The Longest Yard

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Blu B A Football Comedy Classic. Biggest complaint is the music is jsut alright and very forgettable overall. But everythign else is good about it overall. It's not gonna win any awards but it tells a fun little story and does so competantly and has a charm to it. Humor is half decent but the story and setup is what makes it clever and memorable. The prison setting and Burt Reynolds are the two best things in this. The team is good. I like and remember certain members more than others but overall I liked the whole group. Kind of gave me The Replacements sort of vibes. The game itself, i'll say this if you don't know football that well you'll be lost half the time but you can figure out enough during the key moments like the score and ending to follow it enough. The football scenes are done pretty well though and it's cool to see 70's style football. During the middle it can feel a bit muddled when it's assembling the team and showing them bonding and getting better. It defintely isn't told in the sharpest way and no one besides Reynolds has much depth to them. But it's a feel good sports movie with a couple laughs with a unique setup. And it does it well. Anyone who is a fan of the director, any actors in this, 70's comedies, or sports movies should check this out. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/25 Full Review Prabudhjeet A Watched it after the Adam Sandler remake, loved it. Entertaining Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review John A Brawny and comic tale of a delinquent NFL player coaching scraps to cohesion and victory within prison walls. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Brent A 50% rating ... Split on this film. Can'r decide if it was entertaining enough, or if it was boring and dragged. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 02 hours: and 01 minute related to American Football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/14/23 Full Review dave s If you can get past the horribly-dated first twenty minutes of The Longest Yard, it's a pretty entertaining sports/prison movie. However, the beginning of the film is tortuous as it tries to draw humor from impaired driving, spousal abuse, assault, and resisting arrest, failing on all counts…and all before the opening credits end. Burt Reynolds plays Paul Crewe, a former star quarterback in the NFL, who finds himself incarcerated and forced to put together a team of inmates to plays against the guards. It's a slog over the first half, but picks up steam as gametime approaches, culminating in an entertaining showdown between the brutal guards and the revenge-minded prisoners. Reynolds is solid in the lead role and Eddie Albert is fantastic as the sadistic warden of the penitentiary. The football action, while often patently absurd, is actually well shot and you'll find yourself cheering for the underdogs before the credits roll. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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