I didn't think this was funny..
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CountSuckula — 15 years ago(September 01, 2010 07:16 PM)
Its all subjective; comedy, much like horror, is in the eye of the beholder. Lots of people thought The Exorcist was scarier than hell, while many younger horror fans of today who spent their formative years hiding under the covers from Freddy Krueger find The Exorcist laughable and outdated. Conversely many people from my generation thought Freddy Krueger (complete with his corny catch phrases and/or references to pop culture etc) cheesy and hackneyed.
But whos to decide whos right?
SayGhandi, Hitler, Einstein, Andy Dick and Frankenstein all went out to the movies and saw some guy running from a building on fire slip on a banana peel
Ghandi might feel compassion for the guy and worry if hes hurt or not. Hitler might find it funny if the guy appeared to be Jewish, but otherwise might not be affected. Einstein might crack up because he seldom got a chance to witness such levity, while Andy Dick might be mildly amused and want to steal the idea for his next film, and Frankenstein might hate it because he feels Fire bad!
As it happens I liked Old School, but I couldnt possibly have hated The Hangover any more than I did; I found it completely inane and didnt even come close to laughing once. It was the same thing with
Get Smart
; I was absolutely baffled at how many people loved that film, and I was stunned when talk about a sequel started.
You just have to know that there is no standard for comedy (or horror) or drama for that matterdifferent people are always going to relate to different films in different ways, and if they didnt how boring a place would the world be then?
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sstack-3 — 15 years ago(September 02, 2010 01:51 PM)
I agree with the OP. Watched this movie for the first time last night. People have been talking it up for years to me, but there really wasn't anything I laughed at. Will Ferrell to me tries way too hardand just isn't funny. It was like watching one of his old SNL skits which (with the exception of his George Bush impersonations) were painful to watch. And the other jokes you could see coming a mile away (like Blue's fate, fat guy with rope around his unit, etc.). I loved The Hangover, which everyone said was Todd Phillips' best work since this movie, so I had high hopes. But this was a major disappointment. When you compare it to classics like Animal House well, there really is no comparison.
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tripxcore — 15 years ago(September 03, 2010 08:59 PM)
Whenever I comment on a "classic comedy" that I didn't think was funny, people rip into me saying "LOL you need to get laid" or "you must be boring to hang out with!!!!"
Therefore, let me preface this by saying that I get laid a ton and party pretty hard into my mid-20s.
I just didn't like it. I didn't really laugh at the jokes.
Why is "You're my boy Blue" funny? Everybody seems to love that line. It just doesn't do anything for me. And Will Ferrell streaking? Eh. Again, not funny. These are things that I did in college. To see somebody older doing it is not funny to me.
I hated "The Hangover" too.
And its not just that I hate Todd Phillips' movies because I really, really enjoyed "School for Scoundrels."
Craig Kilborn was the funniest actor in this movie, IMO. I can't really think of any other "laugh out loud" moments.
Why people love this movie has always been a mystery to me. This and The Hangover.
If you didn't think this movie was funny, tell us what movies you did think were funny so we know where you're coming from. -
behamut — 15 years ago(January 14, 2011 01:53 PM)
I gotta agree with you. I finally sat down and watched this with my wife after my friends and brother kept hounding me that I gotta see it.
Normally, probably 70 - 90% of the time, I'm generally on the side that likes different styles of humor, and love the movies that a lot of people just don't "get". I love comedies from stupid slapstick to witty intelligent humor.
But while I thought it was mildly entertaining, and I understood what the appeal may be, I just didn't find Old School very funny. (I remember my brother being dumbfounded when I broke that news to him, poor guy.) I laughed a couple times, but for the most part my wife and I were bored. -
MartinP666 — 15 years ago(March 09, 2011 05:52 AM)
I got a few laughs out of it, but as a whole I thought it was a pretty crappy movie. I liked The Hangover, and absolutely loved Due Date, bur Old School was just not very funny or good in any way.
I think Will Farrell got too much space, and that guy just isn't funny. He's just a pain to watch. -
SmokeyTheGreat — 15 years ago(March 25, 2011 11:56 AM)
Craig Kilborn was the funniest actor in this movie, IMO. I can't really think of any other "laugh out loud" moments.
Kilborn didn't have any funny lines b/c he was playing the 'dick boyfriend'. Is your point that the movie is so humorless that a guy who wasn't supposed to be funny was in the fact THE funniest in it? -
rjs09 — 15 years ago(March 27, 2011 10:36 AM)
"And its not just that I hate Todd Phillips' movies because I really, really enjoyed "School for Scoundrels."
Hated Hangover and Old School but loved School for Scoundrels. I hope u don't expect anyone to take your comedic opinion seriously lol. -
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Bassmint_Stile — 14 years ago(June 10, 2011 07:42 PM)
I was thinking the same thing. I really wanted to like School for Scoundrels. But I think that movie is the one that was not funny, and fell flat.
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