BASEketball

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Gross-out comedy reached its peak (or nadir, if you will) when this celebration of juvenile crudeness was released in the summer of 1998. There's Something About Mary was a surprise box-office smash at the same time, and it's a much funnier and (dare we say it?) more intelligently conceived comedy, but there's something to be said for a couple of dudes who blissfully embrace bad taste and improper decorum. As they proved with their popular cartoon series South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone are shameless purveyors of scatological humor, and no bodily function escapes their baser instinct for gutter-level guffaws. Here they play a couple of guys who are fed up with the hyper-commercialism of professional sports, so they invent "baseketball"--a hybrid of baseball and basketball--and soon find themselves in the middle of a booming national craze. As baseketball leagues thrive, so does the movie's appetite for puerile shock-jokes and disgusting gags. There are some great throwaway lines and a lot of funny cameos by the likes of Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Jenny McCarthy, Robert Stack, Reggie Jackson, and others, but let's face it--a little of this stuff goes a long, long way. If you laugh a lot, you may be suffering (as Parker and Stone clearly do) from an acute case of arrested development. --Jeff Shannon

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hillarious movie.......2007-02-27

This is a great movie for South Park fans or simply fans of Matt Stone and Trey Parker (the ones whom created South Park and who star in this flick). It's truly funny, though has times which are a bit crude. If you wish to watch something and roll around laughing (as well as you are open-minded and not easily offended by sexual innuendo and the like). The story line is ultimately about 2 losers whom wanted to look cool by creating a new game (a mix of basketball and baseball; hence the name) and by some miracle the game went world wide. This is a great movie for fans of movies like "Major League"

What more can I say?.......2006-08-03

What more can I say about this comedic masterpiece. Is there anything that Trey Parker and Matt Stone can't do? They have looked into the face of adversity and farted right back at them Terrance and Philip style. This movie is a gem from start to finish. Trey keeps the slapstick going the whole time, something Family Guy likes to rip off of the comic duo often (as we have seen in a recent episode of South Park entitled "Cartoon Wars"). The best thing about this movie is Kenny AKA "Little Bitch." When I thought i could't laugh anymore, his character always took it too the next level (much like in Orgazmo as well).

To be honest, the minute I finished watching this movie I got my buddies together and tried to play this wonderful front yard game. It didn't last too long, but the laughs from this movie will.

Matt and Trey: Media Masterminds!.......2006-07-03

Basketball is one of my favorite movies. I'm a guy that has very limited shelf space when it comes to movies, but with Basketball there was no question. I put off seeing this movie for years, but when I finally did I couldn't get enough! The story, plot, jokes, and some original songs, are genious!!! I now own several other feature length films by this comic duo, and I am looking forward to more. If your a skeptic like I was, just give it a try, you might be pleasantly supprised.

Genius....pure genius.......2006-06-29

Baseketball is about a group of friends who form a winning team and experiences the trials and tribu.....ah who care! This is a Parker and Stone moive! It's crude. Its childish. It's disgusting. It's Homophobic. It's awesome! This movie will make you pee your pants laughing. But it's not for anyone looking for any kind of clean comedy. It's raunchy just like verything else that Trey and Matt do. A must have for any Southpark fan.

You Can't Help But Laugh.......2006-05-25

South Park writers and creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone star in this hilarious film "BASEketball" as they form their own professional sport and find themselves lives. While being loaded with outrageous moments of sheer hilarity, this film also has a statement to make about how professional sports are money hungry. Through the combined rules of baseball and basketball, Joe Cooper(Trey) and Doug Remer(Matt) find themselves a new sport that requires know athletic skill whatsoever. There talent lies in the ability to psyche out the opponent, and they certainly have great success doing so. Filled with great cameos, great scenes in the hospital, and during games, this a great comedy for any fan of South Park. The humour certainly has its moments of grossness, but it is a pleasure to watch. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

hillarious movie
What more can I say?
Matt and Trey: Media Masterminds!
Genius....pure genius
You Can't Help But Laugh

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This is one of those wildly vulgar comedies full of scattershot jokes and random acts of silliness, directed by Airplane codirector David Zucker. For good measure, he's cast South Park creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, as a pair of slacker pals who invent a game (blending baseball and basketball) that takes the country by storm. Intended as a satire on the raging greed of professional sports, it trades extravagantly in rudely vulgar humor; the jokes are so numerous and fly in so many directions that they're bound to offend--and amuse--everyone at some point. A key aspect of the game: defending players get to psych-out their opponents in gross and insulting ways, which is where Parker and Stone shine. The film's real discovery is Dian Bachar, a tiny comic dynamo, who plays the team's most put-upon player. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews:

hillarious movie.......2007-02-27

What more can I say?.......2006-08-03

Matt and Trey: Media Masterminds!.......2006-07-03

Genius....pure genius.......2006-06-29

You Can't Help But Laugh.......2006-05-25

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