generationofswine Have you seen it? No? There is likely a very good reason for that...it stinks.Like nearly ALL the endless remakes and reboots that have been plaguing movie goers for the past decade or so....all this is, is a heartless version of the original.It has no heart.It has no soul.It is a retelling of a film that we all love and cherish...and it adds nothing to the story. It improves nothing but the special effects--which held up very well over time--and in some cases belittles the fans of the original...particularly in the fact that they remade the movie at all, without adding anything clever to it.Like so many other remakes it is a hallow shell of the original.

classicsoncall I've always held a special fondness for the 1974 version of "The Longest Yard" starring Burt Reynolds in the role of Paul Crewe. When I heard a remake was in the offing starring Adam Sandler I just groaned since I've never taken to his style of comedy. However when I saw this picture during it's initial release, I was rather surprised that Sandler and the film makers pulled off a reasonable remake of the original.In a lot of ways it's more than a remake, most of the picture follows the original script pretty closely with the expected updates for a modern audience. For example, the picture replaces football greats from the original like Ray Nitschke, Sonny Sixkiller and Ernie Wheelwright, with stars from the pro wrestling world like Kevin Nash (Guard Engleheart), Steve Austin (Guard Dunham) and Bill Goldberg (Con Battle). Bringing Burt Reynolds in for this picture was a well conceived homage to the original, and it was also cool to see Ed Lauter, the Captain Knauer of the earlier picture, as part of the buddy group that posed for a group shot on the golf course.One definite point of distinction here that you'll note is the size of the players and the guards. Steroid use back in the Seventies wasn't nearly as rampant or publicized as today, but with the wrestlers on hand especially, virtually every prison player and guard are veritable freaks of nature. The Richard Kiel lookalike who plays Turley (Dalip Singh) is a monster, never mind guys like Switowski (Bob Sapp) and Torres (Lobo Sebastian). If you wanted to build guys like this I don't know if you'd be able to.Overall, this wasn't too bad of a tribute to the 1974 picture. I still prefer the original but I'm a product of my times I guess. So if you're a football fan and would like to see the underdog stick it to the Man, this one does a pretty good job. And as an added bonus, keep your eye on that scene of Crewe in the hotbox - it's got maggots.

Terryfan When I went to the theaters in 2005 to go watch The Longest Yard, I had no knowledge that the film was actually a remake. But this remake does a good job on it own to be a stand out movie.I saw this one twice in theaters which is not something I also do unless I really enjoy the movie enough to go see the movie again in theaters.And this is one of the funniest comedies I seen in a long time and I still remember how everyone in the theater laugh so loud in the theater it's just not something you see too much. The cast is a mix of comedy actors,Former NFL Players and Pro Wrestlers . Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Nelly, Michael Irvin, Bill Goldberg, Steve Austin, Kevin Nash, Walter Williamson, Terry Crews, Bob Sapp,Nicolas Turturro, Dalip Singh,Lobo Sebastian, William Fichtner, Bill Romanowski, Brian Bosworth, James Cromwell and many more I just list the ones whose character plays the most important to the film plotNow this being a sport comedy they had to make it interesting enough to make it worth your time and it does that. Though there are some bits you would be better off not paying attention to The Longest Yard actually does a lot of things to make it a stand alone movie which most remakes don't do all that often.This film is full of drama and humor and quotes that you'll find yourself using after watching it. If you're a football fan or comedy fan do yourself a favor watch The Longest Yard it is full of a lot good.Surprising good acting, smart comedy and a plot that matches the story you'll be in for a good film I give The Longest Yard an 9 out of 10

rpete528 Remakes are a tough thing to do. They have standards to live up to mostly in comparison to the original version. It's no different with this remake. It doesn't hold up. The story is kind of the same but it doesn't have the same flair as the original. I think the biggest flaw is Adam Sandler. He plays Paul Crew which was originally played by acting legend Burt Reynolds. The difference is BR had a lot of wit in the original where Sandler is dry and somewhat forgettable in this. The movie has funny moments but it just fizzles out and the game between the inmates and guards seems long and tries to be too much like the original with the split screens and some of the antics. Basically the movie doesn't take a life of its own which is it's down fall. It's not a horrible movie and worth a watch,