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All rights reserved.The Longest Yard (2005, DVD)
| Movie Description Director Peter Segal (50 FIRST DATES, ANGER MANAGEMENT) and comedian Adam Sandler are at it again in a fun remake of the 1974 classic, THE LONGEST YARD. In the role of Paul "Wrecking" Crewe, first immortalized by Burt Reynolds (who appears here as Nate Scarborough), Sandler plays an ex-football star whose career ended amidst allegations of point shaving. Fed up, he drunkenly steals his unfriendly wife's (an uncredited Courtney Cox) luxury car and drives it into a multi-car pileup. This lands Crewe in a cruel Texas state penitentiary. His only respite comes from Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) who wants Crewe to help lead his well-equipped prison-guard football team to the league championship. Crewe timorously agrees, suggesting the creation of an opposing team of convicts to the give the guards an easy tune-up before the season. To the ragtag inmates, this is the chance they've been waiting for, and they hustle to get their team together so they can exact some revenge on the harassing guards. In THE LONGEST YARD, Sandler steps out of the spotlight he enjoyed in films like BILLY MADISON and HAPPY GILMORE and is instead content to let his sizable cast of costars shine in the comedic light. Both the guard and the convict teams are infused with solid contributions from a swath of entertaining personalities: ex-football stars Michael Irvin, Bill Romanowski and Brian Bosworth; pro wrestlers Bill Goldberg and "Stone-Cold" Steve Austin; ESPN anchors Chris Berman and Dan Patrick; and famed rapper Nelly. However, it is Chris Rock, as Crewe's friend Caretaker, whose scenes never fail to steal the show, providing some of the movie's most memorable laughs.
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Top Reviews  The Longest Yard 11 of 15 people found this review helpful. 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. Review ID: 10000000002121801 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Great football actionReview created: 02/14/07(updated 03/02/07) by: 7 of 8 people found this review helpful. 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 Review ID: 10000000002986715 Was this review helpful? Report this review Adam Sandler6 of 7 people found this review helpful. Personally I love this film. I wouldn't say it was the best film i watched, but i certainly love this one. Adam Sandler is in this film. If you like Adam Sandler films, you should watch this one for sure. 5 out of 5 stars! Review ID: 10000000005181516 Was this review helpful? Report this review Very different than the 1974 version - But Lots of FunReview created: 09/22/05 by: 7 of 16 people found this review helpful. 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. Review ID: 10000000000000326 Was this review helpful? Report this review best movieReview created: 10/24/05 by: 2 of 9 people found this review helpful. Best movie ever! buy this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Review ID: 10000000000038673 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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