Will Ferrell - Impressions?

[Gold]

I don't think I have seen any of his movies. They usually are PG-13 and I have younger kids in the house; it's partly a question of not having a lot of time to see movies.

I'm curious what other people think. I have always had the impression that you can take three to five minutes of one of his movies and make a preview that is hysterically funny, but if you watched the whole movie there wasn't much there.

Thoughts?

 

[spnited]

Two words:

NOT FUNNY!

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

I'm not a Will Ferrell fan.
He totally lost me during the Ricky Bobby saga in which he did an advertisment for some cell phone and screamed repeatedly during a 30 second spot. It wasn't funny, Will.

 

[Gutter]

Only part I really found amusing in Talladegga Nights was the "Dear Lord, baby Jesus" parts.

I think he's better when he's not in the lead role of the movie (i.e. Old School) or plays cameos (i.e. Wedding Crashers).

 

[Jake_Taylor]

I love Will Ferrell and have most of his movies on DVD, including the two "Best of" SNL videos. I know some people hate him, but I can't understand why.

 

[jimnorden]

I think he's better when he's not in the lead role of the movie (i.e. Old School) or plays cameos (i.e. Wedding Crashers).

agree completely. alone he tries to hard. on the side, he's pretty good. great on snl, too.

 

[Buck]

I haven't seen 'Talladega Nights' and have little desire to.
I haven't seen 'Elf' and have no desire to.
'Stranger than Fiction' was not good but not bad.
'Anchorman' was a riot, although I expected not to like it.
'Old School' was a riot.
'Wedding Crashers' was funny, but was lsoing steam by the time he made his appearance.
'Winter Passing' was good.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

I love Will Ferrell and have most of his movies on DVD, including the two "Best of" SNL videos. I know some people hate him, but I can't understand why.

Same reason I like Adam Sandler in most of his movies, yet some people hate him.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Anchorman -- FUNNY!
Talladega Nights -- FUNNY!
Old School -- NOT THAT FUNNY!
Elf -- KINDA FUNNY!
Zoolander -- AMUSING!

 

[andyouare?]

I'm sorry I don't do impressions. I'm a doctor [airplane 2]

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I can do one, but I don't think it'll work on a message board.

"I'll have three fingers of Glenlivet, with a little bit of pepper (pause) and some cheese."

 

[Bubbler]

Anchorman was funny as hell and Ferrell was the best thing about the somewhat overrated Old School. Elf, basically a kids movie, is pretty good. And I agree that some of his cameos are great.

But I think lately he's slipping into Sandler cruise control mode where every subsequent movie becomes a carbon copy of the last. I have no desire to see Blades of Glory, he's done that character before.

 

[slappy4428]

Will Ferrell's a lot like Adam Sandler (used to be) where they basically played the same character in different movies.
Sandler has shown depth recently, Ferrell doesn't. Ferrell is good in doses...not in duration

 

[John]

Anchorman was funny as hell and Ferrell was the best thing about the somewhat overrated Old School. Elf, basically a kids movie, is pretty good. And I agree that some of his cameos are great.

But I think lately he's slipping into Sandler cruise control mode where every subsequent movie becomes a carbon copy of the last. I have no desire to see Blades of Glory, he's done that character before.

That's what bugs me about Ferrell, the fact that I feel like I'm watching the same character in most of his films. And that character has to have one long crying scene where he wails for 45 seconds.

Feel the same way about Ben Stiller.

I haven't seen Stranger than Fiction, which appears to show that Ferrell has more range.

 

[Freelance Hack]

If you have kids and you want to see a Ferrell flick, go see Elf.

It's not bad, though you get the feeling early on that James Caan was just there to pick up a check, and it has Zoey Deschannel. Actually, I think it's one of Ferrell's better roles.

 

[imjustagirl2]

I will argue to the death anyone who doesn't see the genius of Anchorman.

 

[Bubbler]

I will argue to the death anyone who doesn't see the genius of Anchorman.

With a trident?

Steve Carell > Will Ferrell, but they're both in Anchorman which is one reason its so damn funny.

 

[imjustagirl2]

Bubbler, I don't normally do this, but I felt compelled to tell you something. You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it.

 

[shockey]

I will argue to the death anyone who doesn't see the genius of Anchorman.

agreed, ijag. i guess i'm easy -- i've even enjoyed "kicking & screaming." and the cameo scenes in "wedding crashers" were awesome. yes, i like sandler/stiller, too. :o 8) ;D

hee-hee. ijag said "heiney." ;D

 

[casty33]

I thought it was an age thing but to be perfectly honest, I have never found him to be funny. My young friends and relatives think he's great and I do not understand the lure.

Admittedly, I have never seen one of his movies ... BUT I have seen him on talk shows and news shows and I can honestly say he has never made me laugh.

So sorry IJAG.