Balls of Fury

[AprilFoolsRebel 457]

I tried a search and this one didn't come up.

 

High concept comedy. Lots of talented and funny folks involved. Ben Garant (hilarious and taleneted) directed and co-wrote with Thomas Lennon. Christopher Walken alone should elevate this one to a different level.

 

But nothing lands. It's flat as the ping pong tables the movie is built around.

 

Tragic because you can see how it sounded hilarious on paper. But I don't remember laughing once.

 

High concept comedy is tough to do.

[PlanBFromOuterSpace 3138]

I tried a search and this one didn't come up.

 

High concept comedy. Lots of talented and funny folks involved. Ben Garant (hilarious and taleneted) directed and co-wrote with Thomas Lennon. Christopher Walken alone should elevate this one to a different level.

 

But nothing lands. It's flat as the ping pong tables the movie is built around.

 

Tragic because you can see how it sounded hilarious on paper. But I don't remember laughing once.

 

High concept comedy is tough to do.

Have you read Garant and Lennon's book "Writing Movies For Fun and Profit"?

[thestray 361]

I liked this movie and laughed a bunch. *shrug*

[rod aug 5637]

I liked it, I thought it had some funny moments.

[jarrycanada 2483]

This is a comedy movie that's made to be bad, so bad it's good.

after all it's called balls of fury.

 

I enjoyed it too.

[AprilFoolsRebel 457]

Have you read Garant and Lennon's book "Writing Movies For Fun and Profit"?

 

No - but thanks for the recommendation! I'm gonna look it up!

[AprilFoolsRebel 457]

I appreciate there are those who like it. I just felt like it really misfired. (Though I do now recall laughing when Daytona asked if he had to swat flies only to be told, "No. bees."

 

But I'm a fan of bee movies. (Boo at myself for that one!)

[jarrycanada 2483]

that's ok, it's not one of Walken's best movies that comes to mind.

 

but I'll watch any movie with Christopher Walken in it and enjoy it for what it is.

even the ones with Adam Sandler in it.

[thestray 361]

I might go ahead and get this on dvd, it's gotta be super cheap on Amazon. I feel like every year there's 1 or 2 weird comedies that do terribly both commercially and critically but I really enjoy them.

[AprilFoolsRebel 457]

I might go ahead and get this on dvd, it's gotta be super cheap on Amazon. I feel like every year there's 1 or 2 weird comedies that do terribly both commercially and critically but I really enjoy them.

 

I think it's kicking around the $5 bin in Wal-Mart these days. If that helps!

[thestray 361]

Why leave my house to go to WalMart to maybe find a dvd when there is Amazon? For the record though I think a lot of good stuff ends up in the $5 bin at WalMart though, that is no gauge of the quality of a movie imo.

[Blueman29X 72]

But I'm a fan of bee movies. (Boo at myself for that one!)

Did somebody say "Bee Movie"?

 

[AprilFoolsRebel 457]

Why leave my house to go to WalMart to maybe find a dvd when there is Amazon? For the record though I think a lot of good stuff ends up in the $5 bin at WalMart though, that is no gauge of the quality of a movie imo.

 

I wasn't passing judgement of the $5 bin. Eventually, event the greatest movies seem to make their way there.

[AprilFoolsRebel 457]

Did somebody say "Bee Movie"?

 

 

I was waiting for someone to do that! Nice!