Yes, I picked Van Wilder.
No, I don't have to justify this pick to you, or anyone for that matter.
>: P
But I'll get to the reason why, in a minute.
First, let's take a look at the movie:
A successful slacker has been in college for going on 7 years. Luckily, his very rich and successful dad has been footing the bill...until now. Now, cut off from the golden goose, Van has to figure out how to pay for school, whether he wants to continue to stay in school, or to finally graduate.
College life is what Van knows, and he knows it better than anyone. In fact, he is able to create a party planning service to pay the bills and stick around long enough to attempt graduation.
This is the first National Lampoon film to hit the countdown, and probably the least likely to be considered by most fans.
Nope, Animal House, while great, will not be hitting the countdown.
Trust me, there were a lot of great movies that didn't make the final cut.
However, Van Wilder made it for two reasons:
1) It's funny.
2) More importantly, it's where I met Ryan Reynolds for the first time on the big screen.
I've been a big fan ever since. While not every film of his has been seen, the odds of wanting to watch a movie for me have been increased ten-fold if Reynolds is in the cast.
Sidebar: The greatest miscarriage of justice in cinematic history was done when Ryan Reynolds was cast as Deadpool...and then they sewed his mouth shut.
Perfect casting...ruined!
Let's hope if that Deadpool film ever comes along, they'll pretend it never happened.
So yep, Ryan Reynolds brings a movie that most have never seen all the way up to # 48 of the greatest films of all time.
A star was indeed born!
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