Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

It has been 4 years since Dodgeball first came out, and it is still as funny as when it first came out. I remember being extremely excited for the movie because I loved the director’s Terry Tate Reebok shorts. This movie has allot of the same feel of those shorts and I love it. My wife called me mean for laughing so hard at the “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball” scene. Maybe she is right but damn if those guys getting hit in the face with a wrench didn’t make my stomach hurt from laughter. This movie has tons of of top notch performances. Ben Stiller is just down right silly and I am not sure how many takes he ruined but i don’t see how people kept a straight face while acting in the scenes with him.

Some others really stood out as well. Stephen Root turns in his best performance since Office Space(I don’t think he can top that one ever). Jason Batman and Rip torn were also very funny in their roles. The ref from American Gladiators as the tourney ref was a bonus as well.I laughed more overall in this movie than any movie I have seen in months. I know many people avoid this type of humor (low brow for the most part) but I think they are missing out. The movie is full of quotable scenes and really laugh out loud humor. If you like to laugh, this should be near the top of your list.

My rating 8.5 out of 10

Here is the trailer.

Here is one of the old terry tate shorts if you have not seen them.Awesome stuff!