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June 28, 2005
Kicking and Screaming
We dollared this one with Brendan last week. I'm glad I dollared it and glad I saw it.
I'm glad I dollared it because the first half hour was pretty weak. Enter Mike Ditka, and the movie started getting funny. Robert Duvall and Ditka's great personalities added to Ferrell's performance. One thing filmmakers need to realize is that his SNL-esque bits aren't funny and just lose them once and for all. I don't need to see his exaggerated facial expressions and body movements as he hyperventilates.
This movie is pretty much offensive to Asians, Italians, and lesbians, and probably a few other people as well. But despite its stereotypes, it still manages to be funny. From quotes like "I've got balls!" (in a sporting goods commercial) to "Prima le carne" (as a butcher's mantra) to "Way to go, Bing-Bong!" (Ditka's praise of a kid named Byong Sun), I definitely had a few laugh-out-loud moments.
Rent it, dollar it. It has its moments.
Posted by Jeri 
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I'm still laughing at Bing-Bong though. Did you see Harold & Kumar? They pretty much gave themselves license to make fun of every Asian and Indian stereotype but I found it really funny. Kal Penn has a calm charisma, like John Cusack. Way better than Dude Where's My Car (since both are of the Stoner Quest genre).
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