Saturday, August 11, 2012

Which of Will Ferrell's movies if YOUR personal favorite?

If you’re a fan of comedian Will Ferrell, I highly recommend that you check out a recently-released, new movie of his called “Casa de Mi Padre.”

Directed by Will Piedmont, this movie hit the theatres on March 16, and it was released on NetFlix a week or so ago. In a nutshell this movie is about Armando Alvarez, a goofy cowpoke, who must safe his father’s Mexican cattle ranch from a powerful local drug dealer. In addition to Ferrell, the cast includes Pedro Armendariz Jr., Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Adrian Martinez, Nick Offerman, Efren Ramirez and Genesis Rodrigueuz.

Be warned. While this movie is downright hilarious, it may not be for everyone, even diehard Will Ferrell fans. The movie is set in Mexico with Mexican characters, so about 95 percent of the film’s dialogue is in Spanish. I watched it with the subtitles on and laughed my butt off. Watching Ferrell speak Spanish for an hour and a half was just about the funniest thing I’ve watched in a while.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that this was my favorite Will Ferrell movie of all time, but it was still pretty good. What follows is a complete list of the films that he’s been in. Which is your personal favorite?

- Bucket of Blood (1995)
- Criminal Hearts (1995)
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- Men Seeking Women (1997)
- A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
- The Thin Pink Line (1998)
- Superstar (1999)
- Dick (1999)
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- The Suburbans (1999)
- The Ladies Man (2000)
- Drowning Mona (2000)
- Zoolander (2001)
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Boat Trip (2002)
- Old School (2003)
- Elf (2003)
- Melinda and Melinda (2004)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
- Starsky & Hutch (2004)
- Oh, What a Lovely Tea Part (2004)
- The Producers (2005)
- Wedding Crashers (2005)
- Winter Passing (2005)
- Bewitched (2005)
- Kicking & Screaming (2005)
- The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
- Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- Curious George (2006)
- Blades of Glory (2007)
- Semi-Pro (2008)
- Step Brothers (2008)
- Land of the Lost (2009)
- The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
- SpongeBob’s Truth or Square (2009)
- The Other Guys (2010)
- Megamind (2010)
- Hubworld (2010)
- Everything Must Go (2010)
- Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
- The Campaign (2012)

Personally, my favorite performance of Ferrell’s was his appearance on the TV show, “Man vs. Wild” with Bear Grylls. On that show, Ferrell and Grylls hilariously traveled on foot across the tundras of Sweden. Many of you will remember this show for the scenes in which Ferrell at a reindeer’s eyeball.

In the end, how many of you have seen “Casa de Mi Padre”? What did you think about it? How many of Will Ferrell’s other movies have you seen? Which would you recommend and why? Which is your favorite? Why? Let us know in the comments section below.


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