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Make The Right Decision
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"With Semi-Pro, the key to enjoying the film is picking up the correct edition. The "Regular Edition" is pretty good. Will Ferrell and Will Arnett are silly and there are enough gags aided by the 70s tunes and overall retro feel to produce consistent giggles. It's good, not great, and makes you wonder a little bit if Ferrell's comedy needs to move in a new direction. But hey, there's Andre from OutKast and Woody Harrelson not in a drama. That's kinda cool. And there's some sweet sports action and occasional topless girls, so not a total loss. But, if you pick up the "Special 12-Pack Edition," complete with a case of your favorite beer, the funny moments become much more obvious. All of the times that made you chuckle in the "Regular Edition" become belly laughs and nose-snorters. The near masterpiece makes you wonder why New Line didn't release the "12-Pack Edition" in theaters as the critical response and box office take were both poor. It also makes you wonder if Ferrell ... "
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"“Leatherheads” has had a long a storied journey to the big screen, and has mutated into several incarnations in the process.It was once envisioned to be a historically accurate account of football’s earliest innovators, a blood-and-mud saga of gridiron gladiators, and a comedic take on colorful pigskin pioneers.It arrives in theaters as a screwball comedy throwback – cobbled together with romantic subplots, early growing pains of the game, and fictional glimpses into the lives of the sport’s bruising brotherhood.The result is a curious mix that is overstuffed with half-planned protractions of what might have been if director/star George Clooney had remained focused not on merely gaining yardage with small hand-offs of laughter, but on just where the goal line of his film was.Not screwy enough for screwball, not hard-hitting enough for a sports picture, and far-too-slight as a commentary on the so "
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Movie Journal: Semi-Pro
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"Semi-Pro isn’t nearly as funny as it should have been, but it’s much funnier than some people have made it out to be. The story of an egotistical and out-of-touch ABA team owner in 1976, Semi-Pro is basically an excuse for Will Ferrell and a few of his friends to goof around and wear some insanely big wigs. Comedies like this are completely subjective depending on the whims and attitudes of the viewer. But what struck me, and which I’ve pointed out to others, is that “retard” is thrown around at least a few times in the movie as a clearly derogatory term. This film didn’t stoke the bubbling outrage, though, that Tropic Thunder has recently. Perhaps it’s because there isn’t something as clearly meant to stir offense as the Simple Jack component of Tropic, but if the protests were really about the word’s usage, it’s odd to me that Semi-Pro didn’t begin some sort of outraged discussion about the word’s usage. And it’s not like we’re talking about a great deal of time having elapsed ... "
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Semi-Pro (2008)
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"Hot off the success of Anchorman and Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell stars in Semi-Pro. This is a movie that tries to combine the retro 70s elements of Anchorman with the sporting action of Nights and yet ends up a poor cousin to both films. Its familiarity is a substantial part of why this movie fails to impress. Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, owner, coach and player for The Tropics, a basketball team that is going nowhere. With the threat of the semi-professional leagues shutting down, Moon aims to score a top four finish for his team that will result in being moved to the prestigious NBA in a merger. Like Anchorman, Ferrell's character struggles with newfound competition, this time from Woody Harrelson as former NBA player Ed Monix. Like Anchorman there is a scene in which Ferrell fights a member of the bear family (though it is far less funny). Like Anchorman, Ferrell's character relaxes musically - this time by spinning lps rather than playing the flute. Sure, there's some fun mome ... "
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"This has not been a good week to be at New Line Cinema.After getting enslaved by the Time-Warner media monolith last week, the company could not even trumpet its swansong. “Semi-Pro,” the Will Ferrell sports comedy, was the last film to be released while still remaining a “free agent,” tanked at the box office, squeezing out $3 million less than “Meet the Spartans” just a few weeks ago.Let that sink in.Will Ferrell, who has a string of successes and is a worldwide box office “star,” made less in a comedy than a film that’s biggest asset was a Britney Spears clone shaving her head and breakdancing gladiators.Prognosticators are scratching their heads as to how this could happen, offering theories of a tired formula (Will Ferrell + a sport + wacky non-sequiturs = funny), an unstable movie-going weekend (though “Ghost Rider” did better in its second week last year at the same time and “Madea’s Family Reunion ... "
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Frequent Dry Spells
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"Semi-Pro could have been an extremely funny movie. There are moments of absolute hilarity that had me rolling over in my seat, and several scenes during which I was shaking with uncontrollable mirth through several jokes. However, there were also times when I almost turned the movie off because it was so bad...that's something I've never done during a Will Ferrell movie. Will Ferrell tends to keep the jokes coming at an alarming rate, no matter how cheap or stupid the gags are. Even last year's Blades of Glory was funny throughout, and it was probably one of the shallowest comedies I'd ever seen. The thing with Semi-Pro is that it often shies away from things that could've been VERY funny, or just mentions them in passing and only allows for a few chuckles. Half the jokes even feel recycled from Anchorman, such as Jackie Moon's (thankfully underdeveloped) obsession with his hair. Also, the fact that Jackie hasn't even had sex with his smokin' hot wife while hundreds of other ... "
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Bad. Really.
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"Will Ferrell made the worst movie of last year (Blades Of Glory). Now it looks like he made the worst movie of this year. Still a little young in the year, but goddamn that was bad. "
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Red-Band ‘Sem-Pro’ Funnier-Trailer
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"These things are funny: drunk basketball; guns pointed at crotches; and orgies. These words are funny: fuck; dick; blowjobs; and cock (as in “suck my cock; I’ll murder your family!”). What do they all have in common? They can be shown and heard??in the red-band trailer for Semi-Pro, the new Will Ferrell movie opening in February. Why are they so funny? Because they can only be shown and heard in a red-band??trailer, duh.?? When I was growing up, I learned that swearing??was a sign of a lack of creativity. ??When I was in high school and taking creative writing classes, I learned that swearing was a sign of realism. Now that I’m old, I’m learning that swearing is a sign that something is hilarious. I’m not sure exactly why curse words and other offensive dialogue and subject matter is considered necessary for comedy these days, but between all the red-band trailers and unrated DVD versions, it’s apparent that nothing is at its funniest until it’s allowed to let loose with the F and ... "
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