When I was a mere lad (14), I was not exactly a good kid. One night, some friends and I headed out to the movies. We told the parental units that we were going to see Ice Age, bought the tickets, and headed into the cinema. However, instead of the movie we bought tickets for, we instead headed over and watched Van Wilder. Ever since that fateful, and lie-filled, night, I have been a fan of this series (and I never have seen any of the Ice Age moves).
Fast forward seven years, to July 14th, 2009. On this date, the third Van Wilder movie was released, straight-to-DVD. Coincidently, the third Ice Age movie has been in the theater for a few weeks now.
Van Wilder: Freshman Year is a prequel to the original movie. It tells the story of Vince Wilder, AKA Van Wilder (portrayed by Jonathan Bennett in this film), as he graduates from high-school (he gets a blowjob while giving a speech) and heads off to college. Like his father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, Vince is attending Coolidge College. His family is so tied to the college that in Wilder Hall, there is a name plaque waiting for the next Wilder to have his portrait hung over. However, instead of the party schools that it was for his ancestors, Coolidge is now run by the military dictator/dean Charles Reardon (Kurt Fuller), who really didn’t like Van’s father.
When Van arrives at college, he learns that Coolidge is a strict military regime, and that it allows no drinking, partying, or even kissing. There are also a lot of sexually-repressed (hot) Christian girls running around. Of course, Van will not stand for this. Quickly, Mr. Wilder throws parties, invites people, and starts to ‘liberate’ the campus. This brings him up against Dean Reardon, and the Dean's peppy ROTC members. The movie quickly ends up 
with these two going head-to-head. Oh, and there are a ton of hot, naked chicks who randomly (and pointlessly) appear throughout the film.
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