Mean Machine (Widescreen) | 
| Directors: Barry Skolnick, Barry Skolnik
Actors: John Forgeham, David Hemmings, David Kelly, Sally Phillips, Jason Flemyng
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 14794
Format: Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM2592
ISBN: 079218422X
UPC: 097363403944
EAN: 9780792184225
ASIN: B00005JKZ0
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: July 16, 2002
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From 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. IMean Machine/I is a remake of the Burt Reynolds movie IThe Longest Yard/I 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. I--Bret Fetzer/I
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Play-by-play the way it should be done! April 13, 2004
James A. Jaworski (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The play-by-play calls and the inside views from Monks head make this movie worth while. People that cry about it being a remake of The Longest Yard apparently do not watch many movies as every other movie out is a remake or carbon of something. Pay attention to the play-by-play and you will definately laugh.
 Quite possibly the worst movie I've ever seen. January 28, 2004
Ghenghis (Monvolia)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Actually I've already seen The Longest Yard about 30 times so I'm pretty p***ed I dropped $25 on this piece of crap. Snatch Meets TLY Meets Natural Born Killers. There's nothing new or interesting or FUNNY in this thing. Just a blatant copy for idiot soccer fans with aspirations of the Big House.pI would have thought Matthew Vaughn and Mr. Madonna could have come up with something a little more engaging than this. Pitiful. This thing SUCKS. You've been warned.
 Great movie. July 23, 2003
E. Siqeca (Brooklyn, NY USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great picture. Whether or not you like soccer or not this is a great combination of comedy and drama. I recommend this movie for anyone who likes movies.
 A tough-nut British winner July 3, 2003
Tom Harrison (Melbourne, Australia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Mean Machine, the 2001 remake of 'The Longest Yard', is a rough-and-tumble story about a prison's struggles on the soccer field.brWhen disgraced England captain Danny Meehan (ex-soccer star Vinnie Jones) is sent to prison for assault cops while drunk, he becomes the target of everyone inside. Luckily, he cuts a deal with the warden and begins coaching a flashy and undisciplined group of cons for a game against the prison guards. The game is riddled with under-the-table bets and blackmailing, and has an interesting lead-up.brThere is much heated violence in this film, but nothing too graphic. In fact, when Danny has the prison's resident pyscho show the boys how to play dirty on the pitch you will be laughing uncontrollably.brThe finale is the big game makes for a gripping piece of viewing. Add to this, the flashy moves, brilliant camera angles, the hilarous play-by-play commentary of two cons each named Bob, and cheap tactics employed, and you have a very good ending to a very good film.brMean Machine is a highly entertaining British film, and is certainly worth a look if you enjoy soccer or good action and jokes.brIn the words of Danny Meehan, "Stick this one in your trophy cabinet".
British remake of Burt Reynolds' THE LONGEST YARD May 12, 2003
BD Ashley (Otago, New Zealand)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
MEAN MACHINE is a remake of the Burt Reynolds movie THE LONGEST YARD, using the movie's UK release title. I haven't seen the original but this wasn't bad.brIn a brilliant piece of casting ex-pro footballer turned tough guy actor Vinnie Jones plays Danny Mean Machine Meehan, an ex pro-footballer who is jailed for three years on assault charges. But the prison warden (David Hemmings) happens to be a soccer nut, so he offers Meehan the opportunity to assemble a team of inmates and train them for a soccer game against the prison officers. brExecutive produced by Guy Ritchie, MEAN MACHINE is a formulaic but entertaining movie. The meshing of the sports/prison movie genres may make you see these guys as being right 'ard geezers or limp-wristed nancy boys, depending on your opinion of soccer. Well, there's a Robbie Williams song near the end of the movie so I'll leave that open to viewers to make their own judgments. MEAN MACHINE's still a good movie. If you're a soccer fan it's probably a five star movie. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a sequel of sorts to be green-lighted featuring lesbian mud wrestling instead of soccer.
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