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Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: trax1 on November 15, 2007, 12:14:42 PM
Saw a trailer for a new Will Ferrell movie thats coming out in February called Semi-Pro, Will plays an owner/coach/player of a ABA team in Michigan.  Here's a link:

Come on people, let's get sweaty, basketball sweaty:rofl  (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0839980/trailers-screenplay-E35484-314)
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: JB73 on November 15, 2007, 12:21:48 PM
1. pick random sport


2. insert Will Ferrell into role


3. use 70's "retro" feel in modern day plot


4. make pseudo-homosexual jokes throughout movie


5. feign cursing to appeal to 12 year old boys, and make movie PG-13


6. ...profit?



:rolleyes:
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Dago on November 15, 2007, 12:30:03 PM
Not much of a fan of Will Ferrell.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Tiger on November 15, 2007, 12:34:10 PM
atleast the guy knows his role in life and sticks to crude humor.  He could try to play a serious dramatic role, but who would buy that?
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: JB73 on November 15, 2007, 12:42:44 PM
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Originally posted by Tiger
atleast the guy knows his role in life and sticks to crude humor.  He could try to play a serious dramatic role, but who would buy that?
he tried in stranger than fiction, supposedly got good reviews, but in my opinion the movie sucked. don't waste any money on it.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: trax1 on November 15, 2007, 12:48:39 PM
Come on Will Ferrell has been in some of the funniest movies, Anchorman, Elf, Old School(the best one), I haven't seen Blades of Glory yet but it looked funny, and yes he has done some bombs, but what actor hasn't?
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: JB88 on November 15, 2007, 12:56:35 PM
what are you schmoe's talkin about?

he's hilarious.

dear baby jesus... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuAUI_0knfk)
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: JB73 on November 15, 2007, 01:07:11 PM
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Originally posted by JB88
what are you schmoe's talkin about?

he's hilarious.

dear baby jesus... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuAUI_0knfk)
I think Elf was the start of the downfall...

yes I own anchorman, old school, and wedding crashers. those are hilarious, but once I saw ricky bobby "unrated" and they still bleeped the f-bomb in the big red commercial, I was like WTF is with him and this movie?

yes there were a few funny parts, but nothing as good as him crashing funerals :lol

stranger sucked, and when my buddies kids even didn't like that ice skating movie, well...

I think I am getting fed up with his 70's obsession a bit too. like I said I own anchorman, but whe he keeps on with the same shtick it gets old. kind of like a pauly shore movie. the weasel was funny for a while, then the backlash was huge.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Stang on November 15, 2007, 01:52:05 PM
I wish Harold Crick would have died... actually I can still hope because I couldn't get through that film.  How did it end?

His crude humor is great though.  Dear 5lb, 8oz baby Jesus... rofl.

:lol
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: lasersailor184 on November 15, 2007, 01:53:05 PM
Will Farrel is amusing, but only in a supporting role.  I don't find him too funny.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: FiLtH on November 15, 2007, 01:54:54 PM
A lil Will goes a Loooooooooooong ways.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: trax1 on November 15, 2007, 02:01:39 PM
I'm sure some of you guys have seen this already, but here it is from Will Ferrell's website FunnyorDie.com, it's a video called landlord where his real life daughter plays the part of his landlord.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: wrag on November 15, 2007, 02:48:41 PM
Not a FAN of Will Ferrel. It's SEEMS it's samo samo over and over n gets irritating very quickly.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: trax1 on November 15, 2007, 03:52:06 PM
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Originally posted by wrag
Not a FAN of Will Ferrel. It's SEEMS it's samo samo over and over n gets irritating very quickly.
Just curious, who do you think is funny?
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Airscrew on November 15, 2007, 04:55:53 PM
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Originally posted by trax1
Just curious, who do you think is funny?

too many to list but I'll start, right off the top of my head

Don Rickles...
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: trax1 on November 15, 2007, 04:59:16 PM
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Originally posted by Airscrew
too many to list but I'll start, right off the top of my head

Don Rickles...
LoL, tell me your not serious?
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: FBplmmr on November 15, 2007, 05:17:36 PM
Uncle Buck..now thats funny!
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: DieAz on November 15, 2007, 05:26:55 PM
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Originally posted by trax1
Just curious, who do you think is funny?


Laurel and Hardy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ0w_FE63uY&feature=related


Fred G Sanford

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C37H3h59r20&feature=related

30 second into this, had me rolling.


3 stooges
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Charon on November 15, 2007, 05:27:06 PM
I find him amusing in a wait for cable kind of way. I though Elf was great, and felt they could have done a lot more with the Anchorman premise. Talladega Nights was a solid bust on the whole Tom Cruise formula of the 80s.

Charon
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: FiLtH on November 15, 2007, 08:20:01 PM
I think Will Ferrel, George Bush, the drummer from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Darrell Waltrip are all the same person.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: trax1 on November 15, 2007, 08:47:07 PM
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Originally posted by Charon
I find him amusing in a wait for cable kind of way. I though Elf was great, and felt they could have done a lot more with the Anchorman premise. Talladega Nights was a solid bust on the whole Tom Cruise formula of the 80s.

Charon
Don't forget Old School, that was probably he's funniest movie ever.

Frank the Tank: it's so good, once it [beer] hits your lips, its so good ...
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: lasersailor184 on November 15, 2007, 09:00:54 PM
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Originally posted by trax1
Don't forget Old School, that was probably he's funniest movie ever.

Frank the Tank: it's so good, once it [beer] hits your lips, its so good ...


Yes, but he wasn't the lead character for Old School.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: trax1 on November 15, 2007, 09:34:49 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Yes, but he wasn't the lead character for Old School.
Maybe not the lead, but a main character, and a hilarious one at that.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on November 15, 2007, 09:39:10 PM
I'd rather have a root canal without anesthesia than watch anything with Will Ferrell. What passes for comedy these days sucks.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: JB88 on November 15, 2007, 09:42:14 PM
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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
I'd rather have a root canal without anesthesia than watch anything with Will Ferrell. What passes for comedy these days sucks.


:confused: - that wasn't very funny.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on November 15, 2007, 10:25:02 PM
It wasn't meant to be.

Will Ferrell, and what passes for comedy in his movies, and a lot of the other crap out there, reminds me of the stupid stuff 8 year old little boys used to giggle hysterically about sitting in the back of the bus. It wasn't even funny when I was 8.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: wrag on November 15, 2007, 10:28:02 PM
I've ALWAYS found Bill Cosby to be very enjoyable.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on November 15, 2007, 10:28:48 PM
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Originally posted by wrag
I've ALWAYS found Bill Cosby to be very enjoyable.


With the exception of most of his TV show as Cliff Huxtable, I agree.
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Airscrew on November 15, 2007, 10:40:12 PM
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Originally posted by trax1
LoL, tell me your not serious?

Oh but I am serious...
Don Rickles
Robin Williams
Red Skelton
George Carlin
Bill Cosby
Robert DeNiro (can be a very funny guy)
George Gobel
The Smothers Brothers
Rodney Dangerfield
Bob Hope

Sorry but if you think Will Ferrell has been in some of the funniest movies, then you havent watched enough movies...
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: Sixpence on November 15, 2007, 10:43:26 PM
I thought the snl skit where the teleprompter goes out on a news cast was a hoot
Title: Semi-Pro
Post by: wrag on November 15, 2007, 11:13:55 PM
AHHH YES

Red Skelton

Carol Burnette

Tim Conway

Still remember the skit where Conway started talkin about the Siamese elephants connected at the trunk.  His description about when they sneezed :rofl

George Gobal

Enjoyed the Coneheads too

Guess I'm kinda old school but I don't find the cussing thing that seems to be "IN" now very funny.  At least the way they do it now just leaves me cold most of the time.

Red Fox was good in Sanford and Son.

Will Ferrel just isn't very funny to me.  Not sure why people find him so funny?