Four short featurettes provide some insight into how the film came together, but most of these are here to entertain. "Training for Dodgeball" looks at how the actors prepared for filming in, well, a painful manner. "Anatomy of a Hit" shows just why a person being hit in the testicles is funny and how to make it so on film. "Justin Long: A Study of Ham and Cheese" is an odd little piece that shows the young actor being absolutely assaulted by dodgeballs and a short deleted scene. Finally, "Dodgeball: Go For Gold" has Stiller and Vaughn explaining why this game should be an Olympic sport.
Outtakes are completely uncensored, a real rarity. Usually these are trimmed to within the limits of the movie's rating. Not here. There are some great moments here and it's well worth watching. Finally, some trailers finish the disc off. (****)
This is a movie that should already solidify itself as one of the top sports comedies of all time. Unlike, say, "Major League," Thurber allows for no downtime and the romance is just as funny as the rest of the film. Give it a shot even if you think you might not like it. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
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Article comments
1 - Eric Berlin
I enjoyed this movie quite a bit, but wouldn't go quite so far as you in the heaping on of praise.
However, I thought Stiller gave one of his funnier performances as White Goodman (the self-torture with nipple clamps while tempting himself with a doughnut... that will stay with me for some time).
I'm a huge fan of Vince Vaughn, and he was good here -- but I think he was a bit underutilized.
I suppose I just couldn't place with the best sports comedies. Major League, in my opinion, works much better as an overall movie -- you really want the Indians and its players to win in the end -- whereas in Dodgeball, you know it's all about the slapstick.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. Very good movie overall.
Eric Berlin
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2 - crocoPuffs
This review is way off target. Dodgeball is not very funny. Here is a more accurate review:
http://www.crocopuffs.com/reviews/dodgeball.html