hollywood. RAISE THEIR TAXES!!! Making a sequel to this movie may very well constitute a crime against humanity; perhaps an international tribunal should be convened, or U.N. sanctions applied to the filmmakers.In short, it's a really bad movie. Really, really.

A stupid teen supposed comedy that revolves a serious of misunderstanding including (but not limited to) a hooker being confused with a foreign exchange student, girlfriend beating, a girl loving a gay guy, and the straight guy that loves her, and bitchy gossipers. None of the following is funny or even amusing. Nation Lampoon's use to be hilarious back in the day. Now the name is sadly synonymous with crap. And this one is NO exception. I use to think Topenga was kinda cute when she was on "Boy Meets World", but it seems she let herself go (and yes I know she has a name, but into she does ANYthing else worthwhile, she'll stay as Topenga) My Grade: DEye Candy: Kati Lohmann gets topless; Boti Bliss relies on a body double (BOOOOO!!!)