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Thursday, 31 May 2012

The Curious Case of Casa de mi Padre

I just scored a couple of tickets to a preview of Casa de mi Padre (Matt Piedmont, 2012).  Will Ferrell stars in this Spanish language spoof of Latin American soap operas/telenovelas.  Yes that's right Ferrell is starring in a subtitled film.  Made for $6,000,000 and only getting a limited release, this has to be a bit of a risk in anyone's book, despite the popularity of Ferrell. 


It's not doing terribly well in the IMDb ratings or on Rotten Tomatoes but its spoofing of poor production values sounds like a lot fun in the same sense as Black Dynamite and Grindhouse were.  I can't say the trailer made me laugh or even elicit a small giggle but I like the sound of it and some of the reviews make it sound right up my street.


Total Film say:  'Revelling in the gloriously tacky excesses of telenovelas, Casa features a procession of unabashedly crappy sets dressed with fake plants, painted backdrops, stiff staging and ‘animals’ including a D-grade animatronic white cougar.'

Sounds silly but that's what a Will Ferrell film is all about!  Here is the trailer:



OK rewatching that did just make me chuckle a little bit. I guess it all depends on how much Ferrell you can tolerate.  So what say you?  Dumbest movie idea ever or risky business resulting in comedy gold?
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14 comments:

  1. ruth31 May 2012 at 11:13

    This doesn't look any different than other Ferrell's fares like Taladega Nights, etc. I might rent it on a slow night, my gut says this is more of the dumb idea than comedy gold.

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    1. ilovethatfilm31 May 2012 at 11:24

      Unfortunately I've got to miss my free screening so will have to wait and see how this turns out!

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    2. ruth4 June 2012 at 09:25

      Oh bummer! Oh well, maybe it's only worth a rental anyway, Pete.

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    3. ilovethatfilm5 June 2012 at 02:43

      haha most likely!

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  2. Scott Lawlor1 June 2012 at 01:27

    Oh man gutted. I had to give up my Press screening tix too, and Teri couldn't go as she was ill. Shame as i am quite interested in seeing this... as it looks stupid!

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    1. ilovethatfilm1 June 2012 at 02:57

      Yeah at least it look interesting and uniquely stupid!

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  3. annie_J1 June 2012 at 07:43

    oh my god, yes please.

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    1. ilovethatfilm4 June 2012 at 06:29

      aaah another fan? Wishing I could have made it to the screening!

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  4. Unknown1 June 2012 at 15:25

    This does look exceedingly stupid. Perfect film to rent for a drunken movie night.

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    1. ilovethatfilm4 June 2012 at 06:29

      Yeah... drunk! Why didn't I think of that?

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  5. Castor3 June 2012 at 10:06

    I'm up for the movie but only as a rental. It seems that they didn't go all the way enough or something in the execution left to be desired but idea-wise, I thought it looked promising.

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    1. ilovethatfilm4 June 2012 at 06:30

      Yeah it sounds a lot of funnier than they make it look in the advert. But maybe they are just trying not to spoil it!

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  6. Andina4 June 2012 at 07:09

    Don't think I would watch anything from Will Ferrell now. I recently watched Anchorman, and didn't impressed me. But surprised he would be in a subtitled movie.

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    1. ilovethatfilm4 June 2012 at 10:24

      It's quite a bold move. Pretty low budget so don't think the producers are expecting the crowds to come rushing in.

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