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The Comebacks (Unrated Edition)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I love sports movies. Good, bad, or indifferent. The Comebacks is no doubt made by people who share the same passion. Other than perhaps Brian's Song, this movie lampoons every other football movie ever made (and many other sports movies). The list is impressive; this is what I saw on the first run:

Radio
Invincible
The Longest Yard
Lucas
Field of Dreams
Friday Night Lights
Wildcats
Rudy
Gridiron Gang
Waterboy
Necessary Roughness
Remember the Titans
Bend it Like Beckham
Mighty Ducks
Dodgeball
Rocky
Hoosiers
Drumline
Coach Carter

The fun in watching this movie lies not in the performances or the script - even if you've never seen the movie you already know it from beginning to end - the joy is that each ridiculous cliché is lovingly embraced and then turned on its head (the only one that didn't work was the insertion of Frank Caliendo and his tired impersonations). Included with the clichés is an great cast and an awesome number of cameos from Stacy Keibler, Will Arnett, Dax Shepard, and Bradley Cooper. As absurd as this sounds, The Combacks is perfect for not just sports and dumb comedy fans, but all movie-goers. With tons of homoerotic references (that somehow don't distract) that many see in football, and a three-way love triangle there is something for every fan. If that's not enough to bring everyone together, then Journey will surely unite us all. Don't stop believin', it worked for the Untouchables.

Jason Elin

a very dumb, but also very funny movie that turns over every sports cliche. not for everyone and it doesn't set the bar very high, but--made us laugh.

omg this movie is so funny i love it. I really enjoyed this movie and i hope you will to. I recommend this movie for everyone.

This was the ultimate funniest spoof, its just like scary movie 3 and 4 but its about football, its a little dirty in some ways but if you like football and spoofs this is a perfect combination

FUN! FUN! FUN! If you like dumb humor (and who doesn't?) then you'll love this movie. Great cast too!

THE COMEBACKS is one of the dumbest, crudest, foul, uncouth, imbecilic movies I've ever seen (and based on all the films I've seen that's saying something, folks).

But. . .who cares?

This is a film that allows you to sit back and let ribald David Koechner take you on one wild and zany ride as the hapless, inept football coach Lambeau Fields (football fans will adore that name). Koechner isn't just over the top: He's practically in your grill as he tries to mold his team of dysfunctional malcontents into a competitive college football contender. Along the way we're treated to one sophomoric sight gag after another, and the film repeatedly spoofs several contemporary movies with all the delicacy of a doberman in a meat locker.

But again, who cares? THE COMEBACKS is intentionally bad (and dumb), and definitely worth the handful of chuckles it brings. The team's music video spoof to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and Frank Caliendo in the broadcast booth playing both Al Michaels and John Madden are must-see viewing.
--D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning

I've been watching this movie on cinemax for the past 2 months and everytime i watch it the funnier it gets. Its really not a bad as people say trust me watch it youll love it hahah

This is a silly slapstick comedy but it had me laughing out loud. Especially if you have seen a lot of the sports movies it parodies, like Friday Night Lights, Bend it Like Beckham, etc. Great movie for kicking back with a couple of beers and some friends who feel like laughing without having to think too hard.

One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. The people giving this bad reviews have no sense of humor and no one cares about their opinion except them. So you didn't like the horse scene, get over it dude, that was one minute out of 88.

I always like a good spoof/parody movie, and tho this one is not a Mel Brooks, Monty Python, Zucker's/Abraham or Wayan's brothers movie, compared to some of the crappy parody movies coming out lately like "Epic Movie" this one is refreshing to see someone else take a puck at a parody type movie.

Unlike Epic Movie, I actually got a few good laughs out of this one.

This one makes fun of Gridiron Gang, Longest Yard errr... other football movies, as well as a few other sports. A few guest appearances by athletes such as Dennis Rodman and that guy from the NIKE adds 10 years ago (I'm Australian, I don't follow NHL)

Also Mad TV's Frank Caliendo appears doing his commentator impressions (such as John Madden)

The end of the movie seemed to be taking it self a bit too seriously, it's about the only thing I did not enjoy during the thing. Sure, it could have been funnier, but compared to some of the recent crap coming out in these parody, slapstick comedies, it's better then those.