The Newest Pledge

When I heard the log line "fraternity pledges baby" I rolled my eyes. When I saw the box art with the "Hangover" baby I rolled my eyes again. But as a lover of comedy I gave the movie a chance and loved it. It was very fresh, very unique, and very funny. The script avoids all of the cliché things you expect to see in the played out college movie genre and the usually stupid baby movie genre. There are no tasteless gags. No scenes where the guys struggle to change a diaper or the pointless obstacles that sidetrack the narrative. No scenes of unnecessary nudity, and despite the "R" rating, it was actually very, very PG-13, and relative to most "R" comedies, very tasteful. Overall, this may not be the best comedy of 2012, but in a year that hasn't produced many great comedies, this is on my short list of films that will hold up, and more importantly it's SMART. This has everything it needs to be a cult classic!

Light and fun story with a twist takes a story line that is expected and transforms it into an enjoyable well done film appropriate for all. Well thought out, excellent acting and a strong cast makes this all work. Technically done very well with excellent professional scene development and editing. I would recommend this film to all. I expected a repeat of three men and a baby and was surprised to have a well developed story creatively executed. Bravo to the team that put this on and to the story developers. Loved to see Frau as principal. Editing was sharp and smart! I would love to see a follow on ! I generally think these plots head into trouble that leaves an uncomfortable childish feeling. This film masterfully avoided the usual pitfalls and created both the mystery of who's baby was it but of the deception of the other frat house. it is in this process that the film shows creativity and a genuine plot that stands on it's own. Editing of shots is tight and smart without gaps or scenes that detour the story. All in all very professional job and would recommend this to others.

If you agree that nerds are jerks and you don't consider small children to be the cutest thing ever, then you will likely enjoy this movie.

This movie has a string dislike of the nerd in the movie. This is the reverse of Revenge of the Nerds; this movie is about revenge on the nerd. That is the theme of the movie as much as the child is. Yes, the nerd is a jerk but of course that is what the writers wanted.

There are very few instances of the women getting excited about the child. There is not as much of the child as you might want, especially not of the child being cute. The little boy is cute, there just is not enough of that.

These guys get little help from other people. They rarely if ever ask women for help. That makes this strange at lest and it might be uncomfortable for you if you try to explain to them that they need help.

After a crazy party, Omega fraternity finds a baby on their doorstep and decides to keep it. I expected "3 Men and the Baby" story put in "Blue Mountain State" environment, but this movie skilfully avoided clichés typical for college comedies and also those typical for babies. Still, besides originality, this movie has no other qualities and it's just one more average, entertaining but not especially funny, comedy.

5/10

I really enjoyed this movie and although it does have characters that are funny and dumb, it doesn't take the turns that you would expect this sort of comedy to make. It kept me surprised and interested.

I definitely kept being happy and laughing at least on the inside even if it wasn't always ha ha funny I still enjoyed it a ton. Hard to make me laugh though so that doesn't say a lot. Still a fun movie.

I wonder about this assembly cut with one hour of extra footage? Would love to see it if anyone knows where it's available. It's mentioned in the trivia.

Really nice to see good guy movies where they can all have common goals and do fun stupid stuff that isn't overly gross. Feels tame compared to R comedies but in a good way because I've gotten sick of watching that stuff. I wouldn't even have been embarrassed to watch this one with my mom.