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Old School (2003) Rank 3 Reviews
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Local London (Rob Carnevale)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
The Movie Chicks
All good buddies are supposed to ban together whenever one is in trouble. So, when Mitch (Luke Wilson) comes home early and finds out his fiancé (Juliette Lewis) is getting her freak on while he's away, and Frank (Will Ferrell) gets tossed ...read the complete Old School movie review at The Movie Chicks
The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Picking the right Fraternity is a big part of every kid
going to college picking the wrong one can haunt you for the rest of your
college life. But when you are in your 30’s picking a fraternity is not post to
be a very important thing.
Old ...read the complete Old School movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Guardian/Observer
Three men are disenchanted with life and try to recapture their college days. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Guardian/Observer
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Bangin' Banana (Joe Marchese)
Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
Funny, funny, funny!!! ...read the complete Old School movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
There's no school like this Old School , and this one earns high marks for hilarity. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
I can't believe it, but I want to see it again. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
filmcritic.com (Annette Cardwell)
You'll laugh until you're teary. ...read the complete Old School movie review at filmcritic.com (Annette Cardwell)
Film Threat (Kevin Carr)
The film makes any red-blooded American male long for everything that made college fun. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Film Threat (Kevin Carr)
Boxoffice Magazine (Tim Cogshell)
Completely derivative but expertly timed comedy. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Tim Cogshell)
Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
Borrowing liberally from Animal House , Revenge of the Nerds , and, believe it or not, Fight Club , this is one of the funniest, laugh-out-loud comedies in many a semester. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
As funny as it is dumb, and that's saying something. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
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UTK Daily Beacon (Glenn LaFollette)
DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
What's a guy supposed to do when he catches the early flight home and finds his girlfriend in a bed with a roomful of strangers? Return to college and start a fraternity! Before you can say "wild and wet wrestling", Frank "The Tank" (Will Ferrell) Mitch ...read the complete Old School movie review at DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
CinemaScreen (James Salter)
Movie Roundtable
Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
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Natural Born Viewers (Andrew Mackay)
I've seen a lot of s**t. I'm not talking Vietnam best friend turning into a pile of goo s**t. I'm talking
"Just Married" s**t. I'm talking "Stealing Harvard" s**t. I've seen a lot of really f**king bad movies. Bad movies that want to be funny. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Natural Born Viewers (Andrew Mackay)
Talking Pictures (U.S.) (Tony Toscano)
Old School” is a silly, naughty, childish and likeable film... ...read the complete Old School movie review at Talking Pictures (U.S.) (Tony Toscano)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
As God is my witness, I really wanted to love this movie! Unfortunately, I liked it quite a bit, but didn't think it was as funny as it could have been. Which is a shame since it features a very cool premise, a "can't miss" cast including Ferrell, ...read the complete Old School movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Combines the ferocious adolescence of “Animal House” with the unpredictable humor of early Adam Sandler comedies. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Harvey S. Karten
"Old School" is more a series of Saturday Night Live sketches than a (so to speak) fleshed out movie but is blessed with some gifted comic actors, particularly with Vince Vaughn playing well against his "Psycho" type with Will Ferrell as the fall guy ...read the complete Old School movie review at Harvey S. Karten
Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Unoriginal and not particularly well made, but with enough genuinely funny moments to score pass marks - which, in all fairness, is really all it sets out to achieve. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Until it gives up on itself in the last 10 minutes, Old School , co-written by Scot Armstrong and director Todd Phillips, knows how to rock a party with naughtiness and intelligence. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
Will Ferrell and company balance on the beer-swilling, testosterone tightrope twined by such comedic classics as Animal House and Caddyshack . ...read the complete Old School movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Though not as gross-out as 'American Pie' 'Old School' comically subverts the adage 'You can't go home again.' ...read the complete Old School movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
School comedy is a tougher genre to work in than it may appear - short of the great fun that was "Road Trip", most of the efforts in the post-American Pie times such as "Van Wilder" and "The New Guy" are just utter pieces of crap. 'Road' Director Todd ...read the complete Old School movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Since silly films play particularly well as counterpoint to the super-serious, often depressing fare pushing for Oscar gold, the timing for Old School couldn’t be better. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Old School may not be a magna cum laude comedy, but it's at least as much fun as a good kegger. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
"Old School" is not consistent enough to be a great comedy, but all three main characters are vivid, the humor is never mean-spirited or insulting, some of the supporting characters are priceless (Juliette Lewis: You rock) and "Old School" is liable to ...read the complete Old School movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
So-so comedy from the director of Road Trip, redeemed by good comic performances from its oddly-matched central trio.To a British audience, a comedy about a college fraternity almost certainly won’t be quite the crowd-grabbing hit it was in the States, ...read the complete Old School movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Frat house stunts, gratuitous sex, drinking games
-- yes. But also a lot of respectably stupid humor
too. Will Ferrell is hilarious, but the others are
all very apt in their respective comedic ...read the complete Old School movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Homer Yen
Primarily, "Old School" features the hyped up antics of a fraternity, which becomes a sort of Party Central within an idyllic campus community. Its popularity is fueled by the offcentered activities conceived by three close friends. It is bankrolled by ...read the complete Old School movie review at Homer Yen
Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
A raucous comedy about men chafing against the responsibilities of adulthood. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
While not remotely original in content, Old School tries hard to have something for everyone and succeeds more often than not. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
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Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Phillips has made a movie that should qualify as a date movie for guys who want to make sure their girlfriends understand just how immature they really are. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Three buddies, Mitch, Frank & Beanie (Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn) have arrived at their first mid life crisis not long after turning thirty. They are sure that the decisions they have chosen regarding their careers and love lives are ...read the complete Old School movie review at Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson in Old School There's nothing Oscar-caliber about Old School. No harrowing tale of holocaust survival. No vivid portrayal of Virginia Woolfe. No towers or talking trees. No colorful choreography. No ...read the complete Old School movie review at Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
For most of its relatively brisk 91 minutes, Old School taps a keg of rich, frothy humor. ...read the complete Old School movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
Denver Post (Ricardo Baca)
This School is cool. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Denver Post (Ricardo Baca)
ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
I was sure the biggest case of miscasting in this movie would be Vince Vaughn, but boy was I ever wrong. Vaughn steals virtually every scene he is in, especially the ones where he has his children cover their ears when he curses. Vaughn excels at ...read the complete Old School movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
This is a comedy with a number of extremely funny running jokes but the funniest has to be the film's centerpiece in which the recently married Will Ferrell is discovered by his disbelieving bride (and a carful of her closest friends) running stark ...read the complete Old School movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
At last -- filmmakers have figured that gross does not equal funny...and this is FUNNY! ...read the complete Old School movie review at Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
Premiere Magazine (Susannah Gora)
Pretty smart and impossibly funny. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Premiere Magazine (Susannah Gora)
Movies for Guys
Unfortunately the real slow spots in the movie are toward the end. The last half really drags quite a bit and the movie finishes with a whimper. The jokes attempted toward ...read the complete Old School movie review at Movies for Guys
NY Rock
"All the fun of college. None of the education." A truer tagline has rarely been written, especially in the case of Old School, the guffaw-filled, coming-of-middle-age comedy premiering just in time for spring break. Part Animal House, part Fight Club, ...read the complete Old School movie review at NY Rock
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Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Not particularly well directed, but Old School wins you over with the sheer, indomitable will of its performances, a winning cocktail of unsuccessfully suppressed mania and male regret run amok. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
It's "Animal House" but with a few more back aches, and lot more wrinkles and plenty more morals hanging over the characters' heads. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
After a long, long series of gross-out slob would-be comedies that thought it was enough to be disgusting, it is a relief if not always a pleasure to see one that has some very funny moments. Yes, it is morally bankrupt and completely politically ...read the complete Old School movie review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
In the end, Old School gives us exactly what we need: a lesson in laughter. ...read the complete Old School movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (Nick Rogers)
A movie that might make your face hurt with laughter and has its heart in a high-enough place while its mind is in the gutter. ...read the complete Old School movie review at State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (Nick Rogers)
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Old School opens with Mitch Martin (Luke Wilson) coming home early from a seminar to find his girlfriend Heidi taking part in a threesome which is the opening act for an orgy (my buddy immediately flashed on his ex-wife's antics). Martin decides to move ...read the complete Old School movie review at Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)
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Ferrell ... goes the extra mile and becomes the life of the party. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
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Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)
Une bonne location pour un party entre amis et pour ceux qui ne sont pas fatigués de la recette des films d’ados. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)
Detroit News (Tom Long)
Sloppily made, frustratingly inconsistent, purposely lowbrow, blatantly derivative and never once enlightening in even the slightest way, Old School is also undeniably howl-out-loud funny at times. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
It’s insipid, and Will Ferrell streaks through it naked. No, it’s not an SNL skit... it’s the latest college frat film, and it’s marginally ok at best. ...read the complete Old School movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Tiscali UK
Coming on like the latest in a long line of Animal House wannabes, Old School rises above its mainly undistinguished rivals by actually being funny. Any resistance to its base charms are quickly forgotten the moment a hilarious Vince Vaughn shows up as ...read the complete Old School movie review at Tiscali UK
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Entertainment Weekly
Kathy Bates is getting plenty of credit for her fearless flash of nudity in ''About Schmidt,'' but there'll be no award noms for Will Ferrell and his commitment to bare-buttocks performance in Old School. On ''Saturday Night Live,'' he went about ...read the complete Old School movie review at Entertainment Weekly
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Mitch (Luke Wilson), Frank (Will Ferrell) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn) are old college buddies suffering from the Peter Pan complex. Does growing up necessarily mean life is over for these three middle-aged guys? Well, that’s the premise behind Old School. ...read the complete Old School movie review at 3 Black Chicks Review Flicks
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The span of topics for Old School's jokes doesn't range far and wide. Nearly every gag (and certainly every one that works) involves sex, nudity, drinking, male stupidity, or some combination of the above. (Plus, there's an unforgettable ...read the complete Old School movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
And "Old School" scores points for its refreshing lack of cheap gross-out humor. ...read the complete Old School movie review at New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Old School is exactly what director Todd Phillips intends for it to be: low-brow, moronic to a fault, and occasionally side-splittingly funny. I laughed aloud seven or eight times during this film, and smiled or chuckled on a few additional occasions. Adm ...read the complete Old School movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
In Old School , Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell play a couple of guys in their early 30s who are going through early mid-life crises (remember when men had to wait until they were at least 45 to start complaining about the burdensome weight ...read the complete Old School movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
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TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
ROAD TRIP (2000) writer/director Todd Phillips again brings his brand of adolescent humor to bear on the world of college life, and whether you view that as a blessing or a curse is a matter of personal taste. Conservative Mitch (Luke Wilson) returns ...read the complete Old School movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...if you’re the kind of person who’s disinclined to see movies like this, well, you needn’t make an exception for this one, though it is at least better than the typical sub-Animal House fraternity sex comedy ...read the complete Old School movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Todd Phillips shot to critical attention with his documentary/exposé Frat House (the title is self-explanatory) and achieved commercial success with his gleefully vulgar narrative feature debut, Road Trip, about four college guys on a … you guessed it. ...read the complete Old School movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Old Schoolis an uneven, warm-hearted comedy in which a trio of thirtysomething, white, middle-class American males escape the pressures of adulthood by returning to college: but they aren't in search of further education - they just want to party, ...read the complete Old School movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Shannon Patrick Sullivan
Review: It's not quite "Animal House: Ten Years Later", to which it seems to be aspiring, but "Old School" is nonetheless an unexpectedly funny lampooning of the college experience. There are all the usual hallmarks of such films: horny students, a ...read the complete Old School movie review at Shannon Patrick Sullivan
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