Old School 2: Same Old Tricks

Rating: 5/10 (5 August 2009)

I did not have very high expectations going into this film. Like many others, I figured that the previews accounted for most of the humor. I was wrong in that assumption. However, much of the humor was extremely predictable and many of the scenes resembled what you can find in Old School, a much MUCH better movie overall. This is especially apparent in the wedding reception scene when the same wedding singers from Old School (which I have no problem with) are performing. If you watch the father of the bride (Jeffrey Tambor) as he reacts to the singer's own special version of the song, you'll find that it is eerily similar to "Frank the Tank's" reaction to the same situation in Old School. I can't hate on Todd Phillips too much because I think he makes good movies, but I really wish he would have made this movie a bit more original with less predictable scenes. 5/10 since I've seen Old School 7/10 if I hadn't