Product: Dodgeball/Borat Bonus Preview Disc (2004)
Rating: 4.0
Funny comedy with Vaughn and Stiller
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is a really fun summer comedy with a hilarious cast. Peter LaFleur's Average Joe's Gym is going to be shut down in a month by rival Globo Gym is he cannot come up with $50,000. One of the gym members comes up with an idea how to get the money; win a $50,000 dodgeball tournament in Las Vegas and save the gym. Globo Gym's evil owner, White Goodman, discovers their plan and enters his own team in the tournament so that he can officially put Average Joe's out of business. The plot is pretty straightforward throughout. The whole movie is basically an excuse to show people getting drilled by red rubber balls. Plenty of great quotes throughout that will keep you rolling around on the ground. Not as good as Anchorman, another summer comedy, but still well worth a watch.Vince Vaughn is great as the straight-faced owner of Average Joe's, Peter LaFleur. He delivers his lines so calmly that sometimes you miss how funny he is. Ben Stiller is great in an over-the-top part as Globo Gym owner White Goodman. His character is so mind-numbingly stupid that he's funny. Christine Taylor plays Kate Veatch, a bank employee who teams up with LaFleur to save the gym and beat Globo Gym. Rip Torn steals the show as Patches O'Houlihan, a dodgeball coach from the 1950's who tries to teach LaFleur and his team how to play the sport. LaFleur's team includes Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore, Chris Williams, and Alan Tudyk as Steve the Pirate. The DVD offers widescreen presentation, cast and crew commentary, seven deleted/extended scenes, an alternate ending that should have been used, four featurettes, a bloopers/gag reel, and six easter eggs hidden in the menus. For a really funny comedy with a great cast and plenty of one-liners, check out Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story!