I would hate to have to sit through it a second time and listen to Paris declare things as hot or not hot or hear the director sing the praises of his mediocre cast. It was painful enough to sit through this movie once. I would guess several of them had a rude awakening when they discovered their mighty college farce was going straight to video.Īlthough I usually like more bonus materials on my DVDs, I was thankful there wasn’t a commentary track attached to the film. They prove my earlier statement about what the label National Lampoon used to mean, because they think that is enough to prove how good the movie is. They also share their thoughts on how well they expect the movie to do, placing it on par with other college flicks like Revenge of the Nerds. The cast cheers on director William Heins who allows them to deviate from the script, meaning writer Cheryl Guerriano can’t be held completely responsible for this travesty. The only bonus materials are trailers for two more upcoming National Lampoon projects and a brief “making of” featurette, which shows almost as much material from the movie as it shows behind the scenes. It’s already proven it’s not worth having a theatrical run, so what makes it worth two editions? Studios need to get rid of the idea of rated and unrated editions of movies that are being released straight to video and just put out one version. After all, it’s not like anyone is attached to the rated-R version of the film and without the contents that make the unrated edition “naughty” there really is nothing worth watching in these movies. I fail to see the point in this release strategy. Despite that, the movie is getting two separate DVD releases: a standard, rated-R release and a “Naughty” unrated edition. To use Hilton’s own words, this picture is “not hot.” National Lampoon’s Pledge This! is being released straight to DVD without a theatrical run. Until then, this is a perfect representation of how meaningless her contributions to popular culture are. It may be good for one or two viewings (preferably under the influence) before getting tossed onto the bonfire that will hopefully come with the end of Hilton’s reign of popularity. Pledge This! is a shallow, empty tale that deserves its direct to home video status. I don’t know what I was expecting from a Paris Hilton movie, but sadly I think I got it.
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