Blades of Glory

[baumer]

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[Michael Gary Scott]

Not Ferell best but still enjoyable. The figure skating chase though is hilarious.

[tommycruise]

Nobody knows what it means, but its provocative!Not ferrells best but definitely one of his more funny moviesA-

[department store basement]

"Nothing breaks up a team faster than herpes."

 

I can't think of a more fitting quote from this film that encapsulates its boneheadedness.

 

This film is a self-deprecating barrage of endless funny jokes. It has some of the greatest scenes I've ever seen in a comedy movie (my favorite is the scene when Jimmy is talking on the phone to Katie with Chazz and Katie's siblings respectively giving them instructions). It has enough skating nerdery to appeal to hardcore fans yet is accessible enough for non-fans of the sport.

 

But there's no character development. Chazz and Jimmy don't learn from their mistakes and just seem lucky to survive the odds (until the end where they just magically become friends). And this kills my enjoyment of the film. What could have been a great satire is another "Ferrell is stupid" movie.

 

B-

Edited February 11, 2016 by department store basement

[narniadis]

Hmmm - Remember liking it when I saw it in theaters, but have had no reason to revisit it. However considering that I don't care for Will Ferrell being willing to revisit says a lot. I think I gave it a B at the time (Stranger than Fiction is the only higher Ferrell film in my book.)