OLD SCHOOL (2003)

Directed By: Todd Phillips  Written By: Todd Phillips & Scot Armstrong Story by: Court Crandall, Todd Phillips & Scot Armstrong Cinematography: Mark Irwin  Editor: Michael Jablow 

Cast: Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Jeremy Piven, Juliette Lewis, Ellen Pompeo, Elisha Cuthbert, Craig Kilborn, Leah Remini, Perrey Reeves, Seann William Scott, Rick Gonzalez, Simon Helberg, Matt Walsh, Artie Lange, Sara Tanaka, Patrick Fischler, Harve Presnell, Sarah Shahi, Bryan Callen, Eddie Peppitone, Jerod Mixon, Gregory Alan Williams, Rob Corddry, James Carville, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, 

Mitch, Frank and Beanie are disillusioned with their personal lives beginning when Mitch's nymphomanic girlfriend, Heidi, cheats on him, then former party animal Frank gets married, but unwilling to let go of his wild life, and Beanie is a family man seeking to reclaim his wild and crazy youth. Beanie suggests that they form their own fraternity in Mitch's new house on a college campus to re-live their glory days by bringing together a variety of misfit college students, losers, middle-aged and elderly retirees as their new friends and later try to avoid being evicted by the new Dean of Students, Pritchard, whom still holds a personal grudge against all three of them.

LAND OF THE LOST (2009)

 Directed by: Brad Silberling  Written By: Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas Based on the television series “LAND OF THE LOST” created by: Sid Kroft & Marty Kroft  Cinematography: Dion Beebe Editor: Peter Teschner 

Cast: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, Sierra McCormick, Bobb’E J. Thompson, Matt Lauer, Brian Huskey 

Palaeontologist Rick Marshall takes Will and Holly into a new world of danger, dinosaurs and big bug-eyed lizard people while trying to find their way back home and, too, save the universe and in doing so saving his reputation. With the dinosaur with brains, brawn and personality and the adventure of scientific advancement and exotic beasts in a far away land, it all adds up to time traveling fun and frolics.

THE HOUSE (2017)

Directed By: Andrew Jay Cohen 
Written By: Andrew Jay Cohen & Brendan O’Brien 
Cinematography By: Jas Shelton 
Editor: Evan Henke & Michael L. Sale 


Cast: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzounkas, Nick Kroll, Lennon Parham, Randall Park, Rob Huebel, Andrea Savage, Steve Zissis, Ryan Simpkins, Allison Tolman, Rory Scovel, Cedric Yarbrough, Kyle Kinane, Michela Watkins, Jeremy Renner, Sam Richardson, Wayne Federman, Andy Buckley, Jessica St. Clair 

After the town scholarship program no longer has funding, two parents are left without money to send their daughter to university. Left without any other options, they along with a friend, start an illegal casino in his home to make cash before the summer ends.

DICK (1999)

Directed By: Andrew Flemming Written By: Andrew Flemming & Sheryl Longin Cinematography By: Alexander Gruszynski Editor: Mia Goldman Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Ana Gasteyer, Will Ferrell, Bruce McCulloch, Teri Garr, Dave Foley, Jim Bruer, Harry Shearer, Saul Rubinek, Devon Gummersall, Ted McGinley, Ryan Reynolds, French Stewart

SEMI-PRO (2008)

Directed By: Kent Alterman
Written By: Scot Armstrong
Cinematography By: Shane Hurlbut
Editor: Debra Neil-Fisher & Peter Teschner

Cast: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Jackie Earle Haley, Matt Walsh, Tim Meadows, Andrew Daly, DeRay Davis, Will Arnett, Andy Richter, David Koechner, Rob Coddry, Pat Kilbane, Jason Sudekis, Kristen Wiig, Ed Helms, Paul Rust, Ian Roberts, Charlene Yi

KICKING & SCREAMING (2005)

CAST: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Rachael Harris, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander, Dave Herman, Laura Kightlinger, Tom Virtue, Martin Starr, Jarrad Paul

Directed By: Jesse Dylan
Written By: Steve Rudnick & Leo Benvenuti
Cinematography By: Lloyd Ahern II
Editor: Stuart H. Pappe & Peter Teschner

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This is what you get when you have a film starring will Ferrell but it is a restrained will ferrell he doesn’t have as many chances for improv with this film no doubt restrained since this is more of a film centered for families plus the cast is mostly kids. Do he is forced to play it more as scripted. The results are not horrible but exactly what you would expect in a family film. But if you notice up until now he still hasn’t made another family centric film since.

On the plus side it's not as horrible as youwould expect it's entertaining even amusing at times. Some other people are funny but it is mainly a project for Ferrell to take center stage. This is one of the comedies you would thinkhe would have taken more when he was on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE not so much when he made the leap to features. But this did help cement him a guaranteed hit and open up his fan base to a younger demographic that could actually get to see his films without there parents. Since most of the movies he had made at this point were Rated R.

The film is about Ferrell as a kind not very athletic businessman who’s father is a manly man who is a soccer coach who benches his grandson. so Ferell decides to coach his own soccer team with his son and other misfits as team members. At first he is a nightmare until he gets mike ditka to coach due to a rivalry with his father and soon the success and power goes to his head.

The main theme of the film is, Learning understanding and the importance of a relationship between a father and son. Which is unusual in of itself as most Will Ferrell films don't actually have a main theme. they are jsut surreal and off the wall.

Not the best of Will Ferrell’s films in fact this is one of his first sports themed films. It’s like watching a caged animal watching his work here. He is still entertaining and putting on a good show, but it’s like he is being held back from the top of his talent and what he is capable of. But at least you understand why it must be like this.

This is a nice film to watch with the whole family, a noteworthy rental

GRADE: C+