Talladega Nights - The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (DVD)

i bought this yesterday for myself and now my friend wants it aswell, its a great film, and a brilliant price on ebay!!! thanks!!!

I bought thid dvd because i like the actor Will Ferrell, and majority of his films are funny and have a good story line to them. I wasnt disappointed at all. Sacha Baron Cohen also stars in this film and is also good. I would recommend this film for all!

Well worth a look. A laugh a minute. I heard a lot about this movie and just had to see it for myself.

if you like a joke you will love this film a++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

This has to be the funniest racing film ever. Non-stop belly laughs from start to finish. After having seen this film 4 times, it still cracks me up every time. Saw this film on TV originally & had to buy the DVD as it's one of those films you'll dig out every now & then forgetting how great it is & laugh yourself silly.
Well recommended for an evening of silliness, whether you're a fan of racing or not.

Let me tell you about a movie I love. Untamed, inventive and hysterically funny, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a guaranteed audience pleaser, a work of comic genius from Anchorman star Will Ferrell. A superstar NASCAR racer with an avaricious bleached-blonde wife, obnoxious sons named Walker and Texas ranger, and a best friend and teammate ( John C. Reilly) who’s even dumber than he is, Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) lives the high life until a disastrous encounter with a flamboyant French Formula One driver ( Sacha Baron Cohen) shatters his confidence and ruins his life. Can Ricky claw his way back to success? See for yourself and laugh till your sides ache.

“Ricky is a typical sports movie character,” claims Ferrell. “He came from simple beginnings and, as a boy, enjoyed the need for speed. His motto became ‘If you ain’t first, you’re last’ - something his daddy taught him early in life. That meant either winning or wrecking, a go-for-broke attitude that eventually would lead to his downfall.” As on Anchorman, director Adam McKayand star Ferrell planned to shoot as many improvisational variations on their scripted scenes as time would allow. “In a typical film comedy, you may do a scene as written 90% of the time,” explains Ferrell. “And you might do a take or two for fun off script. In our films, we pretty much do one take that is from the script and take off from there. A lot of actors aren’t used to working in that style and sometimes view improvisation as a burden. But once everyone gets into the flow of it, it becomes a really fun process.”

“I think how Adam and Will work is brilliant,” says Baron Cohen. “Will is such an amazing improviser. He has the ability to take any scene in a totally different direction. He’s so earnest and always so in character that it is incredibly easy to improvise with him.”

Two actors who were surprisingly adept at improvisation were John C. Reilly and former model Leslie Bibb, a current regular on the popular television series Crossing Jordan. “We had actually offered John a part in Anchorman, but he couldn’t take it because he had committed to working with Martin Scorsese on The Aviator,” recalls McKay. “He was so funny, he blew us away. So when we wrote this film, we knew we had to find a role for him. He is incredible, a revelation. We were amazed at how well he did with improvisation.”

Preparation to film the movie required Ferrell, Reilly and Baron Cohen to learn the driving fundamentals for sleek stock cars that are capable of reaching speeds of almost 200 miles per hour on the track. Along with McKay, the trio enrolled in a (hopefully) no-crash course at Lowe’s Motor Speedway to learn how to race a car on the track. With instructors from the Richard Petty Driving Experience, these Hollywood novices quickly found themselves behind the wheel of a powerful NASCAR race car. “The first thing they do is have you ride shotgun with a real NASCAR driver at about 180 miles an hour around the track. It was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life," admits Baron Cohen.

After the ride along, the actors were then required to get behind the wheel themselves. “We did about eight or nine laps following a pace car,” says Ferrell. “They taught us how to take a line on the track, how to approach curves. I think I was going about 135 miles an hour. You kinda’ get hooked right away.”

It was Reilly, however, who ultimately won the right to be called “the world’s fastest act

I only buy DVDs that I will watch again and again and this one easily fits the bill. As many quotable lines as Spinal Tap and a classic Will Ferrell performance ably supported by Sacha Baron Cohen amongst others. Living proof that Americans appreciate and deliver 'silly' comedy and there's a feel good factor that steers well clear of schmaltz!

HOW much you enjoy Will Ferrell’s latest comedy depends entirely on just how funny you think the king of zaniness really is. Fans will be laughing so hard, they may suspect someone’s put special mushrooms in their popcorn. Everyone else - me included - will be looking at their watches praying for it to end.

Some of the jokes here are funny. Most are not, while the characters are simply too silly to make me give two hoots about them. Worse, the movie collapses under the weight of a ton of syrup in the second half.

As a firm fan of many of Will Ferrels previous work I was rather dissapointed with this film. With some serious work under the bonnet, it might have been fast and furious fun but it wasnt!

I found the movie Talladega Nights very funny. The movie focuses around the stupid NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby and his on and off track life worsens as a new french rival (Played by Sacha Baron Cohen) takes NASCAR by Storm. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves Will Ferrell Movies and appreciate comedies.

The reason i decided to buy this as it was one of the only Will Ferrell Comedies i have not seen. I needed to see if he kept up his hilarity in all his movies and i was not dissapointed.

5* Loved It !

the only reason people give this such a bad rating is because they do not know a thing about NASCAR. we were in a full cinema and nobody was laughing with us, because none of them even knew who Jeff Gordon was! plain and simple, it takes the mick out of NASCAR, in fact, i'm surprised NASCAR didn't ban it, but anyway, IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF NASCAR, DO NOT GET IT! yeah, but seeing as i am a NASCAR fan i thought it was hillarious, especially the extras and outtakes on the DVD, including one of the kids going something like: "Aw Granny, how long do we have to pick up gabage for?" and the granny replies: "Dunno. How many times are you gonna throw me the radio when i'm in the bathtub?" it is just simply great in my opiion, but yeah, this film really counts on how much of a NASCAR fan you are.