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Product Description Directed by Josh Gordon, Will Speck. Starring Jon Heder, Jenna Fischer, Craig T. Nelson. .co.uk Review Take two male figure skaters, throw in a preposterous storyline, and you've got Blades of Glory, a surprisingly funny film that almost makes you forgive Will Ferrell for his back-to-back 2005 clunkers Kicking & Screaming and Bewitched. This time around, Ferrell eats the scenery in his role as a sex-addicted, cocky skating champ named Chazz Michael Michaels. When he gets into an on-podium fight with his nemesis and co-gold medallist Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite), both skaters are banned from competing in men's figure-skating events. Forever. Their fall from grace is brutal. Chazz is forced to work for a D-list skating show, while pampered Jimmy is disowned by his wealthy and cold-hearted adoptive father (excellently played by William Fichtner), who only wants to be around winners. When Jimmy points out that he tied for gold, his dad cruelly says, "If I wanted to share, I would've bought you a brother." Flash forward 3-1/2 years and Jimmy's No. 1 stalker Hector (Nick Swardson) says he's found a loophole. Jimmy's been banned from men's singles events, but there's nothing that says he can't compete in pairs skating. After a chance meeting with Chazz, mayhem ensues as the two rivals team up to go against the brother-and-sister team of Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg (played by Will Arnett and his real-life wife, Amy Poehler of Saturday Night Live and Mean Girls fame). The Van Waldenbergs will stop at nothing to beat the competition, even if that means literally beating up the competition. They have no qualms manipulating their sweet little sister (Jenna Fischer, The Office) to seduce both men to try to break up the team. The finale will be no surprise to moviegoers who know that comedies like this aren't set up to make its leading men losers. But there is one brief skating sequence set in North Korea that will surprise (and shock) many viewers because of its brutality. Ferrell and Heder make a great comedy team. Though he has been accused of playing the same role since his breakthrough performance in Napoleon Dynamite and, to a certain extent, plays a similar type of role here, Heder is spot-on as Jimmy. He manages to convey innocence, bitterness, and longing--all within the span of a few seconds and while wearing a peacock unitard (You can understand why Hector is so enthralled with him). Look for guest appearances by real-life skating champs Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Nancy Kerrigan, and Sasha Cohen, who gets to sniff Chazz's jockstrap. --Jae-Ha Kim
L**E
Must see
Blades of Glory is the story of Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrel) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder), two rival ice skaters banned from competition after a podium brawl at an "Olympic" event. After Jimmy's stalker finds a loophole in the rulebook (yes, you read that right), the pair join forces to reclaim their rightful position at the top of the skating rankings.While it follows the predictable rise, fall, and rise again pattern of most comedies, Blades of Glory is different enough to be memorable. The costumes are ridiculous, the set-pieces are brilliant , and the performances, what these films hinge on, are excellent.Overall, Blades of Glory is hilarious. Pretty much every aspect of it is fantastically overblown, and it keeps you laughing quite steadily for its 90-minute running time.
D**T
A dull and predictable Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell can be patchy - this is one of his less stallar moments.Enemies thrown together face new enemies is very predictable.I watched all the way through and wondered why I'd bothered - maybe I'd have switched off it hadn't involved disturbing a sleeping cat
T**.
We’re going to listen to one film and one film only
After struggling for ages to find this movie on streaming platforms, I finally gave in and purchased it and I was not left disappointed! ( well with the exception of Netflix adding it to their collection shortly after…alas, I still have it for when it wavers back off again )
K**B
Its just Will Ferrell playing Will Ferrell, he doesnt even do that well
Watched this when it came out and a number of times since then - finally managed to decide its a bad movie after my most recent rewatch - has some funny and wholesome moments but Will Ferrells over the top acting ruins it for me.
D**S
Truly magnificent film
Honestly can't go wrongIf you don't like it, it's because you're a bad person and you should feel bad because of it.
D**T
Hilarious film almost perfect on Blu-ray
The film is great - funny, silly and over-the-top. The Blu-ray is better than the DVD. One problem (hence 4 stars) is that the Blu-ray really exposes the face replacement CGI on some of the skating sequences. It's not the end of the world but it does jar. Admittedly you could see the CGI on the DVD version but with the added resolution and detail here, it is quite noticeable. However this is more than made up for by the super sharp titles during the skating intros and by the extra rich and deep colours on the crazy costumes. Very highly recommended! Oh... and some of the extras - seemingly the same ones as the DVD release - are nice in HD!
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Warning: *SILLY FILM* - please leave your intellectual expectations at the door
If you're looking for Ingmar Bergman, this won't be the film for you!This is a film to put on when your mates are round after the pub has closed and you all want a good laugh - the storyline is linear, the characterisations large and brash. All the better for it too.It reminds me of Rob Reiner at times, in the way that the director cuts to interviews with the main protagonists and presents scenes through the form of television shows. But this writer and director are new generation Rob Reiners - ones who have spent too much sniffing the gluepot to be accorded the reputation that their more serious forerunners received? Maybe so.
C**G
5 Stars Amazing
amazing film Will Ferrell does what he does best so funny and well worth a watch it arrived on time and in good condition
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