movies

[heyzeus]

Chinatown is an 11/10 you monster.

If I could give out half-Taguchimakers, I'd consider bumping it to a 7.5. But that's just not physically possible.

[omaha_red]

Hey omaha, I finally saw Boogie Nights.

That was awesome. Can't believe it took me this long to get around to PTA's other films. It took me about halfway into it to realize that it was basically GoodFellas with porn stars, which, as a Scorsese nut, only made it that much more enjoyable. Not a retread at all, though. Definitely a new favorite.

atta boy, third man.. it's easily in my top 5.. you're back in the awesome movie person club

[heyzeus]

So, uh, I'd kinda never seen Bull Durham before. Not all of it, at least. Which, as a raving baseball fan, I believe is somewhere between sacrilege and shame. So Sunday night I sat down and watched it.

My thoughts are: It's kinda a romcom. I mean, I really love the minor league baseball aspect of it, and I suspect it does capture fairly well what it's like to be on a minor league team, so close to the show but so far away. But at the end of the movie, it's mostly the typical romcom plot (guy gets girl, one of them leaves for some reason, then they come back because true love was meant to be after all).

But it's good. But I also get annoyed that Crash Davis falls into cliches so often. But there are some fine one liners. But Tim Robbins is also not so ideally suited to play a meathead hotshot young pitcher. But I love the "hit bull win steak" sign in right field. And the garter belt joke.

Anyway, I've lost my Bull Durham cherry, and it feels great.

[The Third Man]

Sacrilege and shame? I've never seen Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, The Natural, Major League, Eight Men Out, The Pride of the Yankees, etc. etc. Sports movies that are just sports movies kinda suck.

[Jocephus]

major league is epic...i even like #2...they are the only baseball movies i own

[JL21]

So, uh, I'd kinda never seen Bull Durham before. Not all of it, at least. Which, as a raving baseball fan, I believe is somewhere between sacrilege and shame. So Sunday night I sat down and watched it.

My thoughts are: It's kinda a romcom. I mean, I really love the minor league baseball aspect of it, and I suspect it does capture fairly well what it's like to be on a minor league team, so close to the show but so far away. But at the end of the movie, it's mostly the typical romcom plot (guy gets girl, one of them leaves for some reason, then they come back because true love was meant to be after all).

But it's good. But I also get annoyed that Crash Davis falls into cliches so often. But there are some fine one liners. But Tim Robbins is also not so ideally suited to play a meathead hotshot young pitcher. But I love the "hit bull win steak" sign in right field. And the garter belt joke.

Anyway, I've lost my Bull Durham cherry, and it feels great.

You hit a lot of it. Having worked in MiLB, I can tell you that the stuff revolving around the team- particularly in the late 80's, before the big MiLB rebirth in the 90's- is spot-on. The manager is partially based on the guy who managed the team I worked for (he was the real-life Bulls' manager at the time it was filmed). The rom-com aspect is annoying (as is Robbins' complete inability to look and act like a baseball player), but it's forgivable because of how good it is with everything else.

[JL21]

Sacrilege and shame? I've never seen Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, The Natural, Major League, Eight Men Out, The Pride of the Yankees, etc. etc. Sports movies that are just sports movies kinda suck.

Whoa... Eight Men Out is about a lot more than just sports.

Ok, actually that's not true. But it's a historical drama that just happens to be based on sports. It's my favorite baseball movie.

[Jocephus]

TTM - have you seen "rookie of the year" and "little big league"?

[The Third Man]

TTM - have you seen "rookie of the year" and "little big league"?

I have not. But I have seen Little Giants.

[Jocephus]

TTM - have you seen "rookie of the year" and "little big league"?

I have not. But I have seen Little Giants.

well, you are rick moranis' number one fan! you talk about him all the time!