Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Pros: Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn. Very funny movie.
Cons: Little crude a few times. Predictable.

I don’t like sports. They just don't interest me. However, for some reason, I've seen and enjoyed a lot of sports related movies, especially comedies. I wasn't sure about Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story at first, but after seeing ...

Pros: Funny sequences, Stiller, Vaughn, Torn
Cons: Predictable with a capital P

When I was in grade school, my classmates and I weren't the dodgeball crowd. We did play it a few times, but our recess game of choice was soccer. Our brand of soccer, though, had more of a hockey element to it. Had we played by regulation soccer rules, ...

Pros: lines between Stiller and Vaughn, some very funny moments, Rip Torn as Patches O'Houlihan
Cons: uninventive opponents, entire Pirate sub-story, blatant foreshadowing

Instead of reading the whole review to find my final opinion of the movie, I am going to tell it to you in the second sentence. I found this to be a poorly made movie, with crude humor, and uninspired acting, but still found it to be funny, and find ...

Pros: The cast; The endless laughs; The cameo appearances
Cons: A little too short; Mostly predictable

Everyone likes a good underdog story, and Dodgeball is a comedy movie that delivers on its promise of good humor with a feel- good plot and satisfying ending. The film stars Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughan in the top roles, with a full cast of ...

Pros: Great cast, plenty of laughs
Cons: Loses momentum in the third act

Going into Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, I knew it was going to be a funny movie. It is the first full-length movie from a new director named Rawson Marshall Thurber, who did the Terry Tate, Office Linebacker movies which can be found on various ...

Pros: Ben Stiller! Funnier than a fart in a church.
Cons: Predictable

I haven't been much into comedy these last few years. So few of them ever seem to have a point, which may be why I gravitate toward romantic comedies, fooling a hundred thousand babes into thinking I'm some kind of sensitive marshmallow. But tonight ...

Pros: Stiller, Vaughn, a couple of great scenes
Cons: other scenes that didn't work; not enough emphasis on what does work...

The secret to liking movies that are funny - but technically not all that "good" - is to have zero expectations while going into them. It's a secret that has allowed me to traverse happily in foreign film circles, eruditely pontifcating about a love for ...

Pros: Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller were hilarious, Rip Torn
Cons: some corny jokes, corny plot, but hey, it's still funny!

Dodgeball is the only memory from Junior High gym that I remember other than setting the push-up record in for under a minute. PE in school really sucks because of stupid things you have to learn, and it is never really competitive because there are ...

Pros: Gosh awful funny. Low brow. Still giggling.
Cons: If you do not like potty humor, pass on it.

I am glad I did not have a drink while watching Dodgeball, because I do not like carbonated soda coming out my nose. Yes. This is one of those kind of funny flicks. You know it is predictable. You know it is dumb. But, hallelujah it is a hoot to put on ...

Pros: A non-stop barrage of side-splitting jokes with zany performances that only enhance the fun.
Cons: Insanely predictable plot, but it's not a big issue.

When examining Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, the title does not suggest this comic gem of a movie is based on true story, because only Hollywood could concoct such a wacky, off-the-wall adventure about grown men playing dodgeball. ...

Pros: Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn. Wonderful performances by all.
Cons: Not much if you are over the age of 14.

Recently my boyfriend took my son and I to the movies. We watched Dodgeball. The opening scene, caught me off guard at first when it showed Ben Stiller as White Goodman running an advertisement for his gym - Globo Gym. I really like what Richard ...

Pros: The dodgeball parts.
Cons: The rest.

Imagine you're a world famous chef (Bear with me, this is going somewhere...honest.) preparing a pasta dish for a big competition. You've rounded up the best possible ingredients, and whipped up a picture perfect meal. The homemade pasta is perfect; ...

Pros: Comic scriptwriting at its silliest and finest! Stiller is funnier than ever before.
Cons: Plot as watertight as a sieve and character depth to match. A one man show.

"Your gym is a skidmark on the underpants of society." White Goodman (Ben Stiller) is the ultra-athletic self styled fitness guru and owner of 'Globo Gym'. He used to be fat and ugly - boo hoo - but then one day he woke up and ...

Pros: the performances of Stiller, Vaughn, and the supporting cast
Cons: the first twenty minutes are S-L-O-W, a couple of other slow parts

Maybe on any other night, in the middle of any other week, I would've hated Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. But there is something to be said for harmless mindless entertainment that makes you laugh when you're burnt out and running on empty. ...

Pros: Funnier than the trailers made it look.
Cons: Predictable.

We all know the old cliche about never judging a book by its cover. Well we are at a point now where we may have to update the axiom to "Never judge a movie by its trailer". As was proven to me by Dodgeball. From all I could see, the trailers made ...