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Step Brothers

Step Brothers

Date: Sep 17 2008

Themes: Family

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As divorce has become more common, so have blended families. Siblings have a hard enough time getting along as it is and they spend their whole lives together. Step siblings have to get used to one another all of a sudden.

And imagine if you’ve been peacefully living with your parent for 40 years and all of a sudden Will Ferrell moves into your house and starts being mean to you. Well, that’s sort of what happens in Step Brothers, a new comedy about a pair of middle-aged step siblings who act like children and suddenly find themselves forced to grow up together.

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Beren

Beren

Jason

Jason

Beren:  So I have this theory about Will Ferrell that ever since Zoolander he’s been playing the same character over and over, and I stopped going to his movies. He’s a funny guy, but I feel like he was so funny on Saturday Night Live and so much more random, like, I just haven’t been to any of his movies. But I’m really interested in seeing the movie Step Brothers because it has John C. Reilly, who is actually a really funny guy too.

Jason:  Yeah. And it looks like it might be different characters too because they’re sort of masquerading as kids instead of the typical Anchorman character. What’s interesting is I heard an interview with Will Ferrell and the same character thing is totally his fault. Apparently all of his movies are really scripted, which I wouldn’t have guessed. I would have guessed it’s just like, they get a summary of what’s going to happen in this scene and then they just go for it, improv it. But he says they put the scripts through like seven drafts and does it line by line.

Beren:  Whoa, that’s crazy. I wonder if his alter ego is just this cocky, brainless dude.

Jason:  Maybe.

Beren. It’s just that’s what comes out. That’s interesting, so he basically typecast himself. That’s so weird because most actors are so afraid of being typecast they won’t do a movie for three years just because they keep getting offered the same sort of material, like a teen movie or a dark noir-ish thriller or whatever.

Jason:  Exactly. But here Will Ferrell does three goofy sports movies in a row.

Beren:  Yeah. That’s cool that John C. Reilly is doing comedy. I mean he’s always been funny because he looks off-kilter and funny, but he’s like a really funny dude. That’s good. They’re like a good team.

 

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Discussion

Beren has stopped watching Will Ferrell movies because she thinks they’re all kind of the same (Devan and Marni agree, although it doesn’t seem to bother them). But she hopes that Step Brothers will be different because of John C. Reilly, who was also in Talladega Nights with Ferrell.

Jason tells her that he heard an interview with Ferrell talking about how he works hard on the scripts for his movies and it sounds like he basically chooses to make them all the same. It’s strange because most actors strive for variety.

Do you think Ferrell’s movies are too similar or do you like them?

 

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geehafizgee1982

Pakistan

how r u

09:43 AM Jan 15 2010 |

Raindown

China

I can't understand.

02:34 AM Dec 06 2009 |

jamespackage

Uganda

 Step Brothers is quite funny, but fittingly childish movie. What keeps it involving is its long list of memorable quotes, which kids/live-at-home adults can add to their arsenal of movie lines to spew. That’s the only logical thing we have got to know about it.
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09:56 PM Mar 06 2009 |

wayne198719

China

 basiclly  like "man""guys" !

09:59 AM Sep 23 2008 |

jack1111

jack1111

China

hope successfui

01:28 AM Sep 23 2008 |

njnj9494

South Korea

지랄하네미친새끼

07:52 PM Sep 20 2008 |

njnj9494

South Korea

아나시발련들이존나깝치고지랄이야시발병신들아 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 야이시발련들아꼽으면 나한테전화나해바미친것들ㅉㅉ

07:50 PM Sep 20 2008 |

njnj9494

South Korea

야이시발좆병신들아ㅉㅉ병신들아깝싸지마 ㅋ

07:48 PM Sep 20 2008 |

mike20012

mike20012

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I have always considered them a pair of successful actors, which we can rarely find world.
Hope for success!

02:49 AM Sep 19 2008 |

mike20012

mike20012

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I have always considered them a pair of successful actors, which we can rarely find world.
Hope for success!

02:49 AM Sep 19 2008 |

azar_200816

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

what is the "dude" mean?

 

06:43 PM Sep 18 2008 |

dearpesar

dearpesar

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

yes. i think there is same subject but different event…...... any way nice to see that

01:24 AM Sep 18 2008 |

aljensen

aljensen

United States

Will Farrel is a genius! Anchorman is one of the funniest movies of all time. I also really love the way he does cameos in other peoples' movies, like when he played a small role in Zoolander as the evil fashion designer.

06:43 AM Sep 17 2008 |

metal21

metal21

Nicaragua

Honestly I'VE NERVER SEEN A WILL FARREL MOVIE, BUT IT'S PLAIN TO SEE THAT ALL HIS MOVIES ARE STUDID AND I THINK THIS ONE IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EXCEPTION.

01:16 AM Sep 17 2008 |

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