Ok I need to preface this by saying I am a Huge Fan of everything he has done. I guess as an Irish Catholic kid growing up in the city it was good to see a filmaker telling stories that I relate to and I love this film but there is something that has been bugging me about this movie that I need to get off my chest.
If you look at the original poster for the movie you will see something very different then you see on the DVD box cover, in fact here is a link to the poster (sorry I am in a rush and do not feel like dealing with HTML right now) (http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3833/posters/poster1_full.jpg)
Now you see we have here a true representation of what the movie is about. A man coming together with his friends before the biggest day of his life and the days that follow. The DVD however has a horribly put together photo of the guys with Ms. Murphy in a Wedding dress with the subheadline 'Till Death do we Party,' ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. This misinterprits the themes in the film so much it is insane. I got pulled into this story because of Tommy's reluctance to give up the single life and grow up, Dez's maturity at such a young age and all the other sub plot's between the guys. This ridiculous cover is frankly insulting to the great screen play and film that Mr. Burns produced.
Now I realize putting Britany Murphy on the cover with a wedding dress might sell some more copies and help you make money but maybe Bauer Martinez should have thought about that before spending unbeknownst millions of dollars marketing Van Wilder: The Rise Of Taj.
Now that I got that off my chest this is a great film with great perfomances (Ms. Murphy included) that everyone should see.