That looks miles ahead of Walk Hard, despite being in the same sort of absurd comedy genre.
now to me it seems like the opposite should be true. Balls of Fury loses points for me by using a joke taht was in Dodgeball in its commercial. it just seems terrible.
That looks miles ahead of Walk Hard, despite being in the same sort of absurd comedy genre.
now to me it seems like the opposite should be true. Balls of Fury loses points for me by using a joke taht was in Dodgeball in its commercial. it just seems terrible.
what joke?
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the little girl fake crying and then attacking the big guy when he comes up to her to apologize.
it's not like dodgeball invented the idea but I mean... you are already a recent comedy based around a fairly ridiculous idea for a competitive sport, and then you directly steal a joke from dodgeball.
not saying I wouldn't see the movie, but little things like that put a bad taste in my mouth.
Ok, scratch what I just said, I just got back from Balls of Fury.
It's crap.
A few chuckleworthy parts, but mostly it's just really bad. It wasn't even as though the actors did a bad job, it was just a shitty script. (Which was a shame, because it seemed like this might have been the break out role for the lead character.)
Ok, scratch what I just said, I just got back from Balls of Fury.
It's crap.
A few chuckleworthy parts, but mostly it's just really bad. It wasn't even as though the actors did a bad job, it was just a shitty script. (Which was a shame, because it seemed like this might have been the break out role for the lead character.)
Balls of Fury looked for about 9 seconds that it might be awesome (Walken in the beginning, and the line 'in the world of illegal underground ping-pong), but then very quickly turned to shit. The ball-punching at the end really just epitomised how stupid it looked. The only part I laughed at was when the guy is like 'No, you catch bees' and drops the box and runs. It also has a Masi Oka cameo! =O
Walk Hard looked even dumber than that. It just seemed to be trying to cash in on the whole absurdist comedy thing that has already been done as well as it's going to be done by movies like Anchorman and Talladega Nights (at least in my opinion). It just looked really crappy.
The only part I laughed at was when the guy is like 'No, you catch bees' and drops the box and runs.
"If you can dodge a [object], you can dodge a ball!"
It's just so derivative.
yes. exactly. more derivative than I ever thought a movie would be that expects to make money. as I said earlier, it's not just the same type of humor (which I'd say is fine), nor is it that it's the same type of humor applied to a ridiculous sport taken too seriously (which is a problem but if done right, hey, it'd be called "the next dodgeball)... but they are literally taking jokes from dodgeball.
Walk Hard looked even dumber than that. It just seemed to be trying to cash in on the whole absurdist comedy thing that has already been done as well as it's going to be done by movies like Anchorman and Talladega Nights (at least in my opinion). It just looked really crappy.
It looks like it's just a parody of that Johnny Cash film, or Ray. The type of comedy in the movie, like you mentioned, has been done in top form already. The chance of this movie not being predictable seems slim, not just because it likely follows the same comedic formula as Anchorman and Talladega Nights, but because it's like a mock version of those other movies I mentioned.
I can't really see the star of this film as a leading actor, either.
So ya, not looking so good.
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I don't think using the same form of comedy as another movie makes it less likely to be funny. I mean, I like both Airplanes, all three Naked Guns, and those are all similar.
As far as it being just a parody of Walk The Line, I agree that if they too directly take the parody route, it's going to suck... but I'm not convinced that that is what's going to happen yet. They may make it unique enough in its own way.
Also I fully believe John C. Reilly can carry a movie, but that's just personal preference. I'm not trying to say this movie will be great, because it's totally possible it will suck (I try not to get hyped up on comedies anymore because so many are bad) but I think it's worth a shot.
So, I think somethings wrong with me. I thought the first 10 minutes or so of Superbad were amazing, and then I was more or less bored the rest of the time. I mean, sure there were some good bits, but the whole thing just didn't strike me as noteworthy.
I mean, I want to like the movie, I really do. It just did nothing for me.
So, I think somethings wrong with me. I thought the first 10 minutes or so of Superbad were amazing, and then I was more or less bored the rest of the time. I mean, sure there were some good bits, but the whole thing just didn't strike me as noteworthy.
I mean, I want to like the movie, I really do. It just did nothing for me.
I kind of like it sometimes. Although I'll admit, I've only seen two trailers for this movie, one was in April linked to from this forum, and the other was like the day after I saw the movie, so I don't feel like I missed out on a lot. It's certainly preferable to all the good parts being in the trailers.
I don't know if anybody mentioned this, but that line is not in the actual movie. It cuts right before he says that.
I hate it when you are looking forward to seeing crap that you saw in the trailer and it's not in the actual movie.
However I agree with the general sentiment here: this movie is awesome. I made a McLovin Mii.
I was highly disappointed by its removal as well. But, that's the nature of movies that are at least partially improve; much of the good gets left out for the sake of time.
I admit that I may be a bit of a prude, and may not "get" this type of movie (though I did enjoy american pie a bit), but this movie was simply horrible. It was just so offensive and not funny that, about 20 minutes into it, I couldn't take any more and just walked out, which was a first. I mean, I was even able to sit through balls of fury and talledega nights.
I admit that I may be a bit of a prude, and may not "get" this type of movie (though I did enjoy american pie a bit), but this movie was simply horrible. It was just so offensive and not funny that, about 20 minutes into it, I couldn't take any more and just walked out, which was a first. I mean, I was even able to sit through balls of fury and talledega nights.
I admit that I may be a bit of a prude, and may not "get" this type of movie (though I did enjoy american pie a bit), but this movie was simply horrible. It was just so offensive and not funny that, about 20 minutes into it, I couldn't take any more and just walked out, which was a first. I mean, I was even able to sit through balls of fury and talledega nights.
I admit that I may be a bit of a prude, and may not "get" this type of movie (though I did enjoy american pie a bit), but this movie was simply horrible. It was just so offensive and not funny that, about 20 minutes into it, I couldn't take any more and just walked out, which was a first. I mean, I was even able to sit through balls of fury and talledega nights.
So it looks like Jonah Hill and Judd Apatow are both involved with Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox story, which looks like it might be the worst movie ever. I guess that John Reilly will never escape the shadow of Talladega Nights.
Even though it looks like he's done a great deal of supporting work from imdb.
If Talladega Nights is the movie you know John C. Reilly best from you really need to see more/better movies.
So it looks like Jonah Hill and Judd Apatow are both involved with Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox story, which looks like it might be the worst movie ever. I guess that John Reilly will never escape the shadow of Talladega Nights.
Even though it looks like he's done a great deal of supporting work from imdb.
If Talladega Nights is the movie you know John C. Reilly best from you really need to see more/better movies.
Chicago, The Aviator, Boogie Nights, Days of Thunder... those are ones I can remember just off the top of my head. He was excellent in Chicago, though, absolutely excellent.
I admit that I may be a bit of a prude, and may not "get" this type of movie (though I did enjoy american pie a bit), but this movie was simply horrible. It was just so offensive and not funny that, about 20 minutes into it, I couldn't take any more and just walked out, which was a first. I mean, I was even able to sit through balls of fury and talledega nights.
You are a HUGE prude. Also you missed like the best parts of the whole movie. GRATS.
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That looks miles ahead of Walk Hard, despite being in the same sort of absurd comedy genre.
now to me it seems like the opposite should be true. Balls of Fury loses points for me by using a joke taht was in Dodgeball in its commercial. it just seems terrible.
what joke?
it's not like dodgeball invented the idea but I mean... you are already a recent comedy based around a fairly ridiculous idea for a competitive sport, and then you directly steal a joke from dodgeball.
not saying I wouldn't see the movie, but little things like that put a bad taste in my mouth.
Still, I'm very hesitant. I looks several orders of magnitude worse than Walk Hard ever could.
It's crap.
A few chuckleworthy parts, but mostly it's just really bad. It wasn't even as though the actors did a bad job, it was just a shitty script. (Which was a shame, because it seemed like this might have been the break out role for the lead character.)
I knew I was buying a ticket the minute I heard Paul Rudd was playing John Lennon.
And I might leave after his scene.
WHEN DOES PAUL RUDD GET TO STAR EHHHH
It was written by two of the Reno 911! guys. QED.
Walk Hard looked even dumber than that. It just seemed to be trying to cash in on the whole absurdist comedy thing that has already been done as well as it's going to be done by movies like Anchorman and Talladega Nights (at least in my opinion). It just looked really crappy.
"If you can dodge a [object], you can dodge a ball!"
It's just so derivative.
yes. exactly. more derivative than I ever thought a movie would be that expects to make money. as I said earlier, it's not just the same type of humor (which I'd say is fine), nor is it that it's the same type of humor applied to a ridiculous sport taken too seriously (which is a problem but if done right, hey, it'd be called "the next dodgeball)... but they are literally taking jokes from dodgeball.
It looks like it's just a parody of that Johnny Cash film, or Ray. The type of comedy in the movie, like you mentioned, has been done in top form already. The chance of this movie not being predictable seems slim, not just because it likely follows the same comedic formula as Anchorman and Talladega Nights, but because it's like a mock version of those other movies I mentioned.
I can't really see the star of this film as a leading actor, either.
So ya, not looking so good.
As far as it being just a parody of Walk The Line, I agree that if they too directly take the parody route, it's going to suck... but I'm not convinced that that is what's going to happen yet. They may make it unique enough in its own way.
Also I fully believe John C. Reilly can carry a movie, but that's just personal preference. I'm not trying to say this movie will be great, because it's totally possible it will suck (I try not to get hyped up on comedies anymore because so many are bad) but I think it's worth a shot.
I mean, I want to like the movie, I really do. It just did nothing for me.
Oh yeah, I chortled. It was a very immature line, and the joke was much more obvious than the rest of the jokes in the movie, but it was welcome.
there's nothing wrong with you.
I don't know if anybody mentioned this, but that line is not in the actual movie. It cuts right before he says that.
I hate it when you are looking forward to seeing crap that you saw in the trailer and it's not in the actual movie.
However I agree with the general sentiment here: this movie is awesome. I made a McLovin Mii.
I was highly disappointed by its removal as well. But, that's the nature of movies that are at least partially improve; much of the good gets left out for the sake of time.
Screenshots?
I was waiting for "It's like a sexy hamburger".
But it never came
that's insanity.
I meant "legally own".
Unfunny prude.
I want your existence in this world to end.
If Talladega Nights is the movie you know John C. Reilly best from you really need to see more/better movies.
Chicago, The Aviator, Boogie Nights, Days of Thunder... those are ones I can remember just off the top of my head. He was excellent in Chicago, though, absolutely excellent.
You are a HUGE prude. Also you missed like the best parts of the whole movie. GRATS.
Peniscock.