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Movie
Reviews
Old School
By Janelle Stecklein
Skiff Staff
I have two words to say about the movie “Old School:”
guy’s movie.
Basically,
the plot of the movie is similar to that of “Animal
House.” The movie starts with Luke Wilson taking
an early flight home from a conference he was attending.
He arrives excited to see his girlfriend, but when he
walks in she is having a “co-ed” sex party.
Thus, he breaks up with her.
So,
this 30-year-old man buys a house by Hanover College.
His friends “Frank the Tank,” played by Will
Ferrell, and Vince Vaughn persuade him to throw a party
to get over her.
This
causes problems with the dean, who the three guys used
to pick on when they were at school. The dean vows to
close them down if the house is not used for a school
function.
Thus,
the guys decide to start their own fraternity. During
the first pledge class, the dean continues trying to
close them down, even while they are hazing their pledges.
If I tell anymore of the movie, I will spoil it.
But,
just like “Animal House,” there is a massive
amount of nudity.
There
were at least two frontal scenes of women, and these
were not brief flashes. They tended to last at least
a minute or two. It got to the point where I felt uncomfortable,
as did other women I observed in the theater.
But
the movie shares the nudity. I saw plenty of nudity
of the guys, much of which I didn’t want to see.
I didn’t really want to see long clips of butts.
I definitely didn’t want to see overweight people’s
butts, or those belonging to 70- or 80-year-old men.
The
women’s acting was pretty bad. They seemed to just
be talking in normal voices and not really acting, sometimes
sounding as if they were bored.
Luke
Wilson’s girlfriend has the most irritating voice
I’ve heard in the movies in a long time. I was
at the point of covering my ears and gritting my teeth
because she was so annoying.
The
movie did have some humorous parts, but during other
parts, I was torn.
So if you’re a guy, you’ll probably enjoy
the movie (as most guys in the theater seemed to enjoy
it).
But
if you’re a female, beware. Two women I talked
to felt the same way I did: the movie went a little
overboard.
Over
all, be cautious before you spend your money to see
the film.
j.l.stecklein@tcu.edu
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