Old School (Full Screen R-Rated Edition)

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Summary: Instant Comedy Classic. Especially for College Students
Review: This movie is no doubt going to be a classic for years to come, especially among college students. Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell are histarical. No doubt on my Top 5 Comedies.

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Summary: Andy dick nasty !
Review: This dvd is tight. It's hella funny will ferrel's ight but Andy Dick was funnier in his short scene of b.j. tutorial it was a little nasty but funny. If your looking for comedy and don't mind a little nudity and profanity along the way this is your movie.I give it 5 stars.

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Summary: Modern Day 'Animal House'
Review: 'Old School' is the latest movie in the "fraternity" movie genre. In the pantheon of movies that qualify for this genre, it rates above 'PCU' and is close to 'Animal House.' Although many of the traditional "fraternity movie" elements are present in this movie, it does have some of its own twists.

The movie focuses on three men that are currently out of school and have fallen into a rut. Luke Wilson plays Mitch "The Godfather" Martin. Mitch returns home from a real estate conference to discover his live in girlfriend has been living an alternative lifestyle (to put it mildly). Unable to cope with this, Mitch moves out of the house and into a property close to the local college campus. Mitch's buddies, Frank Richard (played by Will Ferrell) and Beanie (played by Vince Vaughn), quickly start working on a plot to get Mitch's social life back into gear....

The usual "fraternity movie" pranks and plot lines show up. Mitch, Beanie, and Frank launch a fraternity which only has some college students, but they run into trouble with the Dean, played by Jeremy Piven, who seems to have it in for the fraternity for no apparent reason other than he is the Dean and thats what Deans do. There are some scenes that contain hazing, pranks, and party antics that are legendary (if not urban legends).

Contrary to what you might think, Will Ferrell is not the main character of this movie. He does play a significant role, but the movie really focuses on Luke Wilson's character. That being said, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn steal the show throughout the movie as their character's antics are a great juxtaposition to Luke Wilson's straight man.

DVD enthusiasts will be pleased by all the extras. There is the standard 'making of' documentary. There is a spoof of "Inside the Actor's Studio" in which Will Ferrell plays James Lipton as he interviews the cast and director of the movie. Personally, I felt this feature was a bit flat and slow. There is a pretty good outtake reel as well amongst other features.

Overall, I'd recommend this movie to anyone looking for a mindless good time. This movie is by no means a thinker. While it might be suitable for teens, its not for children. It did deserve its R rating. One note on fraternities: having been in a fraternity myself, I'd like to point out that a lot of the antics in this movie do not usually occur in real fraternities; however, I'll admit, no college fraternity is made up of angels. Enjoy the movie, its great for a Friday night! Rating: 4.5 stars.

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Summary: Old School Rocks!
Review: Definitely an outstanding comedy, Old School, brings to the screen the story of three buddies, played superbly by Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell, as they go through some rough times in their lives. All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the chemistry is AMAZING)! Very well written and very well presented, the movie is without a doubt guaranteed to provide more than just a few laughs. Old School is simple enough, but it is frightening at how close it comes to describing people's every day lives. To a certain extent it does bring to mind Friends with its presentation of both Comedy and Drama, but always in such a way that is both realistic and enjoyable without becoming corny or overly melodramatic.
It just goes to show you that simplicity is often far better than complexity, when trying to present issues of a human nature. In short, Old School is a must-see film!


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Summary: not my cup of tea, but surprise, I loved it!
Review: I didn't see this movie when it came out in the theaters as I thought the movie looked pretty stupid. Then I saw Dodgeball and that was my first introduction to Vince Vaughn. I liked his "Bill Murryesque" portrayal in that movie so I decided to see what else he was in. A friend recommended Old School and with low expectations for the movie, I rented it. I watched it first by myself and giggled most of the way through. Then later, my husband and I watched it and this time I liked it even better. I liked the fact that even though these guys on the surface seemed to be jerks, underneath they were actually pretty nice guys. A great example of that in the movie is when Beanie is alone with a coed in his room at the "frat" house and she comes on to him. You can tell he is torn, but ultimately, tells her "I can't, I'm married." I just love that scene and Vaughn is brilliant with it. YOu can see that even as he is turning her down that he wishes he could be that kind of guy who would cheat on his wife. FOr all his blustering about how miserable wife and kids are, he is actually a sweet dad, and a loyal husband. It is this type of little nuance that saves this movie from being just another stupid bad boy comedy.

The big laughs are there as well. OF course the famous streaking scene is hilarious, but I had seen most of that in trailers so it wasn't a surprise. The scene in the van when they pick up their recruits is another hilarious part. But there are many more funny little lines here and there that to me make up the best parts of the movie. For example, when Will Ferrell is describing his weekend plans of going to home depot etc, to the college kids, I just crack up. The gentle way Vaughn is with his son and baby and then "ear muffs" them and swears etc, is great. And the birthday party scene with Beanie yelling at a pledge who took the headpiece off of his costume because it would upset the kids while he is dressed up as clown and is chainsmoking and drinking. I could go on but I will stop now and just go watch it again!

ALot of people have complained about the ending and I disagree. I liked the way they took the tests etc and beat the dean. The dance scene in the gym makes the whole last third of them movie worth it.

The performances are all very good although I don't really think that this sort of comedy is Luke Wilson's forte. He was ok as a straight guy, but I don't really think he could play a funny part. Will Ferrell was very good, but his ending bothered me. I kept hoping he would pull out of his alcoholic ways at the end. If I really think about that, it is sort of depressing. Vaughn was the fantastic,especially compared to the laid back performance he gave in Dodgeball. I hope his upcoming films will not disappoint. As for this movie, buy it, kick back and don't be embarassed to laugh at the non-pc, sexist, silly, sometimes vulgar, but essentially sweet nature of the movie

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Summary: School reunion
Review: "Old School" is a very funny fraternity movie in the tradition of "National Lampoons Animal House" (in fact, Ivan Rietman produced this one) about three friends (Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn) who want to relive their college years and so they create a fraternity for themselves, even though all of them garduated years ago. So they recruite people from any age group (their oldest member is in his 90s, imagin the jokes they get from him), but soon run into trouble with the dean of the college, who was also their major rival in when they were all in college together. Yes, this is basiclly a long "Saturday Night Live" skit, but it is really very funny, even though there is no real point in the long run. Once again everyone is really funny, the jokes all tend to be more or less sexual in nature (thank you "American Pie"), but it's all in good fun.

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Summary: Stale Humor
Review: This movie is what happens when the guys from "Animal House" decide that the real world is too real for them. To sum it up, Vince Vaughn, Will Farrell, and Luke Wilson start a fraternity in the midst of female problems in order to save Wilson's character from losing his house. From there, hilarity is supposed to ensue when they degenerate into a college lifestyle of partying it up and getting crazy.

I wanted to like this movie because I like the stars of this movie. I wanted to laugh out loud, and I wanted to come away from this movie raving like everyone else did when they saw it, but I couldn't. Other than a great 80s music soundtrack and a cameo from Snoop Doggy Dog, there is nothing original about this movie that sets it apart. If you want classic National Lampoon, get "Animal House".

The humor is simply stale. It's all been done before in just about every movie of this general genre since the early 80s. And while stupid-funny is good, this only manages to be stupid. It isn't even charming in its stupidity.

What saved it from one star is personal bias. I love the three stars of this movie and generally enjoy watching them in action. Were it not for them, I would have turned this turkey off about halfway through.

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Summary: FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER!!!
Review: I have never laughed so hard while watching a movie....EVER!!! Seriously, I am laughing right now just thinking of the scenes from this movie.... Vince Vaugh, whom I LOVE and Will Ferrel in this film are hilarious! My stomach was hurting so bad from lauhging too hard and I had to keep rewinding the movie to catch dialogue which I had missed while laughing from the previous scene. If you are in the mood to laugh your ass off, WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!