When I watch a comedy, I want it either to present endearing characters in fun situations or to make me laugh frequently. BASEketball accomplishes neither objective.Read Full Review »
Essentially two movies stuck together like chewing gum on a subway platform. One is a dumber-than-dumb teen comedy crammed with farcical sight-gags and raunchy adolescent humor, the other a no-holds-barred satire of professional sports, and the greed, egotism and pomposity surrounding them.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: Jeff Giles
BASEketball feels stale and inert. Still, Parker and Stone have a nice, giddy rapport, and it's a kick to hear traces of Cartman and Kenny in their dude-speak.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Starts promisingly as an attack on modern commercialized sports, and then turns into just one more wheezy assembly-line story about slacker dudes vs. rich old guys.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Bilge Ebiri
Exhibits none of the infectious offhand tastelessness of their hit show and all of the insistent overkill of a Mel Brooks joke gone horribly wrong.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan
The film degenerates into sophomoric name calling and a brand of insult humor that would embarrass Don Rickles.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Jack Mathews
At one point, Michaels expresses his excitement at the outcome of a game. "You're excited?" Costas yells. "Feel these nipples!" If you're old enough to see this movie without a parent or guardian and all that sounds encouraging, this review has failed, and failed badly.Read Full Review »
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