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Title: See the Original!!
Review: Why mess with perfection? Would "The Good,the Bad and the Ugly" be better if the film was updated with some more current talent?"The Longest Yard" from the 70's is a first rate football/prison flick about disgraced QB Paul Crewes trying protect himself and then do right after landing in prison for a few years.The remake is a pointless update, and if seen in context of the original, it is in excercise in nothing but capitalist exploitation and the "repackage-all-that-sells" attitude of Hollywood. Adam Sandler is capable of good comedy, but does not have the football background Burt Reynolds had to make credible. Chris Rock and Nelly are tiresome and a predictable reach to crossover to the BET and Hip-Hop crowd. The first try wasn't without humor, but also showed a very serious side to life in stir. The remake is all laughs and "don't drop the soap" jokes.The first "Longest Yard" was a film, this "Longest Yard" is a PRODUCT.
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