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Revenge of the Nerds - Panty Raid Edition

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There's just something about these comedies from the 80's that will always put a smile on the face of those of us who remember watching them for the first time back then, and hopefully, will also put a smile on the face of those of the younger generation who are discovering them now. "Revenge of the Nerds" is by far way up there among the better comedies from that decade. Sure, there's vulgarity here and there, but that doesn't take away from the humor and overall enjoyment. And one has to remember that the often un-politically correct aspect of many characters was common in the 80's.

And now this great film has finally gotten a DVD release that does it justice. The audio commentary by Jeff Kanew, Robert Carradine, Timothy Busfield and Curtis Armstrong is quite insightful and of course humorous, basically what one would expect. The "I'm a nerd, and I'm pretty proud of it" featurette has several of the actors talk about their experiences playing their roles. Nothing too spectacular, but definitely worth a look. The "Revenge of the Nerds" television pilot is certainly a nice feature, although mainly for novelty's sake. The 6 deleted scenes are "Stan Owes Nerd Money," "Gilbert Tells Judy How He Feels," "Tri-Lamb Vegas Convention," "Meet Uncle Meyer," "Chariot Race" and "Nerds Catch Jocks Destroying Their House." And finally, there is the trailer and a sneek peak of "Revenge of the Nerds 2: Nerds in Paradise." The DVD presentation offers a fairly nice transfer (a little grainy in some parts, which I suppose we can live with) and good sound quality-make sure to turn the volume way up for the Talent Show scene.

What else is there to say? If you're a fan, go out NOW and get this. Long live the Nerds!

And as a side note, the DVD insert has an advertisement for the "One Size Fits All" special edition of "Porky's," soon to be released. Be on the lookout for that too.

This "new" edition DVD is well worth the money if you want extra features. The interviews and behind the scenes content is great and almost all of the cast tells stories about filming. If you are an "extra features" dork like I am then you will love this DVD.

This should have been done a long time ago. It's nice to have some real special features here besides the theatrical trailer. One of the best comedies of all-time! Maybe we can have some robster craws?

Once in a while, a film comes along which will be remembered for a long time after its original release. "Revenge of the Nerds" is one such film, and this great DVD edition has finally done this great comedy justice.

Starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Timothy Busfield, and a host of other fine actors, the viewer gets a first-hand look at college fraternity life.

Carradine stars as Lewis. Along with his friend Gilbert (Edwards), the two head off to the mythical Adams College to begin their careers in computer science. Upon arriving at campus, Lewis and Gilbert are ridiculed by the Alpha Betas, who are led by Stan Gable (Ted McGinley) and "Ogre" (Donald Gibb). They call Gilbert and Lewis nerds, and the label sticks with them. To make matters worse for Lewis and Gilbert, they are forced to move out of their dorm to make way for the Alpha Betas because they burned their own house down. The nerds are forced to live in the college gym. While in the gym, Lewis and Gilbert make some new friends, including Poindexter (Tim Busfield), "Booger" (Curtis Armstrong), Takashi (Brian Tochi), Wormser (Andrew Cassese), and Lamar (Larry B. Scott).

After failing to get accepted into any of the existing fraternities, the nerds decide to try to form their own, but Stan Gable vetoes their plans at the Greek Council. In order to be a recognized fraternity, they must have a national sponsor. So, the guys begin searching for one and they finally come across Lambda Lambda Lambda, who agrees to take them on a trial basis.

After the Betas and the Pis sabotage the tri-lambs' party, the tri-lambs vow revenge. A panty raid is planned for the pi house, while the jocks get a little something extra in their jocks. The news comes through that the nerds have been fully accepted as a tri-lamb chapter, which infuriates the Alpha Betas even more, and Stan will still not recognize the tri-lamb chapter. The nerds finally realize that the only way for them to get a fair shake is to win the homecoming carnival, so they could take over the presidency of the Greek council. With a strong showing in all three areas of the carnival, the tri-lambs succeed at winning, and are poised to take over the Greek Council, but at what cost? What will the Alpha Betas do now that they've lost control? Even Stan's girlfriend Betty Childs (Julie Montgomery) has left him for Lewis.

I've seen this movie many times, and it gets better with each viewing. Each scene in the movie is a classic, especially the panty raid on the pi's sorority house. The liquid heat scene is funny, too. The whole movie is loaded with scenes that will keep the viewer laughing throughout.

What makes this great DVD so special is the special features. There are several scenes which were deleted from the original movie, as well as a half-hour long segment in which the cast and crew talks about their experiences during the making of the movie, and how the movie became such a cult classic.

I give this DVD my highest recommendation. This movie was good before, but its gotten even better with the added features of this disc. If you were a fan of "Nerds" before, you'll be an even bigger fan after watching this great disc.

Overall, the panty raid edition dvd is pretty good. There are still a few gripes that I have with this dvd. First off, the cover art is horrible! I would be ashamed to walk in my local Walmart and buy this product just for the cover art alone. I guess that's why I ordered it online to save the embarrassment. Why don't they keep the original art work on these dvd's? Upgraded features, downgraded cover art. Secondly, this is my biggest gripe. Has anyone noticed how the past couple of releases of this movie have cut the scene of the nerds walking up the street to the house that Lewis discovered with the "for rent" sign in his hand right before they fix it up? I have seen this scene cut when it has been aired on HBO as well. Also, why in the world they put the t.v. pilot on this dvd, i'll never know. It was awful! I wanted my 30 minutes back. There were a few faces I recognized in it, like Sean Kanan from the Karate Kid 3. Lastly, the deleted scenes were terrible too. I can see why they cut them out. They also did not include all of the deleted scenes though, because if you watch the trailer, you will notice some other scenes that weren't in the movie or the deleted scenes section. The great things about this dvd are the documentary which was great and the commentary.

My favorite character is that of The Ogre! NERDS!!!!! not because I condone bullies, But because he makes these hilarious faces, and looks like a buffoon.followed by Louis,And Booger and Lamar! I remember seeing this film growing up and Laughing just like a Nerd. This movie is a Classic. WE GOT BUSH!!!

Two nerdy bestfriends Gilbert (Anthony Edwards) and Lewis (Robert Carridine) have just attended the university of Adams, the campus's jocks especially Ogre (Donald Gibb), Coach Harris (John Goodman), Stan Gable (Ted McGinley) and Burke (Matt Salinger) become hard on them treating them like outcasts. So Lewis and Gilbert with a group of other nerds (Timothy Busfield, Brian Tochi, Andrew Cassese. Curtis Armstrong, and Larry B. Scott) try to fit in with other fraternities on campus but get rejected until they decide to make their own fraternity to start a war with the jock infested Alpha Beta so they can prove that brains can win over brawn.

Hilarious comedy hit that gained a cult following since it's release, this is truly one of the 80's best comedies and rightfully so. The film is one of John Goodman's earliest roles before he was on "Rosanne", the movie also launched some cheap imitators and it's right up there with "Animal House" as the second best frat comedy ever! if you like a feel good comedy that is guaranteed to also make you laugh, then check out this one.

The special edition DVD has great remastered picture and sound with cool extras like audio commentary, "I'm a Nerd and pretty proud of it" featurette, a rare TV pilot for a "Revenge of the Nerds" TV show, deleted scenes, and the expected theatrical trailer.

Also recommended: "Animal House", "Porky's", "American Pie Trilogy", "Tommy Boy", "Dumb and Dumber", "Black Sheep", "There's Something about Mary", "Office Space" and "Back to School".

As good as I remember it. Pilot episode may be the worst thing made for TV that I have seen in my entire life, imagine, 'Saved by the Bell the college years' if 95% of the budget had been slashed. Many scenes in this film are cut short including Betty's full frontal. (I am shocked that no else one has noticed this). Still, overall, this episode is good but not the original.

If you like a reminder of the 80's then this is the movie. Although cheezy and a bit risque - it is funny and that is the whole point. Fun and uplifting when the nerds win the day!

The only problem I have with this movie is not actually the movie itself. It takes forever to get through all the "stuff" before the movie starts. After that, it's smooth sailing with many enjoyable laughs.