For my first real blog post I'd like to appeal to the masses with one of the greats when it comes to comedy.. Mr.Will Ferrell (born John William Ferrell). Going through my five favorite of his instant classic movies, I'd like to go ahead and start with the best, must see and go down from there.
1. Let us begin with the El Diablo of them all Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
Starring as a professional NASCAR driver, Ferrell gets knocked of his pedestal when he takes a fall in a race. While recovering his best friend (John C. Riley) takes over what is "Ricky Bobby". While Ferrell is at his all time low you can't help but laugh at the southern drawl of all the characters and what he does to get back on his feet. The quotes in this movie are not perhaps the most common but after watching, you'll recognize why your friends southern accents come out when they've been drinking. Shake' n' Bake.
2. Secondly we go to Step-Brothers the most commonly quoted Ferrell movie by far! When two single parents fall in love and get married they have no choice but to move in together.. bringing with each of their 30 year old sons.. Will Ferrell and John C. Riley. These two men have never really grown up and have a preschool hatred for each other until they find common ground of hating the same person. Sharing fancy sauce a bedroom and then finding jobs together, the boys go from enemies to best friends and back. (fun fact: the name of this blog comes from this movie)
3. Next we have perhaps the most sexist of the Ferrell movies.. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. A wildly popular film in which Ron and his co-workers' lives at channel four news station are turned upside down when a female joins the news-team. With raunchy humor there are numerous moments where you will laugh at the shear stupidity/simple-mindedness of the cast and jokes. Also highly quoted, the following of this film was large enough to produce a second one... which was not as good.. like at all.
4. Fourth we have an instant classic that families love.. Elf!! Just as funny as his other films, Ferrell is a human raised by elves who leaves the North Pole for New York City to find his father during the Christmas season. With the body of a grown man and the mindset of a ten year old, Buddy the elf tries to find where he belongs in life without being a cotton-headed-ninny-muggings.. This movie is all over TV around the holiday season and is beyond loved by many generations.
5. Lastly in the Top-5 Ferrell we have an under appreciated film, The Other Guys. Hysterical from beginning to end, Ferrell plays a keep-to-himself character who loves his desk job as a cop. While his partner (the one and only Markey Mark) tries to get him to take the reigns as lead detective, Will pushes to do things his own way. Driving his Prius and having a 'plain' wife he goes in and out to his past as a pimp that increases the hilarity throughout the movie. This film is definitely one to have on DVD in your collection... if not to watch then to impress other people with your amazing taste.
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