BASEketball
MCA/Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 31, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
9
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Sick, twisted, and very funny, Parker and Stone have arrived. Again. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
I was bored well before the end, but found the first half hour pretty funny. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger 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
33
Entertainment WeeklyBilge 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
0
L.A. WeeklyDave Shulman
Some of the most heavy-handed, laughless, uninspired attempts at comedy since prime time. But I still dig “South Park.” Let’s forget this ever happened. Read full review
0
Los Angeles TimesJack 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
50
New York Daily NewsDavid Kehr
Satire goes 'south' in gross mismatch of hot comic duo and "Airplane" director. [31 July 1998, p. 46]
40
NewsweekJeff 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
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
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
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
Not half-bad. It's about three- quarters bad, actually, but what's left offers some goof-off fun. Read full review
12
San Francisco ExaminerEdvins Beitiks
Crude, stupid and unfunny. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubStephen Thompson
BASEketball's effort and energy pay off with surprisingly abundant laughs and a few admirable shocks. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The pop-culture answer to a murder-suicide, the kind of flick that serves itself up as the object of its own satire. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
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
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Is it funny? Sporadically. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
Sports-satire misfire. [31 July 1998, p. 2E]
60
VarietyLeonard Klady
The vulgar, obvious humor of Zucker brother David and "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone elicits easy, guilty laughs, yet the material has an underlying innocence that's just shy of good clean fun. Read full review
10
Washington PostMichael 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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