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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Columbia Pictures
Salesrank: 2717
Released: December 12, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The fastest man on four wheels Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big hairy American winning machine Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want a luxurious mansion a smokin' hot wife (Leslie Bibb) and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen TV's Da Ali G Show) and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck. Losing his wife and job to best bud and fellow fool Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly) Ricky must kick some serious asphalt if he's to get his career back on the track beat Girard and reclaim his fame and fortune. 'Cause as Ricky Bobby always says IF YOU AIN'T FIRST YOU'RE LAST!System Requirements:Run Time: 105 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396172340 Manufacturer No: 17234
Description of Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Unrated Widescreen Edition):
Sweet baby Jesus, we thank you for blessing Will Ferrell and Adam McKay with the talent to create a NASCAR comedy as hilarious as Talladega Nights. The so-called "Ballad of Ricky Bobby" is hardly flawless in fact it's not always firing on all cylinders but with comedy star Ferrell and director McKay still hot from the success of their previous comedy hit Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, most of this 108-minute spoof of oval-track racing is so knee-slappin' funny that you can't help but surrender to the stupidity.
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Obviously, Ferrell's the shining star, and his portrayal of lead-footed pit-crew-member-turned-#1 NASCAR champion Ricky "I Wanna Go Fast" Bobby (how can you not love that name?) is spot-on perfect, righteously spoofing the entirety of NASCAR culture without insulting its oft-ridiculed roots in redneck bootlegging of a bygone era. You could even argue that Talladega Nights is truer to NASCAR than Tom Cruise's Days of Thunder, and it's certainly more entertaining, especially when you add John C. Reilly as Ricky's life-long pal, teammate, and eventual rival Cal Naughton, Jr. (together they're nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake"), and Sacha Baron Cohen (from Da Ali G Show and Borat) as gay French "Formula Un" driver-turned NASCAR rival Jean Girrard, to a stellar cast including Molly Shannon, Greg Germann, Amy Adams and Michael Clarke Duncan.
Sure, it's mostly a showcase for Ferrell's loud, over-the-top antics and nonsensical non sequiturs (like cameo appearances by Elvis Costello and Mos Def), but with Ferrell behind the wheel, Talladega Nights rolls into victory lane with fuel to spare, and there's one final bit of comedy (with a tip of the hat to William Faulkner) for those who sit through the credits. --Jeff Shannon
Stills from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby(click for larger image)
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Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Unrated Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 
2008-08-28 - This was not to my liking. Not my type of film, or humor. I watched about thirty minutes of it, or less. I found it inane and a waste of my time.
Fast, Loose And Very Funny 
2008-08-11 - Okay, this has to be one of the most one-trick-pony movies I've ever seen and yet I found myself laughing a good bit at a lot of it. Not because of especially good writing, but because almost every supporting actor steals the movie on their own; Sascha Baron Cohen pushes his stereotype so far it turns into something wonderfully weird (lordy, does he pour himself into his comic creations), Jane Lynch is a hell of a lot of fun as usual and so on and so forth (plus a small sexy turn by Amy Adams). Probably nothing I'll ever watch again but at at least I got to see Gary Cole explain quite logically why there's a cougar in the car.
Ferrell at his best 
2008-08-08 - Some of the funniest bits I've seen on film recently. Also has the fella from Borat in it. What more do you want?
depends 
2008-08-06 - Depends on your sense of humor. Some find it laugh-out-loud funny, others think it drivel. I had to watch it several times before it began to grow on me.
THE PERFECT "FRIEND'S NIGHT IN" FLICK
2008-08-03 - If you and your friends just want to have a side-splitting good time, this is the movie for you. Sometimes it's good just to be silly and forget the worries of the world. Will Ferrell is his usual nonsensical self - in the spirit of the equally insane "Anchor Man". With a name like "Ricky Bobby", you know that this just a vehicle for Ferrell's brilliant humor. All of his supporting cast is just a silly as he is - even the two kids who play his sons. Take your shoes off, unzip your pants, grab a beer and some pork rinds, and sit back for a crazy ride. In today's world, we all need to be able relax with friends and just laugh our heads off - even if it is for only two hours. When the movie is over, keep your friends close and enjoy the out-takes and bloopers. Who knows when you will be able to have such a great time again?
