I had heard that this movie was funny from several friends and also read some reviews about how hilarious this movie is. While there were several hilarious scenes -- Will Ferrell streaking through the streets of town to name one -- the overall laughs were not as many and somewhat trite. Of the three, Ferrell was the funniest followed by Vaughn. I found Luke Wilson's character rather boring and the plot with Ellen Pompeo was all to predictable. If you're looking for light, occassionally funny fare, you could do worse. However, I thought "Wedding Crasher's" and "Talladega Nights" were far funnier movies.

There's not much else to say. I bought this as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend. The quality is beautiful. (And it's a great movie).

This is one of my favorite movies of all time.. First of all, it's very well thought out in regards to the relationships between the characters (Mitch and Nicole, Mitch and Darcie, Bernard and Lara). The most overlooked, but important detail is the connection between Mitch (Luke Wilson), Bernard (Vince Vaughn) and Frank (Will Ferrell) and Dean Pritchard (Jeremy Piven). If the four hadn't had a history going back to their school days, Dean Pritchard's relentless fight to end the fraternity would be lost in the mix.

Basically, the story revolves around three men who appear to be lost in their post-college years and decide to form a fraternity in the midst of Mitch's failed marriage and Frank's inevitability to grow into married life.. Living in a campus house and overcoming glitches within the system, the fraternity becomes the most popular group on campus to hang out with despite their unusual and questionable personalities. As the film unravels, the fraternity is forced to face real life challenges that test their friendship, loyalty, teamwork, and heart..
The chemistry between Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson is fantastic and demonstrates the true bonds of friendship.. The casting in this movie was brilliant and made it that much more hilarious. It includes some of the best one-liners you'll hear in the bizz.. It ranks alongside the American Pie films and is a modern day 'Animal House', an absolute must for any college student.
The only problem I have with this movie is its length. Some of the deleted scenes were not only hilarious, but essential to the plot and should've been used in the final cut. However, that's a minor detail in the final outcome.

In addition, if you're a fan of Whitesnake or Kansas, this movie has the music you're looking for.

Grade: A/A+

Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Vince Vaughn, this is a buddy film. All the immature fools that hit 30 and pine for those carefree college days, even Old Blue, the 80 year-old pledge, oh, to go back to those nubile young drunken girls and the total lack of any reality based responsibility or meaningful relationship, those were the days my friend. We thought they'd never end, etc.

Look, the jokes are college prat, but there's some laugh-out-loud. The Will Ferrell go-nutso scenes especially, the tranquializer dart scene, the nude romp in front of the wife's friends, and the zany hazing scenes are very funny. My special comedy success meter, the wifey laughed out loud as if on happy gas again and again.

Basicly a remake of a classic about adults that don't want to grow up.
This movie is cool, I suggest you watch it at least once!!
I rate this movie a 8 from 1to10!!

The funniest movie I've seen in years. I don't usually like "frat boy" humor, but this is the one exception.

Ever watch a movie the first time and laugh so hard your stomach hurts, then watch it again and think...now what was funny about that? Enter, Old School. and there ya go...

Getting to watch Will Farrell and Vince Vaugh start their own fraernity is enough to catch my interest. This is one of my favorite comedy movies and I highly recommend it. What could be funnier then watching Will Farrell stumble around a kids party after being shot in the neck with an animal tranquilizer? And thats only one of the many hilarous parts. It's definately a great one to pop in when you're hanging out with the guys.

Old School will go down as an all-time classic comedy! Love Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell. There wasn't enough Will Ferrell, but that's what made his parts so great. Great movie! A must have for anyones collection.

Must be 40 yr olds that think animal house is some devine movie, The younger generation such as I(28)know that Old School is waaaaaaayyyyy better! no contest. i've seen both and I personally Think your a dumbass to think animal house even compares to old school, and someone should take your keyboard away and ban you from amazon! Later Losers.

OLD SCHOOL is a comedy that stars Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell. Wilson portrays Mitch Martin, a real estate lawyer who arrives home early from a business training seminar to find his wife about to participate in an orgy. This break off their relationship and Mitch finds himself alone again and moving into a house on the campus of the local university. Meanwhile Frank Richard (Will Ferrell), one of Mitch's best friends, is getting married. The other part of the trio, Bernard "Beanie" Campbell (Vince Vaughn) tries convincing Frank not to get married right up until Frank's bride arrives at the altar. Beanie has a successful business and is married to a very attractive women and has a couple of kids, but he's feeling trapped. The Dean of the University, Dean Gordon Pritchard (Jeremy Piven) threatens to seize Mitch's house, but Beanie discovers a loophole in the seizure clause and Beanie, Frank, and Mitch turn the house into a new fraternity that is open to men of all ages in the community, including those who have no association with the university whatsoever. A battle between the new fraternity and the dean ensues, while in the meantime the three founding fathers of the fraternity face relationship struggles of their own with the women they love.

OLD SCHOOL includes allusions to many movies, but seems to have been most heavily influenced by ANIMAL HOUSE and FIGHT CLUB and seems to be a homage to both of those films. The ANIMAL HOUSE allusions are obvious, e.g. popular fraternity that the dean tries to close down. The FIGHT CLUB references aren't quite as obvious, but they are there and there are many. For example, the wrestling matches take place in the basement, club propaganda is photocopied at work, the men appear disheveled at work, in many of the fraternity scenes Vince Vaughn dresses in outfits similar to those of Tyler Durden, etc. In fact director Todd Phillips has said that he thought of OLD SCHOOL as being a comedy version of FIGHT CLUB.

With such a talented cast and a witty script full of film references, one would think that OLD SCHOOL would be a memorable and hilarious movie. Unfortunately, it's not. There were some parts of OLD SCHOOL that I found incredibly funny. For instance, watching Will Ferrell streak through a party and run naked down a public street was hilarious. In fact, Ferrell is the funniest thing about the movie. Just about every time he is on screen I found myself laughing at the antics of his character. I also enjoyed Luke Wilson's performance. Wilson portrays Mitch as a very likeable, down-to-earth, and realistic person. However, Ferrell and Wilson are about the only two characters who work well in the movie. Vince Vaughn can speak almost as fast as an auctioneer, but his character just doesn't fit with the rest of the characters in the film. Jeremy Piven is a very talented actor, but in OLD SCHOOL I don't believe that his character used to be the guy that Mitch, Beanie, and Frank used to beat up and neither do I believe that was able to rise through the ranks of academia to become the university dean. Most of the women in the movie are only background characters that are used as fodder for comic material. There are a variety of scenes in the movie that seem funny at first, but are juvenile at best and then quickly become boring and dull. There are many sexual references in the movie that have very little to do with the plot and seem basically to have been thrown in simply to have thirteen-year-old males buy movie tickets or the DVD. The movie had a lot of potential, but it doesn't come together in a coherent manner.

However, with the movie on DVD, one can get a better understanding of what the movie could have been. Some of the extras on the DVD include the usual director's commentary, a spoof of "Inside the Actor's Studio", deleted and extended scenes, bloopers and outtakes, and a making of featurette. Most of the deleted and extended scenes that are included on the DVD probably should have been kept in the movie because they add a great deal to the characterization and plot development. For instance, there is a scene where a college girl wants to sleep with Beanie, but he refuses. The scene in the movie makes Beanie seem like a complete jerk while the extended scene allows the audience to relate to Beanie and actually seem him as a human being. I really enjoyed watching most of these scenes and they allowed me to appreciate the movie a bit more. The other special feature that I really liked was the "Inside the Actor's Studio spoof". I found it hilarious; seeing Will Ferrell have a conversation with himself as two different characters is hilarious.

Overall, OLD SCHOOL is a movie that will probably appeal most to teenage males and some college students as well as fans of Ferrell, Wilson, or Vaughn. Other than that, I'd skip this comedy and watch ANIMAL HOUSE instead.

It's a great want to get drunk and hang out with the guys (and I'm a girl)kind of movie. It will just make you laugh and laugh and laugh. And possibly want to relive glory days of college, or just act stupid. It's a toss up really. Great hanging out movie.

What, are you people high?

Have any of you even SEEN "Animal House"? How dare anyone compare "Old School" to that great movie. Are expectations so low for modern movies that something with a few funny scenes gets five stars? And if you do give it five stars, what rating do you have for "Animal House", "CaddyShack", "A Fish Called Wanda", "Fast Times At Ridgemont High"..... really great comedies?

We know Will Ferrel can be funny (Saturday Night Live), we know Ben Stiller can be in a good comedy (There's Something About Mary) and I still believe Vince Vaughn will eventually be in a good movie....but how many Ben Stiller/Luke Wilson/Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn CRAPTACULARS do we have to sit through before they make a truly funny movie?

Don't worry, I already know I am on the outside looking in on this one. I just don't understand it.

I've seen it a hundred times and it is always funny. Every scene is great. Each one outdoing the the last. Look at the look on Mitch's face when he is standing in the KY Jelly Wrestling Ring. It is classic. Every actor and actress in this does such a great job to make the whole insane story believable. This is definitely one of the greatest works of comedy ever made. It is on par with Anchorman, Harold & Kumar, The Big Lebowski, Road Trip, Starsky & Hutch, Wedding Crashers, Saving Silverman, American Pie, Waiting and Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

If you're looking for laughs without being challenged, this is a great way to spend a couple of hours. It's not ground breaking, it's just funny. Watch Meet the Press to rev your brain back up after this one.

This is a classic for me hands down!! It caught me totally off guard. I had not heard anything about it at all..just happended to see it on pay perview and decided to watch it. Classic

Super funny, I could watch it over and over. It will be a classic.
I find myself quoting it, and everyone knows what I am talking about.

I watched this movie with some friends on my birthday hoping it would be a laugh out loud, good time comedy but no. This film was not funny in the slightest. Luke Wilson is a pussy, Vince Vaughn has no spot light and Will Ferrel is not funny and never was funny. Why does that guy keep getting work. He doesn't even act, he just reads out his dialog in a loud voice. He never gets into his characters he just acts like a moron because he is in fact a moron in real life. He was trying to channel James Bulushi from "Animal House" but doesn't cum close. First of all you must be funny and put on cartoony expressions. The story just span out of control. I couldn't understand what was going on mostly because Wilson had no feeling. He distracted me with his "bad talent". That was the worst birthday I ever had because of that film. Vince Vaughn has more talent then those to leading clowns. In this movie he was over-shadowed which is a damn shame. If anyone hasn't seen this movie and is thinking about it. Think again. Do not watch this piece of crap. It is the worst comedy you will ever see. Do not believe your friends who probably think its 'neat'. They were probably all Ferrel fans which is also a shame.

It was silly and goofy as expected. I actually laughed a few times. I got this movie because I read that it was funny and it was. Not rolling on the floor tears coming down my face funny but funny enough. I'll never will be a big fan of either Vince Vaughn or Will Ferrell but they did okay this time.

This movie is hilarious. Its definately a movie I'd take to college with me for some great ideas (streaking, haha) and for a good laugh. I didnt think there was alot of nudity though for what the edition said.

I am a HUGE Will Ferrell fan. I am also a huge Vince Vaughn fan, so when you get them together with a script allowing them to take over and expose their comedic genius then I am all for it. Sure, Luke Wilson is the star but put him on the screen with either of the aformentioned and he fades into the backdrop. The film revolves around three friends, each of which are having women troubles. You have Frank (Ferrell) who has just got hitched but his marriage is already having trouble. Then theres Mitch (Wilson) who just caught his girlfriend (Julitte Lewis) having some S&M fun with a few people in their house. And finally we have Beanie (Vaughn) who is successful and married to a beautiful woman (Leah Remini) and has two children but is missing the fun he once had with booze and young women. So, in an effort to bring themselves up from the slump they are in they decide to throw a large party at Mitch's new house near the local college campus. The party is a success and they are the new kings of the town. (The whole 'Frank the Tank' scene is the greatest scene in the film) There's one problem, and his name is 'Dean' Gordon Pritchard (Jeremy Pivon in a hilarious role). Gordon has history with the three party animals and is determined to have them evicted. So, in an effort to save their home they start a fraturnity which turns into the base for one hilarious film. Cameos from the likes of Snoop Dogg and Sean Williams Scott as well as the always funny Andy Dick give this film even more cred. Throw in the spark of a new love for Mitch with the beautiful Nicole (Ellen Pompeo) and her jealous and perverted boyfriend Mark (Craig Kilborn) and throw in Elisha Cuthburt for good messure and you have a non-stop laugh fest that will never get old.

Okay, let me start off by saying, why I loved this movie so much. I love this movie because I feel like I can relate to the characters so well. I imagined them being in their late 30's (I'm in my early 40's now, but was in my late 30's when it came out) and I often times fantasize about doing college over again, and how much better it would be.

That in a nutshell, is what is so appealing to me about this movie. It is ensued halarity that I could imagine doing myself, or at least in a "movie fantasy" sense. And that draws you in to the story. Other details which draw you in are:

1)Luke's character is at an offsite meeting
2)Luke's office workplace scenes
3)Vince's family problems
4)Will's marriage failure (that's the world's shortest marriage I've ever seen)
etc.

Throwing in Snoop Dog appearing live at one of their parties, and Will running down the street naked is just icing on the cake.

This movie should be seen by every college student, male and female, and every 30 something wanna be college graduate!

Two thumbs up! MC White said check it out!

Old School, One of the Most Hilarious Comedies You'll Ever Witness
If you have not seen the comedy "Old School" then you are missing a great laugh. With Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Luke Wilson as the stars of the movie, you will not be disappointed with this two-hour long stretch of pure fun. This movie, while some parts are quite fictional, relates well to college students, especially those in a fraternity or sorority. Will Ferrell (Frank) and Vince Vaughn (Beanie) long to relive their college years at their friend's expense. Luke Wilson (Mitch) buys a house on a college campus, because he wants to get away from his broken relationship with his wife. Mitch comes home at the beginning of the movie to find her sleeping with another man. Frank and Beanie create the brilliant idea that they will start a college fraternity on this campus, but they run into a terrible problem because the dean remembers how ruthless these men were to him in college, and he is trying to get rid the campus of them. As three older men, who once lived the college life, try to start a fraternity, they meet many challenges with the college's administration. The challenges that these men endure are what make the movie so funny. In one scene of the movie, Frank loses his wife because of the time he spends at the fraternity house. "Old School" is a great movie based purely on the non-stop laughter you will have. Between the challenges of the commencement of the fraternity and the everyday lives of Frank, Mitch, and Beanie "Old School" gives every audience a sense of humor about their own lives. Not only is the movie hysterical in and of itself, it illustrates to everyone that life should not be taken so seriously. In the end, Mitch gets the girl that truly loves him, and Frank is finally happy once he becomes the president of the fraternity. Beanie goes back to his normal life of selling audio equipment, but he still lingers around the fraternity that he helped build. The final moral to the movie is how the founders of the fraternity take care of the students they pledged into the fraternity. Yes, the pledgeship that these students endure is quite comical, but when they are faced with being expelled from school, the three founders and all the students in the fraternity are what push them through the tough times. This is a movie that you must see if you enjoyed your college years and if you just need a good laugh.

If you're at all like me, Old School is one of those movies you'll crave to watch again and again. It's a hilarious story about a group of guy friends (I think they're in their late 20's or early 30's) who, following a major breakup for one of them, all join forces to create a fraternity of sorts. It's great, great fun with a hilarious Andy Dick teaching the ladies a private class (absolutely hilarious, and although I'm quite sure most people have already seen this movie, I'd hate to spoil it for the one lone freak out there who has yet to see it), the initiation of the pledges, the pledges themselves (You're my boy, Blue!), and my all-time favorite moment is Will Farrell and the dart.

This movie never fails to make me laugh or cheer me up. Don't take it too seriously and you'll have fun with it too.

Nothing great in the DVD that isn't in the movie, but that really doesn't matter with a classic comedy like this. Frank the Tank, Beanie, Blue, and Mitch combine to make this one of the funniest movies in recent memory. I literally watched this 30 times since I bought it, and I laughed out loud every single time.

Ok, for everyone who has been searching for music from this movie, I think this might help..... The wedding singer in this movie was played by Dan Finnerty, comedian Kathy Najimy's husband. I read an article in People about a year ago that he was putting out a CD. I finally found it - The Dan Band, Live. I think this will be a great addition to your collection if you were a fan of his rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart". Everytime we hear it on the radio, my husband and I give each other the look that Frank & his wife did at the wedding. This movie is hilarious & the music makes it even better. Whenever we're looking for a good laugh, we watch this movie. An instant classic!!

Andy, if I'm not mistaken the song your thinking about is an acoustic version of 'Here I go again' by Whitesnake.

Hello, pleas help me.

Does someone know these song? The song was when Frank and Marissa are breaking up after Blues Funeral?

Thank you very much!

Best regards

Andy

I watched this on DVD yesterday and wasn't impressed. The plot is taken from movies such as Animal House and Revenge of the Nerds: Misfits overcome adversity to prevail. The comedy is funny, but not that funny. The most intriguing character is Vince Vaughn's: the party boy and instigator of all the craziness who is carrying around his son the whole time being a dad. Other than that, a lot of the movie is a let down. What's the point of that one fat guy doing the vault with the scrawny guy spotting him? He does the vault successfully with no squashing the little guy. Big whoop. That pretty much summarizes the movie. Lots of build up with no payoff.

This is one of the funniest movies that I can think of in the last ten years. If you haven't seen it do yourself a favor and just go ahead and by it.

This would be the modern day Animal House. A great cast of characters, all of whom have funny scenes. I think Will Ferrell steals the movie, but everyone is good. A fun watch.

The basic idea of this film -- a couple of thirty-somethings start their own fraternity house -- sounds awful, but it actually works. The first half of this film had me doubled over laughing. By that time the plot was so convoluted that the second half was taken up with unraveling it, and dragged a bit. Still, a great film for popping a few brews, sitting back, and enjoying life.

The new Rat Pack..Frat Pack!! Vince Vaughn is by far the funniest with the help of Will and Luke. I recommend this movie to ANYONE. With Will Farrell's wedding, Luke Wilson moving into a new home after finding his girlfriend "boom booming" it with two strange people taking the early flight home, and Vince Vaughn constantly trying to push the envelope by creating a Fraternity house. This is by far the funniest movie I have ever seen.

I love this movie, but the problem wasn't the movie itself, but the dvd. The copy that was sent to us skipped in 2 or 3 spots. It sucks when you pay good money for something and it doesn't live up to expectations.

This is the typical Ferrell movie. Funny at times lame at others. If you are a fan of his you will certainly enjoy this, if you are not a fan of his you may want to look other places for your viewing pleasure.