Has Will Ferrel lost his funny? - Blu-ray Forum

redtornado · 05-31-2009, 05:06 PM

I know I like to ***** about certain actors, but this is different because Will Ferrel is funny. He was the funniest part of Saturday Night Live and Old School. Im sure nobody will argue he wasnt funny in Anchorman and Zoolander.(One of my favorites)

So im watching ad for "Land of the Lost" and it loods awful. I know Will Ferrel is sometimes hard to get, or his charicters get old easy, but I was looking forward to this. I know hes had some awful movies in hes career-hey who hasnt, but this REALLY looks bad.

So is it Wills fault if this movie tanks, or was it doomed from the start?

koontz1973 · 05-31-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by redtornado

So is it Wills fault if this movie tanks, or was it doomed from the start?

Both, he chose to do this piece of s**t. He is a funny man but he needs the material.

pEgLeG · 05-31-2009, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by redtornado

I know I like to ***** about certain actors, but this is different because Will Ferrel is funny. He was the funniest part of Saturday Night Live and Old School. Im sure nobody will argue he wasnt funny in Anchorman and Zoolander.(One of my favorites)

So im watching ad for "Land of the Lost" and it loods awful. I know Will Ferrel is sometimes hard to get, or his charicters get old easy, but I was looking forward to this. I know hes had some awful movies in hes career-hey who hasnt, but this REALLY looks bad.

So is it Wills fault if this movie tanks, or was it doomed from the start?

I'm going to give it a chance. I think Will and Danny are friggin' hilarious

zedd_117 · 05-31-2009, 05:16 PM

I think the real question is "Was he ever funny?"

Sorry don't like Will or any of his movies and have never found anything he's done to be funny. Maybe I'm too old at 27. Seems like his target audience is 12 - 14 year olds.

Don't mean any offence here, just stating my opinion. If you like him, there's at least a wealth of material out there for you.

Dr.Zoidberg · 05-31-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by zedd_117

I think the real question is "Was he ever funny?"

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Have to agree, haven't been a fan of his.

STARSCREAM · 05-31-2009, 05:21 PM

I'm almost 30 and I think he's hilarious as does my wife.

Steve · 05-31-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zedd_117

I think the real question is "Was he ever funny?"

Sorry don't like Will or any of his movies and have never found anything he's done to be funny. Maybe I'm too old at 27. Seems like his target audience is 12 - 14 year olds.

Don't mean any offence here, just stating my opinion. If you like him, there's at least a wealth of material out there for you.

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Originally Posted by Dr.Zoidberg

Have to agree, haven't been a fan of his.

I'm with you guys. I've never found any of his movies to be anything but disappointing. An occasional funny moment here and there, but that's about it. Not worth my time IMO.

toef · 05-31-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zedd_117

I think the real question is "Was he ever funny?"

Sorry don't like Will or any of his movies and have never found anything he's done to be funny. Maybe I'm too old at 27. Seems like his target audience is 12 - 14 year olds.

Don't mean any offence here, just stating my opinion. If you like him, there's at least a wealth of material out there for you.

Haha. I agree. He was pretty funny on SNL, but most (if not all) of his movies since leaving have been horrible.

I feel like if you've seen 5 minutes of any of his movies, you've seen all of all of them.

bandit29 · 05-31-2009, 09:37 PM

He hosted the SNL season finale...that was funny. But he needs the material. He can't ad lib to save his life.

redtornado · 05-31-2009, 10:00 PM

I think hes pretty funny when he does other people. Alex Trebek, and Neil Diamond are some of the best.

I dont think anyones begging for a blu-ray of I dream of Jeanie.

Suntory_Times · 06-01-2009, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by zedd_117

I think the real question is "Was he ever funny?"

Sorry don't like Will or any of his movies and have never found anything he's done to be funny. Maybe I'm too old at 27. Seems like his target audience is 12 - 14 year olds.

Don't mean any offence here, just stating my opinion. If you like him, there's at least a wealth of material out there for you.

Check out the film Stranger than Fiction then come back with your opinion (outside of this film I don't like Will Ferrel all that much, but he was perfect in Stranger Than Fiction).

Ernest Rister · 06-01-2009, 07:47 AM

You boys are a tough crowd.

Personally, I think Elf is a modern classic and will be around for Holiday showings for many years - if not decades - to come.

Stranger than Fiction was my choice for Best Film of 2006.

I wasn't taken with Anchorman initially, as it is a bit clunky - but what works in that film *really* works (Steve Carrell's performance, Christina Applegate's performance, Sex Panther, all of Fred Willard's scenes, the cat fashion show, etc.), and it has grown on me.

Mike53421 · 06-01-2009, 12:00 PM

Elf WAS very enjoyable, actually snuck into that after being extremely disappointed with Matrix Revolutions and was pleasantly surprised. Anchorman, Old School, Talladega, his role in Wedding Crashers and J&SBSB I enjoyed as well. The problem is there's really funny Will Ferrell and... family comedy-esque Will Ferrell, who is just really lame and annoying. He had a bit last night with Andy Samberg at the MTV Awards last night which was funny, but I think he has alot of potential to be funny but as somebody pointed out he keeps getting bad roles. Step Brothers was surprisingly funny, in a... watch it once type of way.

EricJ · 05-31-2009, 05:16 PM

He was basically the Dan Aykroyd of his own SNL:
A funny trouper as the "straight" deadpan-funny character in the sketches, inscrutably and bafflingly unfunny as his own overbearing solo act.

Like Aykroyd (and similarly unfunny Kevin Nealon and Chris Kataan) he's personable enough to be a funny character actor in other people's movies--qv. "The Producers"--just if we can get him away from his OWN long enough to do one.

zedd_117 · 05-31-2009, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

He was basically the Dan Aykroyd of his own SNL:
A funny trouper as the "straight" deadpan-funny character in the sketches, inscrutably and bafflingly unfunny as his own overbearing solo act.

Like Aykroyd (and similarly unfunny Kevin Nealon and Chris Kataan) he's personable enough to be a funny character actor in other people's movies--qv. "The Producers"--just if we can get him away from his OWN long enough to do one.

Having been a child of the 80's I think a small part of me died inside when reading that the great Dan Aykroyd is being compaired to Will Ferrel.

GLaDOS · 05-31-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pEgLeG

I'm going to give it a chance. I think Will and Danny are friggin' hilarious

+1

zedd_117 · 05-31-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Zoidberg

Have to agree, haven't been a fan of his.

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Originally Posted by K_Williamson42

Never really thought that Will was very funny....especially when he is the main character, If he has a good supporting cast like old school then I can stand they guy b/c he doesnt have to try to be funny he just acts....when he is the main character I think he over does it and trys way to hard to be funny....I myself Have pretty much given up watching his films!

Thanks, I was starting to think I was the only one! Thought there would be fans coming at me droning "One of us...One of us..."

Mouse · 05-31-2009, 05:56 PM

I don't really care for Will Ferrel's movies. Atleast not the ones he's the Star in. Co-star or Supporting Actor he's great. Night at the Roxberry and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back he was great in. Then again he was pretty good in Stranger Than Fiction...

SonOfArathorn · 06-02-2009, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by zedd_117

Having been a child of the 80's I think a small part of me died inside when reading that the great Dan Aykroyd is being compaired to Will Ferrel.

I as well (though I'm a bit older

) and to say Kevin Nealon isn't funny, well watch him on Weeds, he's priceless, though still second to Justin Kirk on that show. Uncle Andy is the best!!

KilloWertz · 05-31-2009, 05:14 PM

I don't think he's "lost his funny". I blame it on the movie probably being bad more than anything. Their first mistake was making it a comedy.

05-31-2009, 05:06 PM	#1
redtornado Special Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Fox Valley, Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:323 Digital collection:159 Blu-ray reviews: 20 Trading Score:553	Has Will Ferrel lost his funny? I know I like to ***** about certain actors, but this is different because Will Ferrel is funny. He was the funniest part of Saturday Night Live and Old School. Im sure nobody will argue he wasnt funny in Anchorman and Zoolander.(One of my favorites) So im watching ad for "Land of the Lost" and it loods awful. I know Will Ferrel is sometimes hard to get, or his charicters get old easy, but I was looking forward to this. I know hes had some awful movies in hes career-hey who hasnt, but this REALLY looks bad. So is it Wills fault if this movie tanks, or was it doomed from the start?

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05-31-2009, 05:16 PM	#4
zedd_117 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Monessen, PA Blu-ray collection:353 Trading Score:3	I think the real question is "Was he ever funny?" Sorry don't like Will or any of his movies and have never found anything he's done to be funny. Maybe I'm too old at 27. Seems like his target audience is 12 - 14 year olds. Don't mean any offence here, just stating my opinion. If you like him, there's at least a wealth of material out there for you.

05-31-2009, 05:21 PM	#6
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	I'm almost 30 and I think he's hilarious as does my wife.

05-31-2009, 09:37 PM	#9
bandit29 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Chicago, IL Blu-ray collection:88 DVD collection:17 MA collection:3 Digital collection:117 Prime collection:1	He hosted the SNL season finale...that was funny. But he needs the material. He can't ad lib to save his life.

05-31-2009, 10:00 PM	#10
redtornado Special Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Fox Valley, Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:323 Digital collection:159 Blu-ray reviews: 20 Trading Score:553	I think hes pretty funny when he does other people. Alex Trebek, and Neil Diamond are some of the best. I dont think anyones begging for a blu-ray of I dream of Jeanie.

06-01-2009, 07:47 AM	#12
Ernest Rister Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	You boys are a tough crowd. Personally, I think Elf is a modern classic and will be around for Holiday showings for many years - if not decades - to come. Stranger than Fiction was my choice for Best Film of 2006. I wasn't taken with Anchorman initially, as it is a bit clunky - but what works in that film really works (Steve Carrell's performance, Christina Applegate's performance, Sex Panther, all of Fred Willard's scenes, the cat fashion show, etc.), and it has grown on me.

06-01-2009, 12:00 PM	#13
Mike53421 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Mississauga, ON Blu-ray collection:40	Elf WAS very enjoyable, actually snuck into that after being extremely disappointed with Matrix Revolutions and was pleasantly surprised. Anchorman, Old School, Talladega, his role in Wedding Crashers and J&SBSB I enjoyed as well. The problem is there's really funny Will Ferrell and... family comedy-esque Will Ferrell, who is just really lame and annoying. He had a bit last night with Andy Samberg at the MTV Awards last night which was funny, but I think he has alot of potential to be funny but as somebody pointed out he keeps getting bad roles. Step Brothers was surprisingly funny, in a... watch it once type of way.

05-31-2009, 05:16 PM	#14
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	He was basically the Dan Aykroyd of his own SNL: A funny trouper as the "straight" deadpan-funny character in the sketches, inscrutably and bafflingly unfunny as his own overbearing solo act. Like Aykroyd (and similarly unfunny Kevin Nealon and Chris Kataan) he's personable enough to be a funny character actor in other people's movies--qv. "The Producers"--just if we can get him away from his OWN long enough to do one.

05-31-2009, 05:56 PM	#18
Mouse Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Texas, USA Blu-ray collection:83 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:1	I don't really care for Will Ferrel's movies. Atleast not the ones he's the Star in. Co-star or Supporting Actor he's great. Night at the Roxberry and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back he was great in. Then again he was pretty good in Stranger Than Fiction...

05-31-2009, 05:14 PM	#20
KilloWertz Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Columbiana, OH 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1042 DVD collection:65 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:82	I don't think he's "lost his funny". I blame it on the movie probably being bad more than anything. Their first mistake was making it a comedy.

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