Balls of Fury

August. 29,2007      PG-13
Rating:
5.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.

Dan Fogler as  Randy Daytona
Christopher Walken as  Feng
George Lopez as  Agent Ernie Rodriquez
Maggie Q as  Maggie Wong
James Hong as  Master Wong
Brett DelBuono as  Young Randy Daytona
Aisha Tyler as  Mahogany
Terry Crews as  Freddy
Robert Patrick as  Sgt. Pete Daytona
Diedrich Bader as  Gary

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Reviews

BallWubba
2007/08/29

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

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Robert Joyner
2007/08/30

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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Jakoba
2007/08/31

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

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Raymond Sierra
2007/09/01

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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a-11737
2007/09/02

While not the most clever film out there, it did make me chuckle a few times. Let's talk about the good aspects of this film.The good: The jokes at times are pretty dang funny to say the least. I didn't laugh a whole lot, probably cause I personally find films funny when I'm watching it with other people. The plot is kind of cliché, but there is some intelligence when these clichés are used. My fave character is probably Master Feng. Nothing else, he's just my favorite, he's just a fun character. The bad: The film overall is kind of unoriginal. You've got the forced relationship, the "dramatic" backstory and the plot. The plot of this movie is that this guy Randy Daytona needs to get into this underground ping pong tournament run by this guy Master Feng. But the jokes are kind of off sometimes. Like the scene where they're going on about a character named "The Dragon" but the Dragon isn't a big macho dude, she's actually a little kid. The delivery in this scene is just so off. The problem with this is that when she loses, she just gives Randy a punch in the waist. She doesn't get angry, pick him up and throw him across the room. That would give him a reason to feel intimidated by a little child and earn the title of "the Dragon". You can't call a child character intimidating just to call them intimidating. Beyond that, the characters are thinner than paper.The End Result: An okay film at best. Although, it could've been so much more than a typical "game to the death" plot

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styxfan29747
2007/09/03

Sit down in front of a mirror. Look at what you see. Take a few minutes. When the time feels right, ask yourself this: "am I a F*CKING IDIOT?" If you answered no and rated Balls of Fury less than eight of of ten stars on IMDb you have my permission to stop reading and close your laptop on your face repeatedly. Did that feel good? No? Now you know exactly how I feel when I see a mixed or negative review for Balls of Fury. "It's too mediocre!" "It's only intermittently funny!" "It has the shelf life of open Zoodles!"These are fun criticisms reserved for smaller children and those who sign legal documents with Crayola Window Writers. Only those who are of sound mind and have at least enough mental dexterity to succeed at the exercise "pour the juice in the cup" are capable of giving this movie an unwavering assessment. This is art. You may not like it, but this is how film works. Everyone commits to their role and makes themselves a cog in the machine that is Balls of Fury, from Walken's Feng to most of the other Asians. You have difficulty pointing supporting roles above the main cast due to the strength and impetus of each performer. Of course, this goes unnoticed. Was Kiralee Hayashi's spellbinding portrayal of Hot Asian Servant Girl worthy of a Best Actress winner? You bet your yogurt-swaddling suck pipe it went to Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth! Blasphemy.Have you ever laughed in your life? Not like you have when saw Steve Little as Crazed German Fan. Jokes with payoff? Civilian. Let the grown-ups talk. Can you think of one humorous Double Entendre based around ping pong balls? Too late, this movie came up with ten before the first eight minutes of run-time. Unreal. Is that Christopher Walken as most of an Asian? Outlandish. Name me one movie this decade, one show, one late-night personality that can come up with this. Awfully quiet now, aren't you?You can have your Godfathers, your Doctor Strangeloves, your Citizen Kanes. You have nothing. Balls of Fury is not a movie for you. A diamond disguised as a Friday-night burner to deter the weak-minded. If you cannot appreciate this film, perhaps film does not appreciate you.

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SnoopyStyle
2007/09/04

Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) used to be a ping pong prodigy. Nineteen years earlier, he lost a big match and his father was killed by the triads for losing his bet. Today, he's a dining theater act. FBI Agent Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him to track down arch-criminal Feng (Christopher Walken) who is hosting an underground ping pong tournament. After initial rust, Rodriguez directs him to Wong (James Hong) and his niece Maggie (Maggie Q) for training. He is given the golden paddle as an invite to the secret tournament in Central America.This is extremely stupid. It's a little funny. It's not mean-spirited. Dan Fogler is a nice lead but not necessarily a top one. The comedy doesn't always hit. This is better than most but not really that great.

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Jackson Booth-Millard
2007/09/05

There are probably those that say that a little feature of the sport of table tennis, like in Forrest Gump, is as far as it will go, it's not exactly a game of football or golf, but it happened! Basically Randy Daytona used to be a champion Ping Pong pro when the game was made an official sport in 1988, but then his father is killed and he stops playing. Now grown up, Randy (Dan Fogler) can only make money doing hardly watched magic tricks involving his skill, but they may have some better use when he is met by FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez). He is recruiting Randy for a secret mission to get close to Most Wanted fiend Feng (Christopher Walken), who is also responsible for the death of Randy's father. To get a bit more professional practise before seeing the villain, Randy gets some guidance from blind but wise Ping Pong expert Master Wong (James Hong), and is trained by his feisty daughter Maggie (Die Hard 4.0's Maggie Q). Eventually, Randy is ready to face Feng, entering his mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping Pong tournaments, facing fierce players, like old opponent Karl Wolfschtagg (Thomas Lennon). I admit that I dozed off about half-way through, and I woke up pretty much at the conclusion, where Feng is defeated in a final game of Ping Pong on an unstable rope bridge, and that's about it. Also starring Norbit's Terry Crews as Freddy, Robert Patrick as Sgt. Pete Daytona and Jason Scott Lee as Siu-Foo. Walken is an alright camp villain, if a little ridiculous, the Enter the Dragon inspired stuff is silly, and just the whole idea of basing a film around Ping Pong does seem very slippery, so it's a sports comedy flop for me. Adequate!

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