Blades Of Glory (Blu-ray) (2007)

Two comedic heavy hitters, Will Ferrell (Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), join forces to push the boundaries of slapstick with their ice-skating farce, Blades of Glory. Rival skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) begrudgingly set out to attempt a historical comeback in the pair-skating programme after being banned in the men’s figure skating category after an unsportsmanlike scuffle. MacElroy’s former coach (Craig T. Nelson) provides them with the tough-love coaching they so desperately need. Despite their absurdity, the duo aren’t previous award winners for nothing, and their combined talent threatens the position of fellow American skating champions--brother and sister pair-skating team Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg, who are played by real-life husband and wife Will Arnett (Arrested Development) and Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live). But while Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg may turn on the charm for their adoring public, they reveal their true colours as they connive to sabotage Michaels and MacElroy in their efforts to regain the championship. Ferrell's turn as the loud-talking, ego-swelling, hard-partying sex-addict skater is an abrasive and shrilling contrast to Heder’s innocent, cherub-faced prodigal son. Poehler and Arnett are splendid as the biting antagonists, and demonstrate a masterful understanding of how to portray characters full of spite and self-indulgence. Blades of Glory is full of gut-busting wisecracks and painfully funny imagery, and will undoubtedly leave fans hoping that Ferrell and Heder will team up again for more hilarity and outlandish entertainment.

Recent Buzz About Blades Of Glory (Blu-ray) (2007)

• "Blades of glory .love it. Gotta love will ferrell." by @kakchriskak on 24/02/2010 11:07:03
• "Blades of glory AKA figure skating BBC2 cannot take this seriously as an Olympic sport now Skate X I would watch" by @midfieldgeneral on 24/02/2010 09:34:04
• "So who started this #Filmsaboutsoftware anyway? Seems to have taken off! - Server Blades of glory" by @chillfire on 24/02/2010 01:21:22
• "My favourite part of the figure skating is the spills & the fact that it reminds me of Blades of Glory. (via @benwoods) ditto bro!!!" by @adamscharfe on 23/02/2010 10:44:21
• "OMG it is blades of glory happening on the ice right now!!!! Fire and ice!!!" by @LadyDBarrera on 23/02/2010 03:48:14
• "Watching real life blades of glory, too much fruity spandex...even for me!" by @CallyWaggles on 23/02/2010 02:57:37
• "Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory is bk.Just tune in2 the skating on bbc2.dnt think the blokes went in 4 chest wigs,big hair&tassles anymore?!" by @Ms_CharlieW on 23/02/2010 02:56:46
• "I'm really hoping that the figure skating commentators have seen Blades of Glory and are actually taking the piss. sadly I doubt it..." by @roxycampbell on 23/02/2010 02:51:15
• "Great Britain's figure skaters look dressed by Topman and are, I shit you not, dancing to Linkin Park. Blades of Glory is fiction, right?" by @chrisbillett on 23/02/2010 02:25:29
• "So much of the winter olympics I just can't take seriously since watching Blades of Glory." by @philsi on 22/02/2010 06:37:19
• "anyone else wonder when ice dancing became "Blades of Glory"? #winterolympics" by @BenAngus on 22/02/2010 04:15:42
• "Just turned on the winter olympics and it was like a scene out of blades of glory :')" by @AceFace1 on 22/02/2010 03:54:59
• "Watching the Ice Skating, this is funnier than Blades of Glory!" by @Danpthomas on 22/02/2010 02:26:55
• "I love blades of glory :-)!" by @ShannonTWIDDY on 21/02/2010 12:50:04
• "we win one poxy gold winter olympics medal and suddenly we all forget the blades of glory champion robin cousins 1980 hero.come on guys" by @lukeunabomber on 21/02/2010 12:15:10
• "Bode was pretty sweet today! Glad he took it! He seriously reminds of Will Ferrell - Blades of Glory edition! Ha." by @willpaz87 on 21/02/2010 11:57:50
• "Everyone is doing homework, im in bed with twitter and blades of glory.. i cba plus mum's not back until bloody 6 all homework is getting do" by @ShannonTWIDDY on 21/02/2010 11:47:51
• "Blades of Glory is possibly the best film, ever." by @Biebers_BabyxX on 21/02/2010 04:30:38
• "U kno what Blades of glory was kinda on the wack side 4 me,I just wanna go old school..Id so luv 2 watch The Golden Child or House Party! :)" by @loveseven7 on 21/02/2010 03:40:44
• "Time to do some knitting and watch blades of glory? I think so! XD" by @goldenblades91 on 21/02/2010 02:12:31
• "Oh i love blades of glory :-)" by @ShannonTWIDDY on 21/02/2010 01:05:44
• "#nowplaying Blades of Glory... I felt like I needed a lil comedic relief but Im not even payn it much attention really." by @loveseven7 on 20/02/2010 11:48:34
• "Free house in the evening; figured I'd watch Blades of Glory, what with it being the Winter Olympics and all. Topical." by @redruairi on 20/02/2010 11:25:16
• "#21: Blades of Glory (2007)" by @matthewmain on 20/02/2010 10:21:48
• "Just watched Blades of Glory. I lol'd. Hard. As always. I'm now going to attempt the Iron Lotus on rollerblades." by @redruairi on 20/02/2010 09:38:52
• "Watching blades of glory in honour of our gold at the Winter Olympics, now time to rebase a SHED load of changes" by @lawrencecurtis on 20/02/2010 06:09:59
• "A comical angle on Olympic figureskating: Will Ferrell in "Blades of Glory". Hilarious!" by @ehemelaar on 20/02/2010 04:52:39
• "'Blades Of Glory' led me to believe that ice skating was funny. I feel cheated by Hollywood once again." by @RobertsonWA on 20/02/2010 03:31:23
• "Lol. Queen's Flash just came on itunes. Can't hear that song and not think of Blades of Glory." by @thelastshadow on 20/02/2010 02:22:06
• "Can't watch the figure skating without thinking of Blades of Glory... "Personal philosophy? Clothing optional"" by @rosschainey on 20/02/2010 02:07:57