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Sweet baby Jesus, we thank you for blessing Will Ferrell and Adam McKay
with the talent to create a NASCAR comedy as hilarious as Talladega
Nights. The so-called "Ballad of Ricky Bobby" is hardly flawless in fact
it's not always firing on all cylinders but with comedy star Ferrell and
director McKay still hot from the success of their previous comedy hit
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, most of this 108-minute spoof of
oval-track racing is so knee-slappin' funny that you can't help but
surrender to the stupidity.
Obviously, Ferrell's the shining star, and his portrayal of lead-footed
pit-crew-member-turned-#1 NASCAR champion Ricky "I Wanna Go Fast" Bobby
(how can you not love that name?) is spot-on perfect, righteously
spoofing the entirety of NASCAR culture without insulting its
oft-ridiculed roots in redneck bootlegging of a bygone era. You could
even argue that Talladega Nights is truer to NASCAR than Tom Cruise's
Days of Thunder, and it's certainly more entertaining, especially when
you add John C. Reilly as Ricky's life-long pal, teammate, and eventual
rival Cal Naughton, Jr. (together they're nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake"),
and Sacha Baron Cohen (from Da Ali G Show and Borat) as gay French
"Formula Un" driver-turned NASCAR rival Jean Girrard, to a stellar cast
including Molly Shannon, Greg Germann, Amy Adams and Michael Clarke
Duncan.
Sure, it's mostly a showcase for Ferrell's loud, over-the-top antics and
nonsensical non sequiturs (like cameo appearances by Elvis Costello and
Mos Def), but with Ferrell behind the wheel, Talladega Nights rolls into
victory lane with fuel to spare, and there's one final bit of comedy
(with a tip of the hat to William Faulkner) for those who sit through
the credits.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby
Digital 5.1)
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Gag Reel
Line-O-Rama
Alternate lines not used in film
Interviews with Ricky, Cal and Carley
Bonus Race Footage
Will Ferrell Returns To Talladega
25 Years Later Commentary with Director Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, John
C. Reilly and more
Daytona 500 Spot
NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup Spot
DVD-ROM link to NASCAR.com
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