Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

[Chaplin]

Where'd you get the grenade?

 

[D-Dogg]

OK.....I'm quiting ASFN.....changing seats....and having a sex change.

I don't ever want to be found and harassed about Anchorman like this again.

NEZ, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder.

 

[jenna2891]

abomb: Awesome avatar.

Gob rules...even if he spells his name funny.

it's g.o.b. it stands for george oscar bluth.

 

[abomb]

it's g.o.b. it stands for george oscar bluth.

Just following jenna subtle avatar changes.

 

[joeshmo]

Your attitude about it stings the nostrils. I'm going to be honest, it smells like pure gasoline.

60% of the time it works everytime.

 

[jenna2891]

i'm going to start calling abomb and d-dogg jack johnson and tom o'leary.

 

[jenna2891]

Just following jenna subtle avatar changes.

you rock for noticing, by the way.

 

[D-Dogg]

i'm going to start calling abomb and d-dogg jack johnson and tom o'leary.

:notworthy

 

[abomb]

i'm going to start calling abomb and d-dogg jack johnson and tom o'leary.

NEZ can be the octagon.

 

[abomb]

i'm going to start calling abomb and d-dogg jack johnson and tom o'leary.

It truly is beauty and the beast.

 

[D-Dogg]

It truly is beauty and the beast.

I might add a handsome beast at that...

 

[D-Dogg]

You know what could change NEZ's mind?

Two tickets to the gun show...

 

[abomb]

You know what could change NEZ's mind?

Two tickets to the gun show...

Indeed. Tuesday's arms and back.

 

[NEZCardsfan]

1 star

 

[abomb]

71% fresh based on 31 reviews on rottentomatoes.com. The imdb roundup of reviews usually comes out around 11am.

 

[abomb]

boxofficemojo.com predicts $37.4M. I can almost taste the Stella already.

 

[abomb]

RogerEbert.com's fill-in reviewer has written a pretty glowing review of the movie and gave it 3.5/4.0 stars.

 

[Renz]

A French NASCAR driver sponsored by Perrier? Damn, that's funny!

 

[Bada0Bing]

A buddy of mine went to see this last night. He said it was absolutely hilarious (and he’s a huge Anchorman fan).

 

[Louis]

All these Anchorman references are funny.

I'd actually say that 60% of the time, those references were funny every time.

 

[D-Dogg]

A buddy of mine went to see this last night. He said it was absolutely hilarious (and he’s a huge Anchorman fan).

Abomb and I are going tonight.

 

[abomb]

Last post, I promise;

Movie Reviews: 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'


Critics are marveling at the product-placement tonnage displayed in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The movie "may break new records for product placements per frame," writes A. O. Scott in the New York Times. Steven Rea in the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that it's "a veritable orgy of product placement." Chris Vognar in the Dallas Morning News calls it "a product-placement bonanza." Still, many of the products -- it's a NASCAR movie, remember, and ads arguably rank second only to cars at NASCAR events -- come in for heavy spoofing. And the critics generally are a satisfied crowd. "Will Ferrell does chicken-fried comedy right: with crackpot discipline and stripped-to-the-beer-belly courage," writes Michael Sragow in the Baltimore Sun.Similarly Peter Howell in the Toronto Star writes that Farrell is "absolutely fearless about playing the fool, which he does with no shame or apparent forethought. His enthusiasm is infectious, and it's why parts of the patchy Talladega Nights are very funny." Lisa Kennedy in the Denver Post even calls the movie, "tantalizingly clever." But like several other critics, Kennedy writes that the movie simply doesn't provide enough funny scenes. "Even some very funny scenes, such as one in which Ricky says a prayer before dinner, roll on longer than the Daytona 500," Kyle Smith comments in the New York Post. Still no critic gives the film an out-and-out pan. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan observes that it's "a bit of a mess, but it is a genial mess, and one that will make you laugh. Which is the whole idea."

 

[abomb]

OK, I lied.

Daily Variety observed today (Friday) that although the summer's expensive "tentpole" films like Poseidon, Cars, Superman Returns, Miami Vice, and Pirates of the Caribbean have all been released, this weekend's relatively low-budget Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is shaping up to be "one last summer smash." The trade publication noted that the Will Ferrell comedy is "tracking extremely well with men and solidly with women" and will likely be the biggest comedy hit of the year, surpassing the $40.2 million opening of Scary Movie 4.Three other films are opening this weekend, without any big expectations of success. Paramount's animated Barnyard and Lionsgate's horror flick The Descent are expected to compete for second place with last week's top film, Miami Vice. A fourth film, the Robin Williams drama The Night Listener, is opening in only 1,367 theaters and is not expected to represent a significant factor in the overall box-office results.

Looks like it cost $85M to make.

 

[Chaplin]

Abomb and I are going tonight.

Aaaah, a date... How sweet.

 

[abomb]

Aaaah, a date... How sweet.

I hope he doesnt try that "trick popcorn bucket in the lap" gag...again.

On second thought, Kim can sit between us.