BALLS OF FURY MOVIE
The funniest part of the movie is probably the ping pong games themselves. Says Christopher Walken, “What part of sudden death didn’t you understand?” It also contains parodies of countless clichés from sports movies, including the once humiliated sports star returning to glory against his old nemesis. There are some laughs to be had seeing ping pong players constantly flexing their muscles, crushing ping pongs with their bare hands, shouting macho remarks, and… oh yea, being executed if they lose. “Balls of Fury” has been compared to “ Dodgeball,” and there are many comparisons, but, between the two, I actually prefer “Balls of Fury.” It doesn’t take much to make “Dodgeball” an extreme sport, so seeing ping pong treated as an extreme sport does have it moments. The promo itself says that the film takes place “in the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong.” This is the movie’s strength, but some may consider this a one gag movie. In many ways, “Balls of Fury” is a parody of extreme sports. There is comic violence (including attacks to the groin), jokes involving bodily fluids, jokes about prostitution, and ample cleavage. Overall, the film contains 18 foul words, countless double entendres, and sex noises can be heard. One involves a running gag about homosexual sex slaves that recurs throughout the film. The jokes include plenty of crude, rude, and perverted humor. In this case, mostly bad.įirst, parents should be reminded that PG-13 is usually what used to be rated R. It is one of those movies you watch late at night when no one knows that you are watching-the kind that is both oh-so-bad and oh-so-good, if you are into absurd comedies, outrageous silliness, and are bored out of your mind. It may be worth a look just to see Christopher Walken playing the role of an Asian mobster and ping pong has been. That is appropriate, since fans will doubtless want to watch this underground. Unfortunately, the only time I smiled was when the credits started to roll.“Balls of Fury” is a comedy about an “underground” ping pong tournament.
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With both writers from “Reno 911,” Patton Oswalt, and the legendary Christopher Walken, “Balls of Fury” should have had at least a few moments that made me laugh out loud or at least crack a smile. I’m still dumbfounded as to how this movie went so wrong. The writers never tried to create any original jokes, and relied far too heavily on double entendres revolving around balls, short shorts, Def Leppard, and male sex slaves. The jokes are unoriginal and haven’t been funny since the late 90s. One of the biggest problems with the “Balls of Fury” is that it plays it too safe.
Thomas Lennon stole the show, playing Karl Wolfschtagg, Randy Daytona’s arch nemesis. Minor cameos from Patton Oswalt and the crew of “Reno 911” were the only redeeming parts of the movie. Dan Fogler is pure suck in human form.ĭisappointingly, Christopher Walken phoned in his role, mumbling line after line almost as if he was embarrassed to be in the movie. Half the theatre groaned when he started playing along to Def Leppard’s “Rock of Ages” on a ping pong paddle. “Balls of Fury” apparently didn’t have a high enough budget to hire Jack Black, so they cast Dan Fogler instead, who ripped off just about every funny quirk Black has incorporated into his movies. I won’t go any further into the plot, since it would take me longer to explain it than it took Ben Garant to write it. The plot centers on a down and out, Olympic-caliber ping pong player, Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler), who must infiltrate an underground ping pong tournament and bring down Feng (Christopher Walken), the Yakuza crime lord who murdered his father. In what can only be described as a poor man’s version of “Dodgeball,” the movie has neither the wit nor talent to save it from mediocrity. Thomas Lennon stars in “Balls of Fury” (Rogue Pictures)
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