Talladega Nights - The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby DVD

Advantages: Quite funny
Disadvantages: Fairly predictable and sometimes hoping it will end

...what can I say about Talladega nights? Its another easy to watch comedy with a lot of good laughs, and like most comedies like it its overwhelmingly predictable and there are places where you will hope it is going to end, however having said that...Its got everything a guy could wish for, hot girls fast cars and a rocking soundtrack. Plus for all you ladies out there you can feast your eyes on the hunk that is Sacha Baron Cohen...I believe that’s ...
...will now refer to as Borat or Ali plays a French F-1 homosexual race car driver who has noble reasons behind his entering into NASCAR... The story begins with Ricky Bobby, a young boy with a wanna be race car driver for a father and a level headed mother, after his father disappears for ten years and turns up unexpectedly at Ricky's school he leaves him one message that will serve him for the rest of his life. "If you're not first, you're last." ... Read review

Advantages: A good boys film
Disadvantages: Predictable, Lacks some laughs

...some ears later on the Talladega Nights track in America, who is part of a failing Car team, with terrible drivers and sponsors. So Ricky starts to drive and wins the race. His career becomes a high and along with his best friend Cal, Ricky becomes famous. Fame however gets to his head and he becomes annoying and rude to everyone, but he is winning. Along comes Jean Gerriard, who is a famous gay F1 driver who takes everything away from Ricky. After ...
...interviews, Will Ferrell returns to Talladega and outtakes. They are very enjoyable and are great to watch afgter the movies. You don't realise that extensive research was done before this movie was made. I especailly loved the Interviews I purchased the film for £6 out of the HMV sale, the RRP was a hefty £15.99. I wouldn't recommend anyone to pay more than £7 for it as I really don't think it would be worth it. This is an american film, so you ... Read review

Advantages: Will Ferrell at his finest
Disadvantages: Predictable

...McKay Will Ferrell returns to Talladega Featurette Plot: Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) has wanted to go fast all his life, his dad (Cole) - a 'semi professional race car driver and ameteur tattooist' - taught him "If you're not first you're last" - something which stayed with him to his adult years. Whilst working in a NASCAR pit team, Ricky gets the chance to drive for his team and never looks back. He quickly becomes one of the best drivers, along ...
...having a trophy wife and 2 foul mouthed kids - Walker and Texas Ranger. But this is all about to change. A gay French Formula 1 driver Jean Girard (Cohen) is signed by Ricky's team, and demoted him to number 2 driver. In an attempt to save his pride he performs a dangerous manouvre causing him to crash - making him think he is on fire and run down the track in his pants. With Ricky unable to drive he loses his job, his trophy wife leaves him for ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, Heart Warming, Inspiring
Disadvantages: Hard to get into, Can loose Attention

Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby! The Story: Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) was a pitboy for nascar who dreamed to go fast. One day he got the chance, he then became the number one in nascar racing. With his best friend, Cal his number two. He won every race, had a beautiful wife, great house, and two as he put it great kids. Everything was going great Ricky Bobby, one night at the Pitstop (local pub hangout) Ricky Bobbys newest Rival ...
...a while of not so manly arguing, Jean broke Ricky Bobbys arm! Jean takes Ricky Bobbys Number one spot in the team and this spurs Ricky Bobby to win even more. However it results in a pretty bad crash and Ricky Bobby ends up thinking hes on fire running around the track, in his pants. Not being able to get back into a racecar without over 30mph and thinking hes on fire everytime he steps out of the car, Ricky Bobby ends up getting fired. Everything ... Read review

Advantages: Will ferrell is in it
Disadvantages: Script, cast, lack of laughs

As a fan of Will Ferrell in films as Anchorman and Zoolander, I bought this DVD on a whim and was very disappointed with the standard of the film and found myself checking my DVD player to see how much longer i would have to endure it. Will Ferrell himself provides a decent acting performance, but is made to work very hard for his money in a script bereft of the wit or charm of Anchorman. Unfortunately there are no real stand out performances among ... Read review

Advantages: Very Funny, Sacha Baran Cohen was V funny
Disadvantages: None

...I purchased this Blue Ray DVD from the internet. I have not heard of Blue Ray before but the disk worked fine when played. The film starred Will Ferrell (he appeared in Elf) as Ricky Bobby and Sasha Baron Cohen, (aka Borat and Ali G) as French Racing driver Jean. The plot The film starts with the birth of Ricky Bobby – in a fast car. Dad (Gary Cole) is drunk but a mad racer. He doesn’t appear in the early stages of Ricky Bobby’s life but when he does at a school parents day he says to Ricky the only way to live is to be first (not last). Several years later Ricky Bobby works in a pit crew for the NASCAR (Indianapolis 500) races. He’s a plain chap and has a best friend Cal (John C. Reilly), they have been mates at school for years. The existing driver decides not to finish a race and Ricky takes over and comes third in... Read review

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Advantages: A few small chuckles
Disadvantages: The latest installment in the Will Ferrell show

...When a new sensation in NASCAR driving comes from nowhere he quickly becomes a fans favourite with his win at all costs attitude. Along with his best friend Cal Naughton Jr (John C Reilly), Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) seems to have the world at his feet. The arrival of a new world champion French F1 driver (Sacha Baron Cohen) seems to give Ricky a new challenger to compete with. Now it's time for Bobby to try and prove himself to be the best driver of the lot but it's not all going to be plain sailing for him as he tries to beat Jean Girard. Having not really enjoyed Anchorman that much, although it has grown on me the more I've seen it, I sat down to watch one of Ferrell's latest offerings. The story of Ricky Bobby's rise through NASCAR didn't particularly appeal too much but it did seem that it would at least be amusing. How wrong I... Read review

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Advantages: Some great performances
Disadvantages: The humour is somewhat lost on me

...Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is the second film in the Mediocre American Man Trilogy, also known as the Colon Trilogy. The first film was Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and starred Will Ferrell alongside a host of comedians that have employed comedy in poking fun at stereotypes and themselves. This film follows the same mould, with Deep South American humour being exploited as well as NASCAR racing. The Plot All his life Ricky Bobby has longed to be a NASCAR driver, following in the footsteps of his racing driver father who left the family when Ricky Bobby was young, leaving him with one sentence: 'If you ain't first, you're last!' Ricky takes this motto all the way with him, quickly becoming the top driver, in a team with his childhood friend and racing partner, Cal Naughton Jr. They have a team motto... Read review

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