• Glytch@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Almost all of Will Ferrell’s movies, but especially Talladega Nights, a stupid movie about stupid people doing stupid things according to a stupid script. It’s one of two movies I’ve ever walked out on (the other being Splice, which is just gross). Stranger Than Fiction is the only good movie with Will Ferrell in a starring roll.

    Edit: Splice not Split

    • alcibiades@lemm.ee
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      3 hours ago

      But that’s the point of Talladega Nights, no? It’s meant to be stupid, silly, and absurd. It’s not a drama, it’s a comedy about race car drivers.

      Like if that’s your opinion, fine, im not trying to change your mind. But walking out on a comedy cause you thought it was too stupid is like closing a book because it had too many words.

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      6 hours ago

      The only Will Ferrell movie I’ll watch again is Anchorman. Because yeah, in most cases the humor in a Will Ferrell movie is just screaming inappropriate things.

      I’ve got a similar problem with Ben Stiller. He is by far the worst part of Night in the Museum. We get a bunch of cool and funny stuff happening only to have it slam to a halt so we can have some “Excuse me, Mister sir, but you, shouldn’t um.” May god damn Ben Stiller to work in an obscure plumbing fittings retailer followed by retirement in obscurity.

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      1 day ago

      Stranger Than Fiction is by far Ferrell’s best work, because it’s the only film of his where he doesn’t act like an insufferable man-child.

      I wish he would play it straight in more films. He’s actually a decent actor when he doesn’t act like a fucking idiot.