Fantastic and Very Funny Comedy!

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2008)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004, Dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber)
White Goodman is the owner and founder of Globo Gym, and would love nothing more than owning Average Joe's Gymnasium. Peter LaFleur doesn't want to lose his gym to Goodman, but couldn't find anyway to get $50,000 in time. Peter and his gang of gym buddies, think of ways to raise money, finally settling on winning a dodgeball tournament. White Goodman even creates his own dodgeball team to finish off Peter. Peter's team doesn't do too well, that is until legendary ADAA champ Patches O'Houlihan turns up ready to train them.
Ben Stiller's comedies are very popular and if you've seen any of them, then you should know how successful they are, and this is no different. A wonderful script has been written with everyone can deliver with, including Rip Torn. Rip Torn is hilarious in this movie, and delivers most of the best lines. The physical comedy doesn't always work, but it often does in this film, with many objects hitting the different actors. There are some great cameos appearing, including David Hasslehoff and William Shatner, and just all out fun. Make sure you wait until the end of the credits because this is where one of the best scenes is.
"I'm gonna put on "The Thong Song", an we'll tear this place apart." - Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn)