Blades of Glory (DVD, 2007, Sensormatic;Widescreen)

C'est drole, ok ! Mais faut arreter là ! respirez un peu, c'est pas LA comédie du XXIe siècle !!!
Film à louer, ou encore mieux à regarder à la télé ! (sa vaut sincérement pas la peine de payer pour ce film...)

- Léon Tourigny

Two rival figure skaters brawl their way into lifetime bans from the sport, then reluctantly team up to save their highly and oppositely precious careers. It’s probably the best mainstream-movie application of Jon Heder’s delicate charms that we can now ask for, and pretty much standard-issue Will Ferrell, as the usual shameless affable champion of the under-dignified. Funny, absolutely, but between these two personas there’s just a bit too much sweetness, which the movie doesn’t help by sending up as fruitiness. Indeed, Blades of Glory imposes on its sunny stars the faintest rink-air chill of homophobic aggression—but presumably with the hope of winking and goofing it into some kind of submission. This really shouldn’t have taken five writers and two directors, especially considering the splendor costume designer Julie Weiss achieves all by herself. But it’s not bad for such a thoroughly unitarded concept.

Just watched the movie last night and it was great! If you are a fan of Will Ferrell's you have to at least see this movie once. I'm not sure that it is really worth buying, because the re-watchability of this one I'm a little skeptical about. Most of the funny parts have to do with the difficulty that two men have with skating with each other, being that they hate one another. There are a lot of great cameo's by some former and current skaters. I thought that the movie wasn't quite as gut splitting like some of Will Ferrell's other movies (Talladaga Nights, Elf) but it did keep me laughing all the way through. Buy it if you are a huge fan, otherwise I would suggest renting this one first!

Who would have thought it; "The Cutting Edge" (1992) romantic drama (Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney) as bickering would-be Olympic Figure Skaters could ever provide a template for a Will Ferrell comedy?
And yet it is all there in the spectacularly silly laugh riot "Blades of Glory"
The bitter enemies who soften when they are forced to work together, the wealthy father pushing his child to win the gold, the rival team that threatens the hopefuls' dreams, the dedicated coach, and the unprecedented maneuver that will either surely win the competition or maim or even kill one of the partners. Talk about your miracles on ice. Somehow the screenwriters have taken a love story and utterly transformed it. - LOL
"Napoleon Dynamite's" (Jon Heder), is the rich kid Jimmy MacElroy. In his peacock costume, he cuts a more delicate figure out on the rink. But (Will Ferrell's) Chazz Michael Michaels is, if anything, even fuller of machismo than Sweeney, prone to sex addiction, alcoholism, and steroid abuse; a heavy-metal demon on skates.
Jimmy and Chazz hate each other; that enmity leads to a fistfight in front of a worldwide televised audience and they lose everything when each is banned from the sport for life.
Banned from 'Individual Competition' that is; which is what sets the plot in motion when Jimmy discovers there is a loophole and that they can still compete in pairs skating. With only weeks to go before Nationals and no female partners in sight, their only alternative is to skate with each other and become the first 'same-sex' pair skaters in the sports' history.
It is a thin joke to build a movie on, predicated on gay panic and the stereotype that somehow male figure skaters are not as masculine as athletes in other sports.
It would seem that the comedy would wear out long before the movie ended, and yet it doesn't. The writers do find surprisingly many ways to milk laughs out of the situation, and directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck are blessed with excellent timing. Jimmy and Chazz's skating rivals Stranz (Will Arnett) and Fairchild Van Waldenberg (Amy Poehler), a quasi-incestuous brother and sister act, are hilarious in their own ridiculous subplot and even funnier on ice in their ludicrous (but brilliantly conceived) routines. If Jenna Fischer as their timid sister Katie (and Jimmy's love interest) does not fare as well, it is only that her pallid character is underwritten.
Ultimately "Blades of Glory" lives or dies on the strength of Ferrell and Heder, and they come through like the champs that they are. The movie takes advantage of the disparities between their sizes, their ages, and perhaps most importantly, their personalities, with Chazz's outgoing and aggressive bonhomie contrasting wonderfully with the shy, timid Jimmy. Both men are superb physical comedians who don't mind looking foolish. That lack of self-consciousness is an ace in the hole, building laugh upon laugh.
Sure, no one is going to remember "Blades of Glory" come Oscar Time, but it's not that type of movie.
As simple popcorn entertainment, it really is cutting edge. If there was an Olympics for purely fun movies, this would skate away with one of those pretty medals.
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It took almost 2 mos. to get it and it ended up being the wrong movie. I'm not buying from ebay again. I brought for a gift for my boyfriend and now I didnt know what to do.

Will Ferrel's comic genius is clearly shown yet again in this hysterical movie. I can't wait for his next sports parody movie.

Figure skating takes a few elbows to the ribs in this movie. There are some great laughs throughout, but they are sporadic. The actual skater cameos were fun. Scott Hamilton as a sports announcer was entertaining. Some of the funniest scenes included the stalker character. It was nice to see the relationship between the two main characters evolve over the course of the movie. You may enjoy this story a little more if you follow the sport of figure skating.

Will Farrel and Jon Heder have a particular type of humor that people either find funny or not. They remained true to their style in this movie, so if you liked previous movies then you will like this one. If you didn't like them before, don't waste your time here.
Will plays Chazz, a sexed up, drunk up, in your face skater that makes his routine up as he goes. Jon plays Jimmy, a dainty, effeminate, picture perfect skater who plans everything out to the impossible degree.
The two actors work very well together and pull off a perfect "fire and ice" comedy. Like most opposites, each character actually has a little of the other in himself: Chazz has the ultimate hairbrush and Jimmy scoots across the ice on his bare chest.
The slap-stick act is balanced by the spoofs on the professional sport of skating. Many subtle jokes are made lampooning skaters that only those familiar with the sport will appreciate. The plot is hardly original and what happens next is certainly no secret. This in itself is a spoof on the dramas that normally cover this type of sporting event.
By having such a lame plot, the producers are able to focus exclusively on the off the wall bizarreness that they are famous for. For example, when Jimmy asks what the words to a Black Eyed Peas song means, Chazz responds that "no one knows what it means, but it's provocative."
I saw the movie while on a flight, and for me that was perfect. I found it amusing and it successfully helped me pass time when I had nothing else to do. But amusing was all it was for me-I do not plan on watching it again and it will not be found in my private collection.

John Holland-author of The Necklace of Terrersylvanous

Producer: Ben Stiller, John L. Jacobs, Stuart Cornfeld
Cast: Amy Poehler, Craig T. Nelson, Jenna Fischer, Jon Heder, Nick Swardson, Rob Corddry, Romany Malco, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, William Fichtner

Blades of Borey....Good for a few good laughs...Could have been named not another Gay Movie? This is film good for a few laughs, but lacks severely in substance. Features two of SNLs finest players in recent years, Will Ferrel and Amy Poehler, and was co-produced by Ben Stiller. This movie does have one very outrageous scene where they accidentaly set the mascot on fire, but outside of that its pretty mundane. I feel this concept could have been pulled off if they actually had made these guys look like real skaters through heightened special effects, but for anyone who has seen the real thing, this was certainly does not pull this off. I would not rush out to purchase this one, as I give it just 3 stars***

Movie is rediculously funny!!!!! Defininetly a must buy movie!!!! Storyline keeps you intrigued because of how funny it is.

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all good. Shippment was fast. Great communitcation. Picture quaelity is great. Will definitely buy again from this seller.

Will Ferrell is one of my favorite actors and the movie was constant laughter! I loved the idea that two males were skating partners, when would that ever actually happen. Definately one of the greats in my eyes.

Very funny film. I am a passing fan of figure skating and only a minor fan of Jon Heder, but Will Ferrell makes this film an enjoyable experience. Jenna Fischer is a delight, Craig T. Nelson is one of the most underrated actors in cinema. Amy Poehler and her husband are hilarious. All in all a very funny film for people who want a silly fun experience.

I liked the actors blending/giving believable traits to the characters, the personification and their 'tremendous' ability to make people laugh.
The only objection, was the ending... where they end up flying...
That was just unneccesary, other than that, great!
I bought it for a friend, who had seen it already, and want it to have for collection.

I like Will Farrell, but this was not as funny as anticipated. Great concept, though... male pair in skating competition. Could have been funnier, and if they take out all the crotch sight gags, my opinion would be higher.

Quick delivery, haven't watched yet, but expect no problems.
Would purchase again from buyer. CD and case in good condition.

i LOVE this movie, it's FANTASTIC. Great for a good laugh. =] I bought it because it is one of my favorite movies of all frickin time.

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The deal was good and I received what I paid for. Happy with the content. Good viewing and entertainment to my taste. The items were Region 1 (American) but being in Australia I have a multi-region DVD player so I saved heaps over what I'd pay in this country. I've bought a 1,000 dvd's off eBay and I've never missed out on a delivery.

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I love Will Farrell. Great Comedy. Just love!!! The 2 men skating together is just so funny. U have to watch it. It is Got u laughing from beginning to end. Buy it and see.

this movie is one of wills best it has great character development funny story line lots of great actors,funny costumes ,if you like will ferrell youl love this flick....................

The Movie Is Great But... the seller took way too long to ship this item to my address. If he wants to be a top seller he must ship items in a timely manner and not take his sweet time