Blades of Glory [HD DVD]

Blades of Glory [HD DVD]

Blades of Glory [HD DVD]

List Price: ~~$39.99~~
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases

Compare Prices for Blades of Glory [HD DVD]

Buy Blades of Glory [HD DVD] at Amazon.com

(Click here)

Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Amy Poehler, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell
Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-28
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Dreamworks Home Entertainment

Movie Reviews of Blades of Glory [HD DVD]

Movie Review: THE GOLD STANDARD 5
Summary: 5 Stars

in a true gift to authors like the folks at THE AGONY BOOTH web site and humorists everywhere , these gifted writers and their truly like minded ensemble have delivered the old school goods . evidently this is not everyones' cup of teabag . this is a love letter to those of us to whom it appeals (children of alcoholics) . i think BARON COHEN would give it two organs up . like overlooked sh'tcoms of the 80s' such as "CAGNEY AND LACEY" , it's all here . enjoy .

Write your own review

More Blades of Glory [HD DVD] reviews:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Summary of Blades of Glory [HD DVD]

When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the sport for life. Now, three-and-a-half years on, they've found a loophole that will allow them to compete: if they can put aside their differences, they can skate together - in pairs' figure skating

Take two male figure skaters, throw in a preposterous storyline, and you've got Blades of Glory, a surprisingly funny film that almost makes you forgive Will Ferrell for his back-to-back 2005 clunkers Kicking & Screaming and Bewitched. This time around, Ferrell eats the scenery in his role as a sex-addicted, cocky skating champ named Chazz Michael Michaels. When he gets into an on-podium fight with his nemesis and co-gold medallist Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite), both skaters are banned from competing in men's figure-skating events. Forever. Their fall from grace is brutal. Chazz is forced to work for a D-list skating show, while pampered Jimmy is disowned by his wealthy and cold-hearted adoptive father (excellently played by William Fichtner), who only wants to be around winners. When Jimmy points out that he tied for gold, his dad cruelly says, "If I wanted to share, I would've bought you a brother." Flash forward 3-1/2 years and Jimmy's No. 1 stalker Hector (Nick Swardson) says he's found a loophole. Jimmy's been banned from men's singles events, but there's nothing that says he can't compete in pairs skating. After a chance meeting with Chazz, mayhem ensues as the two rivals team up to go against the brother-and-sister team of Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg (played by Will Arnett and his real-life wife, Amy Poehler of Saturday Night Live and Mean Girls fame). The Van Waldenbergs will stop at nothing to beat the competition, even if that means literally beating up the competition. They have no qualms manipulating their sweet little sister (Jenna Fischer, The Office) to seduce both men to try to break up the team.

The finale will be no surprise to moviegoers who know that comedies like this aren't set up to make its leading men losers. But there is one brief skating sequence set in North Korea that will surprise (and shock) many viewers because of its brutality. Ferrell and Heder make a great comedy team. Though he has been accused of playing the same role since his breakthrough performance in Napoleon Dynamite and, to a certain extent, plays a similar type of role here, Heder is spot-on as Jimmy. He manages to convey innocence, bitterness, and longing--all within the span of a few seconds and while wearing a peacock unitard (You can understand why Hector is so enthralled with him). Look for guest appearances by real-life skating champs Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Nancy Kerrigan, and Sasha Cohen, who gets to sniff Chazz's jockstrap. --Jae-Ha Kim

Beyond Blades of Glory

More "Blades" on DVD
More DVDs with Will Ferrell
The Soundtrack

Stills from Blades of Glory (click for larger image)

Comedy DVD Video

DVD Video

Movies most talked about in The Sharpest looking Movies on HD DVD

300 (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-07-31; DVD
Best price: $2.22
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~

Hot Fuzz (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
Universal; Release date: 2007-07-31; DVD
Best price: $3.97
Price in other shops: ~~$26.98~~

Blades of Glory [HD DVD]
DreamWorks; Release date: 2007-08-28; DVD
Best price: $0.96
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~

Hollywoodland (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
Universal; Release date: 2007-02-06; DVD
Best price: $4.49
Price in other shops: ~~$26.98~~

The Big Lebowski [HD DVD]
Universal; Release date: 2007-06-26; DVD
Best price: $4.82
Price in other shops: ~~$29.98~~

Smallville - The Complete Sixth Season [HD DVD]
Release date: 2007-09-18; DVD
Best price: $7.12
Price in other shops: ~~$79.98~~

One Six Right [HD DVD]
Release date: 2006-11-01; DVD
Best price: $22.49
Price in other shops: ~~$24.95~~

Field of Dreams [HD DVD]
Release date: 2006-12-12; DVD
Best price: $0.35
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

In Good Company [HD DVD]
Release date: 2007-07-24; DVD
Best price: $0.05
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition) [HD DVD]
DreamWorks; Release date: 2007-10-16; DVD
Best price: $2.75
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~

Similar DVD Movies

Happy Gilmore [HD DVD]
Universal Studios; Release date: 2006-06-13; DVD
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Meet the Parents [HD DVD]
Universal Studios; Release date: 2006-11-28; DVD
Best price: $1.49
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated) [HD DVD]
Universal Pictures; Release date: 2007-05-22; DVD
Best price: $2.69
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Hot Rod [HD DVD]
PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2007-11-27; DVD
Best price: $0.36
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~

Balls of Fury (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
Universal; Release date: 2007-12-18; DVD
Best price: $1.44
Price in other shops: ~~$26.98~~

Nacho Libre [HD DVD] Image

Nacho Libre [HD DVD]
PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2006-11-07; DVD
Best price: $2.98
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~

Semi-Pro
NEW LINE HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2008-06-03; DVD
Best price: $2.28
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

Old School (Unrated) [HD DVD]
Paramount; Release date: 2007-11-27; DVD
Best price: $7.25
Price in other shops: ~~$29.99~~

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Unrated) [HD DVD]
NCircle Entertainment; Release date: 2007-11-27; DVD
Best price: $3.00
Price in other shops: ~~$29.99~~

Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
SONY PICTURES HOME ENT; Release date: 2006-12-12; DVD
Best price: $5.64
Price in other shops: ~~$14.94~~