The 313 Second Movie Review: "Blades of Glory"

Poor Butch, not realizing K Bell is a Red Wings fan. Oops, sorry. Welcome back to the 313 Second Movie Review. Today, I'll be telling you the story of "Blades of Glory." The film stars Will Ferrell as Chazz Michael Michaels, Jon Heder as Jimmy MacElroy, Will Arnett as Stranz Van Waldenberg, Amy Poehler as Fairchild Van Waldenberg, and Jenna Fischer as Katie Van Waldenberg. This film is a really good parody of figure skating, even tossing in cameos from Sasha Cohen, Scott Hamilton, Peggy Fleming, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill, and Nancy Kerrigan. Man, I feel odd knowing who those people are. Anyways, the film begins will a young Jimmy MacElroy being picked up from an orphanage to be adopted by a athetically-scientific obsessed father. MacElroy (God, I'm going to feel so fruity for say this) skates with unmatched beauty and grace, while Michaels, a boozed-up sex hound, drives the ladies crazy on the ice. Of course, being played by Ferrell, he's none too bright. MacElroy and Michaels wind up sharing a gold medal, but their egos get the best of them and they brawl on the podium, subsequently lighting the mascot on fire. As a result, the head figure skating body bars them from competing in men's singles skating again. Things sink low three and a half years later with MacElroy working in a skate shop and Michaels performing in a lame children's ice show. Their paths cross in fate as MacElroy discovered a loophole saying he could compete in pairs skating and runs into Michaels backstage at the show, and MacElroy's former coach notices the two performing ice skating moves together in a fight (Thank you, TiVo). After bailing the spandex sporting duo out, the coach signs them up as a team. The sudden stardom is too much for the jealous Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg to take, and they use their easily manipulated sister, Katie, to spy on them as they train in on the frozen floor of a fish warehouse. Of course, in an odd twist of events, Kate and Jimmy fall for each other. As Jimmy and Chazz collect popularity along the way, they rise to the top, but they must get past personal issues and death-defying moves to get there. Of course, this movie isn't exactly Oscar material, but that's what makes it so much fun. "Blades of Glory" never takes itself seriously and has a great time poking fun at figure skating. Of course, the backstage sabatoging is all real (Kerrigan knows that first hand, thank you very much, Tanya Harding), but I'm sure it never reaches the extreme levels this movie reaches. As for Ferrell and Heder, they are the complete opposite of each other, making their Fire and Ice routine so good and fun to watch. Arnett and Poehler really seem quite manipulative and deserve joint nominations at the MTV Movie Awards for Best Villian. The characters just balance each other out so well, and the comedy that comes in this movie shows exactly why Ferrell and Co. never cease to make you laugh. Trust me, you guys need to go out and enjoy a movie that doesn't require much thinking, this one's for you. It's a good thing. A real good thing.

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