Rating: 
Summary: Funniest Movie Ever!
Review: This movie is hilarious! Not a minute went by during this movie that I did not laugh at least once, and I was still laughing when I left the theater. The cast is perfect. They managed to get all my favorite men into one movie. Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell fit their roles well. Luke Wilson plays the straight-arrow as usual. Vince Vaughn plays an unhappy-but-dedicated family man. Will Ferrell plays the newlywed who tries to commit to his wife, but let's his partying get the better of him. There's even a small role for Craig Kilborn of CBS' The Late Late Show. (He plays the philandering boyfriend of the woman with whom Luke Wilson's character is in love.) A word of advice: Don't go to this movie expecting a realistic plot or a sappy Cinderella love story. Go to this movie expecting to laugh.
Rating: 
Summary: THE CAST IS GREAT BUT THE ROMANCE PARTS ARE BORING
Review: I saw the movie at a special screening and it was really funny. Luke Wilson was really funny and Will Farrel was great too. There were a couple of really funny scenes and you will laugh a lot because the script is pretty good. The only thing I didn't like was that everyone was a loser in love and that made the movie a little less funny. The daughter from 24 and Leah Remini from the King Of Queens are in it too.
Rating: 
Summary: Animal House Re-jigged
Review: It seems that every few years we see the release of a fraternity farce with plenty of ridiculous moments, lame jokes and inevitable scenes of nudity. We've seen Animal House and Porky's and Old School continues the tradition. There is a slight variance to the theme here because the group of kooky guys running things aren't actually college students but older men who relive their youth.The fun's kicked off when Mitch (Luke Wilson) comes home to find his wife (Juliette Lewis) in a rather unique compromising position. He leaves and restarts life in a house near the local college. Pretty soon he has regular guests in friends Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and Frank "the Tank" (Will Ferrell). The obvious way to celebrate Mitch's freedom and their proximity to the college is to establish a fraternity. And so the clichéd hilarity begins. It's really a modern day Animal House, right down to it's own ex-SNL actor in Will Ferrell who, incidentally is the stand-out performer and who you get to see a real lot of... You know what to expect when going in to see Old School and, if you've seen the earlier iterations mentioned above (and you were rolling on the floor helplessly, then) then you will probably love this one too. Endless one-liners, some great physical humour and a cameo or two is what you'll be in for.
Rating:
Summary: College Life without the Education
Review: Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell give college a second try in the raucous comedy "Old School". A party for their depressed friend Mitch (Luke Wilson) becomes the talk of the college campus and gives them the chance to relive their wild college lives. Soon, Mitch, Frank "The Tank" (Will Ferrell) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn) form their own unorthodox fraternity whom crazy hijinks draw the attention of no-nonsense Dean Pritcher (Jeremy Piven). "Old School" is a hilarious comic romp but it's no "Animal House". The movie is good-natured fun with a great comic cast and off-beat humor. Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn are quite funny but it's Will Ferrell who delivers the movie's outrageous scenes. Except for some slight nudity in the opening menu, there isn't much difference between the un-rated and rated editions of "Old School". The movie is presented in anamorphic widescreen format. The DVD contains a fine video transfer with good sharpness and color detail. The dolby digital and DTS sound is clear and often engaging. The DVD contains audio commentaries by cast and Director Todd Phillips, deleted scenes, "Inside the Actors Studio" spoof and behind-the-scene featurette. Overall, "Old School: Unrated Edition" scores a "B-".
Rating: 
Summary: makes Animal House seem like Tolstoy
Review: THIS DRIVEL LEFT ME WANTING LESS. DISGUSTING! WITHOUT MERIT!
Rating:
Summary: "Hey Merisa It's Frank Ricard"
Review: The Funniest movie of 2003. This slapstick party comedy starring the King of comedy William Ferrel and also starring Lucas Wilson and Vincent Vaughn. The three men who relive their college years when they start a faternity. This film is laugh out loud hilarious. It's the Animal House of the 21st century. it's Ferrel's funniest act since Jay and Silent Bob and Saturday Night Live. The Best scene is Will Ferrel streaking " come on snoop, snoopaloop bring your green hat". This film will be a classic comedy some day. If you want screwball,slapstick comedy. or if you saw Anchorman first. You'll love Old School. It's a hell of a good parade of party animals. "Blue your my boy"
Rating:
Summary: College Life without the Education
Review: Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell give college a second try in the raucous comedy "Old School". A rowdy party for their depressed friend Mitch (Luke Wilson) becomes the talk of the local college campus and gives them the chance to relive their wild college lives. Soon, Mitch, Frank "The Tank" (Will Ferrell) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn) form their own unorthodox fraternity whom crazy antics draw the attention of no-nonsense Dean Pritcher (Jeremy Piven). From director Todd Phillips (Road Trip), "Old School" is a hilarious comic romp but its no "Animal House". This wild comedy is good-natured fun with a great comic cast and off-beat humor. Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn are quite funny but it's Will Ferrell who delivers the movie's most outrageous laughs. The cast also includes Juliette Lewis, Elisha Cuthbert, Leah Remini and Sean William Scott. If you enjoyed this funny comedy in theaters then "Old School" Unrated Edition is a recommended DVD purchase. Except for some slight nudity in the opening menu, there isn't much difference between the unrated and rated editions of "Old School". The movie is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen format. The DVD contains a fine picture quality with good sharpness. The 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS sound options are quite clear and often engaging. The DVD features an audio commentary by cast members and director Todd Phillips, deleted scenes, a hilarious "Inside the Actors Studio" spoof and a short behind-the-scenes featurette. Overall, "Old School" Unrated Edition scores a "B-".
Rating:
Summary: Absolutely worth every penny, HILARIOUS!
Review: I woun't ramble on too much, but I will say this movie is the best I have seen in a while. It's over the top funny, each of the 3 guys (Vaughn, Wilson and Ferrell) make it that much better. It's one of those movies you can watch over and over again and NEVER grow tired of it. Worth every penny, it's definately a 5-star movie in my book.<br /><br />~
Rating: 
Summary: I really don't get it.
Review: A few of my friends kept mentioning how great Old School was and how it's one of the funniest movies they've ever seen. Well, I don't think I'll be seeing movies they reccomend anymore, as Old School didn't make me laugh a single time until the end credits. Don't get me wrong. I love comedies, and "offensive humor" like that found in Strangers With Candy. From what I got, that's what Old School was. Yeah right. There's nothing "offensive" in the movie at all, and I kept watching the movie, hoping something good would happen. Well, something did, but that was one of the end credit gag-scenes, and it was just at the delivery of a line. There's just so much potential in the movie for hilarity, but they don't use what they have enough. I don't know, maybe it takes being in a frat to appreciate this movie, but it left me bored and was forgetable after the first viewing.
The movie starts out with Mitch, a buisness man in his early 30's, who comes home to see his wife having secret group-sex meetings with people she meets online. Heartbroken, he gets wasted at his friend Frank's wedding, embarasses himself, and wakes up in bed with his own boss' daughter. Mitch's pal, Beanie, gives them the idea to start a fraternity, where they can just kick back and not have any big responsibilities to worry about. They gather a bunch of other slackers, and try to get recognized by the Dean at the college where the frat house is located, so it can be legit. And after this happens, not much else goes on in the movie. You'd think that the guys would really try to get their act together to make the frat house work. But we're just seperated to each of the 3 with their own problems. Mitch is trying to get with a girl he had a huge crush on in high school, but gets screwed over by her boyfriend (a total jerk, played by Craig Kilborn. I couldn't teven tell it was him at first). Beanie is trying to be a good dad while being the tough-guy of the group, and Frank, who divorces his wife after going streaking one night while wasted, and getting caught. Plus the marriage counselor doesn't help matters at all. Yeah, it sounds like a lot going on, but it's dragged out. I kept waiting for something funny to happen since this is an "outrageous comedy". But it's pretty tame, especially for an "unrated edition", which is of course a quick cash-in. The only thing "unrated" here is the menus on the disc, which all have the same 2 naked girls on them.
The visual quality isn't too bad. The movie was made recently, so it had good film to be shot on. There's some grain here and there, and there's a few shots which are out of focus (that really surprised me), but there's nothing that really takes away from the picture. And the audio is loud, which is a plus. When Snoop Dogg performs at the house during the party, you can hear every beat in the track.
The special features are what net this movie an extra star. First is the commentary with the director and 3 main actors. They're all hilarious together, funnier than the movie could ever hope of being. They joke around about everything. One involving how Will ran around naked during the streaking scene, not wearing the sock that they gave him. I couldn't tell if they were serious or not, but it's still a funny thought. They go all out, and make fun of the 2 uses of CG in the movie too. The deleted scenes are a big loss. A lot of them could've helped the movie move along better, and most of them are funny. The first has Mitch getting bumped onto an early flight home after mentioning that he's going to propose to his girlfriend. The flight attendant deletes some rich old guy from the list, who's actually next in line behind Mitch, and she tells him the good news. And I love the one where Beanie gives the potential frat members a speech on how to give a good birthday party to his son. The key special feature on the disc though, is the Inside The Actor's Studio, with James Lipton. It's a direct parody of the show like they had on SNL with Ferrell as Lipton. This 20 minute feature almost warrants a purchase of the disc. "Lipton" interviews the main cast members and the director, going on about how great each one is, and asking the usual questions he would on the real show. I won't ruin it for you, but it should be the first extra you watch on the disc. Then there's the usual "behind the scenes" feature that you'd see on channels like HBO and E! where they have small interviews with the cast and show a lot of clips. There's also 5 minutes worth of bloopers and outtakes, all of which are funny, and again, should've been used in the movie. Finally are photo galleries, tv spots and the trailers.
Old School isn't a bad movie, it's a bad comedy. So many jokes could've worked, but fell flat. And some of the cast members are A-listers too. There's Artie Lange from The Howard Stern Show, and even Rob Corddry from The Daily Show. Yet they barely have any lines. These are two funny guys and should've been given some of the better jokes in the movie. Andy Dick has a good scene, but it could've been longer. He gives the women a class on how to give good oral. But it's over all too quicky (as dirty as that sounds), and he's never seen again. But if you're in college and need something to watch at a party with a bunch of people, I guess you'd like Old School. But for me, it wasn't my kind of comedy. I'll stick to the likes of Bubble Boy where the laughs are non-stop.
Rating:
Summary: Old School Lives On
Review: What would you do if the house that you are living in is part of a college campus and you will be booted from your place? Well everyones knows you go out and try to find a loophole so you could keep your house. Luke Wilson and his friends decide to make a legitimate fraternity so they can keep the house. The movie starts off humorous and ends humorous. Old School is one of those comedies that makes you laugh until you cant laugh anymore while sticking to an interesting plot line.
Old School will keep your eyes glued to the screen through all the parties, nudity, streakings, and outrageous behavior. For a little taste of the humor, imagine Will Ferrel being shot with a tranquilizar gun in the jugular and watching him trip out. Who would of thought that a man with a tranquilizar dart in his neck would be able to survive after knocking over numerous tables, pushing a few kids out of the way, and finally falling into a pool, only to be rescued by the donkey trainer.
Whenever I need a good laugh, or just need to relax, I pop in my Old School: Unrated and Out of Control dvd. Let the "godfather" live on.
|
