Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Unrated Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Adam Mckay
Actors: Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  282 reviews
Sales Rank: 4891
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 043396172340
UPC: 043396172340
EAN: 0043396172340
ASIN: B000J4P9P8
Theatrical Release Date: August 4, 2006
Release Date: December 12, 2006
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Product Description
THE STORY OF NASCAR RACING SENSATION RICKY BOBBY WHOSE 'WIN AT ALL COSTS' APPROACH HAS MADE HIM A NATIONAL HERO. WHEN A FLAMBOYANT FRENCH FORMULA ONE DRIVER, JEAN GIRARD, CHALLENGES HIM FOR THE SUPREMACY OF NASCAR, RICKY BOBBY MUST FACE HIS OWN DEMONS & FIGHT GIRARD TO BE KNOWN AS RACING'S TOP DRIVER.
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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. --Jeff Shannon Stills from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby(click for larger image) More NASCAR and Talladega Nights at Amazon.com 
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| Customer Reviews: Read 277 more reviews...
 I can not believe how BAD this movie is June 22, 2009
Bob O'Neill (North Texas)
I could only watch about 20 minutes of this movie before stopping the player. When they started talking about little baby Jesus vs other Jesuses, I'd had enough. Not funny.
 Talladega Nights. May 30, 2009
Carlton V. Joiner (Cleveland, OH)
I love this movie. Very funny ! I received my order very fast and the product was perfect. THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Silly Is Not Always Funny May 8, 2009
Penny Dreadful (Under Your Skin)
Not even the added presence of Sacha Baron Cohen, arguably the greatest comic actor since Peter Sellars, could raise this hideous flop above abject sub-mediocrity. I expected a laugh or two for my money, Will Farrell's generally good for that, and was prepared to suffer through a lot to get them but this truly, deeply, achingly bad movie was one of the most egregious misfires to come down the pike since the Dumb & Dumber prequel. I'm not a comedy snob, I'll take laughs where I can get them, gags about bodily fluids, farts and amorous overweight old ladies not excluded, but this film oozed a stench that effectively covered anything resembling humor. This was one Blu-ray that went straight to the nearest Goodwill once I was done with it.
 Bring on the nights! April 4, 2009
D. Roberts (Battle Creek, Michigan United States)
Even people who have seen neither movie will discern that this DVD is a spoof of Days of Thunder (the fact that they allude to DOT in the film makes this fact all the more apparent!). This is a racing story Will Ferrell style, and I like it!!
To be sure, this is the funniest movie I've seen in awhile. I thought it would be hilarious from the theatrical previews & I was not disappointed. According to other reviewers, they actually deleted a few key scenes from the theatrical release. I never saw the original, but it sounds like that was a poor decision. Typically, "uncut" means they ADDED a few scenes, not deleted them!
The film would have gotten a 5 Star rating from me except for the fact that, unlike most unrated Will Ferrell flicks, this one omitted the obligatory gratuitous nudity. This fact is a particular shame in this film as Leslie Bibb and Amy Adams are both SMOKIN' hot - AND they had plenty of opportunities for some tittilating sequences if they wanted to put them in. Hence, those expecting some topless girls to be thrown into the uncut version (as was the case with Wedding Crashers - Uncorked (Unrated Full Screen Edition) will be disappointed. This is basically a PG-13 ditty with a few swear words added - that's it.
While they didn't get the nudity part right, they did get the comedy part on the $$. This is a movie that pokes fun at NASCAR as well as rednecks, which means that guys like me get a twofer! I can't for the life of me see the appeal of watching cars going around in circles for 5hrs. The makers of the movie tapped into the absurdity of the notion of marathon car races, as well as the silliness of having corporate sponsers tagged all over the race cars. The sardonic wit of the movie's writers made this one quite cathartic for me!
Hilarious...highly recommend!!! March 12, 2009
R. Jordan
This has got to be Will Farrell's funniest movie to date...and he's got some great ones out there! It's classic Will Farrell...silly, stupid, laugh out loud, fantastic catch phrases (Shake and Bake, Baby!!!) Especially helpful if you're having a bad day and need a good laugh. His supporting cast is equally entertaining. John C. Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen definitely turn this one up a notch. This movie is the best...because if you ain't first, you're last! Oh...and it gets funnier the more times you watch it. :)
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