 
Balls of Fury (Widescreen Edition)
By: Universal Studios Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 57
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 On: 2010-03-03
this is not a great movie by any means.but it is a movie that takes
ping pong(or table tennis)to the next level.the spoof level,that is. as
far as i know this is the first spoof thats been made about the
game.there are some chuckles here,but no real big laughs.its sort of
like "Karate Kid" but with Ping Pong.and obviously done with tongue
firmly planted in cheek.its fast paced,and has lots of
action.Christopher Walken is the highlight of course,though we have to
wait quite awhile to see him.you wont likely be bored while watching
this flick.but i wouldnt expect anything resembling comedy of the fast
and furious variety.for me,Balls of Fury is a 2.5/5
 On: 2010-02-02
I liked this movie because it doesnt pretend to be anything its not. Its "stupid" funny (fart jokes, silly faces, sexual innuendo, etc). There is no deep message or mind-blowing special effects. If you want to watch a movie that you can just shut your brain off for and laugh, then "Balls of Fury" is it!
The interviews in the bonus features were very funny!
On: 2009-02-18
"Ping pong is not Macarena, it takes time and patience to learn". If you can appreciate the comic genius of this sentence, pronounced by your typical old and blind martial arts asian master you re gonna like this ridiculously funny movie. If you can like what comes next ".. in fact it s a like an old prostitute.. it takes years to master all her tricks.. and she keeps laughing at your mistakes.. but you still cannot help coming back to her and why.. oh why... well because its the only one cheap enough that you can afford!" well then you re actually going to love this movie :)
Its kind of an hybrid between a parody and an homage to various martial arts movies, and what I especially like about it is that its "overcharged".. I mean.. the jokes and funny moments are just gratuitously jumping one over the other giving that exceptional "overwhelming fun" sensation that you can also find in the "Naked Gun" series. Warning: not for people who take movies, life and themselves too seriously...
 On: 2009-02-09
Lame and inane, yet with more than its fair share of quirky comedic moments, BALLS OF FURY is not bad, not good, just. . .three stars. A spoof on extreme table tennis (where matches are to the death, of course) is interesting to begin with, and when our protagonist (Dan Fogler) is a short, pudgy guy sprouting Elvis sideburns and a mop of hair that looks like its been through a Veg-O-Matic, this movie is a lock to have its moments. On top of that, Christopher Walken as the bad guy, a villain wearing some of the most outrageous satin outfits imaginable, is delightfully fun to watch.
Forget the plot (is there one?) and just go along for the ride; the table tennis action is a howler (which can be good or bad), while this film is Exhibit X that George Lopez is not, nor never has been, funny. Maggie Q is visual viagra, while soft-spoken James Hong steals the show as the elderly, blind mentor who gets to throw out the best zingers. BALLS OF FURY is dumb, but fun, and very much deserves its middle-of-the-pack three stars. Your serve.
--D. Mikels, Author, Walk-On
On: 2009-01-24
I am so disappointed with this film. I wasnt expecting much from this flick, after all, just look at the title. I was hoping that it would at least be enjoyable, but it almost is a waste of time. This is definitely one of those movies where the best scenes are shown in the trailers. So, if you have seen the trailers, you have seen the best parts of the movie. The rest of the movie is a thing where you smile at best, there never is a bust-a-gut laughing moment. Such a sad thing to admit, because I love Christopher Walken as an actor. He is always interesting to watch, but even he is kind of dull in Balls of Fury. This is worth watcing on TV for sure when it is free, and maybe renting, but I wouldnt buy this movie. It is only worth buying if you find it dirt cheap used.
On: 2009-01-19
f you like ping pong, laugh at the insane characters Christopher Walken likes to play, enjoy dark comedy, dont mind a bunch of stupid-but-funny scenes and a wildly outlandish story....you should like this movie. I did, and - yes, I realize it is a dumb movie but its entertaining.
Many times, these new comedies overdo the sleaze factor to the point they arent funny, but this one didnt cross that line.....although it tetered on it at times. I cant recall how many times I laughed out loud at some ridiculous sight or sentence that I saw or heard in here.
Walken, even though he doesnt play the lead guy, is fascinating, as always. To me, though, James Hong, an actor in his late 70s (78), just about stole this film as "Master Wong," the blind instructor. He was flat-out hilarious and had a lot of great lines. Of course, so did Walken and the films star, Dan Fogler ("Randy Daytona"). and the villain Thomas Lennon as "Karl Wolfschtagg." Kudos to Lennon for also co-writing the script.
Humor-wise, it is another "Dodgeball," except now its ping-pong, and its funnier. In addition, you get profound words to live by, such as "To die like a tiger is better than living like a pussy."
On: 2008-12-27
This was a bad, bad, baaaad movie. So bad, in fact, that it becomes funny and raises its score an entire star. The people involved are all talented, so its just strange to see soooo many jokes fall flat. You get the feeling that the script was terrible so all the actors just embraced it and went over the top.
There is one joke that I can think of that elevates itself above the garbage heap and is genuinely genius. The joke is set up about halfway through and pays off in the finale, so you are forced to sit through this entire butcher job before it earns even one laugh.
I dont know if I can recommend this one. I love "dumb" comedy, but Balls of Fury is a whole other type of dumb. What I can say is that for my friends and I, this film has taken on the cult movie role. This is a film we will pop in on a Saturday night, drink some beer, and laugh at how bad it is.
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