geeteebee Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 How about we make a list of acceptable sports:Tournament Martial Arts 875564[/snapback] Cool, so JCVD's Bloodsport can be included. Kumate! Kumate! I would classify Days of Thunder as a sports movie, although it was gay (not that there is anything wrong with that) it was about car racing. Stroker Ace as well, I guess, although I don't even think that was BR's best car racing movie. Not trying to get into a debate about what is or isn't a sport, but jut my $0.02. I wouldn't include ancient sports in the list, so Gladiator, although a great movie, wouldn't make my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Men In Tights Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Tournament Martial Arts Anything else? No curling movies! 875564[/snapback] Would Gymkata count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Rose Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 The original Rocky is also an all time classic......Rocky 2 I also enjoyed but refuse to recognize any Rocky film made after those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Nope. Still Major League. Although I'm not familiar with Bang the Drum Slowly. Uecker should have won an Oscar. Easily the most quotable sports movie: 874132[/snapback] Eh, Ueck aside (I'm a Brewers fan, so you know I love the guy), the movie is strictly B-list. And that's fine - it is what it is. And "most quotable" /= "greatest"; Hoosiers and Eight Men Out own ML (and Slap Shot as far as that goes) in the quality filmmaking department. Confusing quotability for quality is like putting Austin Powers and Napoleon Dynamite up for Best Picture Oscars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegFuJohnson Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Being quotable was just a bonus. Hoosiers and Eight Men Out were easy, they were based on true stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 Nope. Still Major League. Although I'm not familiar with Bang the Drum Slowly. Uecker should have won an Oscar. Easily the most quotable sports movie: "This guy leads the league in most offensive categories, including nose hair" "Juuuuuuuuust a bit outside" "Jesus, I like him very much, but he no help with curveball" "You trying to tell me Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?" Just a sampler... I think I need to go watch this again. 874132[/snapback] I used to love listening to Ueker doing play by play on radio everyday. Hilarious. He used to do the TV play by play too until sometime in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Only cause you're old. 874249[/snapback] Nope like hockey better then golf.. Golf is a quasi sport like synchronized swimming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipster Doofus Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I'm surprised Remember the Titans hasn't been mentioned. A great movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 The original Rocky is also an all time classic......Rocky 2 I also enjoyed but refuse to recognize any Rocky film made after those two. 875879[/snapback] I was thinking Rocky 1..I also like The Natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Awesome movies on this thread! I'll watch just about any movie that has a sports theme, or a movie that has something to do with music history, or a fictional band (hint-hint--nudge-nudge---Spinal Tap, anyone?). From a sports standpoint, one of my all time favorites from a classic sense is Chariots of Fire. Love the era it was set and the dual storylines coming into one--really a masterpiece of acting, score, etc. With that being said, Slapshot is one of my favorites and is one of those that will never be duplicated. Morris and his lines are by far the most memorable in that movie, but the ending is lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Awesome movies on this thread! I'll watch just about any movie that has a sports theme, or a movie that has something to do with music history, or a fictional band (hint-hint--nudge-nudge---Spinal Tap, anyone?). 876331[/snapback] "A" fictional band, or any fictional band? Because Hedwig and the Angry Inch is pretty awesome, if you don't mind a story about a failed-transsexual East German punk rock star, and Leningrad Cowboys Go America is sorta the Napoleon Dynamite of rock road-trip flicks. Tap is probably the king of the rock flicks, though. Undisputed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitbull739 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 What, Brewsters Millions doesn't crack the list? I have always liked Bull Durham and Major League. Got to give marks to Slapshot and All the Right Moves for being filmed in pure Steeler country, Johnstown, PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 1. Hoosiers 2. The Natural 3. Caddyshack 4. Bad New Bears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Six Pack Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Bloodsport was good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 FIELD OF DREAMS may not be the best baseball movie ever but certainly deserves to be on the list. I got a real sense of baseball history from watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Six Pack Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I am not too sure if anyone suggested Kingpin, that movie was great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Chariots of Fire. Still the only film NOT mentioned, and the only one that got Best Picture, excepting -of course- Rocky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Chariots of Fire. Still the only film NOT mentioned, and the only one that got Best Picture, excepting -of course- Rocky. 887118[/snapback] See post #35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 FYI, just participated in a related ESPN poll: What is the best baseball movie ever made? After over 44,000 votes, the breakdown is as follows: Field of Dreams: 32% Major League: 27% The Natural: 18% Bull Durham: 15% Bad News Bears: 7% Wow, '88 and '89 were great years for baseball movies (Major League, Bull Durham and Field of Dreams). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 That list is massively backwards, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 That list is massively backwards, IMO. 887667[/snapback] that was exactly my thought. field of dreams sucks taint. bad news bears and bull durham are easily the cream of that crop. as far as sports movies generally, i really thought sea biscuit was a pretty good sports flick. hoosiers and rocky are definite classics, as is raging bull but for some reason i don't think of that primarily as a sports flick. slapshot, bull durham and bad news bears belong at the top as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 best sports scene in a movie, IMO, is the angels/mariners one-game playoff scene from one of the naked gun flicks. that is great, great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegFuJohnson Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Forget sports scene. That's ANY scene. The first Naked Gun. Reggie Jackson to assassinate the queen. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynch Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 (edited) 1. Bull Durham You talk about good lines not a quotable though, "Well, I believe in the soul, the c*ck, the p*syy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days" 2. Hoosiers I am from Kentucky and basketball is god. 3. Field of Dreams I grew up on a farm and the idea of making a baseball field out of a farm appeal. 4. Remeber the Titans I am related to one of the actual players from T.C Williams High, had heard this story before there was a movie. 5. Major League These guys are still Sh*tty. Edited July 22, 2005 by lynch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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