Guest Karnage Report post Posted October 9, 2002 What are your favourites/most hated? I don't really have a favourite, but the one sports movie to me which was really really horrible was Slap Shot 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted October 9, 2002 I believe this was talked about earlier. Can't remember my least fav., but I'm 99 % sure my fav. pick was Remember the Titans... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted October 9, 2002 My favorite is Field of Dreams. I weep every frigin time. Worst....hmm... I have to think about that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jericholic82 Report post Posted October 9, 2002 one fav that hardly get smentioned is "The Scout" I think that movie is really funny and a different kind of sports movie. brendan Fraiser is hilarious thorughout this one what are u doin steve? throwin plates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest saturnmark4life Report post Posted October 9, 2002 angels in the outfield. It's about angels helping a crap kids baseball team win, then they do it themselves in the end. ARRRRGH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest C.H.U.D. Report post Posted October 10, 2002 We had this thread like 3 weeks ago. Anyway, Over the Top owns all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JHawk Report post Posted October 10, 2002 I think I can actually top No Holds Barred for "worst wrestling movie". Hammerhead Jones. I remember nothing except my dad taping it when I was like 10 years old and going "Where's the real wrestling at?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted October 10, 2002 Best: Bull Durham/Field of Dreams/For Love of the Game or Rudy. Worst: Im going to nominate Like Mike, even though I didnt see it, because we all know Lil Bow Wow sucks.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest notJames Report post Posted October 10, 2002 Best football: The Longest Yard Best baseball: The Bad News Bears Best basketball: The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Best boxing: tie between On The Waterfront and Raging Bull. To quote 1998 wrestling fans, "Rocky sucks" Best hockey: Slapshot Worst: I don't watch bad movies. Especially bad sports movies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest C.H.U.D. Report post Posted October 11, 2002 Worst: I don't watch bad movies. Especially bad sports movies. How do you know if they are bad unless you watch them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted October 11, 2002 Best: Raging Bull Worst: Rocky. It was an overrated peice of shit. THAT'S RIGHT! I called Rocky an overrated PEICE OF SHIT! Maybe I wouldn't hate it so much if the Oscars people had just left it alone and given the best picture award to Taxi Driver, or at least All the Presidents Men, but noooooooo! 'America needs a hero!' Oh yeah? Travis Bickle killed pimps and drug dealers, Rocky got beat up by a guy in boxer shorts. WHICH SOUNDS MORE HEROIC?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest notJames Report post Posted October 11, 2002 Worst: I don't watch bad movies. Especially bad sports movies. How do you know if they are bad unless you watch them? Since you asked... It depends. Certain films telegraph the fact that they are schlocky Hollywood pap and therefore make it easy for me to avoid. Film ads that go 100mph but don't offer me a story I want to see clue you in pretty quickly. Pretty much 95% of the big blockbuster films are anathema to me. I'm very big on independent films, since they showcase stories and character actors moreso than special effects and big names. Take for example Formula 51. Now I like Sam Jackson and all, but the ads they've been showing don't tell me what the actual story is about... just a lot of fast cars, dizzyingly-quick edits, and loud crappy music. Sorry, I'll take a pass. I tried to make an exception for Moulin Rouge, which everybody swore by. But 12 minutes into the movie, I was bored senseless. Thank god I didn't pay for the rental. Certain actors are persona non grata with me, hence I don't watch their movies. Julia Roberts, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Love Hewitt (and pretty much all the disposable teen heartthrobs)... when I see them in adverts, I immediately change the channel in disgust. They cram these no-talent hacks into vehicle films tailor-made to cater to their one and only characterizations, and expect the mouth-breathing masses to just lap it up like so much vanilla ice cream laced with shit. This isn't an absolute rule, however, depending on the film. For example, Magnolia is a very powerful film and changed the way I saw Tom Cruise as an actor. Granted, he played an asshole, which pretty much fits my view of him, but PT Anderson was able to use him effectively. Ensemble casts tend to hide certain actors' flaws and create an environment which makes films enjoyable. I'm also torn on seeing PT Anderson's newest film Punch Drunk Love, which happens to star both Emily Watson (an actress I adore) and Adam Sandler (an "actor" I abhor). Reviews are mixed, but pretty much all of them say that Sandler subdues his over-the-top man-child persona and gives an impressive performance. Perhaps a Sunday matinee showing is in the future... The bottom line, however, is that I don't have a lot of disposable income at hand (owning a home and raising a 14-month-old will do that to you), so I'm extremely cautious about plunking down 9 ducats for wasted time. Even investing 3 or 4 bucks on a rental is a chore, so the movie has to a gem. Merely passable entertainment doesn't cut it with me. I also go by friend recommendations and certain movie reviewers. But more often than not, I can sniff out a shitty film 10 seconds into seeing an ad for it. Does that make me a film snob? Perhaps. But time is a precious commodity, so if I'm going to sit still for two hours, it better be worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FeArHaVoC Report post Posted October 11, 2002 Favorite, The Program Hate, Love of the Game Varsity Blues & 61 are pretty good too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest redbaron51 Report post Posted October 11, 2002 Best: Slapshot Raging Bull Caddyshack Worst: There's too many Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest franchise632 Report post Posted October 11, 2002 Best: TIN CUP, Major League I, Rookie of the Year, For Love of the Game, Remeber the Titans, Varsity Blues. Worst: Major League 3 and some tony danza flick like the Philadelphia Feild Goal Kicking Trash Collector, or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WrestlingDeacon Report post Posted October 11, 2002 Here's my list from the last thread. 1) Rocky (I like all five really) 2) Major League 3) Longest Yard 4) The Natural 5) Slap Shot 6) Hoosiers 7) Raging Bull 8) Field of Dreams 9) Caddy Shack 10) Color of Money (which oddly is my second favorite movie of all time) As for bad sports movies, pretty much any sequel. Although, I do like all five Rocky's to a point and you have to dig the Bad News Bears go to Japan for Anotonio Anoki beating the shit out of Tony Curtis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
