The Longest Yard - original or remake?

[DaneyDuke]

Recently viewed the 2005 remake and enjoyed it. Having seen there wasn't a thread for it... thought I'd see if anyone else liked the remake as much or almost as the original.

Daney

[Capt_Redneck]

You forgot another remake of The Longest Yard...

Mean Machine 2001

This is a British remake of the movie except instead of football it is soccer...I have this on DVD and I like it better than the Adam Sandler one, but not as good as the original...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JKZ0/qid=1133474430/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-4812918-2019307?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130


Plot Synopsis: Disgraced ex-England captain (Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan) is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. Whilst in jail, he doesn't recieve any favours because of his celebrity status in the outside world. He is out numbered and many prisoners constantly barrage him with insults for letting down his country in a crucial World Cup game. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. These prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards. The prisoners are lead by Danny and the whole of the prison, guards aside, are behind them. Game on......

Amazon.com
British soccer star Vinnie Jones stars as--no big stretch--a former soccer star named Danny "Mean Machine" Meehan who gets arrested for drunken assault and sent to prison for three years. Behind bars he finds himself embroiled in web of prison politics, caught between a governor with a gambling problem, a crime boss who lost a lot of money on a game that Meehan lost, and a motley crew of surly prisoners and guards with grudges. It all culminates in a soccer match between a team of guards, led by a hard-nosed warden, and a team of convicts, led by Meehan. Mean Machine is a remake of the Burt Reynolds movie The Longest Yard and the plot is pretty sure-fire; it's hard not to get caught up in the tensions of the big game. Plus, the comical game commentators give the movie a good jolt of humor. --Bret Fetzer


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Darrell

[dixierebel001@yahoo.com]

I like the original because it has Sonny Shroyer in it. I love it when he throws the bails of hay on the truck, man he's really strong!!!

[DaneyDuke]

You forgot another remake of The Longest Yard...

Mean Machine 2001

Darrell

Thanks, Captain! I've never seen Mean Machine before.


Daney

[Julieduke]

I have just watched both versions and they are both good. I got to admit thow casting Chris Rock as Caretaker was pure genious he had some great lines in the movie.

[rosewing195]

For me, it's the original. It has Sonny Shroyer in it. He's another one I adore.