Dodgeball--A True Underdog Story

2004 idiot comedy

Rating: 7/20 (Dylan: 13/20)

Plot: Norman Bates is about to lose his gym, much to the amusement of the cocky guy who owns the much larger gym next door. In order to save the family business, Norman and the gym's geeky clientele enter a dodgeball tournament with a fifty thousand dollar first prize.

This movie isn't as funny as Titanic. Actually, that might not tell you enough since certain moments of Titanic really are funny, especially when people start falling off the boat or that whole part at the end where the naked girl tells blue Gilbert Grape that she will never let go and then lets go something like ten seconds later. Sorry, spoiler alert if you haven't seen that one. No, it's probably more telling to type that this movie--a true underdog story, by the way--isn't even as funny as A Night to Remember. I don't like the way that Vince Vaughn walks. Is it just me or do other people feel the same way? This movie has extraneous Lance Armstrong. Seriously, it's like the lamest cameo appearance of all time.

I'm going to Hollywood to pitch the following idea: Take A Night to Remember, a finished movie from what I understand, digitally remove the iceberg, and digitally include Rip Torn throwing wrenches at the ship. That would be hilarious!

And that brings me to this week's blog question since the "Dinner Party with Movie Characters" was such a successful endeavor: What historical moment, one depicted on film or not, do you think would benefit most from having a Rip Torn throwing wrenches?