Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004/Marshall Thurber)
As I went to see this tonight, the first thought that came to my mind was, "What could I have done with the 8 dollars I am about to waste?" After the movie, I was pretty happy I had seen it. It's one of those movies that you have to laugh at just because the idea is so bizarre.
The story is about a man named Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), who owns a beat down gym right across the street from one of the best gyms in the US, which is run by White Goodman (Ben Stiller). When Peter finds out that he must earn $50,000 to keep control of his gym from Goodman, he organizes a bunch of his friends to think of an idea to get the money.
After thinking about it, they find an ad to win the money in a dodgeball tournament in Las Vegas. When Goodman finds out about this, he organizes his own team of built and strong players to compete. Which team will come out on top?
I actually learned a lot more about dodgeball from this film too. It actually is a pretty interesting sport. This is probably the best comedy to come out since 'Bad Santa' in 2003.
This was a surprisingly funny movie about a surprisingly interesting topic. -Pat
7/10
As I went to see this tonight, the first thought that came to my mind was, "What could I have done with the 8 dollars I am about to waste?" After the movie, I was pretty happy I had seen it. It's one of those movies that you have to laugh at just because the idea is so bizarre.
The story is about a man named Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), who owns a beat down gym right across the street from one of the best gyms in the US, which is run by White Goodman (Ben Stiller). When Peter finds out that he must earn $50,000 to keep control of his gym from Goodman, he organizes a bunch of his friends to think of an idea to get the money.
After thinking about it, they find an ad to win the money in a dodgeball tournament in Las Vegas. When Goodman finds out about this, he organizes his own team of built and strong players to compete. Which team will come out on top?
I actually learned a lot more about dodgeball from this film too. It actually is a pretty interesting sport. This is probably the best comedy to come out since 'Bad Santa' in 2003.
This was a surprisingly funny movie about a surprisingly interesting topic. -Pat
7/10