"Blades of Glory"

Oh Will Ferrell, you are my guilty pleasure....wait, that came out wrong.  I don't know what it is, but there are so many stupid little things in this movie that crack me up.  The whole idea of a figure skating couple being two men is of course funny in itself, but there are so many hilarious awkward moments and lines thrown into the mix that makes "Blades of Glory" so much fun.  This is a brainless, and ridiculous movie that is extremely quotable, (which makes it great in my book,) and extremely fun to watch.

I really enjoy seeing the Saturday Night Live alums of Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in this as well.  Anything with SNL actors from the early 2000's takes me back to the days of Celebrity Jeopardy and fantastic editions of Weekend Update.  At times, "Blades of Glory" feels like a feature length SNL sketch it is so over the top....and so much fun.  If you have an aversion to a little raunchy humor and alot of over the top slapstick and wisecracking, skip this film....if you like to laugh at the 'over the top-ness' of modern Olympic sport, and if you just like to laugh, "Blades of Glory" is a film you should try to catch.

-David 

With the holiday season, our blogging has slowed down a bit...but we decided tonight was as good as any night to get back into it! Blades of Glory, a show we both have seen before, but we're excited to watch once again. It's a pretty fun comedy, goofy humor of course, but what else could be expected with this movie's cast. We have Will Ferrel, a.k.a. Chaz Michael Michaels and Jon Heder as Jimmy who really do a good job of showing their distaste for each other, and eventually, their brotherly love. We also have Amy Poehler from SNL and now Parks and Rec, and her real-life husband, something Arnett I think, playing brother and sister pair skaters. They are hilarious and do a good job of being over the top. In fact, everything is over the top, but it's suppose to be. That's the fun of this movie. And of course there are appearances from real life ice-skaters such as Scott Hamilton and Sasha Cohen.

I do have to caution our readers though that there are two scenes in this movie where I have to look away due to the "grossness" factor. One involves Will Ferrell in a wizard costume and the result of too much alcohol, the other with Jon Heder in a bathroom attempting to get a key. That's all I'll say, so just in case your squeamish like me, you might want to look away and have someone non-squeamish tell you when it's over. Overall though, funny movie, but you definitely have to like these types of comedies. It's not for everyone.

-Bethany