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This is easily one of the most realistic "college" films....
I love this movie from beginning to end. I rented it in 1997 and immediately bought a VHS copy. As soon as the dvd hit the shelves, it was mine. I turned my old roommate onto this film (in '98) and he started watching it almost every day. We even built a bar for our little "party house" at the time and quoted this film all the time. I thought the characters were very believable because I was one of them myself (liked punk, hated authority and never wanted the party to end). Affleck is excellent as is the rest of the cast. You would swear these guys were really great friends as the chemistry seemed very real. I am 35 now with a wife and 3 year old son, but I still put Glory Daze in at least once a month, just to remember the good old days of little responsibility and nothing but the mysterious future up ahead.

Horrible
This movie is terrible. The script is bad, and the acting is even worse. There are virtually no laughs the entire movie, the characters are boring and uninteresting.

Fun comedy about facing life after graduation
I admit that I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I never expected to see a semi-major star like Ben Affleck play a drunk/punk/skater in a raucous comedy, but he pulls it off well. I suppose I liked the movie more than most because I was once in Jack's (Ben Affleck's character) position, and it was a hell of a lot of fun, but at times it was scary, because once you graduate, everyone expects you to put down the beerbong and pick up a briefcase, which is a hell of a transition. The characters were weird, out of control, and at times larger-than-life, but it's exactly what you see in "party" houses around college campuses all around the country, especially in California. Alyssa Milano, Vien Hong, and French Stewart all play their parts stylishly, but Affleck is the star of the show - he even had me believing he was a Screeching Weasel and Op Ivy fan. I recommend this movie to anyone who's interested to know what the non-frat boy college party life is really like, but please don't think that people like NOFX as much as is portrayed in this film. I think Fat Mike (lead vocalist for NOFX and owner of Fat Wreck Chords) must have had a hand in supplying the soundtrack, hats, and t-shirts for Glory Daze, because it was a little silly to see and hear so many references to NOFX! In my opinion this is a must-see comedy, almost like a 90's version of Animal House, and I commend Affleck for taking a chance on this role.

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