![]() ![]() True, I was a little liquored up, and a second sober viewing might not pay off repeat dividends, but I had a good time. I didn't expect much, and I got a lot back because of that. I dunno, all I can say is that I REALLY enjoyed this movie. It also spoofs the "underdog" motif like the "Rocky" movies. The script is an obvious parody on the movie "Enter The Dragon", but with ping-pong in lieu of kung-fu or karate. When they are on the screen, funny stuff happens. Christopher Walken and Maggie Q are usually seen in LARGE blockbusters or high-profile indies George Lopez has a very successful TV series, not to mention MANY cameos from well-known comedic actors. True, some of the laughs were simply because some people were in this movie that had NO BUSINESS being in it, because they are considered to belong to a higher echelon of movies. But as for dumb comedy goes, this nicely held its own. No, it will probably not be nominated for Best Picture. But I found myself forgiving everyone because they were so good-hearted in waltzing around with their idiotic humor. It's pointless, silly, and down-right brain cell killing. The fact that anyone could take so slight a game so seriously cracked me up. Just try telling that to these characters. Yes, I like a good game of ping-pong as much as the next person, but come on. I don't know if this will go into the treasury of greatest stupid movies ever made, but it did leave me with a smile on my face. And, heck, the reason I went to see this movie was because I thought it looked funny. I don't think there was a single moment in this film that purposely wanted any smidgen of intelligence whatsoever. However, that is not necessarily a bad thing. This has to be, quite possibly, the dumbest movie I have seen in a very, very long time. I've never seen a SNL alumni movie do that. There were at least three moments during the movie when the entire theater was rolling in the aisles. These days, even silly spoofs are expected to meet a required level of maturity, and for those that were raised on Naked Gun, Hot Shots and Police Academy movies, that's a little sad. Times have changed, and unfortunately for the movie, so have tastes. Balls of Fury is a very funny movie with a wonderful cast (especially Christopher Walken and Thomas Lennon), and if some of the jokes fall flat, or gave themselves away in the trailer, the movie moves quickly enough that it doesn't matter. Why is it doing worse then? People just don't want silly, stupid comedies anymore, which is why Superbad is doing much better instead. I'm going to go on the record as saying that this movie is at least as funny as anything Adam Sandler or Will Ferrel has ever made. What are people whining about? Balls of Fury was quite funny! A few years ago, the people who are now trashing this movie would have been going gaga and adding a 100 million to its gross revenue.but that's part of the problem. Absolutely worth seeing on both DVD and cable. The rest of the cast including veteran James Hong and comedian George Lopez is up to snuff, though Maggie Q is given little to do other than look good. Christopher Walken on the other hand is a scream, and its clear why he took the role, he can go as far over the top as he wants and still be amusing. As I said he's good the role doesn't require him to do little more than mug at the camera and he's fine, but I doubt very much he'll be able to ever really do more than that. ![]() Dan Folger clearly is a man of limited ability,He's okay here but its clear between this and Good Luck Chuck he's headed for a limited film and TV career in supporting roles. Don't get me wrong its a funny movie but not worth the 11 bucks it would take to see in a theater. A spoof of films like Enter the Dragon and everyone of those spy films where the FBI or CIA use a regular Joe for a secret mission this is an amusing romp I'm glad I didn't pay big bucks to see on the big screen. The film concerns a Ping Pong Tournament run by madman Christopher Walken. Amusing comedy staring Dan Folger who won a Tony for the 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee.
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