Talladega Nights

adpiucf · #1 08-13-2006, 06:18 PM

I couldn't find a thread on this, so I thought I'd start one. I saw this movie on Friday. Absolutely hilarious! Has anyone else seen it?

f8nacn · #2 08-13-2006, 06:27 PM

No waiting for it to come out on DVD...

macallan25 · #3 08-13-2006, 06:42 PM

It was alright. Some funny parts......I would wait till it came out on DVD.

JenMarie · #4 08-13-2006, 07:25 PM

It was fun. Typical Will Ferrel banter. I think I like Anchorman better though.

MJo19 · #5 08-14-2006, 08:14 AM

I loved it. I'm a big Nascar fan and I thought it was funny.

DeltAlum · #6 08-14-2006, 09:18 AM

Ferrel is a Delt.

CutiePie2000 · #7 08-14-2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by adpiucf

Absolutely hilarious! Has anyone else seen it?

I thought it was really funny too...especially the "praying to the Baby Jesus" part over dinner...HA HA HA!!

MysticCat · #8 08-14-2006, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

I thought it was really funny too...especially the "praying to the Baby Jesus" part over dinner...HA HA HA!!

That's what worries me -- that I've already seen the funniest bits in the trailer.

I usually find I like Will Ferrell in short sketches or minor roles (like in "Wedding Crashers"), but I tire of him in an entire movie. I was hoping this might be different, but given JenMarie's comment ("Typical Will Ferrel banter"), I'm likely to take macallan's advice and wait for the DVD.

Drolefille · #9 08-14-2006, 02:38 PM

It was a fun movie, but, to me at least, not worth seeing in the theater. I'm just glad our local theater (non-chain) had it so I only had to pay 5.50 instead of the stupid GKC theaters in town.

/raised their prices AND got rid of their student discount
//kicks them

sdbeta1 · #10 08-14-2006, 04:04 PM

The movie is great. The first half will keep you laughing, and there are a few scenes that are a complete riot. It is worth seeing in the theatre, but it probably won't rank up there with recent comedy greats such as Wedding Crashers and Anchorman.

AGDem · #11 08-14-2006, 04:38 PM

I liked it. I don't think I'd call it my favorite Will Ferrell movie, but it was good none the less.

PhiPsiRuss · #12 08-14-2006, 06:02 PM

It was OK. I laughed more during the trailer for Borat than I did during the entire movie. I'd wait until its released on video.

wrigley · #13 08-14-2006, 07:21 PM

Will Ferrell did a great job. He took NASCAR and made it funny for people who might not know about it. It's all about shake and bake.

ladylike · #14 08-15-2006, 01:24 PM

I wanted more Reese Bobby and less Ricky Bobby.
When he threatened to make pot liquor out of that little boy, I lost it.

AXO Alum · #15 08-17-2006, 12:07 PM

We saw it - I laughed through most of it, but only because once I get the giggles, its hard to stop. Some of it was like

because it just made crazy jumps in the um, "plot" I guess you'd call it

But I was laughing so hard at one point, there were tears rolling. The part about help me Tom Cruise & help me Oprah WiniFRED had me hysterical.

Mr. AXO & I have been making my mom nuts with the "dear sweet little baby Jesus" part.

But overall, you can wait for the DVD. I also don't know why they bothered to list Charlotte, NC in the credits - 99% of the shots were taken in Gastonia (Mid Town Motor Inn most prominent), Cramerton (Pizza Parlor was a facade, but the Antiques store is real), and McAdenville (huge billboard over the lake that says "Home of Ricky Bobby") -- all Gaston County cities.