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Summary: Very Funny
Review: I was not expecting a high quality of humour when I got this, but I was pleasently surprised. The movie, which is laugh out loud funny is only helped by the wonderful acting and characterzation filled within this movie.
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Summary: School's in Session
Review: Old School finds a sweet middle ground between sappy drama and low-budget comedy. It is entertaining and light-hearted in its own right while managing not to sink to the hellish pit that movies such as Freddie Got Fingered inhabit. It might not be the most original of comedies, but then again, what comedy in recent memory has been? I alternated from chuckling at embarassing situations to balling on the floor laughing at some points in the two hours I spent watching this film. The basics of the plot can be summed up as follows; three buddies finding marriage and adult responsibilities to be overly burdensome, decide to spice up their life by starting an eclectic "fraternity" at a local college. Something about seeing older guys trying to start a fraternity is highly amusing to me. With the motif of fraternal bonding at its core, I feel that Old School appeals mainly to guys. This is the type of movie where after finishing the movie, you can lay back, scratch yourself and reaffirm your manhood. That being said, this is not to say that only men can watch this; anyone can appreciate this movie's downright hilarity. An easy 5 stars.
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Summary: Certainly better than most of what's out there
Review: Ok, so maybe it's not "Animal House", but in a time of silly teen comedies, "Old School" delivers exactly what you can imply from the title. Also, it's just another excuse to watch Will Ferrell (one of the funniest guys alive in my opinion) doing what he does best: make us laugh until we fall from our seats. Also, this Unrated version is the one you want to have, where they make sure not to hold back any punches. And did I mention that, for a change, the special features [aren't bad]?The plot is the least important thing. Actually, it's very formulaic: Luke Wilson's character buys a house on campus territory and lets his crazy friends (played by Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell) to make a giant monster of a party. It's so wild, that the next day he is kicked off the University grounds by the Dean (played by Jeremy Piven, who does the complete opposite of his character in "PCU"). So the three friends have only one solution: start a fraternity. From then on, you know the drill. They have to overcome all obstacles and beat the system that's trying to bring them down. The movie is also a wonderful parody of "Fight Club", not only because of key scenes involving the recruiting of new frat members, but also because it carries the same load of self-destruction, especially regarding the character of Will Ferrell: Frank the Tank, a guy who realizes he doesn't want to live the life of a married man and returns to the life he used to have in college, mainly becoming a sloppy drunk. You can see also lots of cameo appearances, like 24's Elisha Cuthbert, Juliette Lewis, Sean William Scott and Snoop Dog. The humor in this film is very 80's, but it doesn't come close to the stupidity of teen films like "American Pie", "Not Another Teen movie" or "Just Married". This one is made by proffesionals, and you can see that. Now, for the edition, I think the best thing is the Inside the Actors Studio spoof. I would buy the DVD for this feature alone! You know from SNL that Will Ferrell does a great impersonation of James Lipton, and here he does a 20-minute piece in which Lipton interviews him and the rest of the cast. The fact that no one is laughing and the interview has a "serious" tone makes it even funnier! Just watch it and you'll pass out laughing. I know I did. The other features are ok, but this is the one to check out. So, in conclusion, "Old School" may not be the best comedy around, but it makes a sincere effort in avoiding the cliches of today's comedies and return to hard-core stuff with great, experienced comedians. For all fans of will Ferrell is a must see, but if you want the best college comedies, you're better off getting "Animal House". This one I'd recommend to rent and then you'll see for yourself.
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Summary: Animal House of the 21st Century. Very funny!
Review: This movie is full of laughs and sophmoric comedy. A perfect college flick! It reminded me a lot of Animal House in its style of humor, and was well worth the money. The whole concept of the movie is unbelievably humorous, and the cast is excellent. Will Farrel steals the movie with his SNL-like personality and willingness to do anything for a good laugh. As this movie centers around 30-somethings, it has plenty of classic 80's references and tunes thrown in. One of the best comedies of the past year.
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Summary: We're going streaking!
Review: Old School is a very funny movie that is a throwback to Animal House starring John Belushi. The movie is about three friends in their thirties all struggling to realize that they're getting older so they start a fraternity on a college campus. Seeing that they cause so much trouble and that many members don't even go to the school, the evil dean steps in and tries to revoke the charter. Some scenes will have you rolling around on the ground in tears they are so funny. The iniation with the cinder blocks, picking up the pledges, and the school spirit routine with Will Ferrell in the mascot suit are all hysterical. The cast for Old School is surprisingly good. Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Vince Vaughan are very good together throughout. Wilson plays the straight man although he has several funny scenes. Ferrell is great through the whole movie as Frank the Tank. His streaking scene and his inspirational speech, a la John Belushi, are two of the funniest scenes in the movie. Vaughan's speech at Frank's wedding is also very good as he tries to convince him not to get married. Juliet Lewis, Craig Kilborn, Andy Dick, and Sean William Scott all make basically cameos, but are all very good. William Scott as a white trash animal holder is very good as Ferrell shoots himself in the neck with a heavy duty tranquilizer. The Unrated DVD Special Edition doesn't offer much that is different from the movie that was shown in theaters. Included on the DVD are the widescreen presentation, trailers, an outtakes reel, several deleted scenes and a feature length commentary. This is a very funny movie that is definitely worth the purchase!
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Summary: Simply stupid.
Review: I must say that I had an enormous expectation for this movie. It was sold out everywhere and I heard that it was fantastic. So I finally got it and went straight home to see it and in the beginnig I was excited and the minutes started to pass and nothing funny was happening. So after one hour I started to skip the scenes to see something good but actually never happened.
This movie doesn't have a strong argument, it's supposed to be unrated but I never saw a scene with something "unrated", it's terrible it has some good ideas but the directores and producers didn't know how to develop them.
I strongly DON'T recommend this "movie".
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Summary: Hilarious, didn't seem like it would be good at all
Review: My first thought when mom and dad rented this was tiredness. They had started it, i missed the first 10 minutes, but right when I came in I was hooked. I haven't seen animal house, so I really cant compare them at all, but this movie does a really good job in entertainment. It's basically about how Luke Wilson(Mitch) had his girlfriend doing nasty stuff when he wasn't around. He basically leaves and gets a new house. Here, he Vince, and Will all start a ferternity. Mitch isn't really into it, and Dean Pritcher trys to shut it down. The comedy is fresh though, and not moronic. The whole weddinggift/present thing I saw coming a mile away, still all 3 of the guys did an awesome job acting it out. Will Farrel(Frank the Tank) does an awesome job. He portrays the crazy guy perfectly. He isn't too crazy, has his composure, but does crazy stuff. Anyways, he basically does mostly all of the comedy, and really makes the dvd a hilarious movie. Go buy it, there is some minor nudity, nothing too big though.
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Summary: This is a great comedy!
Review: This is Will Ferrel's best movie. It is called the modern Animal House, and I agree. This movie will have you rolling with laughter. This movie is sure to be one of your favorite comedies, I know I enjoyed it!
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Summary: buy this
Review: Buy this movie. You will not regret it. In fact, i suspect, that you will watch this movie frequently. Your job and social life may suffer because you will be sitting in front of your tv laughing hysterically at the crazy antics of this film. This movie is inspirational, it supplies you with the "can-do" attitude that we all need. Okay, perhaps i'm being over dramatic...but this is a film, that will remain in my glass dvd cabinet, perched next to such classics as the Godfather and Billy Madison. For a Benjamin, you can enjoy a timeless classic, forever. I'm not going to get into details about the plot or how well it was directed...simply because, in the long run, thats not what's important. If this movie had no plot, it would still be good, no, great! This movie has heart, and thats what counts. It is the pinnacle of entertainment, and the epitomy of comedy. Earmuffs.
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Summary: Crude but amiable humor
Review: Old School is not the best of its genre, but it's better than average and worthy of a Friday Night checkout. The basic storyline is simple enough: three thirtyish guys start a fraternity in a college town, to prevent a foreclosure on one of the guys' house. Pretty thin premise, but Wilson, Ferrell and Vaughn provide a fair number of laughs as the plot unfolds. The trailers make this movie out to be grosser than it actually is. Except for one tasteless (but funny) sequence featuring comedian Andy Dick as a red-wigged "b-job" coach, there's not much that's really very raunchy. You get a minute or so of Will Ferrell's butt, and a few seconds of bare female breasts, and that's about it. Overall, Old School is a good-hearted movie about male early-midlife crisis, that happens to feature a lot of drinking and frat-house shenanigans. This is a high three-star entry, not quite worth four stars, but a "thumbs up" nonetheless.
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