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Summary: That's right, it's old school stuff
Review: It's got a few funny parts, but when I saw it in the theater, I was bored in the first half. I was wishing I had watched "About Schmidt" instead. Much of the storyline doesn't fit. No college would ever let a non-student in a fraternity/sorority. Why do it in "Old School"? Had this movie been real life, the dean would have been fired ages ago. His superiors would be way too stupid not to catch him. With the acting, I've seen Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson perform better, but it's not his fault. It's bad directing. Will Ferrell is same ole, same ole.
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Summary: Very funny!
Review: This movie was quite funny--of course anything with Will Ferrel walking around in all his naked glory is bound to be! I thought the premise was funny and the obligatory moral was great. A fun movie!
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Summary: Old as in thirtysomething and School as in Animal House
Review: First of all, a banana is not a vegetable. A vegetable is a usually herbaceous plant (such as the cabbage, bean, or potato), which is grown for an edible part that can be eaten as part of a meal. In contrast, a banana is an elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft and usually yellow rind. Second of all, the myth of Romulus and Remus is a Roman legend and not a Greek story. Seduced by the god Mars (not Ares), the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia bore twin sons, Romulus and Remus. Left to die in a basket on the river Tiber by her wicked uncle Amulius, the babes washed up on shore and were nursed by a she-wolf and fed bits of food by a bird until they were found and raised by a shepherd. Growing to manhood they discovered their true identities and eventually founded the city of Rome, over the dead body of Remus. When a film like "Old School," which takes place across the street from a college campus, gets the facts wrong it certainly takes away from your enjoyment of the comedy. Maybe when Will Ferrell's Frank is streaking down the street he is doing that wrong as well. Maybe Vince Vaughn's Beanie does not give you the keys to Speaker City if he cannot beat a competitor's deal. Maybe Luke Wilson's Mitch does remember what happened when he woke up in bed with an under aged coed. "Old School" is about the aforementioned trio of friends who are disenchanted with becoming adults in the real world and who end up turning the house Mitch is renting into a college fraternity so that he can stay there. That particular situation is contrived, to say the least, but then it ends up being pretty clear that the point of this film is to put three thirtysomething guys in situations that borrow from "Animal House" and pretty much every other party animal college film you have seen. Ironically, given that this is the "unrated edition," which means they throw everything back into the movie except a handful of deleted scenes, the storyline of "Old School" ends up seeming like scenes have been cut. The relationship between Mitch and Nicole (Ellen Pompeo) hits a couple of stereotypical snags and they end up getting resolved off screen. However, the biggest offense of this film is that when it comes time for the frat boys to take on the evil, wicked, bad, mean, and nasty Dean Pritchard (Jeremy Piven), the film fails to come up with anything that is either particulary memorable or especially funny. Instead of having a climax, this film just sort of peters out at the end. Yes, there are some big laughs, such as when we learn a new use for asphalt bricks, but the film is mostly Vaughn and Ferrell stealing scenes from Wilson, who really does not have a whole lot to do here. The extras include the previously mentioned deleted scenes, some outtakes and bloopers, and a less than steller parody of "Inside the Actor's Studio" (Ferrell does double-duty but the other two stars and writer-director Todd Phillips ("Frat House," "Road Trip") look lost during the proceedings. Certainly there are enough laughs to justify watching the film once.
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Summary: Old School...if only....
Review: I realize that one shouldn't judge movies such as this by the same standards as serious drama, but even by the normal standards of such college-related comedies, "Old School" comes up short.
Don't get me wrong; it's not horrible--it's just that it's not all that it might have been. For one thing, the "unrated" edition barely merits an R rating; for another, Vince and Luke's roles were woefully underwritten.
"Say It Isnt' So" & "Not Another Teen Movie" are just two recent titles that far outscore "Old School" in the laughs department.
Better luck next time, boys. Until then, save your money!
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Summary: This is not that funny, nor is it that good
Review: Although Luke Wilson is nowhere near as annoying as his brother, he still is not the guy I'd pick for the lead in any comedy. He's just not that funny. Will Farrell is crazy as always, and he's probably the funniest one in the movie. Vince Vaughn just comes across as a jerk, and he's one in the movie.
This movie had some potential, but I felt that it [really went down hill] after the first fifteen minutes or so. Other than the little bit of soft core porn that Wilson's wife was watching at the beginning, and the disgusting shot of Farrell running around naked, I can't see what the big deal was regarding this movie's "bad stuff" that is stressed at the beginning.
This movie is just not that funny. It's really kind of a downer, and Wilson is the prime reason why. He's a loser, and more of a wimpy, unlikeable one to boot. Each scene just crashes into the other, and there is no reason to watch it a second time.
Maybe some of you will find this funny, but I sure as heck did not.
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Summary: Hilarious
Review: The song is "Paid in Full" by Eric B. and Rakim
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Summary: This movie sucks
Review: Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Luke Wilson are all very funny guys, but not in this movie. It's pathetic and silly, but worst of all, NOT FUNNY. I think I laughed twice, lightly. A snicker or two. The rest of the time, I shook my head in shame at what an expensive waste of potential this was.
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Summary: Too funny for words....
Review: I went into seeing this movie with a poor attitude, considering that most movie they claim now a days, funny, are really poor in plot and usually never make me laugh. I found this movie to be funny and had me rolling on the floor a couple of times, I would recommend this to people that are sick of funny movies, not being so funny afterall.
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Summary: HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS
Review: THIS IS A MUST SEE. IF YOU LIKE MOVIES LIKE DUMB AND DUMBER, BILLY MADISON, TOMMY BOY, AND ANY OTHER COMEDY THAT INCLUDES DRY HUMOR, YOU WILL LOVE THIS CLASSIC. THE PEOPLE THAT SAY THAT THEY DON'T LIKE IT HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOR AND TAKE LIFE TO WAY TO SERIOUS. IF YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THEM YOU WILL LOVE THIS FLICK. I CRIED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
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Summary: Old School Humor Rocks!
Review: This assembly of Old School actors (Farrell, Vaughn, and Wilson) is brilliant. The movie is great, full of slapstick humor and surprises. It actually is quite an entertaining film from some of the best talents to grace Saturday Night Live. A must-see!
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