Funny
Semi-Pro
not so much
Funny
I like Simon Mayo's description of this as Samey-Pro, referring to the fact that Will Ferrel tends to do an awful lot of these kind of films.
it's an absolute turd.
On the subject of Ferrel, I was arguing with a mate, the other day, about his Ron Burgundy character. I was insisting that Ferrel had loosely based the character on Alan Partridge, and my mate insisted he'd done no such thing. What do you all think?
I don't know what Alan Partridge is, was he a British news caster? I'm pretty sure though that Burgundy is basically a rehash of his Saturday Night Live impersonations of Robert Goulet. That's just the impression that I get.
It's too bad the guy keeps resorting to these movies. I think he has far more talent then this. Stranger Than Fiction was my favorite movie of that year and Melinda and Melinda was great too. I really liked some of these types of films like Talladega Nights I just think he has done so many that he's run his jokes thin.
Alan Partridge started life as a sports (I think?) reporter on a spoof news show. He then migrated through a number of different series', becoming a TV chat show host and then a far-from-successful radio presenter.
I think.
Not real though, not real in the slightest.
Quote: Curt @ March 19, 2008, 9:08 AMI don't know what Alan Partridge is, was he a British news caster? I'm pretty sure though that Burgundy is basically a rehash of his Saturday Night Live impersonations of Robert Goulet. That's just the impression that I get.
It's too bad the guy keeps resorting to these movies. I think he has far more talent then this. Stranger Than Fiction was my favorite movie of that year and Melinda and Melinda was great too. I really liked some of these types of films like Talladega Nights I just think he has done so many that he's run his jokes thin.
I can't believe you don't know Partridge. Many comedy fans consider him to be the funniest British sitcom character of all-time. Here's some short clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCblGi74vXk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI3P0bB2Dqk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3YUlcyPXLo
The first two are from back in '93 (I think), when he was the Sports reporter, on a spoof News show, called The Day Today, and the third clip is from a '97 episode of his own show, called I'm Alan Partridge, in which he went back to an obsessed fan's house.
Quote: catskillz @ March 20, 2008, 4:26 AMMany comedy fans consider him to be the funniest British sitcom character of all-time.
Is that Partridge fans, or comedy fans in general?
Comedy fans. Wouldn't you agree?
I haven't seen Semi - Pro but I love Will Ferrall and want his comedy babies.
He does a lot of "samey" movies for a reason, they work! Wedding crashers, Old school, semi pro, night at the roxbury, Anchorman. All similar type characters (except maybe Anchorman and NATR) But he is a proven comedy actor, he knows his shit.
And I really can't wait to watch semi pro for that reason alone.