| Oh my God, this movie is funny! (by hrivnak) |
| I haven't laughed this hard at a movie in years. That's all I can really say about this movie. It's stupid, sure, but it's so hilarious, you don't care.I could not stop laughing. There are so many jokes in this movie, you don't even have a chance to rest before the next one comes along. Ben Stiller as the "evil" White Goodman -- it's a classic character that should go down in the annals of comedy greatness. The announcers for ESPN 8 "The Ocho" Gary Cole and Jason Bateman had me rolling in the aisles. Stephen Root is a comic genius as well, and <more> |
| If you can dodge a wrench..... (by g-bodyl) |
| This film is one of the funniest slapstick comedy ever. Ben Stiller was funny as always and Vince Vaughn was surprisingly funny. Stiller plays White Goodman and he is the snobbish owner of his up-to-the-style Globo Gym whereas Vaughn plays Peter La Fleur and he is the owner of Average Joe's. The gyms find out that there would be a dodgeball tournament held in a few weeks with a grand prize of fifty thousand dollars. Average Joe's need that money or else the gym goes to Globo Gym. The gyms ended up going and making it to the finals. But who wins? The movie will tell you that. All of <more> |
| This is a funny film - so forget pretentious comments (by lapidary) |
| This film is not intended to be a great work of art and no one will win an Oscar for it because it is just a film packed full of laughs that leaves you smiling afterwards - that is, with the exception of the few posters here bereft of any sense of humour.I am not a great Ben Stiller fan - generally, I find him rather unfunny but he scores highly in this film and Vince Vaughn also deserves recognition among others for fine comedic timing.The guest appearances also add to the general fun and the wheelchair-bound coach, played by Rip Torn is just a hoot.This is definitely one to hire from your <more> |
| Hilarious! (by daria84) |
| Wow it's been a while since the last time I laughed this hard at the movies. I loved it!This movie is about a group of "weird" I hate to see that word in a sentence next to the word "people" guys who work out at a small gym owned by Peter LaFleur Vince Vaughn , which isn't getting any income b/c it's going to be taken by the bank, task handed to Kate Votch Christine Taylor . But that isn't all, the gym wants to be owned by the annoying/gross and long time rival of Peter, owner of Globo gym, White Goodman Ben Stiller in I think one of his best roles ever <more> |
| One of the Best Comedies of the Last Decade (by gavin6942) |
| A local gym is going under, largely because the owner refuses to collect fees from his clients. But when a larger rival gym threatens to take him over, it becomes personal... and unorthodox methods of raising money are used. The one decided on: dodgeball.Who is Rawson Marshall Thurber? That is the real question here. You have probably never heard of him, and other than "Dodgeball" his projects are not well known. Yet, he wrote and directed this film -- flawlessly -- and cast some of the best actors in the business. Plenty of big names here, and some great character actors. How did <more> |
| A fantastic comedy that is one of my favourites (by alindsay-al) |
| For a while now I have truly loved this film but I haven't watched it in a while so last night I decided to and in my opinion this is one of the best comedies I have seen and one of my personally favourites. The premise of the film sees a down on its luck gym in danger of being destroyed by its richer competition. So in order to save there gym they enter a dodgeball tournament to raise the money. I have been critical of Vince Vaughan before for being the same character in pretty much all of his comedies but this is the one where it really works. He totally encapsulates his charismatic but <more> |
| Like chocolate cake: you know it's bad for you, but you can't help but love it (by Smells_Like_Cheese) |
| Silly metaphor, I know. The film "Dodgeball: A true underdog story" while maybe be offensive at times, the film really brings it back up to place with the humor. You really can't help but laugh at the movie a couple times. Sort of like "Zoolander", another great flick with Ben Stiller, it's so stupid you've gotta love it. I would recommend this film for a good laugh. As of movie of the year or comedy of the year, no, this is not the film. But it was a good one to watch. A true film for any Ben Stiller fan, that's for sure. I will warn though, if you get <more> |
| Great Fun! (by roy-c) |
| Picked this up on DVD for £3 $6 - didn't know anything about it We thought it one of the funniest films we've seen for some time. Thought I'd check out the rating and was surprised how low 6.6 it was. Then checked out some of the "Hated It" comments to see why this could be I guess that a lot of people find this film offensive, with stereotypical attitudes - like how a bisexual woman could kiss both a man and a woman an extraordinary observation . Or that it was unfair to poke fun at someone who spent all his waking hours dressed up as pirate. I think that comment <more> |
| Not just a film for average Joe's. (by Spikeopath) |
| Peter LaFleur {Vince Vaughn} is the owner of Average Joe's Gym, barely making any cash, LaFleur looks like losing his Gym to corporate big hitters, Globo Gym. Globo Gym, run by sleazy White Goodman {Ben Stiller}, is the complete opposite to Joe's, big money, big clientèle and big ego's. So when the few hardy members of Joe's decide to enter the Vegas Dodgeball Tournament, in the vain hope of winning the cash prize to save the gym, it's no surprise that Goodman enters his own team to hopefully thwart their plan.A joyous, crude and eminently quotable underdog story that <more> |