Rating: 
Summary: NO COMPARISON!!!!
Review: I cant believe people are comparing this movie to Animal House. Animal House is a comedy classic. This movie is a joke. Its a typical comedy of today.....Stupid! They dont know how to make movies anymore, its pretty sad. I dont even know why I rent movies today. I guess I like "old school" movies.
Rating: 
Summary: Funny Flick, Amost Ruined by a Dumb Plot
Review: A movie like "Old School" should know better than to mess around with a serious plot. Most college gross-out comedies like this one don't. Even "Animal House", the Gold Standard of college comedies knew enough just to have a plot that led to various gags, concluding with the incredibly funny final act. All that was just so the guys could mess around. For the first 2/3rds of "Old School", the movie knows enough than to take it's plot too seriously. And for those 60 minutes, it's low comedy at it's best.The basic plot outline is that Mitch(Luke Wilson) has just broken up with his long time girlfriend when he discovers that well, she's been cheating on him. Big time. Anyway, he gets a new house on the outskirts of a college campus, and his friend Beanie(Vince Vaugn, laying on the smarm), who feels trapped in his marriage and REALLY misses college, convinces him to form a frat to allow Mitch to keep his house, which the vengeful college dean(Jeremy Piven, painfully unfunny for the first time ever) wants taken over by the school. Mitch relents in the face of the needs of his friends, especially Frank"The Tank"(played by Will Ferell in a star-making performance), who just got married but has quickly gotten seperated because he a booze hav a special relationship that some might call addictive, but which Frank considers necessary. Anyway, the start the Frat, with a rogues gallery of pledges, some of whom are not students, such as "Blue", played by Patrick Crenshaw, who is just barely outshone by Farell for comic brilliance. The movie moves from one set of gags to another, mostly howlers that will have you in stitches. Then, the movie simply stops being that funny. The plot takes over, and instead of simply being a vessel for more jokes, it takes over completely, with the gags becoming fewer, and the ending being really, really unsatisfying. This was the same problem Writer/Director Todd Phillips had with his first mostly funny film, "Road Trip". There, just towards the end, too much plot takes over, and the ending feels rushed, just like it does in "Old School". While the last frames are funny, the big 20 minute hole in which the plot takes precedence over the jokes hurts the overall ranking for the film. Also, Phillips can't write women well, and it shows in the opening scene and in Luke Wilson's sort of romance with Ellen Pompano's character. It's just very weak. The DVD itself, however, does have some great stuff. The unrated edition has more risque, nasty stuff if you're into that sort of thing(heh), and the disc also has a hilarious bit in which Will Ferell reprises his interpretation of "Inside the Actor's Studio" host James Lipton in which he showers the film and actors with praise better suited for a Royal Shakespere Company production of Hamlet. There are also deleted scenes that are pretty clever. There is one thing Phillips has been consistantly good at: picking music for the soudtrack. "Old School", just as "Road Trip", has the perfect song selection for it's best scenec(I've never seen Metallica's "Master of Puppets" used more effectively). Anyway, Phillips is developing as a comedy writer and director, and is prepping a sequel to "Old School" with the original cast. Hopefully, he'll throw most of the plot out the window and let the cast work it's magic.
Rating: 
Summary: I'll buy it
Review: While not one of the most brillant films of the year, Old School was definitely one of the funniest and most satisfying films made. Will Ferrell is excellent whenever he's on screen, and Vince Vaughn (Trent from Swingers) is also hilarious (earmuffs!). I'll buy it just because it had some of the funniest one liners I've heard in a while, which were repeated God-knows-how-many-times the day after it was released. This is a great movie to see with a couple of friends after partying (hence the fact that it is a party film).
Rating: 
Summary: FUNNY!
Review: I thought it looked incredibly stupid at first, but I was laughing the whole time through! The acting is good, Will Ferrell is hilarious, and the script is superb! I give Old School 4 stars instead of 5 because while I loved it, some of the jokes were a bit... tasteless....and I didn't think the 2 naked girls wrestling in KY Jelly was really necessary. I don't usually like most "teen" comedies these days, but this was great. I definitely recommend it if you want a good laugh.
Rating:
Summary: One of the funniest films I've seen. Sure to be a classic.
Review: This one will definitely rate up there with Caddyshack, Tommy Boy and Billy Madison on the ratings of the funnies slapstick comedies. I am not usually a fan of these, because they are never that funny. I could not stop laughing at this one. Too funny.
Rating:
Summary: Way "Old School"
Review: How old are these guys? That one guy was almost a hundred years-old! "Old School" was a very funny movie and Frank "The Tank" (Will Ferrell) was pure laughtersome (genius!). You're crazy man, you're crazy. The part where Mitch Martin (Luke Wilson) and his buddies kidnapped their pledges was hilarious and the BJ instructor (Andy Dick) was hysterically witty! Crouching Tiger, Hidden Twig was off-the-wall comedy. Earmuffs were awesome once Vince Vaughn said, "FSB." This movie was great.
Rating:
Summary: AWESOME!
Review: This movie is definitely one of the best comedies ever made! Anyone that went to college and partied or dreamed about partying will enjoy this. It also appeals to those people who go to work every day and live a plain life, yet daydream about being carless. The comedy is somewhat sexual, but definitely a good laugh for audiences mature enough to handle it, but immature enough to appreciate it. I can't wait for the DVD to come out!
Rating:
Summary: HI¿LARRY¿US
Review: This is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. Sure, the humor is baseless in some parts, but that's what makes it funny! If you like "Dumb and Dumber," "Road Trip," "Animal House," and others of their ilk, this movie is for you!
Rating:
Summary: best comedy ever
Review: Will Ferrell is absolutely hilarious. I love comedies, especially ones with SNL actors and this is by far the funniest movie I have ever seen. Can't wait til the DVD is released. Can't wait for the next Will Ferrell movie.
Rating: 
Summary: POINTLESS!
Review: Old School is one of the worst movies I have ever seen! Will Ferrel is one of the greatest American comedy actors ever. But if I was basing his career on this movie. I'd say he's one of the worst. This movie was a bland, boring movie with a predictable ending. I won't spoil it, but I'm sure you've seen this kind of ending numerous times. This comedy had some funny parts, but that's the only reson it gets 2 stars. The story line was terrible. DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE!
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