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re: best sport movie ever
Posted on 6/9/16 at 2:53 pm to Breesus
Posted on 6/9/16 at 2:53 pm to Breesus
quote:Wow, you could have said that was a straight opinion piece by a respected sports journalist on any mainstream media outlet, not only would I have believed it, I would have nodded my head in sad agreement.
The ideal of sportsmanship began to take a back seat to excessive celebration. The athletes caring less about executing the play than planning the vulgar grandstanding that inevitably followed even the most pedestrian of accomplishments. The games themselves became subordinate to the quest for money. Stadiums and arenas became nothing more than giant billboards to promote commercial products. Players sold their services to the highest bidder, much like the hired guns of the Old West.
Soon it was commonplace for entire teams to change cities in search of greater profits. The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes. The Oilers moved to Tennessee, where there is no oil. The Jazz moved to Salt Lake City, where they don't allow music. The Oakland Raiders moved to L.A. and then back to Oakland. No one in Los Angeles seemed to notice. The search for greener pastures went on unabated. Continued expansion diluted the talent pool, forcing owners to recruit heavily from prisons, mental institutions, and Texas. Fist-fighting and brawling permeated every sport, overshadowing any evidence of competition.
May have to check this movie out now.
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Posted on 6/9/16 at 3:27 pm to cincyykid
bloodsport
Posted on 6/9/16 at 3:32 pm to cincyykid
Rocky
"Cut me Mick"
Breaking Away
Eight Men Out
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Chariots of Fire
"Cut me Mick"
Breaking Away
Eight Men Out
Chariots of Fire
Posted on 6/9/16 at 3:47 pm to madmaxvol
Just because it hasn't been mentioned and should be.
Fear Strikes Out
Fear Strikes Out
Posted on 6/9/16 at 3:51 pm to VABuckeye
quote:
Just because it hasn't been mentioned and should be.
Vision Quest
Posted on 6/9/16 at 5:45 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I've said it before and I'll say it again. "Hold that Coed" is a comedy that pokes loosely veiled fun at Huey Long and LSU.
LINK
ETA. And it has a girl kicker way before Jill Ireland in Necessary Roughness.
LINK
quote:
While running for governor a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Thought to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine.
ETA. And it has a girl kicker way before Jill Ireland in Necessary Roughness.
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:00 pm to OystermanTiger
A few of my favorites.
Friday Night Lights is probably the book I have read the most times in my life. I first checked it out at the library when I was like ten. I still reread it about every year or so. I had very high standards and I ignored the film for a year or so (despite it coming out while I was still actually playing HS football) because I felt like there was no way it could capture the book's tone and atmosphere.
I was very wrong. There's not much more that film could have done and I am very impressed by that considering a lot of cliche things film adaptations are sometimes forced to do. Incredible film, GoaT soundtrack.
I am an Oliver Stone apologist and I do not care. I know that he isn't for everybody and his ADHD style irks me at times and every single one of his films could use some serious editing (and perhaps that's a bit why I like him) and Any Given Sunday is no different. It's off the wall and it is cliched at times but it has several powerful scenes and there's a lot to like about AGS. I would marry that scene with Pacino and Foxx eating dinner and discussing leadership.
Rocky of course is great and it's one of my favorites.
I am a huge motorsport person. I was watching racing on TV when I was three-four before I was even aware of what football and basketball were. Unfortunately, the list of non-awful racing films is very short. That being said, Le Mans (1971) starring Steve McQueen is one of my all-time favorite movies. So beautiful and concise and true.
Friday Night Lights is probably the book I have read the most times in my life. I first checked it out at the library when I was like ten. I still reread it about every year or so. I had very high standards and I ignored the film for a year or so (despite it coming out while I was still actually playing HS football) because I felt like there was no way it could capture the book's tone and atmosphere.
I was very wrong. There's not much more that film could have done and I am very impressed by that considering a lot of cliche things film adaptations are sometimes forced to do. Incredible film, GoaT soundtrack.
I am an Oliver Stone apologist and I do not care. I know that he isn't for everybody and his ADHD style irks me at times and every single one of his films could use some serious editing (and perhaps that's a bit why I like him) and Any Given Sunday is no different. It's off the wall and it is cliched at times but it has several powerful scenes and there's a lot to like about AGS. I would marry that scene with Pacino and Foxx eating dinner and discussing leadership.
Rocky of course is great and it's one of my favorites.
I am a huge motorsport person. I was watching racing on TV when I was three-four before I was even aware of what football and basketball were. Unfortunately, the list of non-awful racing films is very short. That being said, Le Mans (1971) starring Steve McQueen is one of my all-time favorite movies. So beautiful and concise and true.
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:07 pm to ssgrice
quote:
4 pages in and no mention of the "original" Longest Yard?
great call.
also "heaven can wait" with warren beatty
Posted on 6/9/16 at 11:30 pm to AlonsoWDC
It's the top spot kid...
It's the guy who takes the fall...
It's the guy that everybody is looking at in the huddle
A leader...
A guy whose teammates will break their ribs and their backs and their noses for you...when they believe.
That's a quarterback
As a former QB that gets me every damn time
It's the guy who takes the fall...
It's the guy that everybody is looking at in the huddle
A leader...
A guy whose teammates will break their ribs and their backs and their noses for you...when they believe.
That's a quarterback
As a former QB that gets me every damn time
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