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August 05, 2006
A real quick film review
1. I am a NASCAR fan
2. I am a Will Ferrell fan
Do you see where this is going?
Yesterday, I was at the 10:55 am opening of Talladega Nights, and I have to say that both my wife (who is not a NASCAR fan), thought the movie was very funny. It is not a laugh riot, and there are some points where the film is a little slow, but overall it was quite good. My friend Lou and I were surprised that NASCAR would be involved with the making of this movie. If you have seen the trailers, you might think the same. While the film certainly makes fun of the 'good old boy' culture of the south, the racing scenes are actually filmed fantastically. There is one scene, where the camera starts from behind and above the car, moves through the back window, past Rick Bobby, out the front window and ends on the opposite corner above the car. Of course it was all done with computers, but it was still very cool.
The point - the racing is taken seriously - and so it makes sense that NASCAR would approve.
If you liked Old School, or Anchorman trust me you will like this movie as well.
Posted by pmadsen at August 5, 2006 10:49 AM
