Movies

Don't compare today's comedy version of "The Longest Yard" to the old with Burt Reynolds. Today's is good and effective for what it is, a comedy film with a bit of action interlaced. So many classic Hollywood films were so good, that any attempt at a remake is just going to fall flat on its face. The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler is more of today's take on the story if you asked me. It has humor, and is Sandler at his best with Chris Rock playing his role well too. Critics and classic moviegoers beware. Unless you are open-minded, you will never find the hidden treasures of the movie world. It's a football comedy, plain and simple.

A personal favorite and one of the more decent remakes. The characters are well cast and at least decently acted, love the decision to give Burt such a big part. There's more than a few laughs and some fun (if not legal) football moments.

The Longest Yard is predictable and clumsy but still manages to be a really good feel good comedy drama that's fun and heartwarming. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds are all great with solid chemistry. Peter Segal's direction is really good, it's extremely well filmed and well paced. The amount of jokes that land outweigh the ones that don't. The music by Teddy Castellucci and the soundtrack are both great.