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When I heard that the funny acronym is the official release title in some contries, I knew all I needed to know.

Does anyone remember Camp Nowhere? As near as I can tell this is the exact same movie but with college instead of summer camp. That movie was crap. I don't see how this one would be better.

Tanner:
I thought the same exact thing about the similarities between Camp Nowhere and this movie. However, I differ with you on the assesment of Camp Nowhere. I guess it might have been due to me being young-ish when watched but I loved it as a kid and saw it not too long ago and still thought it was alright for a schlocky kids summer camp fantasy movie.

It's nice to know I wasn't the only one who thought 'Camp Nowhere'. Although Black seems to look like Christopher Lloyd a little here.

I've had a mini-crush on Justin Long since 'Ed', but this one? Eh. I'll pass.

The previews made this movie sound alright. But I never planned on going to watch it, considering I haven't been given any reccomendations, or even heard much discussion of the movie.

this movie really looked godawful...i will never see it

You can still get ludes? Huh. Who knew?

I think you're right about the context thing. . . for me, because i'll be a senior in high school, the whole exclusive college/ not getting in thing resonated. But yeah, what was with the clumsy Justin Long incidents?

Good review, but maybe you would have liked it better if you saw it with the trolls I did.

Accepted is good, for those of us who are secret Neanderthals. It’s funny, but you will groan if you try to reason anything about it out. Don’t do it, or you’ll find yourself acting like the character titled “ADD” (using the subtlety of Paris Hilton at a state dinner).

Obviously written by people who can’t do research to save their lives, it doesn’t seem to know what “accredited” means, or how it works to get so done.

It relies on the ol’ geeks v. big, blonde, jocks but there is much less funny banter than Animal House. Still, the comedic timing is good for the heroes, and Justin Long is great again. His stereotypical fat sidekick has some of the best lines in the script, though he’s far too underused.

If you liked Euro Trip, Van Wilder, and Old School, you’ll like this too, but find yourself wishing Vance Vaughn put in some screen time here and brought more logic with him.

Justin Long: 'certainly isn't versatile' Have you seen him in The Break-Up? Total transformation from his other roles. Hilarious.

I hate to say this, but I sort of thought Road Trip was funny...even though Tom Green was in it...the whole snake thing was hilarious...anyway, Accepted looked dumb, but it caters to that unknown audience that love movies about college freshman...yes, I'm still trying to figure out who that is STILL!

I will forever cackle at Justing Long for one thing... "I think that guy might really be dead. " Killed me. Absolutely killed me.

Does anyone else remember How I Got into College? I saw it as I was trying to do just that and it hit my funny bone more often than any movie that dumb should- but nonetheless- it certainly warrants a mention here.

My 13-year-old thought this movie was "okay" and "funny in parts". Given that he thinks Bringing Down the House is HIGH-larious, that's not a stellar review for Accepted, here.

In Western Australia, there actually IS a uni called "Curtin Institute of New Technology".
They eventually noticed and dropped the New.
I am not joking.

To GBR, I LOOOVE the movie "How I Got Into College"!!!
It's out on dvd now, you know. :)
(Wasn't Lara Flynn Boyle sweet, before she turned ino a scary, over-collagened, stick insect?)

Sorry, I meant Curtin University! ..NT.
Doh! :)

I have no intention of ever seeing this movie, although I do like Justin Long. I actually BELIEVED he was a Mac!

Obviously written by people who can�t do research to save their lives

Yeah, I guess none of 'em ever heard of RIT; that S.H.I.T story [inhale ponderously]--the original name of Rochester Institute of Technology almost was South Henrietta Institute of Technology, for those lucky enough not to have to live in Upstate New York and hear people tell it at parties for 100 years--wasn't all that funny then and it sure isn't funny now, seeing as how it's so retardedly, punishingly contrived.

I do like that Mac kid guy, though. He has a David Krumholtz quality, but taller.

I saw this at a pre-screening back in June... It was definitely worth the money. It's worth watching on cable, and probably worth renting a DVD between 5 friends, and if you have money, it's better than at least 45% of the movies in the theater.. If you're drunk, it's probably hilarious. Overall, it wasn't the best movie, but I think it's on par with all the other college movies, minus the nude scenes. It definitely has a Camp Nowhere vibe to it, but with older and more slacking kids. Justin Long is great, and probably the main redeeming quality. The SHIT acronym gets played way too much, and then they decide to keep going with it.

At the very least, for those of us that wish they'd chosen an easier college, this movie makes a good mini-vacation. As long as you're not looking for or expecting a great piece of art.

Just saw it tonight. I thought it was funny, as long as you don't think about the plot too hard (very cliche). Worth the money, but would I be up for seeing it again? Probably not.

At first glance this movie looked pretty awful and I didn't really have any desire to see it. I like Justin Long in just about everything else he's ever been in (his role in The Break-Up was pretty funny.) A friend offered to pay for my ticket so what did I have to lose. It was a lot funnier than I thought it would be. Glen was hilarious. I probably wouldn't spend money on it, but I'd totally catch it on HBO or on a TBS saturday afternoon movie.

Is it wrong that I was touched by the courtroom scene, his speech about being different? In Accepted fasion, I'm going to say it's perfectly fine for me to love this movie, up to 7 times.