Finally we have a date for the premiere of season 4 of Project Runway: Wednesday November 14th. Arrgh!!!!!! That’s too freaking long! I love Top Chef but I’d happily have it go away mid series for new eps of Tim and Heidi.
Speaking of Bravo!, shame on them for once again giving us not only filler but repeat filler this week instead of new Top Chef.
Scott Baio is 45 and renewed according to CNN. I enjoyed the first season of Baio’s reality show but I worry that without the therapy sessions and the whole process that he went through, season 2 will be more boring or fabricated. Still I’m sure I’ll be watching.
Congrats to Amber on Big Brother for reinforcing to me why I dislike religion and people who base their lives on religion. Its been a joy to listen to her prayers that sound like a combination of a spoiled child on Santa’s lap and a phone sex operator (I swear sometimes I think she’s going to go all Exorcist with her crucifix in mid prayer). Best of all America has grown to hate her too. Her use of convenient religion, her ignorance, and her extreme hypocrisy have made her the most disliked Christian in the country, next to another ignorant hypocrite currently residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Now on to my thoughts on Blades of Glory…
Like most Will Ferrell films I skipped this one in the theaters. By the time any of his comedies come out I’m usually burned out from the ads and the press even though I genuinely like the guy. Historically it’s taken a couple of viewings to warm up to his films but usually they not only grow on me, they grow roots into my very being thanks to their hilarious quotes and catch phrases. Blades of Glory is probably destined to join the ranks of Talladega Nights, Old School, and Anchorman in my comedy heart but I think it faces a tougher journey as I literally laughed out loud only a handful of times. Ferrell is good but the script doesn’t mock the sports film conventions enough and at times takes itself too seriously. The direction is a mixed bag on the technical side. At times the actors flawlessly appear to be skating and at other times the use of green string and CGI is just horrendous. Jon Heder continues to prove that he’s a one role actor by turning in his 732nd lackluster performance since Napoleon. On the plus side Will Arnett and Amy Pohler, America’s First Couple of Comedy, steal every scene they’re in. I found myself wishing the movie was just about them and their sister Jenna Fischer who brings plenty of Pam-ness to the flick. The DVD does have some good extras. A sit down interview with Pohler and Arnett might be funnier then anything in the movie. The alternate takes and deleted scenes have some good laughs and the rudimentary “making of” doc actually is pretty enjoyable thanks to the involvement of the stars. In the end I must say that if you want a sure fire Will Ferrell DVD from the last year go out and get the highly underrated Stranger Then Fiction. Meanwhile, I’m going to have to give this film another try before I find it as mindbottling funny as Ferrell’s previous flicks.
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