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. I liked it, I don't understand other people's problems with it. If you couldn't tell that from the trailer, then odds are you haven't made it this far into my comment. This movie can't defend itself for being stupid because is supposed to be. Go blast a movie that actually supposed to be good and isn't as opposed to picking on the 90 lb. Otherwise wait till it comes out on DVD or just ignore it. If you have a little time to kill, have already seen Super Bad, and want a good laugh go check it out. This movie should probably get a rating in the 6.1-6.3 category. As it stands right now this movie has a 4.6 and that probably a little low due to people 1 staring it because they wanted the Saving Private Ryan of ping pong movies. Odds are if you hate movies that have done that in the past (ie: Dude, Where's My Car, Blades of Glory, Hot Rod, etc.) you are gonna hate this one as well. This is not the first movie that approached a ridiculous subject in such silly manner. This movie is funny, and if you didn't find yourself laughing at it you are probably already dead or on the fast track to ulcers and a stress induced stroke by age 30. If you walk in expecting a spoof about ping pong w/ a cast of completely 1 dimensional characters to be a 10/10 you must live a life full of disappointment.
This movie is by no means garbage as some have posted, nor is it a great movie. 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.
0 kommentar(er)
