For months now, I have been awaiting the release of "Balls of Fury" for a loooong time now...from the first time I saw the trailer. Recently, both "BOF" and "Halloween have been getting the obligatory hard sell in commercials - both TV and radio - and in print advertisements.
This just built my anticipation further, to a fever pitch. And tonight - tonight was the night I was gonna go see this movie that promised laugh after laugh. Well it did...IN THE TRAILER.
Don't get me wrong, the movie did have it's funny parts, but most of them were the same ones from the trailer - it's as if they took the best jokes and beat them to death in the advertisements. I really despise when movie companies do that. If you put the only funny parts in the trailer, wouldn't that be a big red flag that MAYBE someone should do some re-shoots, or get someone to 'punch up' the script a bit? I don't blame the actors one bit - Christoper Walken was especially hysterical, lampooning himself, more or less...
Anyways, I am not giving a review for this, except to say that if you are into tired slapstick, physical comedy movies, then run out and see "Balls Of Fury". If you are a Christopher Walken fan, it's a must see, but walk in 1/2 through the movie. If neither of these appeal to you, then go see "Superbad" instead, I guess...
For now, I am going to overdose on my Walken fix by watching "The Deer Hunter".
Mike's (kinda) review - "Balls Of Fury" ** 1/2 (out of *****)
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