Will-Ferrell Movie Reviews

Three decades ago on one of his Christmas Eve stops at a Catholic orphanage, Santa accidentally acquired one of its infant residents when a baby crawled into his toy sack. Upon realizing the slip-up back at the North Pole, Santa and the elves unanimously decide to keep the boy-especially after the elf manager agrees to adopt him. Named Buddy, this human becomes educated in the elfin skills of toymaking, plus acquires the more important character traits of concern for others, the joy of giving and maintaining a positive outlook. Even as an adult-and despite his size-Buddy remains completely oblivious to his humanness. That is, until one day when he overhears two of his toy-producing colleagues discussing his uniqueness.

Instantly, Buddy knows what he needs to do: find his real parents. His adoptive dad explains that his mother is no longer living and his biological father never even knew she was pregnant. Handing him a snow globe of a Manhattan landscape, he further informs Buddy that his father works inside the Empire State Building. Armed with enough information to get the job done, it's off to the big city. However, once arriving, Buddy discovers that his quest is bigger than he bargained for. Manhattan presents numerous obstacles and life lessons never encountered at the North Pole. Escalators. Revolving doors. Taxi cabs. Deceptive advertisers. And romantic attraction. Buddy has a heart as big as the arctic north. There's not a mean streak or uppity attitude to be found anywhere within. And although he's as out of place as a palm tree on glacial ice, we empathize. After all, being raised among elves at the North Pole is not conducive to understanding the hard-bitten cynicism of his North American relatives. But it's when Buddy is forced to learn how to handle rejection (both his father's and stepbrother's) that positive lessons about the importance of the family-especially bonding with a father-are underscored. Still, Elf is not as pure as the driven snow. Some mild language problems, a wink at inebriation and a complete avoidance of the season's Bethlehem roots mix some mud into it.

In this delightful new holiday movie, Will Ferrell is an innocent named Buddy who was adopted as a baby by Santa and his elves. Having been raised in the North Pole, Buddy has no idea that he is human. However, when he grows up to be a six-footer, he begins to notice that he is physically different from his fellow elves. Much to his chagrin, Buddy's skills as a toymaker are a bit substandard. Finally, Papa Elf sends his ingenuous son to New York City to meet his biological father, played by the gruff James Caan.

This is the classic "fish out of water" plot that has been used in countless movies. How will Buddy, conspicuous in his green and yellow elf costume, with a pointy hat and pointy shoes, behave in New York City? How will Buddy's no-nonsense dad handle the fact that he has fathered a man who thinks he's an elf?

Predictably, Buddy, in his sweet innocence, has trouble adjusting to life in the big city. He wreaks havoc in a department store, exasperates his father, and soon feels lonely and unwanted. All of this works because the actors, including such seasoned veterans as Bob Newhart and Ed Asner, play it absolutely straight. Fortunately, there are only a few of the cloying scenes that often make holiday movies so difficult to take.

Hats off to the director and the special effects crew for delivering some hilarious sight gags and some cool and magical moments. Go see "Elf" with your kids. It is not great cinema, but I think that you will find this movie engaging and amusing holiday entertainment.

This movie was actully much better than I expected...
But the funniest line, I can't remember the exact line, but a children book writer was talking about a family of asparagus who went to the doctor, complaining that their pee smelled funny...
I know in writing, it dosen't sound too terribly funny, but it had me chocking on root beer in the theater.

This movie just plain makes you feel good. It has excellent, upbeat music, very bright colors, and good hearted, LA slick and easy characters. In short, mindless fun that looks great, moves fast, and keeps your toes tapping. Like the first Austin Powers, this movie has a lovable tone from beginning to end and works great as video and aural wallpaper. While you're choring or reading the paper, lighten up to the music and glance at the screen to get a dose of color and fun.

In my opinion, Will Ferrell is very underrated right now. He's got the super-friendly look of the guy that everybody likes but deep back he has some dark reservoir that either boils just below the surface or erupts in a burst. I think his immense likability allows him to go dark and get laughs where other actors might just seem offensive. This is mostly seen on certain SNL skits and "Dick" (where his quick "slowburn" is more classic than Ted Knight's). In Roxbury he is likeable throughout, but a slight glimmer of knowingness seems to filter through the character. He almost seems to be making fun of stupid movies by being stupid and winking at us.

Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan "ROX". (I know...an old joke!). Having never seen the "Roxbury Guys" sketch on SNL, I wasn't sure what to expect. I own the soundtrack and love all the music on it, but when it actually came to the movie, I was pleasantly surprised. My brother thought it was stupid but for rainy day, sit at home watching videos,leave your brain elsewhere entertainment....I highly recommend it. My favourite scenes involved Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon....but the whole movie was excellent especially the dance sequences at the club!!

Do yourself a favour....go rent it today!!

Best Movie to Quote.
Best Stupid Comedy.
Best Actors.

This movie just plain makes you feel good. It has excellent, upbeat music, very bright colors, and good hearted, LA slick and easy characters. In short, mindless fun that looks great, moves fast, and keeps your toes tapping. Like the first Austin Powers, this movie has a lovable tone from beginning to end and works great as video and aural wallpaper. While you're choring or reading the paper, lighten up to the music and glance at the screen to get a dose of color and fun.

In my opinion, Will Ferrell is very underrated right now. He's got the super-friendly look of the guy that everybody likes but deep back he has some dark reservoir that either boils just below the surface or erupts in a burst. I think his immense likability allows him to go dark and get laughs where other actors might just seem offensive. This is mostly seen on certain SNL skits and "Dick" (where his quick "slowburn" is more classic than Ted Knight's). In Roxbury he is likeable throughout, but a slight glimmer of knowingness seems to filter through the character. He almost seems to be making fun of stupid movies by being stupid and winking at us.

Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan "ROX". (I know...an old joke!). Having never seen the "Roxbury Guys" sketch on SNL, I wasn't sure what to expect. I own the soundtrack and love all the music on it, but when it actually came to the movie, I was pleasantly surprised. My brother thought it was stupid but for rainy day, sit at home watching videos,leave your brain elsewhere entertainment....I highly recommend it. My favourite scenes involved Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon....but the whole movie was excellent especially the dance sequences at the club!!

Do yourself a favour....go rent it today!!

Best Movie to Quote.
Best Stupid Comedy.
Best Actors.

Okay, I already own both VHS copies of Austin Powers and it's so-so sequel. Smashing baby! Well, if you're not like me, you can love the Austin Powers movies, and now you can own both the videos for one low price! God, don't I sound like a commercial?

In "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery", Austin must stop Doctor Evil from taking over the world! Doctor Evil wants to cover the world in liquid hot magma, unless world leaders pay him...1 billions dollars! Will Austin succed?! And he is helped introduced to the '90s by his lovely sidekick Miss Vanessa Kensington who does a great job with the acting.
. Several star cameos, though Troyer, as Mini-Me, steals the film. Myers cowrote and coproduced; Demi Moore coproduced. Super 35.

Obviously, Austin Powers stopped Doctor Evil, because there is a sequel..."Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me". Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: More swingin' '60s lunacy as Dr. Evil returns to Earth with a time-travel machine and goes back to 1969 to steal Austin's mojo. More laughs than the original--and more than enough gross-out gags. But can Austin save the world? In this one, he is helped by his sidekick Felicity Shagwell.

Now that you know the basic plots, which are kind of similar, I'd have to say I like the first one more. Why, you ask? Even though the cameos are good in both, it's really the side-kicks which made my decision. In "Man of Mystery" Elizabeth Hurley does a terrific job helping Austin by introducing him to the '90s. In "Shagged me" Heather Ghrahm really needs to get some acting lessons. She does not seem convincing. Sorry...
But BOTH films are hilarious, and definately ones to check out.

I can't believe I'm giving this only 4 stars because the first one is absolutely hilarious and hip. If you don't already know, "Austin Powers: International man of mystery" is about a swingin' secret agent/photographer from the 60's who's enemy is an actually childish villain named Dr. Evil. When Dr. Evil freezes himself so he can be revived sometime in the future, Powers does too so he can be ready for him. They are both unfrozen 30 years later in 1997. Austin is soon teamed up with his old sidekick's daugher, Vanessa Kensington who is not at all pleased when he repeatively askes if they can "shag". Mike Myers, who plays Austin, does is brilliantly; nobody could do it better. And wouldn't you know it? Myers plays Dr. Evil too! Dr. Evil personally is my favorite. Although he is trying to take over the world, he still loves his hairless (there were errors in the unfreezing process)cat, Mr. Bigglesworth. This movie is hilarious. If you watch Austin sometimes when he's talking, he makes these most outrageous faces that are just part of his character. Oh, and who can forget Dr. Evil's rebellion teenage son that was artificially created in a lab while he was frozen, Scott. (played by Seth Green) Dr. Evil tries to bond with his son... he even takes him to a group talk with other sons and fathers, until he has them liquidated. I'm not going to give away the end to the movie, but it must be pretty obvious that both Powers and Evil don't die because there's a sequel. And that reminds me why I only gave them 4 stars altogther. The sequel, although everyone returns except Elizabeth Hurley (who played Vanessa), it just simply isn't as funny. They took alot of the good jokes from the original and just used them again just in different ways. There is also some bathroom humor, if you can call it humor. That's just plain stupid. For instance, Austin thinks he's drinking some coffee, but he's actually drinking somebody's poop that the lab was testing. That's just sick. I mean, where's the clever jokes from before? An 8 year old could think that up. The sequel is good enough to see though, even good enough to buy (I did). No matter how dumb SOME of the jokes are, you can't help but wait to see Dr. Evil or Scott again. I'll probably see the 3rd, which is coming out soon. I just hope it's more like the first.

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Austin Powers is an ambitious, sturdy spoof of all things James Bond. Mike Meyers carries the film like a pro in his roles as Powers and even more successfully as the evil doctor DR EVIL. The story brings a 60s super spy to the late 90s and much of the film hopes for humor based on this 'fish out of water, baby!' But, even when the humor is funny, AUSTIN POWERS is a one-trick pony so it often results in the lowest of humor. There are some nice moments, mostly involving DR EVIL and his son battling like the dysfunctional family they are. The 007 jokes usually fall flat, having been parodied so many times earlier. The beautiful Mimi Rogers and Elizabeth Hurley portray mother and daughter who are women in Austin's life both with hypnotizing eyes and accents. With a couple nods to Burt Bacharach, the film has some nice moments. The DVD has a nice transfer and has some excellent goodies. Mike Myers really hones his work even more in the superior sequel. 'Oh, Behave.'

Austin Powers has returned with the third in the series, AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER.

"Austin Powers" is a marvelous send-up of the James Bond films of the 1960s and also pays tribute to all the trends of the era; for example, my favorite throw-away joke is seeing Andy Warhol, at the film's opening, contemplating a can of tomato soup.

The humor centers around a time-lost swinger, attempting to adapt to a modern world in which the Russians are allies, nobody gives in to free love, and a higher degree of self-control and responsiblity is emphasized in society.

The Dr. Evil segments are some of the funniest parts of the movie; I think the funniest scene is where Scott and Dr. Evil argue over the merits of allowing evil bass to eat Austin Powers, as oppossed to simply shooting him.

I took off a star for scene where Austin Powers drowns a henchman in a toilet; I personnaly felt that the scene was thrown in for cheap laughs.

The other two Austin Powers films are funny, but just can't compare to the original.

Mike Myers in Austin Powers is one of the funniest Action Comedies I've ever seen. Myers is Austin Powers, Brittain's #1 Spy and International Man of Mystery. The year is 1967 and After chasing his arch nemesis Dr. Evil (also played by Myers), Dr. Evil escapes to outer space to freeze himself and wait until Austin Powers could no longer stop his evil plans.

In return, Austin also goes into Cryostasis, only to be thawed out when Dr. Evil returned to wreak havoc on the world. 30 years later, Dr. Evil returns and with the help of his henchman Number 2, Frau Farbissina and Random Task, Dr. Evil makes his plans to ransom the world for 100 Billion Dollars! If his demands aren't met, he then threatens to drill a hole to the center of the Earth and launch a nuclear weapon into the Earth's core making all of the volcanoes around the world erupt! Of course the only man who can stop him is sent out, Austin Powers along with some help from the Ministry of Defense, Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley).

This is a definite 5 star movie! A lot of action and there's also a lot of very funny scenes in this movie a long with the parodies of Demolition Man and pretty much the entire 007 series. There's something for everyone in this movie. I highly recommend this movie and also, don't forget to pick the sequels Uastin Powers, the Spy who Shagged me and Austin Powers in Goldmember. This is an excellent series to get into. You won't be disappointed!

Austin Powers is an ambitious, sturdy spoof of all things James Bond. Mike Meyers carries the film like a pro in his roles as Powers and even more successfully as the evil doctor DR EVIL. The story brings a 60s super spy to the late 90s and much of the film hopes for humor based on this 'fish out of water, baby!' But, even when the humor is funny, AUSTIN POWERS is a one-trick pony so it often results in the lowest of humor. There are some nice moments, mostly involving DR EVIL and his son battling like the dysfunctional family they are. The 007 jokes usually fall flat, having been parodied so many times earlier. The beautiful Mimi Rogers and Elizabeth Hurley portray mother and daughter who are women in Austin's life both with hypnotizing eyes and accents. With a couple nods to Burt Bacharach, the film has some nice moments. The DVD has a nice transfer and has some excellent goodies. Mike Myers really hones his work even more in the superior sequel. 'Oh, Behave.'

Austin Powers has returned with the third in the series, AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER.

"Austin Powers" is a marvelous send-up of the James Bond films of the 1960s and also pays tribute to all the trends of the era; for example, my favorite throw-away joke is seeing Andy Warhol, at the film's opening, contemplating a can of tomato soup.

The humor centers around a time-lost swinger, attempting to adapt to a modern world in which the Russians are allies, nobody gives in to free love, and a higher degree of self-control and responsiblity is emphasized in society.

The Dr. Evil segments are some of the funniest parts of the movie; I think the funniest scene is where Scott and Dr. Evil argue over the merits of allowing evil bass to eat Austin Powers, as oppossed to simply shooting him.

I took off a star for scene where Austin Powers drowns a henchman in a toilet; I personnaly felt that the scene was thrown in for cheap laughs.

The other two Austin Powers films are funny, but just can't compare to the original.

Mike Myers in Austin Powers is one of the funniest Action Comedies I've ever seen. Myers is Austin Powers, Brittain's #1 Spy and International Man of Mystery. The year is 1967 and After chasing his arch nemesis Dr. Evil (also played by Myers), Dr. Evil escapes to outer space to freeze himself and wait until Austin Powers could no longer stop his evil plans.

In return, Austin also goes into Cryostasis, only to be thawed out when Dr. Evil returned to wreak havoc on the world. 30 years later, Dr. Evil returns and with the help of his henchman Number 2, Frau Farbissina and Random Task, Dr. Evil makes his plans to ransom the world for 100 Billion Dollars! If his demands aren't met, he then threatens to drill a hole to the center of the Earth and launch a nuclear weapon into the Earth's core making all of the volcanoes around the world erupt! Of course the only man who can stop him is sent out, Austin Powers along with some help from the Ministry of Defense, Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley).

This is a definite 5 star movie! A lot of action and there's also a lot of very funny scenes in this movie a long with the parodies of Demolition Man and pretty much the entire 007 series. There's something for everyone in this movie. I highly recommend this movie and also, don't forget to pick the sequels Uastin Powers, the Spy who Shagged me and Austin Powers in Goldmember. This is an excellent series to get into. You won't be disappointed!

Austin Powers is an ambitious, sturdy spoof of all things James Bond. Mike Meyers carries the film like a pro in his roles as Powers and even more successfully as the evil doctor DR EVIL. The story brings a 60s super spy to the late 90s and much of the film hopes for humor based on this 'fish out of water, baby!' But, even when the humor is funny, AUSTIN POWERS is a one-trick pony so it often results in the lowest of humor. There are some nice moments, mostly involving DR EVIL and his son battling like the dysfunctional family they are. The 007 jokes usually fall flat, having been parodied so many times earlier. The beautiful Mimi Rogers and Elizabeth Hurley portray mother and daughter who are women in Austin's life both with hypnotizing eyes and accents. With a couple nods to Burt Bacharach, the film has some nice moments. The DVD has a nice transfer and has some excellent goodies. Mike Myers really hones his work even more in the superior sequel. 'Oh, Behave.'

Austin Powers has returned with the third in the series, AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER.

"Austin Powers" is a marvelous send-up of the James Bond films of the 1960s and also pays tribute to all the trends of the era; for example, my favorite throw-away joke is seeing Andy Warhol, at the film's opening, contemplating a can of tomato soup.

The humor centers around a time-lost swinger, attempting to adapt to a modern world in which the Russians are allies, nobody gives in to free love, and a higher degree of self-control and responsiblity is emphasized in society.

The Dr. Evil segments are some of the funniest parts of the movie; I think the funniest scene is where Scott and Dr. Evil argue over the merits of allowing evil bass to eat Austin Powers, as oppossed to simply shooting him.

I took off a star for scene where Austin Powers drowns a henchman in a toilet; I personnaly felt that the scene was thrown in for cheap laughs.

The other two Austin Powers films are funny, but just can't compare to the original.

Mike Myers in Austin Powers is one of the funniest Action Comedies I've ever seen. Myers is Austin Powers, Brittain's #1 Spy and International Man of Mystery. The year is 1967 and After chasing his arch nemesis Dr. Evil (also played by Myers), Dr. Evil escapes to outer space to freeze himself and wait until Austin Powers could no longer stop his evil plans.

In return, Austin also goes into Cryostasis, only to be thawed out when Dr. Evil returned to wreak havoc on the world. 30 years later, Dr. Evil returns and with the help of his henchman Number 2, Frau Farbissina and Random Task, Dr. Evil makes his plans to ransom the world for 100 Billion Dollars! If his demands aren't met, he then threatens to drill a hole to the center of the Earth and launch a nuclear weapon into the Earth's core making all of the volcanoes around the world erupt! Of course the only man who can stop him is sent out, Austin Powers along with some help from the Ministry of Defense, Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley).

This is a definite 5 star movie! A lot of action and there's also a lot of very funny scenes in this movie a long with the parodies of Demolition Man and pretty much the entire 007 series. There's something for everyone in this movie. I highly recommend this movie and also, don't forget to pick the sequels Uastin Powers, the Spy who Shagged me and Austin Powers in Goldmember. This is an excellent series to get into. You won't be disappointed!

jay and silent bob are greater than ever in this grand finale to the kevin smith films they are in. the 5th and final has jay and silent bob on the road to have hollywood stop making a movie based on their comic books. great cast goes down the line includes Eliza Dushku(tvs Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Ali Larter(Final Destination 1&2), Marc Blucas(Tvs Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Jon Stewart(The Faculty), Mark Hamill(star wars), Carrie Fisher(star wars), Morris Day(Purple Rain), Diedreich Bader(Office Space), James Van Der Beek(The Rules Of Attraction), Jason Biggs(Loser), Shannen Doherty(Mallrats), Ben Affleck(Dogma), Matt Damon(Dogma), GusVan Sant(Psycho1998), Wes Craven(the Scream Trilogy), Tracey Morgan(SNL), Dwight Ewell(Chasing Amy), Joey Lauren Adams(Mallrats, Chasing Amy), Renee Humphrey(Mallrats), Jason Lee(Dreamcatcher, Mallrats, Dogma), Will Ferrell(Old School, Elf), Shannon Elizabeth(TomCats), Chris Rock(Head Of State), Jamie Kennedy(Three Kings, Bait), Judd Nelson(The Breakfast Club) and other stars contribute to this great comicgem

Since Kevin Smith started his little ficticious world (now known fondly to those who know it as the View Askewniverse) with the guerrilla-style low-budget black and white movie Clerks in 1994 (an excellent buy, by the way) he has developed a core audience that has stuck with him through the good, the bad, and the ugly. Now, with his latest movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith pays an homage to these fans.

The movie in itself is nothing but a big in-joke that you probably won't understand if you haven't seen his previous releases (except probably for Dogma, which is rarely referenced to), but a hilarious in-joke it is. Jay and Silent Bob's swan song, giving the View Askewniverse the closure it deserves, with msot of the main characters from the Jersey Trilogy showing up.

The DVD is amazing. Great video transfer, amazing enourmous sound, really amusing deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes and music videos. Hilarious commentary with Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier and the ol' trailers to all of Kev's Miramax movies. The perfect DVD in my humble opinion.

Buy it. It's worth it.

Eliza Dushku in a leather cat suit........................ enough said!!!!!!!!!!!

jay and silent bob are greater than ever in this grand finale to the kevin smith films they are in. the 5th and final has jay and silent bob on the road to have hollywood stop making a movie based on their comic books. great cast goes down the line includes Eliza Dushku(tvs Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Ali Larter(Final Destination 1&2), Marc Blucas(Tvs Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Jon Stewart(The Faculty), Mark Hamill(star wars), Carrie Fisher(star wars), Morris Day(Purple Rain), Diedreich Bader(Office Space), James Van Der Beek(The Rules Of Attraction), Jason Biggs(Loser), Shannen Doherty(Mallrats), Ben Affleck(Dogma), Matt Damon(Dogma), GusVan Sant(Psycho1998), Wes Craven(the Scream Trilogy), Tracey Morgan(SNL), Dwight Ewell(Chasing Amy), Joey Lauren Adams(Mallrats, Chasing Amy), Renee Humphrey(Mallrats), Jason Lee(Dreamcatcher, Mallrats, Dogma), Will Ferrell(Old School, Elf), Shannon Elizabeth(TomCats), Chris Rock(Head Of State), Jamie Kennedy(Three Kings, Bait), Judd Nelson(The Breakfast Club) and other stars contribute to this great comicgem

Since Kevin Smith started his little ficticious world (now known fondly to those who know it as the View Askewniverse) with the guerrilla-style low-budget black and white movie Clerks in 1994 (an excellent buy, by the way) he has developed a core audience that has stuck with him through the good, the bad, and the ugly. Now, with his latest movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith pays an homage to these fans.

The movie in itself is nothing but a big in-joke that you probably won't understand if you haven't seen his previous releases (except probably for Dogma, which is rarely referenced to), but a hilarious in-joke it is. Jay and Silent Bob's swan song, giving the View Askewniverse the closure it deserves, with msot of the main characters from the Jersey Trilogy showing up.

The DVD is amazing. Great video transfer, amazing enourmous sound, really amusing deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes and music videos. Hilarious commentary with Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier and the ol' trailers to all of Kev's Miramax movies. The perfect DVD in my humble opinion.

Buy it. It's worth it.

Eliza Dushku in a leather cat suit........................ enough said!!!!!!!!!!!

The last few times I went out to a movie, I saw films that depicted melodrama and violence. "Old School" was a very good diversion of not only the last two movies I saw, but a distraction from the real world. We all need it once in a while, for those of us who appreciate silly comedies like "Old School". Also, fans of Will Ferrell are going to laugh their butts off while seeing him streak. Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn also star, and I thought they were all very funny and entertaining in their roles. As usual, Wilson plays the straight man, but I can't help but adore him. He is sweet and sexy at the same time. After Wilson's character, Mitch, finds out his girl, played by Juliette Lewis, is cheating on him with internet buddies, he moves away. The house he is renting is right near a college campus.
Ferrell's character, Frank the tank, a newlywed, is still not ready to settle down. When Beanie, Vaughn's character suggestst they start a fraternity in Mitch's house, Frank's marriage quickly dissipates after the Fraternity starts.
If you like mindless, dumb comedies with some hilarious cameos, this is right up your alley.
I recommend this!! GO have fun...

I just saw this movie about three hours ago, and I have to say it is the best movie I've seen in the theater in a long, long time. The starring cast is unbelievable, as Luke Wilson (from 'The Royal Tenenbaums' and 'Legally Blonde'), Will Ferrell (SNL funnyman/'A Night At The Roxbury' star), and Vince Vaughn (from both 'Made' and 'Swingers') star as three married buddies who begin a fraternity; or something like it. And along with the three stars, there's a great list of supporting roles and cameos. Including Sean William Scott (Stifler of 'American Pie'), Andy Dick, CBS Late Late Show's Craig Kilborn, and Jeremy Piven. And once you get past the long cast list, you have a very funny movie. As the movie starts, you get a glimpse of each of the three stars and their lives; as far as their marriages go. Then as it turns out, none of them are really happy.

And as Mitch (Luke Wilson) gets divorced and moves into a frathouse near a college, they decide to start a fraternity. But it's not like any old club on campus--for this one you don't even have to go to the college. Anyway, as the film roles on, you can imagine what (and if you saw the previews, you get the gist of it) they do. They drink, party, and slowly drift away from the lives they have with their wives. And I have to say, out of the three star performances, Vince Vaughn's was the best. Will Ferrell's certainly is the funniest, but Vince was great. He sort of carries in the same swagger-style he had in the riotous movie 'Made'; something that works very well for him. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that the previews don't even begin to prepare you. It's definitely not one of those movies that is only funny in the previews. The laughs portrayed there are multiplied by 100, at least.

For those of you who saw 'Road Trip' you'll not be let down with 'Old School'. And being that it's from the same director (Todd Phillips), that makes sense. But this one is better. Much better. This time around the director takes it to a whole new level. And the characters are more well-rounded here than they were in 'Road Trip'. The slogan of the movie says it all: "All the fun of college. None of the education." I think that speaks for itself.

So I could leave you here saying that if you liked 'Road Trip' you will like 'Old School'; and that's it. But that's not true. This is not just a "teen cult" movie--or whatever they're calling it these days--it's much much more than that. It's a hilarious movie with an astonishing/almost too hilarious cast that will keep you laughing even through the closing credits (courtesy of Ferrell and Vince). And it's not every day I put an exclamation point on my review titles, much less two. I gave the movie 5 stars because that's what it deserves. It's a 5 star movie, there's not getting around it. And again, if you saw the previews and you laughed (or even thought about laughing) then you need to see this movie. There's so many great lines and so many awesome scenes that I couldn't even begin to list them; I wouldn't know where to start. Go see this movie.

A Hilarious masterpiece from director Todd Phillips. Staring Will Ferrel as Frank "the tank", Luke Wilson as "Mitch", and Vince Vaughn as "Beanie". This instant colt classic represents the ultimate college comedy since "Animal House".
When Mitch catches the early flight home from Denver only to catch his girlfriend cheating on him inspires his good friends Frank and Beanie to through him a "kick off" party in Mitch's new campus house as a way of "releasing him out into the wild".
Due to regulations set forth by the Dean, Mitch is forced to turn his home into a faternity house, while recruiting fourteen new pledges. The Dean does everything in his will to get rid of this new fraternity.
The new fraternity is the new "hit" around school, so the boys decide to do everything possible to keep the fraternity. With scene after scene of hilarious footage, "Old School" will have you on the edge of your seat with non stop laughter.
Overall, I give "Old School" 2 thumbs up! It is the ultimate comedy for more then just a few laughs, and gets funnier each time you watch it.