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Genres:
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Comedy /
Romance /
Sport
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Actors:
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Craig T. Nelson,
Amy Poehler,
Scott Hamilton,
Greg Lindsay,
Will Ferrell,
Jon Heder,
Will Arnett,
Jenna Fischer,
William Fichtner,
Romany Malco,
Nick Swardson,
Andy Richter,
Rob Corddry,
Nick Jameson,
Tom Virtue
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Duration:
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89 min.
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Rating:
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(6.6/10)139.5
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Plot Summary:
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Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy are two professional ice skaters, who after getting into a fight, are both banned from mens figures skating. Fortunately, it is without delay discovered by an obsessed follower that they are banned from mens singles competition and not doubles event. Right now Chazz and Jimmy must team up as the first double mens band and take on the party of Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg, who are eager to do anything to make heads the quelling.
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Blades of Glory
Claudia PuigIt's a funny concept that doesn't go much beyond the initial idea: A pair of figure skaters team up to form the first male skating pair. Will Ferrell plays Chazz, a dim-witted he-man dubbed "sex on ice." Jon Heder is Jimmy, a bubble-headed bleached blond who dresses in pastels and clutches stuffed animals.
Given the level of glitter and glitz in the sport, the visual gags involving these two less-than-graceful men in sequined leotards are the more comical scenes.
Though a comedy of this kind can be flat-out silly, it still has to have a coherent story to be truly clever and funny. Think Zoolander and the world of male models. This wan scenario isn't worth much more than a 10-minute sketch on Saturday Night Live or Mad TV.
Chazz and J...
Thankfully More Bolero than Dancing on Ice
Lets face it - you'll probably know if you'll like this film just from the poster and trailer. The film is a pure Will Farrell movie following faithfully the formula already laid out in Anchorman and Talladega Nights. If you like his brand of wacky and completely over the top humour you'll find this an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. If not steer well clear.
The paper thin plot involves Will Farrell and Jon Heders' characters being banned from men's ice skating following a punchup on the medal podium. In an attempt to get back into the competitive world of ice skating the pair discover a loophole which allows them to compete as the first ever all male ice dance pair.
Personally I enjoyed the movie, though not quite at the laugh out loud level o...
Blades of Glory
Kevin Crust Based on the number of prominent cameos by figure skating royalty in the pas de deux comedy Blades of Glory, the world of toe loops, double axels and triple lutzes has a pretty good sense of humor. And that's a good thing because the movie, which stars Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as rival skaters forced to team up, leaves no sacred cow or salchow untipped (although it appears to be devoid of Dick Button references).
Olympic champions Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill, Peggy Fleming and Brian Boitano, among other skating luminaries, lend a degree of contrasting verisimilitude to the otherwise farcical proceedings that include a terrifically macabre variation on the death spiral. Blades is an often hysterical parody as long as bodies are in motion, nailing the ...
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