Last summer we started seeing movie trailers popping up on Youtube about a wiffleball movie. Naturally, I assumed it was a joke and thought nothing of it - until I found out that it really was legitimate. Well...as legitimate as a wiffleball movie can be anyway. Reviews on this movie are scarce but most of which seem to dislike the movie. One reviewer called it "idiotic" and a "waste of time." Harsh. Not all the reviews are so negative though. One thing that most reviewers seem to agree on is that it's lacking video and acting quality. One reviewer said the movie is like "one long Youtube video in terms of quality in both production and humor." The leading actor in this movie, Ross Patterson, is known for his work on funnyordie.com as well as his roles in Accepted and The New Guy. He just finished working on a movie called FDR: American Badass. Sounds interesting.
Getting back on topic - the movie is now for instant streaming on Netflix. This is the first real chance that most of us have had at watching this movie. So if you have 85 minutes to kill give it a watch and let us know what you think about it.
Source: Interviews quotations were taken from customer reviews from Netflix.
We get it! Wiffleball is kind of like baseball. There's been some videos and trailers to movies (that may never be released) all over Youtube. You know the ones. A tale of a once legendary wiffler that's fallen from grace and struggles with vices and has seemingly lost his talent. He makes one last effort to return to stardom only to fall short and retire. OVERDONE. It's wiffleball so I know its kind of a joke (we're all in on it) but do we seriously keep having to make these types of videos. This one is a prime example:
At least that one is short and not a 5 part miniseries of sheer boredom. Fortunately not all attempts at a wiffleball movie is a travesty. Last year a trailer hit the internet called 'Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story." It looks legitimate but it's probably fake but at least if it's fake it's pretty good satire. See for yourself:
But don't give up video makers. If you have a vision of a wiffleball video/movie then by all means go for it. Just remember - don't blow it!
