juneebuggy Well as everyone knows this is a freaking hilarious movie. It's pretty much considered a classic so how I missed seeing it until now is beyond me. I finally 'get' what my brother is doing when he says "earmuffs" to his 2 year old son now.Cheap laughs and raunchy over the top humour from a fantastic cast who work incredibly well together. Lots of cameos and clever secondary roles or bit parts as well. Well Ferrell actually made me cry I was laughing so hard.The plot is pretty good for a comedy and follows 3 mid twenty-ish guys trying to postpone adulthood (responsibility, wives, families) in favour of recapturing the irresponsible fun of their college years by starting their own off-campus frat house. In order to avoid being evicted by the Dean, still holding a personal grudge they bring together a misfit of student pledges; losers, the middle-aged and elderly retirees. 6/1/11

Python Hyena Old School (2003): Dir: Todd Phillips / Cast: Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Juliette Lewis, Jeremy Piven: Plays like a followup to the superior National Lampoon's Animal House celebrating the decay of human decency. It is a comedy about carefree memories of generations gone by. Luke Wilson arrives home from a business trip and discovers his girlfriend engaged in an orgy. He moves out and finds a place near university campus. Vince Vaughn runs a stereo store and believes that he has the answers to their problems. They will start a fraternity and relive years gone by. Will Ferrell is their recently married friend who streaks naked through the neighbourhood after a drunken celebration at the frat house. Directed by Todd Phillips in the same vein as his Road Trip. Wilson plays off the doormat disposition while Vaughn throws out one-liners. Ferrell steals the film with a hilarious performance but we sympathize as he gradually wrecks his marriage. Juliette Lewis plays Wilson's ex girlfriend in a role that is hardly broad. Jeremy Piven plays the young snotty Dean but he has none of the comic conviction of a Dean Wormer. The humour drains when the climax involves settling down and studying. In National Lampoon's Animal House the fraternity is kicked off campus and they wreck the home coming parade. Recalling past events deserves more than a hopeless outlook on life. Score: 7 ½ / 10

TheFunkyBass This is one of the movies that started off the "Frat Pack". Director Todd Phillips made a hell of a comedy movie. Although not consistently funny, the movie does have its iconic moments that can be compared to later comedies.It had funny characters, great chemistry between the actors, quotable lines, a true classic comedic gold.Sean William Scott's cameo was one of the funniest scenes in the film, it would be awesome to see him more often in more "Frat Pack" movies.Will Ferrell was definitely the star of the film and had the best scenes. One of his funniest performances yet.I cant really say much about the film, the movie speaks for itself. If you haven't watched it yet, then what are you waiting for?

willcundallreview Rating-6/10Old school is a funny movie with a funny cast, maybe not the funniest movie ever but with a nice plot and a film that doesn't have to make you laugh to be good, this is worth a watch. I did think maybe I overrated this at first but the film is actually pretty good with some nice jokes added into an ever revealing storyline, and with some physical comedy actors to go, this is film has quality. I felt the film was Solidly OK and here below is why I felt that about it all.The story is a college fraternity type film, and you may be thinking " we have had this all before" ,but this has a twist, the main characters aren't college students, they have jobs, families and they never get to party, well until now. The pacing is good, the movie not too long and the although the jokes aren't a plenty and takes along time for the first funny thing to be said, it still manages to be kind of funny by the end. The story end's in a smart way as well with hints of more high school films coming in but it still remains the working dad's and there house.Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn are the main guys in this and without them I would have rated this poor, although none of them are at comedy best, they still manage to churn out a respectfully funny performance. I did enjoy there support too and the characters that hang around there house are all fun guys, I didn't quite appreciate the acting of the Dean Jeremy Piven, but he doesn't ruin it too much at all.Todd Phillips in a sense runs the whole thing and contributes to the script but also directs, and I felt without the firm direction of Phillips, the film would suffer more so hats off to his contribution to the film. Some funny stunts they do can be hilarious and make you genuinely chuckle, one such part is at Vince Vaughn's sons birthday party when Ferrell(MAYBE A SPOILER HERE FOR SOME) get's well, darted by a zoo keeper and I won't ruin the sequence but it made me laugh more than at any other time in the movie.The film's main bad point is that it isn't all THAT funny and jokes do occasionally miss the mark badly, it doesn't make this film bad at all but contributes to it's lower mark. I also felt maybe the characters could have put more back into it as although they are funny, people such as Ferrell should be much more funny and do a lot more of what we have seen before of him. Finally the script isn't all so solid but I won't mention too much about it because that would just drag it right down, which is doesn't deserve.I think those into these kind of early 2000's college comedies should enjoy and although it is a different type crudeness wise to things like American Pie and such (mainly because they main characters are mature adults), it may not please everyone, but should overall. Same again for people who shouldn't watch, the film isn't afraid of being itself and letting it's hormones go so if you dislike crude, better stay away.Overall I give it a 6/10 meaning it is Solidly a OK movie but offers very little more than this, my rating is stretching it to it's highest point, maybe I felt nice on the day. If you a teen watch it because it has all the hallmarks of teen moves today, but another thing is if you were a teen or in college in the early 2000's, it should be a massive nostalgic trip back to them day's, oh and might make you laugh.