“National Lampoon’s Animal House” is one of those movies such as “Halloween” and “Die Hard” where basic premise would quickly be copied by countless others. If you’ve seen “Caddyshack”, “Police Academy”, “Stripes” or even “Teen Wolf”, you’ll have somewhat of an understanding of what “Animal House” is like. It’s very dirty and immature but somehow it works.

At a university, there are two rival fraternities in “Animal House”. Omega House is full of a bunch of squares, who take part in a strange sadomasochist initiation, while Delta House is filled with drunken partygoers. I don’t think I’d like to be in either but as we watch the madness unfold, we see a bunch of 1960s’ college students go through an unforgettable experience.

Although the film focuses on the students such as Flounder (Stephen Furst “The Dream Team”), Pinto (Tom Hulce “Amadeus”) and Bluto (John Belushi “The Blues Brothers”), my favourite character is easily the strict Dean Wormer (John Vernon “Dirty Harry”). That’s because Vernon does a great job and I also have a soft spot for the bad guys in movies such as this. The marijuana-smoking teacher Mr. Jennings (Donald Sutherland “Space Cowboys”) is another one of those unorganised teachers found in movies. You know, mid-lecture when the bell goes.

“Animal House” is one drunken party after another but while I don’t think I’d like to be there, it’s fun to watch. Some of the jokes are pretty funny (I like the court case scene in particular). It’s the kind of movie where the foulness of the humour plays into the film’s hands. Whether they’re spying on girls getting dressed or wrecking a town parade, the boys from Delta House will make you laugh. Trust me, you’ll be wanting to dress yourself in a bedsheet after watching this.