Leave it alone, people! It's funny

Rating: Null/10 (18 November 2002)

I'm getting sick and tired of people bashing movies like BASEketball. How easily critics seem to forget that twenty years ago, tasteless stuff like ANIMAL HOUSE and CADDYSHACK were making them laugh. In my opinion, BASEketball is funnier and more clever then those movies will ever be, it just lacks the pedigree. Let's take a look at it. Does it have gross-out humor? Yes, very much yes. Are there jokes about vomit, flatulence, various bodily fluids? Yes indeedy. But is it funny? It sure is. That's what critics seem to overlook. The two leads, while uncouth, are appealing and have a great reparte with one another. The film boasts some clever takes on the sports movie, including some great production design and some inspired moments of manic slapstick. It's great for bellylaughs, even more so for SOUTH PARK fans. I'd like to recommend this movie, and recommend that critics loosen up and let a giggle slip.