Step Brothers (2008)

I have three favourite films of all time, they are as follows, in ranking order;Step Brothers, Schindler's list, Gandhi.I need not say anymore.

If you belong to the team of haters of Ferrell movies, first of all: What are you doing here? And second: Give this a shot! This might be the finest McKay-Ferrell-collab yet. I am aware of the public opinion for these kinds of comedies, they get silly, nasty, annoying at times. To me, this one stands out as the finest, because it walks the thin line that divides the teams of haters and lovers.The dimwitted, silly, yelling characters - they are all there but they are placed in a perfectly normal environment. The parents are normal American grown-ups that bring the more crazy aspects of the story back to the ground and enhance the fun of them. One-week-TV-bans are a parental measurement which we all remember too well - but as a reaction to the loony schtik of the step brothers it feels almost "too normal". We all remember running up the stairs as loud as possible, arguing about our favourite dinosaurs or being taken to dull apointments in the backseat - but seeing to grown up men in these positions feels really out of place. So many moments feel like: "I've seen this before - but here it feels weird.". I mean, look at the movie poster. We've all taken photos like this as kids. But with grown ups it just looks - in spirit of this film I'll choose to speak immature - gay.And this is what breathes magic into this flick and attests the fine feeling for comedy McKay and Ferrell have: Taking well-known bits of human life and throwing them in uncommon territory. To me this uncanny absurdity is one of the basics of comedy.

Man - I love this movie. It is literally the right amount of funny and very quotable. The scary thing is the manchildness being depicted in this film is getting more and more common. I can not say enough about this film and yet, almost as a solute to the film itself, I am too lazy to even finis

I went in with high hopes, because I'm a fan of Will Ferrel. I enjoyed anchorman, and hoped this would live up to that level of weird comedy. It did. A couple of things though. This movie is not a thinker. If you had a long day or just want to laugh without engaging too much, this is the movie for you. Will Ferrel and company are hilarious in their roles. The first dinner scene in particular was great. One of my life goals now is to attend the Catalina Wine Mixer. Is that even a thing? Under all the comedy, there is a nice message. Don't lose yourself, or become something you don't want. Chase your dreams, and have fun doing it. Overall I enjoyed this movie because I didn't have to think, and the laughs were plentiful.