The first thing you notice about the “Van Wilder, the Van Gone Wilder Unrated Edition,” is Tara Reid’s chest. Her breasts (pre-augmentation, that is) are emblazoned in 3-D across the cover in a jaw-droppingly emphatic display of production values. This sentiment, extrapolated over the 94 minute running time, is accurate representation of the film in its entirety.

“Van Wilder” is a movie about a guy who loves college so much that he has extended his undergraduate career over seven glorious years. Van (Ryan Reynolds) is the king of Coolidge College, but when his father (Tim Matheson) finds out about Van’s better half of a decade in college, he pulls the plug on Van’s tuition payment. With the help of his roommate Hutch (Tech Holmes), personal Indian Assistant Taj (Kal Penn, of Harold and Kumar fame), and a well-endowed bulldog named Colossus, students at Coolidge rally around Van to pay his tuition.

At it’s core, “Van Wilder” is comprised of comedic elements that have become frustratingly common in the genre of college humor: diarrhea jokes, fart jokes, et cetera. That being said, there are elements here that push this comedy (however slightly) above many of the standardized college films. There is a reason the film has inspired 56 facebook groups, including the sequel group “Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj” which claims 15,387 members. The most apparent reason for the movie’s elevated popularity is the cast. Ryan Reynolds, the incorrigible Wilder, comes off as smarmy, quotable and ultimately loveable douche bag. It’s entertaining to see his character charm his way out of a variety of dilemmas, and his simplified guidelines for the opposite sex directed at the less cool Taj are doubtlessly taken to heart by lonely college guys nationwide. Say what you will about Tara Reid, but her appearance in this film is presumably well before her awful augmentation-slut phase. Although her studious journalist character is hardly believable, she’s not unpleasant to look at. Paul Gleason reprises his “The Breakfast Club” role as the quintessential educational hard ass professor and Kal Penn is commendable as the introverted exchange student gradually coaxed out of his gawky façade by Wilder.

The film is studded with some moments that are truly gross. Early in “Van Wilder,” Hutch is trying to light an irregularly shaped bong that turns out to be Taj’s penis pump. “That’s no bong, that’s for my schlong!” Later on, Colossus is masturbated into some éclairs, setting off what is possibly the most disgusting movie scene in recent memory. I mean, it’s pretty funny, but trying to eat a pastry after watching 6 frat boys gargle dog sperm is almost impossible. If watching someone have partially digested bulldog semen vomited all over them sounds like a good time, this is your movie.

If nothing else, to those with kindred values, a DVD case-sized bust of Tara Reid’s pre-surgery torso is well worth $19.98.