Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story (2004) DVD Reviews

Starring	Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn
Director	Rawson Marshall Thurber
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

Critics' reviews (4) of Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story
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This slight and silly comedy features a hyper-energetic Ben Stiller and an almost catatonic Vince Vaughn in a familiar story of the little guy battling against the odds. Vaughn owns a run-down gym that fitness tycoon Stiller wants to buy up and it's only by forming a dodgeball team and going to Las Vegas to win $50,000 in the national championships that Vaughn and his rag-tag band of under-achievers can save the day. Along the way, Vaughn's team is whipped into shape by Rip Torn's insane coach (“If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball!”) and challenged by a variety of bizarre opponents, including a David Hasselhoff-obsessed German team. It's even dafter than it sounds, but filled with such good-natured spirit that it's easy to succumb to the movie's simple-minded charms — the faux 1938 instructional film on how to play the game is worth the price of admission alone.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Punters at multiplexes across Britain may ask, Is dodgeball a proper sport? and the answer is: sort of.... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Fitfully amusing broad farce that aims low and hits its target.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story
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81 out of 103 people found this review helpful

Fantastic

Brilliant film. I am a massive Ben Stiller film and he does not disappoint in this offering. Predictable story, but so well acted by all of the stars that it gets away with it. Stiller is excellent, Christine Taylor is stunning and Vince Vaughn is surprisingly good as the hapless good guy. The extras are good and the length of the film is just right. The supporting cast are perfect and Rip Torn hams it up as the non-pc coach. If you fancy a 90 minute-long laugh, then go hire this!!
- - Thompsonic from St Albans
  - Posted 02 Mar 2005 14:53
24 out of 35 people found this review helpful

Unlock the porno inside this movie (3.5 stars)

Ben Stiller's best character performance to date as the self-styled guru, performing gung-ho on info adverts, with the hilarious catchphrase 'because we're better than you; and you know it!'. This is a high point. Vaughn tries his best to appear insecure and humble - but it's against his character; it works, he can act, but you know him too well to accept his humility in the face of Stiller's overt nastiness. It seems the genre of underdog sports movie still isn't wearing thin even 10 years after Teenwolf and The Might Ducks. And Hasselhoff is becoming increasingly popular as an iconic figure - he helped bring down the Berlin Wall after all. Brilliant.
- - Nigel Stafford from England
  - Posted 16 May 2005 16:31
14 out of 16 people found this review helpful

funny and hilarious in parts

Ben Stiller makes you laugh from the start. enjoyable throughout.
- - A customer from hertfordshire, england
  - Posted 08 Mar 2005 21:12
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Separates the men from the boys, the awkwardly feminine from the possibly Canadian

Absolutely hilarious, had me in stitches throughout. The whole wrench dodging scene gave me spasms, as did the cracking cameo from Lance Armstrong. Also fab cameos from Hasselhoff, Shatner and Norris. I'm off to watch it again.
- - Darth Egregious from London
  - Posted 30 Oct 2005 01:51
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

deja vu

as soon as you turn it on, you know exactly what is gonna happen from start to finish, but that is not a problem for me. Funny movie with a great ending (the only bit that is a suprise so I won't spoil it!) worth watching.
- - Nick Gordon from York (home of the Yorkie bar)
  - Posted 13 Feb 2006 21:37

81 out of 103 people found this review helpful

Fantastic

Brilliant film. I am a massive Ben Stiller film and he does not disappoint in this offering. Predictable story, but so well acted by all of the stars that it gets away with it. Stiller is excellent, Christine Taylor is stunning and Vince Vaughn is surprisingly good as the hapless good guy. The extras are good and the length of the film is just right. The supporting cast are perfect and Rip Torn hams it up as the non-pc coach. If you fancy a 90 minute-long laugh, then go hire this!!
- - Thompsonic from St Albans
  - Posted 02 Mar 2005 14:53
24 out of 35 people found this review helpful

Unlock the porno inside this movie (3.5 stars)

Ben Stiller's best character performance to date as the self-styled guru, performing gung-ho on info adverts, with the hilarious catchphrase 'because we're better than you; and you know it!'. This is a high point. Vaughn tries his best to appear insecure and humble - but it's against his character; it works, he can act, but you know him too well to accept his humility in the face of Stiller's overt nastiness. It seems the genre of underdog sports movie still isn't wearing thin even 10 years after Teenwolf and The Might Ducks. And Hasselhoff is becoming increasingly popular as an iconic figure - he helped bring down the Berlin Wall after all. Brilliant.
- - Nigel Stafford from England
  - Posted 16 May 2005 16:31
14 out of 16 people found this review helpful

funny and hilarious in parts

Ben Stiller makes you laugh from the start. enjoyable throughout.
- - A customer from hertfordshire, england
  - Posted 08 Mar 2005 21:12
10 out of 13 people found this review helpful

Crude but funny

As you might expect, the humour in this is juvenile and crude but that's not such a bad thing as this is still for the most part pretty funny.

The best moments come from Rip Torn as the unhinged coach, who delivers some great put-downs to his team, the funniest being something to do with lollipops.

There are also a few odd but enjoyable cameos from some semi-forgotten stars of yesteryear.

If you don't expect this to be a masterpiece you'll come away quite happy.
- - David Ions from London
  - Posted 02 Sep 2004 unknown
9 out of 15 people found this review helpful

BEN GETS WORSE AND WORSE

I WAS REALLY HOPING FOR A DECENT COMEDY, BUT THIS MOVIE IS PATHETIC. BEN STILLER CANT SEEM TO FIND A DECENT MOVIE TO STAR IN! THE ONLY MOVIE HE WAS EVER GOOD IN WAS 'THERES SOMETHING ABOUT MARY'. THIS MOVIE IS BADLY ACTED, POOR STORY LINE, AND BORING, BORING, BORING.

DO YOURSELVES A FAVOUR AND DONT BOTHER!!
- - michael fishpen from ENGLAND
  - Posted 28 Jul 2005 21:04
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Stupid and funny

One of the craziest stupidest films I have ever seen but none the less it is very funny providing you do not take anything here seriously.
- - AdrianWalsh from Lancaster
  - Posted 03 Aug 2005 15:48
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

An actual comedy which is laugh out loud funny!!

This is a great film, I really did not want to watch it, but I am soooo glad I did, there hasnt been a comedy which makes you laugh out loud for a long time but this achieves it!!All the cast are great and I would definetly watch it again!!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
- - Lucy from Stoke on trent
  - Posted 11 Jun 2005 18:24
9 out of 16 people found this review helpful

Absolutely Brilliant....

I LOVED this film. It has to be the funniest comedy of 2004. The performances are brilliant and keep a look out for some excellent cameos.

Miss this and you are missing a truly awesome film.
- - A customer from Wirral.
  - Posted 23 Nov 2004 16:36
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful

A Suprisingly good comedy!

It's not gonna win any oscars with it's crude nature but Dodgeball will satisfy your comedy taste, roles reverse for the usually good guy/loser character that Ben Stiller would commonly adopt. Stiller playes White Goodman a power crazed Gym enthusiast opposing him is Peter Lafleur played by Vince Vaughn, both actors fit there roles perfectly but as usual Stiller steals the show, quick gags and crude humour Dodgeball is a bag of laughs for any taste!
- - A customer from Birmingham
  - Posted 04 Jan 2005 21:07
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful

Truly, truly awful !

This was truly, truly awful! Ben - how could you????
- - A customer from Cornwall
  - Posted 16 Mar 2006 16:54

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Critics' reviews (4)
This slight and silly comedy features a hyper-energetic Ben Stiller and an almost catatonic Vince Vaughn in a familiar story of the little guy battling against the odds. Vaughn owns a run-down gym that fitness tycoon Stiller wants to buy up and it's only by forming a dodgeball team and going to Las Vegas to win $50,000 in the national championships that Vaughn and his rag-tag band of under-achievers can save the day. Along the way, Vaughn's team is whipped into shape by Rip Torn's insane coach (“If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball!”) and challenged by a variety of bizarre opponents, including a David Hasselhoff-obsessed German team. It's even dafter than it sounds, but filled with such good-natured spirit that it's easy to succumb to the movie's simple-minded charms — the faux 1938 instructional film on how to play the game is worth the price of admission alone.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Punters at multiplexes across Britain may ask, Is dodgeball a proper sport? and the answer is: sort of.... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Fitfully amusing broad farce that aims low and hits its target.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
The funniest comedy of the year, no correction, the decade
- The Guardian
- Posted 08 Oct 2007