Step Brothers will blow minds away

The poster for Step Brothers came out tonight, and yeah. Just look at it. Is that not one of the greatest things you have ever seen? It's up there for me.

So, looking at this poster you might say "hey, Ben! what the hell is Step Brothers and why should I care about it?". Good question, faithful readers. A stupid question, but a question nonetheless.

What is Step Brothers? it's a comedy (duh!) with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly starring as 40 year olds who still live with their parents. When Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen) and Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) get married Brennan Huff (Ferrell) and Dale Doback (Reilly) become step brothers. As the official summary goes on to say "As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan to bring their parents back together. To pull it off, they must form an unlikely bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house." Judd Apatow describes the movie as The Parent Trap with men.

So yeah, that sounds amazing. Now your next question is why should you care about it? Well, quite simply its Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly starring as step brothers. Okay, still not sold? The movie is done by the same team that did Anchorman, and Talladega Nights. What team is that you say? Directed by Adam McKay, Written by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, and produced by Judd Apatow.Anchorman for my money is one of the funniest movies of this decade so far. Just an amazing work of comedic brilliance. Talladega Nights was also great, and I say very underrated.

You might say you are sick of Will Ferrell. Ferrell has really only had a few missteps in his career so far (Bewitched, Blades Of Glory), but beyond that he has been doing great stuff. His upcoming movie Semi-Pro looks like a return to form for Will as it's an R-rated comedy where Will gets to let loose. Also John C. Reilly has to be one of my all-time favorite actors. His dramatic work is just amazing, and his work in Chicago earned him an Academy Award nomination. His comedic work recently though is what has taken him to great heights with me. Talladega Nights, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and best of all as Dr. Steve Brule on Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Not only is he one of my favorite dramatic actors, but he's one of my favorite comedic actors as well. He can do it all.

Speaking of Semi-Pro, I would assume the first trailer to Step Brothers will be attached to it. If it is, I'll post the trailer in here and give my thoughts about it.

I'll be doing quite a bit of stuff in the blog pretty soon. Look for the obligatory Academy Awards predictions post in the coming days, and also a Top 10 list of my all-time favorite TV Shows ever. That as well as Benjammin #2, and whatever else comes to my mind at the time.