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by PA_Dan » Mon Sep 14, 2009 22:45:11
Just watched an excellent baseball movie on DVD called "Sugar", about a young player from the Dominican Republic making his way through the minor league system (a drama, not a documentary). If you haven't seen it, I recommend it.
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by Rev_Beezer » Mon Sep 14, 2009 23:30:12
That disappointed me. I thought Drugs was back.
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My favorites, in no order
by kevinmcguire » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:52:08
Miracle
Hoosiers
Remember the Titans
Hoosiers
Remember the Titans
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by Philly the Kid » Tue Sep 15, 2009 14:09:13
Uncle Milty wrote:Breaking Away is the best cycling movie.
yes
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by Philly the Kid » Tue Sep 15, 2009 14:14:30
Best Chess = Fresh circa '94
Cheesey as it is, The Natural still appeals to me more than Bull Durham or Field of Dreams though those were great. I would have said Longest Yard too, until someone reminded me of Brian's Song ... and Bingo Long was a great little flic in its day and I had a crush on Tatum Oneil, so Bad News Bears gets an honorable mention.
Cheesey as it is, The Natural still appeals to me more than Bull Durham or Field of Dreams though those were great. I would have said Longest Yard too, until someone reminded me of Brian's Song ... and Bingo Long was a great little flic in its day and I had a crush on Tatum Oneil, so Bad News Bears gets an honorable mention.
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by Houshphandzadeh » Tue Sep 15, 2009 14:40:37
Philly the Kid wrote:Uncle Milty wrote:Breaking Away is the best cycling movie.
yes
tough competition there
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by phatj » Tue Sep 15, 2009 14:43:12
Houshphandzadeh wrote:Philly the Kid wrote:Uncle Milty wrote:Breaking Away is the best cycling movie.
yes
tough competition there
American Flyers ftw
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by Houshphandzadeh » Tue Sep 15, 2009 14:46:29
Does Rad count as a cycling movie?
Airborne is the best rollerblading movie, btw
Airborne is the best rollerblading movie, btw
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by TenuredVulture » Tue Sep 15, 2009 15:53:10
Figure skating--The Cutting Edge, or Ice Castles? I go with The Cutting Edge.
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Re: Favorite Sports Movies
by Grotewold » Mon Apr 08, 2019 09:10:40
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Major League. I never knew there was an alternative ending that revealed the owner was actually acting in good faith by finding the right collection of undiscovered players and was rooting for the team all along; she invented Moneyball! But test showing audiences hated it. I agree with them but also always found it weird that she was rooting against them all the way through that last game.
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Re: Favorite Sports Movies
by BatFlipsFTW » Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:58:40
Other ending better
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Re: Favorite Sports Movies
by Wolfgang622 » Mon Apr 08, 2019 21:35:49
BatFlipsFTW wrote:Other ending better
But very weird the way they predicted the Moneyball era 10 years ahead of time.
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by Philly the Kid » Mon Apr 08, 2019 21:47:44
Drugs Delaney wrote:The Red Tornado wrote:what about? ---
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Sandlot
A League of Their Own
The Natural
All worthy choices, but not quite top ten material in my eyes.
Don't underestimate Bingo Long. That was a fun movie. Pyror, Billy D, James Earl... Natural seems a bit dated now, but it was a real Hollywood emotion jerker...
I've seen most of the ones I would have stated ...
Longest yard
Bad news Bears was fun in its day - dated now
Raging Bull I never thought of as a sports movie but it dwarfs every other movie listed here !
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Re: Re:
by BatFlipsFTW » Tue Apr 09, 2019 09:44:03
Philly the Kid wrote:Drugs Delaney wrote:The Red Tornado wrote:what about? ---
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Sandlot
A League of Their Own
The Natural
All worthy choices, but not quite top ten material in my eyes.
Don't underestimate Bingo Long. That was a fun movie. Pyror, Billy D, James Earl... Natural seems a bit dated now, but it was a real Hollywood emotion jerker...
I've seen most of the ones I would have stated ...
Longest yard
Bad news Bears was fun in its day - dated now
Raging Bull I never thought of as a sports movie but it dwarfs every other movie listed here !
Which makes Bad News Bears even better now.
The best sports movies are all baseball movies.
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Re: Favorite Sports Movies
by Slowhand » Tue Apr 09, 2019 09:50:30
Most baseball movies which take place at the big league level are frustrating to me because most of the time the actors clearly have no baseball skills.
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Re: Favorite Sports Movies
by Napalm » Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:54:36
Slowhand wrote:Most baseball movies which take place at the big league level are frustrating to me because most of the time the actors clearly have no baseball skills.
Makes you wanna walk right up to them and say, "Hey! What are you doing? You're acting like you play baseball or something."
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