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 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Unrated Widescreen Edition) :: 0323053327
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| 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. 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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Author: Guest
It has the flair of "Dodgeball" with a little "Starsky and Hutch" style humor. The characters are so serious about their triumpts that they are ridiculously funny and disfunctional. We like the fact that Ricky prays and gives thanks at the table. Even if he chooses to pray to the tiny baby 6-month-old Jesus (cause that's his favorite Jesus). The words that come out of his mouth just keep us laughing and grinning real big like. Ricky IS number 1.
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Author: Guest
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, which will be released on standard DVD and Blu-ray on the 12th of December. The film will be presented on standard DVD in four different configurations giving consumers the choice between either theatrical or unrated versions and anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) or pan & scan presentations. As for the audio, each standard DVD will carry Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks in English and French with optional English and French subtitles. The Blu-ray edition of the film will carry the unrated cut and present the film with an anamorphic widescreen transfer at its 2.40:1 theatrical aspect ratio and include Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks in English and French and an uncompressed PCM 5.1 audio track in English, along with English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles.
Extras for the standard DVD editions will include a retrospective '25 Years Later' commentary track, deleted and extended scenes along with bonus race footage, featurettes, character interviews, a gag reel, a 'Line-O-Rama' feature with alternate dialogue from the film, and DVD-ROM content. The unrated discs will also contain additional deleted scenes, character interviews, and commercials.
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Author: Guest
My daughter and I were devastated when we had to return to the UK from the States before Talladaga Nights got its cinema release as we're big Will Ferrell fans. Consequently had to wait an extra month to get Talladega Nights here in the UK.
But it was worth the wait. It's a great, fun movie and while Will Ferrell appears not to be at his absolute top best, I think it is only because the rest of the cast is so funny around him.
John C Reilly has some of the best lines as Cal Naughton, while our own Sacha Baron Cohen hams it up great guns as the Frenchman with the bizarre accent. But one of the best scenes was Michael Clarke Duncan talking to the hospitalised Ricky Bobby in the outtakes at the end of the movie about his Donna Summer fixation! Also the scene where Lucius and Carl try to remove the knife from Ricky Bobby's leg was worth the price of admission on its own.
As some others have said, don't expect a plot to churn the braincells. It just great fun, well crafted and the kind of great entertainment you expect from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
During Anchorman I laughed so hard at one point I choked on my popcorn and had to recieve assistance from my daughter to catch my breath. With Talledega Nights I only laughed hard enough to snort the popcorn out through my nose (ah, Nacho Libre now there's another a great film - but that's different review!)
All in all, a great fun film and thoroughly recommended. The sort of movie after which you leave the cinema, go home and immediately google the date for the DVD release.
And why not have an Applebees on the way home first!
Go see Talladega Nights and have fun!
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Author: Guest
Will Ferrell co-wrote and stars as NASCAR racer Ricky Bobby in TALLADEGA NIGHTS, the second part of Ferrell's planned everyman comedy trilogy. Driven by the absence of fatherly love and the last words his father said to him,"If you ain't first, you're last", Ricky Bobby is the #1 NASCAR driver in the country. Racing alongside Ricky is his best friend, Cal Naughton, Jr. (John C. Reilly) who always finishes #2. Together they are "Shake N' Bake". The owner of Bobby's racing team Mr. Dennit (Pat Hingle) dies and his son, Larry, Jr. (Greg Germann) takes over. Larry Jr. has always disliked Ricky Bobby and decides to bring a French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) into the NASCAR circuit as part of the Dennit racing team. After a serious accident, Ricky is left emotionally scarred and unable to race. His wife kicks Ricky out of the house, divorces him, and marries Cal. Jr. A few traffic accidents later, Ricky finds himself as a bicycle pizza delivery guy desperately needing a kick in the pants and some inspiration which his long-lost father provides.
TALLADEGA NIGHTS is full of humor, both crass and otherwise. Much of the humor skewers NASCAR and racing fans. Despite this, the movie is not vicious in its comedy and attitude towards the sport. Instead, the film seems to carry with it a slight amount of affection towards racing. Having been raised in a rural area around racing fans, I picked up on many of the over-the-top stereotypes right away, yet was not offended.
The movie has a lot of great quotes and contains some brilliant comic acting. John C. Reilly is one of the best actors in the business, but I would never have pictured him as the sidekick in a Will Ferrell comedy. Reilly nails the role of Cal Naughton, Jr. and in doing so raised my esteem for him as an actor. Also worthy of mention is Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard. Until this film, I had never heard of Cohen, but I've been told that he is an up and coming comical actor to watch. His performance in TALLADEGA NIGHTS is impressive and has made me want to watch some of his other work, e.g. Ali G. Michael Clarke Duncan (who is made to look normal-sized through various camera techniques) is also a joy to watch in this film as Ricky's pit manager, Lucius Washington. The movie also has a simple message that it attempts to deliver (something about not taking the important things in your life for granted), but make no mistake this is a comedy and most of that message is lost through the hilarious quotes and hysterical actions.
TALLADEGA NIGHTS is one of the best Will Ferrell films to have been made in the last few years. Actually, I enjoyed it even better than ANCHORMAN and other movies he has made and consider it my favorite Ferrell film. It's a hilarious look at NASCAR that tries illustrates a need for speed in life isn't as important as taking time to slow down and enjoy the finer and simpler things in life, such as family.
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Author: Guest
If you are looking to laugh and have fun go see this movie, leave your brain at home!
Mike Gruich
2006 Talladga Nights Grand Prize Winner
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