“Blades of Glory” is mad, fucking funny. Will Ferrell dons a Neil Diamond like wig, and if you ask me hasn’t been so “on the money” with his comedic timing in quite sometime. John Heder utilizes his Mormon skills to create a funny, fairy-like ice skater. Amy Poehler….I could actually take or leave her character. But Will Arnett is great, as expected. All around A+ cast. Not to mention the fact that the story centers around figure skating, the greatest sport in all of history. Love the figure skating. I even took lessons at age 9. I was unstoppable, until I quit at age 9.5. Fourth grade was a rough period for me. Anyway, to give you some perspective, I’d say Will Ferrell’s character is like an exaggerated version of 1994 Olympic Bronze medalist Phillippe Candeloro:
But since you probably don’t know who he is (losers), I guess Elvis Stojko is a better comparison:
Except not really. Oh, I suppose an even better example would be D.B. Sweeney’s character, Doug Dorsey, from 1992’s “The Cutting Edge”:
This photo is not a very good representation of the likeness between Will Ferrell’s character and D.B. Sweeney’s. But surprisingly, the internet isn’t exactly swimming with badass fig-skating action shots from “The Cutting Edge.” So I instead decided to use an old head shot of Deeb Sween.
In any case, I give “Blades of Glory” five triple salchows and a back flip. Go see it.
can we just dwell, for one glorious minute, in the beautiful romantic memory of katarina vitt and whats his name? the most epic love story figure skating has ever known. the most romantic ending to such a beautiful story could only EVER be storrs, ct. god.
so. soo beautiful.
You’re thinking of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov. Katarina Witt was in playboy, and if my memory serves me correct, at one point dated Richard Dean Anderson, aka McGyver. But I have the biography “My Sergei” at home. They were indeed a beautiful couple.
For fans of “Cutting Edge,” might I recommend the 1992 sailing epic “Wind,” starring Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey. Moving.
I feel like this is a biased report,
when you spoke to me you didn’t seemed that enthused.
thanks jbm, that is exactly who i am thinking of.