Good Cast-Funny Movie
Added 9/14/2009
Semi-Pro is yet another funny movie starring Will Ferrell to have come out in recent years and sure enough it too is reminiscent of his characters in Old School, Step Brothers, and the Wedding Crasher. The movie is set in 1976 where as player, coach, and owner of the ABA team the Michigan Tropics, not to mention choreographer, disco singer, and announcer, Jackie Moon is faced with the prospect of losing his beloved team after the league agreed with the NBA to a merger that will allow only the top four ABA teams to join the prestigious association while the rest are to dissolve.
Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, and the rest of the cast, have done a great with their performances, which are outstanding to say the least!
Very well written and very well presented, it allows for a highly entertaining movie that will surely provide for more than just a few laughs.
In short, Semi-Pro is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection (if you haven't done so already), especially if you are Will Ferrell fan.
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what you'd expect
Added 9/4/2009
This isn't a great movie, but it's pretty good. It's what you'd expect from Will Farrell. It's stupid, vulgar, silly, and sometimes pointless. If you've seen one of his movies in the part, you've seen this one; it just has a different title and script.
If you're a Will Farrell fan, you'll enjoy this. If not, maybe not. Better than a lot of movies out there.
I would recommend this if you're looking for stupid humor without a lot of social commentary or deep meaning.
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Almost Okay
Added 8/11/2009
I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell's film career. But from his days on SNL, I know there is some mediocre talent under the ego and cheap laughs.
This film suffers in the same way films like "Walk Hard" and Apatow comedies do. The movie is full of lazy joke-writing and plenty of hammy comedians not doing anything. You'll see plenty of Mad TV, SNL and Upright Citizens members in these films and they all seem unmotivated.
There are a few clever moments spread out through the movie and it has the typical "heart-warming" storyline kick in too late in the film. Hopefully, when these type of juvenile comedies are no longer bankable, we'll see Ferrell hungry again and centered on making us laugh, instead of trying to hard to make us like him.
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Consistent Like A Shaq Free Throw
Added 8/3/2009
Synopsis: It's 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) owns, operates, and plays for the Flint Tropics, which is the laughing stock of the American Basketball Association. Upon hearing the news that there will be a merger between the ABA and the NBA, Moon rejoices... until he hears that only the best teams will make the merger while the others will fold. Distressed, Jackie starts to inspire his group to be better, which includes bringing in veteran player Ed Monix (Woody Harrelson) to help fortify the playing style of the emerging Coffee Black (Andre Benjamin). Will the team succeed long enough to make it to the NBA?
Now, you can't all expect them to be hits with Will Ferrell and this is definitely an example of that. The jokes were tired after a while and while an uplifting story, it just seemed quite dull in comparison to the other comedies that have been recently released. I'd recommend it to die-hard fans of The Frat Pack, but other movie viewers probably won't enjoy it as much.
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Very Funny!!!
Added 6/29/2009
Ever since I saw the extremely awesome Land of the Lost movie, I have been re-watching some of Will Ferrell's movies. I saw this with 3 friends, back when I was in high school, and I think I was the only one that liked it. I love how they recreate the look and feel of the 1970's. Ferrell does an awesome job as Jackie Moon, a singer who buys a basketball team called the Flint Tropics. Only four teams will move to the NBA, and the Tropics aren't looking too good. They seek the help of Ed Monix. If they have any chance of coming in 4th place, they must work as a team, and get 2,000 fans. I highly recommend SEMI-PRO!!!
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Good Cast-Funny Movie
Added 9/14/2009
Semi-Pro is yet another funny movie starring Will Ferrell to have come out in recent years and sure enough it too is reminiscent of his characters in Old School, Step Brothers, and the Wedding Crasher. The movie is set in 1976 where as player, coach, and owner of the ABA team the Michigan Tropics, not to mention choreographer, disco singer, and announcer, Jackie Moon is faced with the prospect of losing his beloved team after the league agreed with the NBA to a merger that will allow only the top four ABA teams to join the prestigious association while the rest are to dissolve.
Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, and the rest of the cast, have done a great with their performances, which are outstanding to say the least!
Very well written and very well presented, it allows for a highly entertaining movie that will surely provide for more than just a few laughs.
In short, Semi-Pro is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection (if you haven't done so already), especially if you are Will Ferrell fan.
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what you'd expect
Added 9/4/2009
This isn't a great movie, but it's pretty good. It's what you'd expect from Will Farrell. It's stupid, vulgar, silly, and sometimes pointless. If you've seen one of his movies in the part, you've seen this one; it just has a different title and script.
If you're a Will Farrell fan, you'll enjoy this. If not, maybe not. Better than a lot of movies out there.
I would recommend this if you're looking for stupid humor without a lot of social commentary or deep meaning.
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Almost Okay
Added 8/11/2009
I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell's film career. But from his days on SNL, I know there is some mediocre talent under the ego and cheap laughs.
This film suffers in the same way films like "Walk Hard" and Apatow comedies do. The movie is full of lazy joke-writing and plenty of hammy comedians not doing anything. You'll see plenty of Mad TV, SNL and Upright Citizens members in these films and they all seem unmotivated.
There are a few clever moments spread out through the movie and it has the typical "heart-warming" storyline kick in too late in the film. Hopefully, when these type of juvenile comedies are no longer bankable, we'll see Ferrell hungry again and centered on making us laugh, instead of trying to hard to make us like him.
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