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Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.

I saw this film tonight.

My face still hurts from laughing.

I will be writing more in the days ahead, but for now, I’d like to congratulate Todd Phillips. This film feels like a really funny, smart way to finally pay off the FRAT HOUSE experience from a few years back, and it gives Will Ferrell his single best role so far in any movie. It also makes great use of Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and a whole ton of funny comic performers.

And did I mention the mind-altering nudity by Ferrell? Or the animal tranquilizer?

I’ll have more thoughts soon. In the meantime, I agree with this guy for the most part...

I just got back from a screening of Old School, and I really have to say that it is one of the funniest films in recent memory. Anyway, the film is basically about Mitch (Luke Wilson) who after finding his girlfriend doing sexual group activities while he is away, moving into a house near a university. Mitch, Frank (Will Ferrell) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn) throw a college party at Mitch’s new house, and cause major havoc. The Dean of the school (Jeremy Piven), the day after the party, goes over the house and tells them that they must to leave, and the building will have be used for school activities. Beanie comes up with the idea to make it into a fraternity, and the movie is basically about this fraternity, and the Dean trying to close it down.

This film has one of the funniest scenes ever, involving a children’s party, a tranquilizer gun, and a pool. Ah, it was so funny, my eyes were tearing up, and I haven’t done that anytime that I can remember. The first three quarters of the film is just superb. I would go far enough to even say it is some of the best comedic film work ever. Well, maybe not that far, but in terms of slapstick comedy it definitely at the top of the genre. During the last quarter, the film begins to fall flat, having many scenes without any laughs, though many were intended.

All together the film is just awesome. And there are so many cameos in the film. They just pop up one after another. And the acting was great. Will Ferrell plays something he would play on SNL, but that is what he is great at, so there is no complaining. Luke Wilson is great as always. Vince Vaughn steals every scene he is in. Then there is Ellen Pompeo, who plays Nicole, Mitch’s love interest. I saw so much improvement over her performance in Moonlight Mile. I can tell she may be getting pretty big with all the roles she has lined up. That is as long as she gets out of the horrid acting she had in Moonlight Mile.

Eh, so I highly recommend this film, and I cannot wait for it to have a trailer. With the right marketing, I have a feeling this could be really big. In the end, this film deserves praise. There are not many truly comedic films made anymore. Hopefully they will be able to fix the dull moments in the film, to make it better than it already is.

It has been fun, and I promise no more short reviews in the future as everyone was pissed at me last time.

Until next time,

Parlgamads.

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Will Ferrel and Vince Vaughn?
by Glass
Oct 9th, 2002
08:45:43 AM
PLANT?
by a_guy
Oct 9th, 2002
08:50:43 AM
Yes, they are a little old to be college students...
by Monkey Lover
Oct 9th, 2002
08:52:10 AM
Jesus, I'm an idiot
by Glass
Oct 9th, 2002
09:03:01 AM
That is okay.
by Monkey Lover
Oct 9th, 2002
09:08:59 AM
Will Ferrell - FUNNY
by hipcheck13
Oct 9th, 2002
09:47:08 AM
Hipcheck
by Glass
Oct 9th, 2002
09:53:19 AM
Alrighty!!!!
by Chilli Kramer
Oct 9th, 2002
10:05:48 AM
AlanOrmsby
by Glass
Oct 9th, 2002
10:57:45 AM
Hey, if Mori digs it, how can it be a plant?
by Terry_1978
Oct 9th, 2002
10:59:07 AM
Ferrel = funny part 2
by WeedyMcSmokey
Oct 9th, 2002
11:10:50 AM
Neil Diamond - Storytellers
by WeedyMcSmokey
Oct 9th, 2002
11:52:55 AM
horrid acting?
by ZO
Oct 9th, 2002
12:26:59 PM
I liked Ellen Pompeo the first time I saw her..
by BillBrasky2620
Oct 9th, 2002
01:21:10 PM
KILBORN
by SamBlackChvrch21
Oct 9th, 2002
01:25:52 PM
Since you brought it up
by Parlgamads
Oct 9th, 2002
01:38:19 PM
everytime I read or hear "old school" I think of that Simpsons e
by durhay
Oct 9th, 2002
01:50:14 PM
Will Ferrel's mind-altering nudity? Interesting...
by Man_of_Kerioth
Oct 9th, 2002
01:53:32 PM
Artie Lange
by Glass
Oct 9th, 2002
01:58:04 PM
Jerremy Piven??!!
by zzzzzz
Oct 9th, 2002
02:19:12 PM
Has anyone heard any news on Farrell in Elf?
by Smurfette
Oct 9th, 2002
02:45:07 PM
i read
by ZO
Oct 9th, 2002
03:28:48 PM
Nuditty!
by Parlgamads
Oct 9th, 2002
03:30:28 PM
"PLANT!" is the new "First!"
by beartrap
Oct 9th, 2002
04:59:50 PM
Did someone just call Will Ferrell 'subtle'?
by Cash Bailey
Oct 9th, 2002
06:07:58 PM
this movie will be the "mad note."
by bootyschool
Oct 9th, 2002
07:11:45 PM
Weedy's Dead On - Willard is A Genius, Too...
by hipcheck13
Oct 9th, 2002
07:49:17 PM
Isn't Elisha Cuthbert in this film? And if so, if she neked&
by BigTuna
Oct 9th, 2002
08:57:54 PM
'Ferrell's Ass' should be claimed as a User ID
by I Hate Movies
Oct 9th, 2002
10:17:23 PM
Ellen Pompeo = Karen Page!
by Johnny Storm
Oct 9th, 2002
10:57:01 PM
SNL will now suck
by liljuniorbrown
Oct 10th, 2002
02:04:27 AM
Elisha Cuthbert
by Parlgamads
Oct 10th, 2002
02:37:59 AM
Black Richard Mulligan
by SnapT
Oct 10th, 2002
11:35:14 AM
The review sucked
by axelfoley
Oct 10th, 2002
04:45:42 PM

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