Review of Old School
SPOILERS
This is one of the few movies that I will step outside my usual scope of standards for movies. It's just that usually, a movie comes along that has only one good thing and one good thing only. Of course Old School has definately more moments than said movies. Why I also decide to rate it differently is the sole fact that it is a comedy and for the longest time, comedy anything have failed to make me double over in laughter.
Well I would have to say that Old School is by far the best competitor of the coveted title "Animal House" of our generation since it does focus on one thing that makes Old School great....lack of focus. I've notice that nowadays there's been a lot of movies who decided to think, "Hey let's try to bank on appeasing all categories of movies." The result are movies that become so involved in every aspect of human emotion or typical movie making (from action, drama, oscar material monologues, etc.) it really begins to take away from everything other aspect.
Generally, I'm that type of person who would want that kinda shit, usually on a high level.
Old School taught me otherwise, how to actually enjoy a movie for the sole purpose of what it's supposed to do, laughter in and out. However I managed to toss out my conventions because it is a comedy that succeeds.
The thing is, when I was watching the movie, I was really over-analyzing it. I wondered what the hell Benard (Vince Vaughn) was doing with the guys all the time, and even considered the fact that he was there to fullfill his homosexual desires. The other thing was he was there just to peddle his wares. However interestingly enough, from me just letting go and accepting that he was there as a stock character, gave me the insight that he was just a power-freak, but going through all the spectrum of a power-freak. The same with Frank (Will Ferral) I over analyzed, expecting what kinda shit is going to happen with his relationship. Not to mention the tension of expecting Nicole (Ellen Pompeo) to at least catch dirtbag Mark (Craig Kilborn) red handed but fuck, even that was done off-screen. This was a movie of stock characters where the only thing that is developed is the comedy, as it probably should be.
This disregard for regular conventions of fullfilling the viewers with blatent scenes actually turned out to be good considering that the result was more time for comedy comedy and more comedy. The van scene was masterfully done, with it's choreography almost making the van alive, a comedian upon itself. I nearly vomited my pop-corn and pop up from my stomach I laughed so damn hard. I almost needed to leave the theatre because it caused me so pain. The tranquilzer dart scene was faboulous, just fucking with your mind.
But once again my high and mighty reviewing expectations came up since those were the only two parts where I laughed my ass off. But for such an occassion for such a (for me) rare type of emotion/action, I must rate this movie very high.
(4.5)/(5) stars
SPOILERS
This is one of the few movies that I will step outside my usual scope of standards for movies. It's just that usually, a movie comes along that has only one good thing and one good thing only. Of course Old School has definately more moments than said movies. Why I also decide to rate it differently is the sole fact that it is a comedy and for the longest time, comedy anything have failed to make me double over in laughter.
Well I would have to say that Old School is by far the best competitor of the coveted title "Animal House" of our generation since it does focus on one thing that makes Old School great....lack of focus. I've notice that nowadays there's been a lot of movies who decided to think, "Hey let's try to bank on appeasing all categories of movies." The result are movies that become so involved in every aspect of human emotion or typical movie making (from action, drama, oscar material monologues, etc.) it really begins to take away from everything other aspect.
Generally, I'm that type of person who would want that kinda shit, usually on a high level.
Old School taught me otherwise, how to actually enjoy a movie for the sole purpose of what it's supposed to do, laughter in and out. However I managed to toss out my conventions because it is a comedy that succeeds.
The thing is, when I was watching the movie, I was really over-analyzing it. I wondered what the hell Benard (Vince Vaughn) was doing with the guys all the time, and even considered the fact that he was there to fullfill his homosexual desires. The other thing was he was there just to peddle his wares. However interestingly enough, from me just letting go and accepting that he was there as a stock character, gave me the insight that he was just a power-freak, but going through all the spectrum of a power-freak. The same with Frank (Will Ferral) I over analyzed, expecting what kinda shit is going to happen with his relationship. Not to mention the tension of expecting Nicole (Ellen Pompeo) to at least catch dirtbag Mark (Craig Kilborn) red handed but fuck, even that was done off-screen. This was a movie of stock characters where the only thing that is developed is the comedy, as it probably should be.
This disregard for regular conventions of fullfilling the viewers with blatent scenes actually turned out to be good considering that the result was more time for comedy comedy and more comedy. The van scene was masterfully done, with it's choreography almost making the van alive, a comedian upon itself. I nearly vomited my pop-corn and pop up from my stomach I laughed so damn hard. I almost needed to leave the theatre because it caused me so pain. The tranquilzer dart scene was faboulous, just fucking with your mind.
But once again my high and mighty reviewing expectations came up since those were the only two parts where I laughed my ass off. But for such an occassion for such a (for me) rare type of emotion/action, I must rate this movie very high.
(4.5)/(5) stars
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