Balls of Fury (2007)
Movie Title: Balls of Fury (2007)
Actors: Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Fogler
Director: Robert Ben Garant
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 91 summary
Movie Description
Balls of Fury, mind the balls glide in this hilarious, action-packed comedy starring Christopher Walken (Hairspray) and George Lopez (The George Lopez Show)! When former certified table tennis phenomenon Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) is recruited by FBI Agent Rodriguez (Lopez) for a mission in the unsanctioned, underground and utterly unbalanced world of extreme table tennis, he’s determined to bounce back to his former glory and smoke out his father’s killer, the arch-fiend Feng (Walken). But with danger coming at him from every angle, will Randy be able to keep his eye on the balls? From the creators of Night at the Museum and Reno 911! comes the outrageous film critics are calling “a quick, furious comedy!” (Thelma Adams, US Weekly)
Movie Review:
When the trailer for movie first came out, I thought it looked incredible. Ping-pong and 80s hair metal? And Christopher Walken? I made sure to call off work so I could see it the day it came out, and rest assured I was not disappointed. I even told my friends that I hoped it would be six hours long, so I could just go there in the daylight and mind it all day. A few of my friends even went to see it with me, and liked it, despite the fact that they initially thought it was going to be “stupid.” The cast facility collectively perfectly, the storyline is ridiculous, but logical, and the action is both nonstop and over the top. If you like the Simpsons, The Three Stooges, or physical comedy in general, you should check this movie out. Fans of intelligent humor might scorn, but I thought this movie was an enjoyable film with lots of laughs, and which doesn’t take itself too seriously (thank god). –By Joseph Frederick “MoxieMan” (Philadelphia, PA)
Plot Synopsis:
This first appeared on www.realmoviereview.com Ben Garant joined with fellow Reno 911!er, Thomas Lennon to write this comedy, before getting in the rear the lens for his first feature film, while Lennon took the supporting role of German champion Karl Wolfschtagg. But, the star here is Dan Fogler, in a Jack Black kind of role as a Ping Pong prot?g? turned has-been, Randy Daytona. The acting is fine, and its always fantastic to see Christopher Walken back on screen. The tale is pretty much a by-the-numbers spoof of Bruce Lees Enter the Dragon, with some James Bond, Scarface and every clich?d martial arts film ever made. The script, the bread and butter of every comedy, is only passable, with more smiles and chuckles than laughs.
Randy Daytona loses the 1988 Olympic Gold medal for ping-pong, and his father on the same day, and becomes a has-been haunted by his line, Im going to Disneyland. Daytona gets a further chance when he is approached by FBI agent, Ernie Rodriguez (played by George Lopez), to go undercover at an underground ping-pong tournament run by the evil criminal emperor, Feng (Walken). With a gruelling training regiment under Master Wong, played well by veteran actor, James Hong, and his daughter, Maggie (Maggie Q) who looks fantastic and has some very cool moves.
This review has come out pretty positive, but, although there are some excellent characters and thoughts here, there is a lack of really amusing jokes and, really, in a martial arts spoof about ping-pong that is packed with more talent than Tiger Woods, it shouldnt have been that hard to get a few really excellent laughs.
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