Gary ColemanMidgets vs. Mascots (Unrated)

I'll keep it short and sweet:I was shocked at just how funny this film was. Its ridiculously quotable, very clever, and the cast is fantastic. Gary Coleman is furious, and has to do very little acting.Borat meets Jackass is fairly accurate. If you liked either one of those movies, Super Troopers, or Harold and Kumar, chances are you'll really like this one.This is one of the top films on my list of under-appreciated gems.Quit reading reviews and watch the damn thing already.

This movie is nothing but making fun of midgets and mascots..I think. Honestly, I never watched it. I actually got it for a friend at the time and we've been dating for over a year now. So fellas, if you want to win that special lady's heart, get her midgets versus mascots.

Only watch the first 45 minutes! Thats it, then might as well turn it off. But that first45 is worth every penny.

I realize that the laughably high rating of this movie is likely due to the extremely low standards of those who sought it out, but as someone who can be amused by large portions of Jackass, I have to tell you that this film is an extremely badly written copy of it.The mascots themselves are a combination of stereotypical loses and perverts, and while the mascot costumes are clearly inspired by actual college mascots, their stock characters are straight out of any low budget college hijinks movie you've ever (or never) seen. There are one or two amusing scenes featuring the mascots but there's also tons of missed opportunities.The midgets are of course, only there to be exploited for all the obvious all-been-done-before midget jokes. They're probably about as good or better at acting than the other characters, and it's kind of a bummer to know that some of these people have to take such demeaning roles just because there isn't much else out there. Or maybe they had a blast and I'm just projecting.Gary Coleman comes off as badly as any tabloid article ever written about him. He clearly doesn't even seem to know why he agreed to do the movie, so either he enjoyed being the heel and does a great job of acting like he hates every second of it, or he realizes that he's reached the nadir of his acting career. Sure, it's funny to see a short former child star turned into a foul-mouthed adult with a bad temper, but trust me when I say that whatever hilarity that conjures up in your head, the actual result isn't as engaging.The "romantic" subplot (a lame excuse to include more sex) is the worst part of a bad movie. I suppose if you watch this film under the influence of various things you could add a star or two to it, but honestly it's one of the few films I've ever bought that I actively discouraged people from enduring.If you think this is a "so bad, it's good" movie, it isn't. Unless a bunch of half assed gross out and sex gags are your cup of tea, in which case go for it. Everyone else, just watch any one of the Jackass films again.

The movie had a few yucks in it. Personally, I think it is the same genre as Borat, only a little funnier overall.

I want my hour and a half of my life back. Combine midget throwing, and midget milk drinking contests leaving puke on the table...and combine that bizarreness with mascots...it should be funny, but wound up raw, mean, and not funny.

If you had to watch one movie for the rest of your life, this is it.

Only a terrorist is so deluded they wouldn't find this movie hillarious.Go back to al quaeda you filthy scum! Stop being the enemy of freedom and live life and lAUGH like a human being.

awesome

Don't listen to anyone else, just watch it. It costs less than a pint of lager now and is at least triple the entertainment.

I'm embarrassed to say I bought this for my partner as a joke and we watched it expecting very little in return, but I'm embarrassed to say that although completely un PC I laughed out load in a couple of places - it's got lots of flaws and is inconsistent in it's pacing but for a moment of mindless anarchy after a busy week it obviously hit the right spot

Going into this film, I was expecting a Jacka*s style, prank filled, comedy. And if you do, chances are that you will be disappointed, because this spends much more time hammering a message across that ‘midgets’ need to be accepted more and called a much more acceptable name. There are some outrageous ‘did-they-really-do-that-for-real?’ stunts for those looking for them, but they’re simply not enough for the whole 80-minute running time. It is foul and filthy, but it’s simply not as funny.

B+