Anchorman vs. Talladega Nights

ImDave

Hi all,

Sorry if this is not the appropriate place to post this.

Having an argument as to which Will Ferrel movie is more popular; Anchorman or Talladega Nights.

Im_No_Superman

EI-DAV wrote: »

Hi all,

Sorry if this is not the appropriate place to post this.

Having an argument as to which Will Ferrel movie is more popular; Anchorman or Talladega Nights.

Anchorman by a considerable distance imo.

L31mr0d

should of made this thread a poll.

... oh and Anchorman by a long shot. Of his movies i've seen i'd rate them like this:

Anchorman
Blades of Glory
Oldschool
Talladega Nights

Schism

Yeah, Anchorman hands down.

Necronomicon

:eek:

No contest. Anchorman by several million miles.

Eirebear

Is there a kill Will Ferrel option?:)

ImDave

Eirebear wrote: »

Is there a kill Will Ferrel option?:)

:eek:

Eirebear

The guy just grates on my nerves, and it seems almost impossible to escape him with films coming out at the rate of 3 a day....

Basq

Anchorman by a country mile.. no in fact, by an entire country!

Talledega Nights was absolutely atrocious!

But I also have to coin in on a dislike of Will Ferrell - he's becoming the new Ben Stiller. Starring in terribly comedies too often.. 'Stranger Than Fiction' was a step in the right direction. Maybe he should try some more dramatic roles.

Xavi6

Eirebear wrote: »

Is there a kill Will Ferrel option?:)

Amen to that. God he's annoying.

Both films are sh*te imo. Laughed I think a combined total of once between the two of them. For me he's done nothing great since 'Night At The Roxbury', although Old Skool was ok and he was tolerable in 'Zoolander'.

Both actor and films are overrated completely.

Feral Mutant

Anchorman without a doubt. Anchorman was great, Talladega Nights wasn't funny. If you multiplied Talladega by -1 to compare how good Anchorman is with how good Talladega Nights isn't, Anchorman would still come up on top.

evad_lhorg

talladega nights was very poor. anchorman however...

dr.bollocko

I think you should give talladega nights another try. It has the giggle factor. Or maybe I was just really drunk. Either way I laughed my hairy ass off. Now my pants don't fit and there's a draft down there.
Screw you, Ricky Bobby.

monkeyfudge

I only saw Talladega Nights recently and I wasn't expecting much.... but I found there to be a lot in there that was pretty funny... the trouble with the film is that it's just too bloody damn long and the funny patches too greatly spaced apart from each other.

Xavi6

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I only saw Talladega Nights recently and I wasn't expecting much.... but I found there to be a lot in there that was pretty funny... the trouble with the film is that it's just too bloody damn long and the funny patches too greatly spaced apart from each other.

So you'd have preferred it to be 3 minutes long then?

allybhoy

Yeh anchorman was good all the rest were brutal.
Oh i liked his cameo in wedding crashers,"Hey ma, the meatloaf, fucck" film itself wasnt great but his small part made the previous 2hours shmalzy crap worth watchin, as did the boucing boobies at the start.

Mossy Monk

Anchorman all the way. Talladega Nights was really **** in comparison.

BKtje

Anchorman i'd say is the more popular one.
I think oldschool is still my favourite by a long way

Pigman II

Anchorman has lots of classic scenes but Talledaga is the more coherent (and therefore better) movie.

I wouldn't be too pushed to watch either of them again but you put a gun to my head and made me choose I'd probably ask was the gun loaded.

Spud83

Anchorman defo. Semi-Pro has been his best move since then.

"I, Jackie Moon, will wrestle a bear."

TerrorFirmer

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

Anchorman defo. Semi-Pro has been his best move since then.

"I, Jackie Moon, will wrestle a bear."

"Foul!"
"I'LL MURDER YOUR FAMILY!"

Semi-Pro was absolutely brilliant, his best behind Anchorman in my opinion.

Talledega Nights wasn't even that good, to be honest. Watchable, with some good moments, but definitely not a classic.

TheDoc

not a big fan, completely over rated imo.

Most of his films are the same "comedy"

i have to say the only film of his i found funny was night at the roxbury

other then that im not a fan

ImDave

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

"Foul!"
"I'LL MURDER YOUR FAMILY!"

Semi-Pro was absolutely brilliant, his best behind Anchorman in my opinion.

Talledega Nights wasn't even that good, to be honest. Watchable, with some good moments, but definitely not a classic.

Semi-Pro was very good all right. Talledega nights had the potential to be so much better. It was like they set up loads of potentially funny scenarios, but rarely capitalised on it.

grames_bond

a hell of a lot of his movies are the same, but they change his job: he is a basketball player, he is a racecar driver, he is a professional figure skater, they are funny, just gets a bit tired i think! however anchorman is a brilliant movie, great lines, great supporting cast, the cameos are even brilliant!

Nordwind

I never laughed once during any of his films. Anchorman got a massive 1/10 from me - I really couldn't believe it could be so bad. So I watched it a second time and yes, I was right, it is that bad. Can someone tell me what's funny about shouting random things during films? Dire stuff that is generally liked by those who are easily amused by childish 'humour'.

Vic Vinegar

Both of those options are pretty pooh really, i chuckled once during the first viewing of Anchorman & not at all on the 2nd (wasn't my choice to watch again)
Don't get me started on Talladega! atrocious film making, i'd rather gouge out my balls with a rusty compass than watch again (only managed an hour before turning it off!)

So Anchorman got my vote!

Savman

Anchorman. On any given day and twice on Sunday.

If you think it's not the greatest comedy of our time then you really deserve a punch in the ovary. Yep. Right in the baby maker, uh huh.:D

Nordwind

Hillarious.

Check out Clerks if you really want to see some proper comedy on the big screen. If not, keep enjoying the simplistic and unfunny films that Ferrerll continues to appear in.

dr.bollocko

Eh... Kevin Smith's films are the very definition of over-simplified film making.
Ok Clerks for example, couldn't have been simpler. Now that was a great film, a laugh fest that bears re-watching, but look at the others, Clerks 2, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Jersey Girl. I've seen Mallrats 3 times. Its the 3rd time that I realised how annoying and unrealistic the dialogue is. I used to think Kevin Smith has potential, but since Clerks 2.... Nope.

gcgirl

Anchorman wins hands down !:):):)

TOPDAWG

How has nobody mentioned Zoolander yet??

I know you could say its not "his" film but he steals the show in it, and to the best of my recollection is the film that really announced his arrival on the big stage.

Looking forward to seeing semi-pro again, i always find his films better the more you watch them and pick up little things u might not have seen before cos you're laughing from what happened just before.

P.s. any seen these yet???
Genius!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej9wCko6dR4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYz6VKwJuZU

The perfect beer for blowing out the pipes......

armour87

Anchorman

"Well of course I met a lady Baxter"

stereoroid

Anchorman: not for Will, but for Christina Applegate.

However, I think his best film is not on the list: am I the only one here who has seen Stranger Than Fiction? He was excellent as the straight guy to whom all kinds of weird stuff was happening. He has a scene in which Maggie Gyllenhall's character screams GET BENT, TAXMAN!, and he manages to be funny without saying anything or changing the expression on his face.

SoupyNorman

Anchorman beats Talladega Nights however OldSchool beats Anchorman But Anchorman wipes the floor with Zoolander.

You're my Boi Blue

Xavi6

TOPDAWG wrote: »

How has nobody mentioned Zoolander yet??

Ahem.....

Xavi6 wrote: »

Amen to that. God he's annoying.

Both films are sh*te imo. Laughed I think a combined total of once between the two of them. For me he's done nothing great since 'Night At The Roxbury', although Old Skool was ok and he was tolerable in 'Zoolander'.

Both actor and films are overrated completely.

TOPDAWG

Sorry bout that Xavi.......

although i dont recognise anyone who doesnt appreciate the true genius of William Ferrell. so sorry again, who are you??? :p

doonothing

Neither film were particularly good, but at least Anchorman surprised you with laugh-out-loud moments, Talledega nights had me a bit "Oh...they're setting up Will to say something funny." But maybe that was just me...

Xavi6

TOPDAWG wrote: »

Sorry bout that Xavi.......

although i dont recognise anyone who doesnt appreciate the true genius of William Ferrell. so sorry again, who are you??? :p

Someone who thinks is grossly overrated and hasn't actually played the lead role in a decent film. He's a cameo specialist, nothing more.

stereoroid

Xavi6 wrote: »

Someone who thinks is grossly overrated and hasn't actually played the lead role in a decent film. He's a cameo specialist, nothing more.

Someone who hasn't seen Stranger Than Fiction then? See if you can dismiss Ferrell without giving that film a fair viewing.

X-Calibre

I'll aggree with the masses here and say Anchorman aswel. Its just too funny, but Taladega Nights was hilarious aswel I thought. Although if Will Ferrel came on screen and read the Bible for an hour and a half I'd still find it funny...

Xavi6

stereoroid wrote: »

Someone who hasn't seen Stranger Than Fiction then? See if you can dismiss Ferrell without giving that film a fair viewing.

Actually I did see that and really really enjoyed it because Ferrell actually acted outside his usual typecast role. It was a superb exception to the Will Ferrell rule yet he has slipped back into the shite roles he played prior to it.

Plus Maggie Gyllenhaal's in it so you gotta love it!

MooseJam

another vote for anchorman

Gillie

Anchorman by a clear distance!
Loved it!

Boom_Bap

I only see Anchorman as being the winner of this one.
And why hasn't anyone mentioned Wake Up Ron Burgundy??? Genius.

rahim

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I only see Anchorman as being the winner of this one.
And why hasn't anyone mentioned Wake Up Ron Burgundy??? Genius.

I think Wake up Ron Burgundy was just an alternative to Anchorman made up of some cuts and out-takes. It was just put on the DVD for that something extra. So people probably don't consider it a seperate release from the guy.

Also, I didn't really find Talladega Nights that great, but, I think I was expecting something as good as Anchorman.

homergriffin

Oldschool is the best as it's the most relatable.

bnt

I'd take Stranger Then Fiction by a country mile, but for this poll, well, it was a choice between co-stars. Jane Lynch, Sasha Baron Cohen, John C Reilly (Talladega)? Or Steve Carell, Fred Willard & Christina Applegate (Anchorman)? No contest: Anchorman it is. :pac:

DaveyGem

Old school FTW,


.....incidently has anyone seen Walk Hard, may not have much of the re-watch factor, but damn i laughed harder the first time i saw that then when i first saw Anchorman, plus it has Jack White as Elvis!

weemcd

anchorman is the most overrated film ever.

not a huge will farrel fan, but talladega nights pisses all over it from a great height

Pablo Sanchez

Anchorman my a margin of miles

"Brick killed a guy"

Genius!

Discostuy

Anchorman...greatest comedy since the life of brian