The Longest Yard

[Deeko]

Just got back from The Longest Yard....if there was another thread and this is a repost, the OP needs to learn how to make more descriptive titles.

Once again I find why I use Rotten Tomatoes as an opposite indicater of if a movie is good...at least when it comes to comedies. Just about every comedy I've liked has gotten a bad score on RT(except for Anchorman, which scored an amazing 64).

I thought the movie was really good. Some of the stuff was a little ridiculous, but as a whole it wasn't too over the top, the comedy was well placed, and surprisingly Michael Irvin and Nelly weren't terrible actors.

I'd definitely recommend it.

 

[drum]

cool, i'll keep that in mind. some friends of mine discussed seeing it tonight but we were tired after a road trip

 

[Oscar1613]

i saw it earlier tonight as well... give it :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[conjur]

Remakes suck

 

[Wheatmaster]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Just got back from The Longest Yard....if there was another thread and this is a repost, the OP needs to learn how to make more descriptive titles.

Once again I find why I use Rotten Tomatoes as an opposite indicater of if a movie is good...at least when it comes to comedies. Just about every comedy I've liked has gotten a bad score on RT(except for Anchorman, which scored an amazing 64).

I thought the movie was really good. Some of the stuff was a little ridiculous, but as a whole it wasn't too over the top, the comedy was well placed, and surprisingly Michael Irvin and Nelly weren't terrible actors.

I'd definitely recommend it.

yeah i was totally surprised how well nelly could act!

 

[kyparrish]

saw it earlier today...I liked it too!

It was cool seeing the ESPN personalities (Dan Patrick, Sean Salisbury, Chris Berman, Michael Irvin, etc.) and knowing who they were. Hmm, maybe I watch to much ESPN.

 

[Schadenfreude]

How was the acting on Sapp's part?

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Jehovah
How was the acting on Sapp's part?

He was funny. Especially his interaction with Singh...who is a goddamn MONSTER!

 

[habib89]

yah, i thought the movie was really good.. i've never seen the original, but this one was funny when it shoulda been funny, and heart felt when it shoulda been heartfelt.. i just think it was over all a well done movie.. and it was cool to have all those espn cameos.. i too watch too much espn

 

[SilentZero]

Yup..was a good movie. Tough to say which one was better though.

 

[Miramonti]

Anyone see burt reynolds lately? He's had so many face lifts you can actually see the vertical stretchmarks across his cheekbones when he smiles.

 

[dquan97]

"Group hug in the shower tonight!"

 

[Jynx980]

I thought it was craptastic. Wasn't a comedy movie like the previews made it out to be. I would have rather seen Adam Sandler get raped in prison for two hours.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Jynx980
I thought it was craptastic. Wasn't a comedy movie like the previews made it out to be. I would have rather seen Adam Sandler get raped in prison for two hours.

I bet you would:shocked:

 

[StageLeft]

Not seen it, but I find rotten tomatoes to be quite prudent.

Further, adam sandler has not had a movie worth watching come out in about a decade. He needs to just STOP.

 

[jjones]

Haven't seen it and don't plan to. The original was great and Adam Sandler sucks anyway.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Not seen it, but I find rotten tomatoes to be quite prudent.

Further, adam sandler has not had a movie worth watching come out in about a decade. He needs to just STOP.

I dunno. I liked 50 First Dates and Punch Drunk Love.

Big Daddy was kinda funny, too.

 

[EngenZerO]

i thought is was the great as well as the girl i took to see it. we both laughed alot through out the movie.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Not seen it, but I find rotten tomatoes to be quite prudent.

Further, adam sandler has not had a movie worth watching come out in about a decade. He needs to just STOP.

You sound like the RT critics. Have you READ their reviews for the likes of Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore? They were awful too.

 

[PlatinumGold]

movie was pretty good.

i didn't like Adam Sandler playing the part tho, i couldn't take him seriously enough, to me, he will never be what Burt Reynolds was to our generation.

other than that, most of the movie was pretty good.

 

[Wheatmaster]

"you can do it!"

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Adam Sandler - meh . . . As one critic recently said about this movie and AS, "never in Hollywood has such a hypersuccessful career been based on such a mediocre talent."

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

Saw it this weekend too. I enjoyed it. Better than 50 first dates.

 

[Zolty]

Originally posted by: conjur
Remakes suck

 

[Slick5150]

As always, Bill Simmons (ESPN's The Sports Guy) is dead on with his report on this movie:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/movies/longestyard