As I note in an blog entry at Cosmic Cinema (http://cosmic-cinema.blogspot.com/2009/06/is-will-ferrell-cinematic-anti-christ.html) this week Will Ferrell has been subject of some scathing articles and water cooler commentary since the debut of LAND OF THE LOST. Yet I am astonished by the level of vitriol some articles contain. All seemingly targeted at Will Ferrell, not critical examinations of the movie itself, which, from what I've heard, is as egregious a departure from the source material as any other Hollywood remake slash re-envisioning.
Love 'em or hate 'em remakes aren't going away any time soon. Though this is the first time I've seen the backlash for one aimed almost solely at the lead actor, as if he's specifically to blame for all the film's percieved faults.
So are the critics right, is Will Ferrell really anathema to good movie making, or is this sort of backbiting commentary merely bombastic hyperbole?
He's better than Shia Labouf !
I like the guy, but he makes bad choices.
This film looks poo poo, but I like Will Ferrell. He's never going to make any "classics" or critically acclaimed stuff, but he's good for a laugh.
I can't stand any of today's "funny" Hollywood people. They're all pretty much interchangeable to me.
I haven't jumped on the Will Ferrell bandwagon yet. I thought he was pretty good in TALLADEGA NIGHTS, but I don't understand his wild popularity.
Quote from: The Burgomaster on June 09, 2009, 04:18:46 PM
I haven't jumped on the Will Ferrell bandwagon yet. I thought he was pretty good in TALLADEGA NIGHTS, but I don't understand his wild popularity.
I liked that film too. He was good on SNL. Most SNL cast members,once they went to film, I don't care for.I don't like Chevy Chase -always blowed. I liked John Belushi,but not as well as most do. Never liked Sandler. Or the copy machine guy...can't remeber his name. Joe Piscopo really went to hell. Eddie Murphey used to be funny....now he's in all those Disney type fliks.I always liked Gilda Radner.
In the right movies, Ferrell is great. I liked him in Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Elf, etc. I think he does the dumb-but-lovable parody well. Mind you, his movies have become so similar that it's hard to be enthusiastic about yet another sports parody. But I think there is a "Will Ferrell" style of movie that works if it's done well enough.\
The problem comes in sticking his bankable name on a movie he doesn't belong in. If I were coming up with a name to star in Land of the Lost, Will Ferrell would never have occurred to me. It's like somebody said "We're going to make a crappy remake of a cheesy adventure story, and Brendan Fraser isn't available. Type 'crappy remake star' into Google and see who comes up. Will Ferrell? Crap on a crutch. OK, we'll make it tongue in cheek."
Maybe the world has finally gotten over Will Farrell. Maybe now he'll have to actually DO something instead of playing the same character over and over.
I find a lot of these people (Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy and such) don't embarrass themselves when they do straight roles, but they get sucked into the easy money of doing the same shtick over and over again.
Now Sandler...yeesh, I don't think there is ANY redemption for him.
Quote from: AndyC on June 09, 2009, 04:52:17 PM
Type 'crappy remake star' into Google and see who comes up.
Why do I keep getting "George Bush"?
I like Ferrell in certain movies, but hate him in others. For example, I have zero interest in Talladega Nights, but found him hilarious in Anchorman.
Land of the Lost may be bad (I haven't seen it yet, so I'm holding my judgement), but to blame the star as opposed to the writer's and director is a little extreme.
Quote from: RCMerchant on June 09, 2009, 04:37:19 PM
Quote from: The Burgomaster on June 09, 2009, 04:18:46 PM
I haven't jumped on the Will Ferrell bandwagon yet. I thought he was pretty good in TALLADEGA NIGHTS, but I don't understand his wild popularity.
I liked that film too. He was good on SNL. Most SNL cast members,once they went to film, I don't care for.I don't like Chevy Chase -always blowed. I liked John Belushi,but not as well as most do. Never liked Sandler. Or the copy machine guy...can't remeber his name. Joe Piscopo really went to hell. Eddie Murphey used to be funny....now he's in all those Disney type fliks.I always liked Gilda Radner.
The copy machine guy is Rob Schneider.
Ferrel's OK by me. I don't like his sort of movies, but he was good on SNL and he doesn't annoy me like Sandler, Schnieder, etc.
I guess snide Hollywood-insider types are jumping on him because LotL looks to be a bomb and they smell blood in the water. Or maybe he isn't well liked personally and his enemies were waiting for him to fail.
There have been some Will Ferrell movies that I've really enjoyed, but Land Of The Lost simply wasn't one of them. It has a few funny moments, and some pretty good set pieces, but whatever semblance of the S&M Kroft series ends with the Sleestak, their cave hideout, Grumpy the Tyrannosaur, and to a lesser extent Alice the Allosaurus.
The dinosaurs are all right, there's no Jar Jar... I mean Dopey, but we get Cha-Ka so its a toss-up. The Sleestak while integral to the plot seem to just be thrown in as an afterthought, but Enik is there.
The majority of the film though is merely set ups for a lot of lame gay jokes, and sexual innuendo that was just not appropriate for a film that is being marketed to kids in a big way. I'm in no way a prude, but having someone translate the effects of drinking a narcotic gourd in the film is like having your intestine punctured by a zombie d**k is not exactly what I was expecting out of a kids show. Will Ferrell is simply the biggest target for the critics because his performance was completely tongue in check and routine for him not a stretch of his abilities at all.
One thing I thought was weird was the end credits had some pretty solid graphics while the beginning of the film simply had the title then jumped straight into it. It would have been slightly better if they had used these at the beginning to sort of get the audience into at least the feel of seeing an adventure movie, but then again maybe that would have been too misleading. Someone mentioned Brendan Frasier, and as indifferent as I am to those Mummy films, that style of film making would have been light years ahead of this mess.
I like Ferrell. He does pretty decent work. Sure, he's had the occasional movie I don't like, but what actor doesn't?
When I saw the previews for this movie, I thought it looked like a steaming pile of crap. I don't put the blame on Ferrell, because any actor in that position would have equated to one terrible movie. How do you take a show that was all about a family trying to survive in an alien world and turn it into roughly 90 minutes of a comedy actor screaming at bad CG, and still make it effective? I don't think any actor could have made that concept work.
In any case, count me out.
Quote from: AndyC on June 09, 2009, 04:52:17 PM
. Type 'crappy remake star' into Google and see who comes up.
I tried that and wished I hadn't.
Jackie Chan as Mr Miyagi? :buggedout:
Hilary Duff as Bonnie in the remake of
Bonnie and Clyde?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
When Ferrell is in a good character role not being Will Ferrell he has the potential to shine. Good examples of this would be Anchorman and Elf. However, most of the time he ends up failing in my eyes. He's just the silly "that comedic guy" actor of our time. I personally am avoiding everything he is currently doing.
I like A night at roxbury. I don't remember seeing him in anything other than that.
Sounds like I'm the only one here who never thought any of Will Ferrell's annoying SNL characters were entertaining, much less funny or worth wasting money on a feature length film?
He does an decent George Bush impression though. His appearances as W on Jay Leno were always funny. Sadly I haven't seen any of the movies mentioned so far. They had no appeal for me. Few SNL skits turned into movies do. I guess it's just a matter of taste. Then again after sitting through some of Chevy Chase's wastes of celluloid I just started avoiding films with SNL alum in them.
Which isn't to say I've not seen any of Mr. Ferrell's movies. I watched BLADES OF GLORY when it popped up on Starz (or whatever it was). It's an okay movie, then again Ferrell isn't the lead he's part of a duo, but I would never buy this on DVD or waste money to see it in a theatre.
Just me?
I don't care for Ferrell. His kind of humor just doesn't appeal to me. That being said, I don't blame him for the garbage that is land of the lost. Im more disgusted with Hollywood and their need to green light anything and everything to make a buck.
watch rob shnieder in "big stan" it also stars the late david carradine,i think some of you guys may really like his role in that one.i found it hilarious.
I use Will Ferrell to determine a person's film credibility. If they tell me they LOVE Will Ferrell's comedies, then I tend not to believe them outright if they tell me something is really fun to watch. I don't hate the guy, but...just stop already, man. Are you THAT hard-up for freaking money? Get an agent with some brains!
I'd tolerate Will Ferrell better if he wasn't freaking everywhere. I just feel oversaturated with Will Ferrell -- same with Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Christian Bale. Take a break guys.
Quote from: Monster Jungle X-Ray on June 10, 2009, 03:15:28 AM
There have been some Will Ferrell movies that I've really enjoyed, but Land Of The Lost simply wasn't one of them. It has a few funny moments, and some pretty good set pieces, but whatever semblance of the S&M Kroft series ends with the Sleestak, their cave hideout, Grumpy the Tyrannosaur, and to a lesser extent Alice the Allosaurus.
The dinosaurs are all right, there's no Jar Jar... I mean Dopey, but we get Cha-Ka so its a toss-up. The Sleestak while integral to the plot seem to just be thrown in as an afterthought, but Enik is there.
The majority of the film though is merely set ups for a lot of lame gay jokes, and sexual innuendo that was just not appropriate for a film that is being marketed to kids in a big way. I'm in no way a prude, but having someone translate the effects of drinking a narcotic gourd in the film is like having your intestine punctured by a zombie d**k is not exactly what I was expecting out of a kids show. Will Ferrell is simply the biggest target for the critics because his performance was completely tongue in check and routine for him not a stretch of his abilities at all.
One thing I thought was weird was the end credits had some pretty solid graphics while the beginning of the film simply had the title then jumped straight into it. It would have been slightly better if they had used these at the beginning to sort of get the audience into at least the feel of seeing an adventure movie, but then again maybe that would have been too misleading. Someone mentioned Brendan Frasier, and as indifferent as I am to those Mummy films, that style of film making would have been light years ahead of this mess.
I agree with all of this. Plus he seemed to really phone it in, in my opinion. Sometimes I wonder if actors have to do certain films even if they don't want to.
I took my 8 year old son to see it because he seen the previews on t.v. and he kept saying he wanted to go see it. I'm not an uptight person either. Heck, my son watches Family Guy...but at times I felt like a bad mom in the theater when certain things were said in the movie. And I wasn't the only person that brought their kid. There weren't many laughs in the theater not even from the kids. It's one of those movies that you ask yourself...why was it made? Cause you left the theater not mad but you just felt like you didn't see anything.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on June 09, 2009, 09:06:31 PM
Ferrel's OK by me. I don't like his sort of movies, but he was good on SNL and he doesn't annoy me like Sandler, Schnieder, etc.
I guess snide Hollywood-insider types are jumping on him because LotL looks to be a bomb and they smell blood in the water. Or maybe he isn't well liked personally and his enemies were waiting for him to fail.
I like Sandler. Eh. :lookingup:
Most of the SNL alums are fine in small doses. For me, Rob Schneider was at his best as comic relief for Stallone. And it makes sense, since they made their careers doing sketch comedy. We get short, intense bursts of comedy, not a full hour and a half of shtick. That's not to say it doesn't work. Ferrell, Mike Myers and others have turned out good feature-length comedies.
The problem is when these guys become stars. Well, the first problem is when the ones who might do all right as character actors in supporting roles, such as Schneider, try to go the star route, and only manage to star in crap. The ones who actually do succeed in leading roles, such as Ferrell, then get put into movies that are outside their range as actors, where the name counted more than a good casting choice. And then you get Myers, who managed to take it a step further and actually got enough respect as a star to do whatever he wants, then made the freaking Love Guru.
Give me the old SNL alums any day. Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Billy Crystal, even Chevy Chase in his prime. Any of those guys could handle a leading role. I'd even give Lovitz credit for sticking to what he does best and always managing to entertain. He apparently learned his lesson after starring in High School High and he excels as a character actor.
A lot of people launched their careers from SNL, largely because they were talented and innovative to have created a show that was very unconventional in its time. But somewhere along the line, somebody got the idea that SNL automatically leads to stardom, regardless of ability, and in spite of the fact that the SNL style of sketch comedy is much more common after 30 years. Doesn't make sense.
Quote from: Cthulhu on June 10, 2009, 08:30:50 AM
I like A night at roxbury. I don't remember seeing him in anything other than that.
That's shocking that you haven't seen any other of his movies, considering he seems to have a new one out ever month and a half or so.
Quote from: Saucerman on June 11, 2009, 09:08:56 AM
I'd tolerate Will Ferrell better if he wasn't freaking everywhere. I just feel oversaturated with Will Ferrell -- same with Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Christian Bale. Take a break guys.
He does have a crapload of movies out. Main reason, I think, is cause college kids found him funny on SNL, and when he did a movie, it made a bunch of money. So when he left SNL, kids couldn't watch him on tv and all of a sudden Hollywood was like, "Strike while the iron is hot." So he made like, 20 movies in about 3 years and now it's oversaturated to the point where I think the popularity of the "Frat Pack" is starting to wane. You notice all those guys keep making movies together? It's always the Wilsons, Stiller, Ferrell, Carell, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd all in each others movies? That can get kinda tiring to see after a while, and I'm a fan.
AndyC & HappyGilmore are probably right, it's oversaturation and audience fatigue. It may not directly be Will Ferrell's fault, but if not him, who? Ultimately it's HIS choice to star in the same carbon copy cookie cutter movie vehicles. Most actors don't want to get type cast but it seems like Mr. Ferrell is content to play the same mentally challenged loud mouth self-absorbed boy-man over and over again. But when you're doing a characterization that niche you have to be picky with your scripts and make sure the character fits the part.
You would not cast Will Ferrell in a GOR movie as the lead, Tarl Cabot, would you? Of course not. Although. .
:wink:
Quote from: Kester Pelagius on June 12, 2009, 09:34:27 AM
AndyC & HappyGilmore are probably right, it's oversaturation and audience fatigue. It may not directly be Will Ferrell's fault, but if not him, who? Ultimately it's HIS choice to star in the same carbon copy cookie cutter movie vehicles. Most actors don't want to get type cast but it seems like Mr. Ferrell is content to play the same mentally challenged loud mouth self-absorbed boy-man over and over again. But when you're doing a characterization that niche you have to be picky with your scripts and make sure the character fits the part.
You would not cast Will Ferrell in a GOR movie as the lead, Tarl Cabot, would you? Of course not. Although. .
:wink:
It's indirectly Ferrell's fault, to a degree. Basically, he does show glimpses of being a semi decent comic actor who can branch out. HOWEVER, the movies in which he does branch out (Melinda and Melinda, Bewitched, Stranger Than Fiction), they underperform at the box office, and he potentially loses fans.
Same thing with Sandler and Jim Carrey. Carrey shows some acting chops on occasion (Truman Show, Man on The Moon, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) come to mind. But they usually seem to underperform, as his fans want the comedy aspect like Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, etc. And they seem to be blockbusters.
So, I don't think it's so much the actor's 'choice' to be the same sort of character in every movie. Seems to be a fan thing as well, as they seem less accepting of them in other roles.
Quote from: AndyC on June 11, 2009, 10:42:28 PM
Give me the old SNL alums any day. Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Billy Crystal, even Chevy Chase in his prime. Any of those guys could handle a leading role.
Here here! Well, except for Steve Martin and Billy Crystal :teddyr: The other four are favorites of mine.
Quote from: Jack on June 12, 2009, 08:06:19 PM
Quote from: AndyC on June 11, 2009, 10:42:28 PM
Give me the old SNL alums any day. Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Billy Crystal, even Chevy Chase in his prime. Any of those guys could handle a leading role.
Here here! Well, except for Steve Martin and Billy Crystal :teddyr: The other four are favorites of mine.
All good, really. But I think it's generational too. Me personally, I love the originals (although, never actually saw the show when they were on), and love the 'later' cast too. I started watchin SNL during the late '80s-mid '90s cast like Norm MacDonald (hilarious dude), Sandler, Phil Hartman (one of the most underrated cast members, EVER), etc and felt they were great together.
I just don't get why so many people like him so much. He's OK, the thing I liked him best in was when he did the voice for Bob Oblong in the cartoon. I just can't see why people rave about Taledega Nights, it's a below average movie, and most of the funny stuff wasn't him.
Quote from: ghouck on June 13, 2009, 12:52:23 AM
I just don't get why so many people like him so much. He's OK, the thing I liked him best in was when he did the voice for Bob Oblong in the cartoon. I just can't see why people rave about Taledega Nights, it's a below average movie, and most of the funny stuff wasn't him.
I don't get why people like Talladega Nights either. He was much better in Anchorman.
I Think Some Of Will Ferrell's Movies Are Pretty Good
But He Does Kill A Lot Of Movies Too
(http://i43.tinypic.com/11c4iv9.jpg)
Talledega Nights was a letdown. It had Sascha (Ali G, Borat) Baren Cohen and it still stunk. As far a Will Ferrell goes, I guess he's of the love 'em or leave 'em type. I personally loved him in a many of his films, he's a character actor, and that's fine. You know what your gonna get going in. Old School,Anchorman and Stepbrothers are classics, imo. He was also pretty good in Stranger Than Fiction and Winter Passing, which were both more serious-minded "dramady's". He has made his fare share of stinkers, though, and those I just stay away from. A lot of people felt the same way about Bill Murray (whom I also love) back in the 80's, especially at the height of his commercial fame (one of his co-stars was an elephant). These guys are character actors, but a lot of the success of their films still depends on the writers, so if something is bad, it's they who are to blame. I agree that you can get sick of seeing these guys everywhere, but that's how they earn a living, so who cares? Nobody is putting a gun to your head to watch anything. I'm not going to go see this (Land of the Lost), I'll wait for the dvd, it doesn't look to good. But, Will being the cinematic Anti-Christ? Puh-leeze.
BTW, whether you like him or not, check this video out for a laugh.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/36d31abcf2/will-ferrell-answers-internet-questions-from-will-ferrell
Quote from: GilbyFromMagoombo on June 13, 2009, 05:28:53 PM
Sascha (Ali G, Borat) Baren Cohen
I'm sorry, but I don't find that guy funny or appealing at all in any capacity.
Quote from: HappyGilmore on June 13, 2009, 08:09:06 PM
Quote from: GilbyFromMagoombo on June 13, 2009, 05:28:53 PM
Sascha (Ali G, Borat) Baren Cohen
I'm sorry, but I don't find that guy funny or appealing at all in any capacity.
Cohen was good in Madagascar, but he was just voicing an animated lemur.
Quote from: AndyC on June 13, 2009, 10:04:35 PM
Quote from: HappyGilmore on June 13, 2009, 08:09:06 PM
Quote from: GilbyFromMagoombo on June 13, 2009, 05:28:53 PM
Sascha (Ali G, Borat) Baren Cohen
I'm sorry, but I don't find that guy funny or appealing at all in any capacity.
Cohen was good in Madagascar, but he was just voicing an animated lemur.
I actually saw Madagascar. Had no idea Borat did one of the voices.
Has Will Ferrell done any voice work?
Quote from: Kester Pelagius on June 14, 2009, 06:55:13 PM
Had Will Ferrell done any voice work?
The Oblongs. He played the Dad. Great animated show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGY4SDklUCs
Quote from: AndyC on June 13, 2009, 10:04:35 PM
Quote from: HappyGilmore on June 13, 2009, 08:09:06 PM
Quote from: GilbyFromMagoombo on June 13, 2009, 05:28:53 PM
Sascha (Ali G, Borat) Baren Cohen
I'm sorry, but I don't find that guy funny or appealing at all in any capacity.
Cohen was good in Madagascar, but he was just voicing an animated lemur.
Anybody can be good when they're voicing a character. It's how they do with live action stuff.
Unfortunately Cohen comes across as an annoying cocky little b***h of a man.
I have disapproved of every film the man has done.
Is it unnatural for someone not to see a grown man running around and screaming like a child unfunny?
Am I asking too much for some actual jokes instead of childish slapstick?
*Sigh* I miss Monty Python type humor....
Quote from: KeeperOfTheB-List on June 14, 2009, 09:43:41 PM
I have disapproved of every film the man has done.
Is it unnatural for someone not to see a grown man running around and screaming like a child unfunny?
Am I asking too much for some actual jokes instead of childish slapstick?
*Sigh* I miss Monty Python type humor....
Since I asked this question I've learned there are those who either A) Loathe Will Ferrell with the vitriol of an exploding star; 2) Tolerate Will Ferrell because they feel comedy stanards aren't what they used to be, or; 3) Really are crazy wacky fans of the guy.
Well, okay, maybe I've seen fewer responses from #3 than the rest. But someone did leave a angry comment on my blog that fits into the #3 category so they are out there. Though I think most people seem to share the sentiments expressed above.
But the thing to remember about Monty Python is it wasn't juvenille humor, it was humor aimed at adults, meaning grown-ups, which is to say people capable of thought. I think Hollywood is working under the assumption that most people today don't want to think/aren't capable of thinking with any depth of intelligence about anything. Thus we get SNL level comedies and black comedians dressing up in rubber-suit drag as fat black women. Granted the first movie that did this might have been funny but, seriously, stick a fork in this genre it's done!
Or am I off base?
I have to agree with AndyC.
Ferrell can be hit or miss.
I haven't seen all of his films, but I liked the ones I did see.
In my opinion, Anchorman and the role of Ron Burgandy is without a doubt his best role. :thumbup:
Also, some of his best work has only appeared on the internet.
Like the short feature The Landlord (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74/the-landlord-from-will-ferrell-and-adam-ghost-panther-mckay).
Or...
Good Cop, Baby Cop (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/33f2687080/good-cop-baby-cop-from-will-ferrell-and-adam-ghost-panther-mckay).
I don't think he's the cinematic anti-christ. He just needs to use a bit more discretion when choosing roles.
QuoteBut the thing to remember about Monty Python is it wasn't juvenile humor, it was humor aimed at adults, meaning grownups, which is to say people capable of thought. I think Hollywood is working under the assumption that most people today don't want to think/aren't capable of thinking with any depth of intelligence about anything. Thus we get SNL level comedies and black comedians dressing up in rubber's drag as fat black women. Granted the first movie that did this might have been funny but, seriously, stick a fork in this genre it's done!
The sad thing is that Ferrell himself has hosted SNL many times.
Is it just me or is SNL going to the bottom of the barrel with hosts? The Rock (DOOM), Zac Effron (HSM), and Seth Rogan (A ton of movies based on genetailia jokes.)
Comedy of 2009 - It's not funny until someone makes a joke about privates
Quote from: KeeperOfTheB-List on June 16, 2009, 01:43:03 PM
QuoteBut the thing to remember about Monty Python is it wasn't juvenile humor, it was humor aimed at adults, meaning grownups, which is to say people capable of thought. I think Hollywood is working under the assumption that most people today don't want to think/aren't capable of thinking with any depth of intelligence about anything. Thus we get SNL level comedies and black comedians dressing up in rubber's drag as fat black women. Granted the first movie that did this might have been funny but, seriously, stick a fork in this genre it's done!
The sad thing is that Ferrell himself has hosted SNL many times.
Is it just me or is SNL going to the bottom of the barrel with hosts? The Rock (DOOM), and Seth Rogan (A ton of movies based on genetailia jokes.)
Comedy of 2009 - It's not funny until someone makes a joke about privates
The Rock is actually pretty decent as a comedy performer, and a decent actor considering his background in pro wrestling. Rock's made a couple of clunkers (DOOM and Southland Tales), but almost every actor has had a movie they're ashamed of. Rock's two (maybe three) turns hosting SNL were actually decent.
Rogen makes dirty movies, sure, but he is pretty funny when he wants to be (Superbad, Pineapple Express, 40 Year Old Virgin). While I can see blaming the performers/writers to a degree for the state of comedy today, it also comes down to the audience. Sadly, today's audience seems unaccepting of films of Python's standards (personally, at my age (25), I can appreciate both styles of humor.) But I know plenty of people who LOVE a 'dirty' movie like 40 Year Old Virgin, but won't laugh once at Holy Grail.
Quote from: KeeperOfTheB-List on June 16, 2009, 01:43:03 PM
QuoteBut the thing to remember about Monty Python is it wasn't juvenile humor, it was humor aimed at adults, meaning grownups, which is to say people capable of thought. I think Hollywood is working under the assumption that most people today don't want to think/aren't capable of thinking with any depth of intelligence about anything. Thus we get SNL level comedies and black comedians dressing up in rubber's drag as fat black women. Granted the first movie that did this might have been funny but, seriously, stick a fork in this genre it's done!
The sad thing is that Ferrell himself has hosted SNL many times.
Is it just me or is SNL going to the bottom of the barrel with hosts? The Rock (DOOM), Zac Effron (HSM), and Seth Rogan (A ton of movies based on genetailia jokes.)
Comedy of 2009 - It's not funny until someone makes a joke about privates
Hehe you said Privates!
Just Kidding, I'm not that immature (I think).
The best thing Ferrell has ever done is the More Cowbell skit on SNL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mie9hhQTUM