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Step Brothers [DVD] [2008]

Step Brothers [DVD] [2008]
Directed by Adam McKay

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #189 in DVD
  • Released on: 2009-02-02
  • Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
  • Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
  • Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
  • Original language: English
  • Subtitled in: Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, English
  • Dubbed in: Spanish
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Running time: 94 minutes

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Crude, juvenile (and proud of it), Step Brothers stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as two 40-year-old men, both living at home and leading the lives of 13-year-old boys, who are thrown together when their single parents (Mary Steenburgen, Parenthood, and Richard Jenkins, Six Feet Under) get married. Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly) start out hating each other as only teenage boys can--but things get even worse for their long-suffering parents when they become best friends. Step Brothers gets most of its mileage from very low brow humour, but hidden among the flatulence and masturbation jokes is the suggestion that while these guys may be emotionally arrested, so are Brennan's hotshot business executive brother (Adam Scott, Tell Me You Love Me) and his high-fiving frat boy pals--just in a way that's condoned because it makes money. Also crucial is that Ferrell and Reilly capture adolescence in all its gruesome glory--the awkward insecurity but also the egomaniacal, arrogant self-centeredness. Mind you, this isn't the American version of The 400 Blows or anything. All in all though, Step Brothers combines the adolescent humour of producer Judd Apatow (Superbad, Knocked Up) and the comic chemistry of Ferrell and Reilly (who previously co-starred in Talladega Nights)--fans of either will find plenty to enjoy. --Bret Fetzer

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Synopsis
While nearly all Will Ferrell's films are enjoyable on some level, they tend to fire on all cylinders when Adam McKay is involved. McKay co-wrote and directed ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY and TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY, two of Ferrell's most popular and consummately hilarious films. McKay reteamed with not only Ferrell for STEP BROTHERS, but also Ferrell's co-star in TALLADEGA NIGHTS, John C. Reilly, who has steadily proven himself to be one of Hollywood's most versatile actors.


The plot is about as simple as they come: Brennan Huff (Ferrell) and Dale Doback (Reilly) are deadbeat man-children thrown together when the single parents with whom they live marry. The two initially despise one another, but become fast friends over a shared love of ninjas, COPS, porn magazines, and the comforts of living in the fantasy world of a prolonged adolescence. What makes STEPBROTHERS so much fun, however, has nothing to do with story or script; rather, it's McKay's foresight to step back and let Ferrell and Reilly run wild. The duo kick and punch, fart and burp, laugh and cry, yet somehow elevate such banalities to a level of grotesque poetry, hitting upon what feels like an entirely new comedic language. When the pair acts like children, they are not presenting themselves as immature adults, but are literally acting like children, meticulously duplicating everything from the fears and concerns to the speech patterns and awkward physicality of children. It sounds simple enough, but it requires a dexterity and sense of timing and delivery that is actually quite amazing.

Customer Reviews

Good laughs but no achorman3
This is another Will Ferrell comedy ala anchorman but without the suporting cast that made it so special.
John C Raily is a worthy companion and the script is good however the movie structure is wrong ,it would have been more exciting to see them trying to get the parents together for half the movie than to break them apart.

Some of the supporting cast are not comediants and apart from the guy who plays Farrells brother and the guy from the daily show the rest come out a bit flat.

There are some outrageous moments such the " boats and hos " video and the song but there are a bit apart from each other.

In summary a harmless WF comedy with some good moments but no achorman

The best since Anchorman5
Having seen this film earlier in the year at the cinema, it has been a long wait to own it on DVD. It is already in my list of classics. Will ferrell is the best, easy on par with Anchorman and Talladega Nights. If u want a laugh a minute film get this.

Step Brothers5
Nothing short of MINT!!!! one of the best films if not THE best film of the year!!! if you have a brother, and use to argue alot when u were younger then you will defo relate to this comic!! it will have you in stitches from the moment you press play, its THAT funny.

Enjoy it. i know i did.