Hasn't stood the test of time
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avo99 — 15 years ago(September 22, 2010 03:59 PM)
just watched it for the first time and i have to agree with OP, ferrell is the only funny person in this.
how can this movie have the same imdb-rating as the masterpiece that is "anchorman"? don't get me wrong, i didn't hate it, but it's not better than 5/10 or 6/10 for me. -
Haverchuck_Is_King — 15 years ago(November 21, 2010 08:48 PM)
I think it is still very good, but whenever I watch it now I usually turn it off after Blue's funeral. The movie is hilarious up until that point. I think Jeremy Piven was miscast in this, and the whole plot involving the fraternity being subjected to tests is labored.
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sstack-3 — 15 years ago(November 23, 2010 01:55 PM)
I saw it for the first time about 3 or 4 months ago and kind of felt lukewarm about it. Maybe because everyone had been hyping it for so many years for me. But I've watched it 2 or 3 times since then and actually have enjoyed it more each time. Ferrell is a little over the top (well, I guess not compared to some of his later films), but has some of the funniest lines in the movie. It's not as good as The Hangover in my opinion, but it has definitely grown on me. I agree, however, that the whole test thing drags at the end. It's kind of like the parade scene in Animal House (which is my all time favorite in this genre).
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tccavey3 — 15 years ago(November 26, 2010 09:28 PM)
Wow really people? I watched this yesterday with my buddies and as usual, we were laughing our asses off. Vaughn, Wilson, Ferrell, and even Piven all had classic lines. How could you not laugh at the van-abduction scene?
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captkirk_4 — 15 years ago(December 12, 2010 02:27 PM)
The whole Luke Wilson romantic angle is so forced and has very poor development.
I agree on that one, I didn't see why that chick (with some other guys kid no less) was so attractive to him. I thought the first chick he woke up with at the party was a lot hotter, even his "gang bang" girlfriend was a more interesting character. That said I laughed a lot during this movie, it was pretty funny. While not being exactly the paragon of cinema, Todd Phillip's crude movies are usually quite enjoyable. -
AStreetwalkingCheetah — 15 years ago(March 06, 2011 02:51 PM)
Maybe it seems a little forced,but it's not a romantic comedy,that relationship is a sub plot.It's more a comedy about some thirty something's trying to recapture the joys of their not so distant past.That's what's great about it,all these college or high school movies focus on how great it is to be a teen or in your early twenties,but when you hit a set age the fun should stop and everything is supposed to get serious.These guys weren't ready to do that yet,especially Frank.The relationship with Wilson's character was a bit light,sure,generic bad boyfriend competition and all,but it's secondary to the comedy and just there to give his character a happy ending.Hell,even Andy Dick is funny-ish in it,and a movie that can make that guy make me laugh is doing well.
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jasonstickets — 15 years ago(April 03, 2011 07:03 PM)
Yea if you are you're friends are still quoting a movie over 7 years later then its def time for you guys to start trying to get laid. Frankly the reason yall aren't getting laid is for in part quoting random movies to girls.
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Shan2133 — 13 years ago(May 22, 2012 11:50 AM)
When this movie came out I was in college. My friends and I watched thisor I'll say, had it playing in the background everyday while we chilled out and played spades. We knew all the words and it remained funny as hell. I just watched this the other day with my boyfriend and I laughed just as hard.
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TwoThousandOneMark — 12 years ago(August 05, 2013 03:20 PM)
While it hasn't stood its test of time as a comedic legend, I do appreciate its story arcs a lot more- with the comedic dreck Hollywood has been serving up lately.
Old School was pretty groundbreaking imo, before Apatow's stretch of blockbusters, this movie reset the comedic bar for mod coms. -
bkbirge — 12 years ago(August 06, 2013 04:41 PM)
Just watched it again, I still think it's a classic. So many good lines. The romantic subplot does seem just as forced as when I first saw it 10 years ago but the rest of it is pure gold. Will F has his breakout role here and actually brings pathos to his character which just makes it all the more funny when he goes off the rails.
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datorcato1000 — 12 years ago(October 28, 2013 01:43 PM)
I think Old School is a great movie. I didn't see it around the time it came out because I was pretty young, but I've seen it at least 10 times and it never gets old. I think people have forgotten about it because of other movies these guys have been in (Dodgeball, Wedding Crashers, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, etc) and the fact that Todd Phillips directed the Hangover. Aside of Wedding Crashers, I don't think any o the movies I listed are as good as Old School.
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TwoThousandOneMark — 9 years ago(May 17, 2016 11:51 AM)
I think it's ebbed from & flowed nicely back up to greatness. Any film around '09-'04 which
just
missed the social media/iPhone era suffered for a bit now it's a classic charm.
Lost in Translation is one I think about like that. Sure they have cell phones, but walking around Tokyo no one is face down texting/gaming on mobiles. Like sci-fi now.
top 50 http://www.imdb.com/list/ls056413299/