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Talladega Nights - The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby Reviews

2006

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Comic sensation Will Ferrell (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, ANCHORMAN) plays Ricky Bobby, a figure who is at once laughably ridiculous, infuriating, and loveable. Ricky Bobby, with his bleached-blonde wife, cute sons Walker and Texas Ranger, and dim sidekick Cal (award-winning actor John C. Reilly, flexing his considerable comedic .. Read more

Starring	Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Gary Cole, Jane Lynch
Director	Adam McKay
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

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- Ricky Bobby is a number 1 driver who stays at the top of the heap with the help of his friend and teammate Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver comes along, his skills are put to the test. read more »
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  A very very sad load of old ballads
  
  This film is about a racecar driver who loses everything and then finds his path back to the big time. Cor Blimey Chief as Penfold use to say, what a load of ... read more »
  
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  - Westbury, Wilts
  - 16 Jul 2007 at 00:34
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  - 3
  very bad movie
  
  Worst movie I have ever seen, it's irritating and not funny and i have no idea why i added it to my list
  
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  - 10 Aug 2011 at 22:11
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  Better the second time
  
  Thought it was rubbish when it first came out.
  
  Just watched it again and laughed so much it still hurts
  
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- - MadSandwich
  - 4 reviews
  - 04 Jun 2011 at 13:21
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  Painful to watch
  
  I normally like Will Ferrell movies - this one is a waste of film! Avoid it apart if you want to fall asleep.
  
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  - 23 May 2011 at 15:25
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  one of the better Ferrel offerings
  
  Ok, i saw the other guys and loved it and then went out and put all the other Will Ferrel movies on my rental list. I don't know if it's because it was ... read more »
  
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- - jalk
  - 25 reviews
  - sambourne
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 12:36
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  Not impressed
  
  NOt a very good film, not funny, not sure what kind of film it intended to be but it wasn't black comedy or even obvious comedy. Didn't like it at all. ... read more »
  
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  - Plymouth
  - 29 Jan 2011 at 20:49
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  Talladega Nights
  
  What a pathetic load of rubbish that fails on every level. I managed to watch about an hour of this simply futile and unfunny film before ejecting the disc in ... read more »
  
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- - Cobraboy
  - 3 reviews
  - Crowborough
  - 18 Oct 2010 at 08:56
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  Please be careful adding this to your list!
  
  I watched the first 10-20 minutes of this movie.
  
  It was by far the worst film I have seen in a long time.
  
  I can't believe this made it... read more »
  
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- - hays
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 27 Jul 2010 at 19:05
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  A somewhat funny Sports Films
  
  It had its laughs & great sport secnc in the film, while the director Adam McKay did a brilliant job and the actors; Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Gary Cole... read more »
  
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  - 34 reviews
  - Oswestry, England
  - 02 Jul 2010 at 01:17
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  Terrible film!
  
  Considering this film has some good comedy talent in it, its terrible. Hardly any good laughs and poor, unoriginal storyline!
  
  Im not sure if Sacha ... read more »
  
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- - passtheremote
  - 45 reviews
  - Weymouth
  - 28 Jun 2010 at 16:52
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  Longish Night
  
  Average: not a bad WF movie, and the laugh quotient was fairly good; though not as good as advertized. Followed the usual pattern, and dragged a bit with the ... read more »
  
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- - angdavies
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  - Bruton
  - 13 Jun 2010 at 02:58
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- - 58
  - 31
  A very very sad load of old ballads
  
  This film is about a racecar driver who loses everything and then finds his path back to the big time. Cor Blimey Chief as Penfold use to say, what a load of ... read more »
  
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  - Mbub
  - Westbury, Wilts
  - 16 Jul 2007 at 00:34
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  Vroooommmmm
  
  A typical Farrell film very much in the same vain as Anchorman, Elf, K&S etc.
  
  Farrell is typically an over the top simpleton supported by an ... read more »
  
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- - kh08
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  - 31 Jan 2007 at 07:52
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  Headache Of Laughter
  
  I don't usually like Will Ferrell films but this was hilarious. I laughed so hard I got a headache!
  
  Brilliant!
  
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- - AJREVIEW
  - 22 reviews
  - York
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 23:05
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  Brilliantly funny!
  
  I walked out of the cinema smiling and with a real buzz! Not alot of comedies around can do that to me! It is really funny in a lighthearted type of way... If ... read more »
  
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  - North London
  - 14 Sep 2006 at 19:00
- - 8
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  NOT A FILM FOR ME OR FAMILY
  
  I WATCHED THIS WITH 5 OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, NOT ONE OF US LAUGHED AT THIS. I THINK ANCHORMAN IS FAR BETTER AND THAT MADE EVERYONE LAUGH. THE STORY LINE IN THIS... read more »
  
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- - ADRIENNE87
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  - HANTS
  - 22 Nov 2007 at 01:56
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  - 3
  I got bored...
  
  I got quite bored half way through this. I switched it off then started watching from scratch the next day just incase I wasn't in the mood for it, but I ... read more »
  
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- - Pamela Hunter
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 03 May 2007 at 12:36
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  If you're not first, you're last
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Talladega Nights is a great film from start to finish. It is about a driver competing for the NASCAR title, the only problem is a French driver wants to stop ... read more »
  
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  - 12 May 2007 at 13:20
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  Too much hype?
  
  After I saw the film Anchorman, my expectations of this film was, to put it bluntly- bloody massive. The Director & star combined forces again (together ... read more »
  
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  - 22 Sep 2006 at 09:35
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  Utter cr@p
  
  Why does Wiil Ferrell keep making these average movies? He must be among the very small group of people, that think they're any good. Miss this and you won... read more »
  
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- - Raf
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Oct 2007 at 17:41
- - 5
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  Unbelievably bad
  
  I couldn't believe I was sitting to watch this movie and had wasted precious time. What on earth were they thinking of when they put money into it?
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- - Benhuczek
  - 143 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Aug 2007 at 16:25

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  Comic sensation Will Ferrell (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, ANCHORMAN) plays Ricky Bobby, a figure who is at once laughably ridiculous, infuriating, and loveable. Ricky Bobby, with his bleached-blonde wife, cute sons Walker and Texas Ranger, and dim sidekick Cal (award-winning actor John C. Reilly, flexing ...

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  Comic sensation Will Ferrell (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, ANCHORMAN) plays Ricky Bobby, a figure who is at once laughably ridiculous, infuriating, and loveable. Ricky Bobby, with his bleached-blonde wife, cute sons Walker and Texas Ranger, and dim sidekick Cal (award-winning actor John C. Reilly, flexing ...