A very good movie one of my all time favorites. It has some content meant for mature audiences as you could expect from a prison setting but it's very funny, a movie that you really can get into. I can watch it over and over and I will. A very good value trust me.
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It’s a cheap price but full screen edition apparently means the picture is really close up. I have a 60” TV and everything was way too close up. I don’t know why you’d want to watch a movie like that. It’s not blu-Ray or anything so it’s not super clear. I’m bummed. Could’ve gotten better quality but I was being frugal.
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A remake of the 1974 Burt Reynold's Classic, The Longest Yard is the story of former NFL quarterback Paul Crew (played by Adam Sandler) who was jailed for point-shaving and leads his fellow inmates in a football game against the wardens (lead by James Cromwell as Warden Hazen). The Longest Yard follows Paul Crew's arrival into jail, his efforts to recruit a mediocre team, and ends with the warden vs. inmates football game. While based on the same premise, the 2005 version of The Longest Yard spins the movie very differently than the 1974 version. Burt Reynold's version was more methodical, more serious and spent time and dialouge around race and emotion. Meanwhile, the 2005 version - evident enough by the casting of comedian Adam Sandler - was designed as an action-comedy from the beginning. The movie is fast-paced and features a huge cast of celebrities and former NFL personalities and players: Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, James Cromwell, Nelly, Bill Goldberg, Michael Irvin, Stone Cold Steve Austin, ESPN reporters, etc. Part of the movie's fun is that it doesn't take itself as seriously as the 1974 version - instead, The 2005 Longest Yard moves quickly between football highlights, one-liners and cameos. If you are in the mood for a slower, more emotionally rich movie - the 1974 Longest Yard is your better bet. That said, the 2005 Longest Yard is true to its intentions - a light, funny and exciting football movie. There is more substance than Sandler's previous football film (The Waterboy) and is less dramatic and dark than Any Given Sunday. Unfortunately the football scenes aren't as exciting or intense as Any Given Sunday's - but the last scene (the warden vs. inmate football game) is entertaining and, in terms of realism, again lies somewhere between The Waterboy and Any Given Sunday. Cons: Adam Sandler is funny - as he normally is - but he's not very believable as quarterback. Consequently, during action scenes, its rather obvious when film is spliced or there is a 'stunt' double. Secondly, this is not Chris Rock's best performance - he has plenty of funny lines, but there is no depth.Read full review
I was really surpised to see Adam Sandler playing a serious role. The man can truly act. Very different from his days as a Waterboy. Adam Sandler plays an ex NFL star who gets sent to prison for evading police on a high Speed chase. He is recruited to form a football out of the prisoners. The prisoners then have to play the guards. The ending is fairly predictable. It was definitely worth seeing. I also wouldn't mind letting my teens see this movie.
The Longest Yard I love sports movies and I love sport movies starring Adam Sandler. Th eLongest Yard features a great cast (Goldberg, Stone Cold, Big Sexy, The Monster, The Great Khali, Chris Rock, etc...) and a great story. The Longest Yard is packed with laughs and full of great football action. Adam Sandler is great as the lead character and the other actors are cast perfectly. This movie also features an incredible soundtrack with a ton of upbeat tracks!!! Final Verdict: 5/5 Rent or Buy?: A must buy for sports fans or Sandler fans or fans of the original
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