Greatest Sports Movies and Why?
by Rev. Slappy on Feb 22, 2010 7:26 PM CST
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PrintI was watching the Miracle on Ice stuff NBC was running last night and it reminded me of the move Miracle with Kurt Russell, which has kind of fall off the radar but I think is one of the best sports movies in the last 10 or so years. One of the things I like about it is it avoids a lot of sports movie cliches. Yes it still revolves around winning the big game, but it's more a character study of US coach Herb Brooks and how Brooks was able to take a bunch of college kids and turn them into gold medal winners against an unbeatable Soviet team. Brooks' plan was to create team cohesion by uniting his team in their total and outright hatred for him. Brooks made Todd Haley look like Mother Theresa. And it all worked. The really interesting part is Brooks was not able to really share in the victory with his team because he had so completely alienated himself from them as part of his plan. There's a great scene after they win the gold and Brooks goes out into a hallway in the arena and celebrates the win alone. Kurt Russell is great in it, I really think he's one of our really under appreciated actors. Hell, he was Stuntman Mike!
So do you think are some of the best sports movies and (this is the most important part) why do you think they are great?
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Little Giants
C’mon, the Annexation of Puerto Rico?
Doesn’t get much better than that.
"The first step to penetration... must not be lateral"
-Confucius
A little unconventional but
Beerfest. I consider it a sport.
"The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur." - Vince Lombardi
Sunday Night Lights and Any Given Sunday are my favourite Football movies
Field of Dreams is my favourite baseball movie.
Happy Gilmour is my favourite golf/hockey movie.
However this is the best scene from any football movie
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 22, 2010 7:35 PM CST reply actions
I'm assuming you mean Friday Night Lights.
Have you seen the TV series based on it. The TV show is lightyears better than the movie. And I liked the movie. The show is awesome. Also, the book it’s based on is one of the best sports books ever.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Haha
Oops. I meant Friday night Lights.
I was totally going to watch Friday Night Lights because I liked the movie, but I was sure it was going to be one of those midseason replacements and I hate getting into a show, and it be cancelled by Christmas. I was wrong. Instead I started watching some bullshit like The Book of Daniel
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 22, 2010 7:58 PM CST up reply actions
Get the DVDs or Netflix them.
Season four starts on NBC in April and they are for sure doing a fifth season after that. It’s definitely worth your time.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Season 4 is coming to NBC?!
I’m happy, you just made my day =) I watched all three seasons on netflix.
Spoilers***dont read ahead
One thing I’m confused about though. The transition between the second and third season. Smash apparently tears his ACL in the championship game? What happens to Sergio?
Netflix put the seasons up with Season three first, then one and two, so I started watching season three. Maybe it was mentioned, maybe not, I can’t remember.
by SoCalChief17 on Feb 23, 2010 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
Season 2 was cut short due to the writers' strike.
Basically the second season doesn’t end and they just start season 3 filling the audience in on what happened that wasn’t shown. I’ve seen the first three eps of season 3 and it’s really kick ass.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Ahhh gotcha
Season three is by far my favorite season, it’s great. I haven’t seen anything for season 4, but the way it’s set up kinda pisses me off.
by SoCalChief17 on Feb 23, 2010 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
Baseketball is freaking hilarious
Might be the funniest sports movie
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 22, 2010 7:36 PM CST reply actions
For me, that title goes to Major League
Doesn’t get much funnier than a sacrificial bucket of fried chicken.
"The first step to penetration... must not be lateral"
-Confucius
And unless Serrano has a rocket up his ass.......that one is outta here!
The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw
by Texas Chief on Feb 22, 2010 11:38 PM CST up reply actions
Rudy
just like the storyline.
I agree with Craig Field of Dreams is my favorite (USA spelling) baseball movie.
Regardless of who the Chiefs pick at #5 overall, Whitlock will call it the worst pick in the history of the Chiefs. Heres to hoping that #5 pick runs Whitlock out of town.....
Gus
A field goal kicking mule? You can’t make that shit up.
Yeah...but we beat the donkeys like a rented mule.
Visionquest
If you were ever a wrestler, there is no better movie to get you pumped. Our whole team would listen to “Lunatic Fringe” before matches just to get the adrenaline pumping.
forgot about visionquest
that is a great movie
Regardless of who the Chiefs pick at #5 overall, Whitlock will call it the worst pick in the history of the Chiefs. Heres to hoping that #5 pick runs Whitlock out of town.....
Bull Durham
Best sports movie ever.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Feb 22, 2010 8:05 PM CST reply actions
1b) Major League
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Feb 22, 2010 8:06 PM CST up reply actions
Good movie
Would have been better without Susan Sarandons boobs
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 22, 2010 8:08 PM CST up reply actions
How can I forget??!?!?!!?
OVER THE TOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 22, 2010 8:17 PM CST reply actions
i saw that in the theater.
my elementary school then had a good three months of recess arm wrestling tournaments.
ah, the sweet, wonderful 1980’s.
This makes me sad in the pants
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
I hope your not being sarcastic
I own that movie on DVD. I love armwrestling!
"Its going to be a challenge, its going to feel like forever, and there will be difficulties. But we will emerge on the other side of it stronger than we were when we entered." ~ Sudden
by Matt_Grbac on Feb 23, 2010 12:07 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Some of mine
Football – The original “Brian’s Song” “Rudy” and “All the Right Moves”
Baseball – “The Rookie” and “The Natural”
I know I am showing my age
My favorite footbal movie is “North Dallas Forty”
Absolutely Agree
one of the greatest football flicks of all time.
Let’s put the women and children to bed and go looking for fucking dinner
Things to get the Chiefs back on the winning side of football:
1. Haley resign as offensive coordinator or do the following;
a. Feed JC more
b. Take the cuffs off of Cassel and let him air it out
2. Fire Clancy "Calls" Playslikeass
by kcchiefsfan72 on Feb 23, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
Slapshot
is pretty decent.
Air Cassel - approved for takeoff
Always in motion is the future.
-- Yoda
by kabrink on Feb 22, 2010 10:48 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Haha!
Also a good one
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
but yeah
Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, The Natural, Eight Men Out, Rocky (original).
Air Cassel - approved for takeoff
Always in motion is the future.
-- Yoda
The Natural has the greatest movie music ever.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
and how could I forget
Breaking Away.
Air Cassel - approved for takeoff
Always in motion is the future.
-- Yoda
I am going to see Breaking Away on Thursday night.
I’m pretty excited as I’ve never seen it before. I live in LA and it’s playing on a double bill with Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket. The theater showing it is the New Beverly Cinema, which is the revival house Quentin Tarantino just bought. Every night is a double feature and tickets are only $7 for both movies. This week the director Jason Reitman (director of Juno and Up in the Air) is programming all the films and he will be there to discuss the films. The traffic sucks in LA, this is the trade-off.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Breaking Away
It’s very 1970s and small town. But, I think it’s a great movie. Pro cycling was practically unknown to the US back in those days and it really captures that.
Air Cassel - approved for takeoff
Always in motion is the future.
-- Yoda
I dig on Will Farrell
Semipro, Blades of Glory and Talladega Nights are all gold in my book
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
Especially since Brodie Croyle = Shane Falco
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 22, 2010 11:08 PM CST up reply actions
Mr. 3000
LMAO and brought tears to my eyes. Great movie! I love those sport movies that turn you into a crybaby. Rudy too!
by motrepip on Feb 23, 2010 12:31 AM CST via mobile reply actions
There are ALLOT of great sports movies but...
I cant belive no one has mentioned The Water Boy! My second favorite movie of all time next to Forest Gump (which has a great sports scene)
Basketball and Any Given Sunday are great ones…
A movie I watched allot when I was a young’n was Celtic Pride.
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Well, if cheesy applies.....
The Worlds Greatest Athlete
Why?
Just because. Every kid dreamed of being 1/2 as good as Nanu.
Top 5
5. Bull Durham- classic
4. Last boyscout- badass
3. The air up there- Jimmy Dolin shake & bake
2. Any given Sunday- Willie beaman baby!
1. Kingpin- there’s a shit cloud coming!
*big lewboski was not included due to not offically playing a pro/semi pro game in the movie.
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
by MadMartigan816 on Feb 23, 2010 1:33 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Great post
Football favorite :The old longest yard. Why, Bernadette peter’s Sonny sixkiller. Ray Nitschke, and don’t forget Joe Kapp.
Baseball: The Sand lot by a nose over Pride of the Yankee’s Kids playin baseball morning til night. Love of baseball in its purest form.
Basketball : Hoosier’s What a story!
Hockey: slap shot Three words, The Hanson Brothers
Golf: Gotta go with Caddy Shack quite posibly the funniest movie ever made.
The most important thing you can do in life is help other people.
Golf for me is Tin Cup
Thought I am fond of Caddyshack. I think Tin Cup is a great profile of a competitive athlete, a guy for whom making the great shot is more important that winning the tournament.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
by Rev. Slappy on Feb 23, 2010 1:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh one more
Bowling: King pin, Why? Big Ern Mccracken
The most important thing you can do in life is help other people.
Just one more
Boxing: Raging Bull Deniro is awesome Tear jerker mention, The Champ
The most important thing you can do in life is help other people.
Ive got Olympic fever so I'll say...
Cool Runnings. “Jamaica has a bobsled team Jah mon!”
I'd rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave
I can't believe nobody said Remember the Titans...
Come on! How can you not love remember the Titans?
I’ll list mine
1)Remember the Titans
2)The Replacements
3)Kingpin
4)The longest yard (new version)…fucking hilariass
5)Resurrecting the Champ
Too Many To Name...
Football: The Program, The Longest Yard, The Express, The Blind Side, All the Right Moves, The Last Boyscout (yeah, not all footbal, but it was in there), Wildcats, and one of my top favs – Varsity Blues
Baseball: Bad News Bears, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Major League, The Natural, and Sandlot
Hockey: Slap Shot, hands down, but Youngblood and Miracle were also good
Basketball: Coach Carter, Glory Road, Hoosiers, and my personal fav, White Men Can’t Jump
Golf: Caddyshack (best), Happy Gilmore, Tin Cup
Boxing: Cinderella Man, Diggstown, Raging Bull, and of course Rocky
Things to get the Chiefs back on the winning side of football:
1. Haley resign as offensive coordinator or do the following;
a. Feed JC more
b. Take the cuffs off of Cassel and let him air it out
2. Fire Clancy "Calls" Playslikeass
Not sure why this is true, but boxing tends to lend itself to great films.
Rocky is the grandfather of all modern sports films. Really, the big fight at the end is the least interesting part. Rocky Balboa was really good too. Raging Bull is probably the greatest sports film of all time.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Also liked The Wrestler
Especially due to a nicely naked and still beautiful Marisa Tomei.
Air Cassel - approved for takeoff
Always in motion is the future.
-- Yoda
by kabrink on Feb 23, 2010 1:57 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
+ (.)(.)
To Marissa Tomei
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 23, 2010 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
She was naked in that movie???
Aww shit! That’s it. I gotta see that movie now.
Not only naked
SHE PLAYS A STRIPPER. I’ve had an affinity towards strippers ever since my dad took me to my first peelers after my Jr High graduation.
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 23, 2010 6:17 PM CST up reply actions
Best baseball movie ever!
An HBO movie with Virginia Madsden “Long Gone”. If you haven’t seen this, rent it, you’ll be glad you did.
Basketball
Anyone remember “The fish that saved Pittsburgh”. I loved that movie when I was in grade school, but I got a glimpse of it the other day. And, well, it was like, do you remember how cool The Fonze was back in the 70’s and now you watch it, he was pretty much a dork.
I can't remember
anything about that movie except that I liked it too. Isn’t it amazing how stuff we thought was cool as kids really isn’t as adults?
Wow, that's a tough question - and a lot of good movies listed
Football – Rudy — honorable mentions – the original The Longest Yard & North Dallast Forty
Baseball – Bull Durham — honorable mention – Major League
Basketball – Hoosiers, nothing else ranks
Hockey – Slapshot – nothing else comes close
Boxing – the original Rocky — honorable mention – Million Dollar Baby
Golf – Tin Cup — honorable mention – Caddyshack (it’s not REALLY a golf movie)
Others – Kingpin, Blades of Glory
Tough to select a favorite. I could watch Rudy, Bull Durham, Hoosiers, Slapshot or Tin Cup about anytime they come on.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then give up. There's no use in being a damn fool about it." ---W.C. Fields
One more with a looser definition of "sport"
Searching For Bobby Fisher
the 6th man
Laughed and cried in that one too.
by motrepip on Feb 24, 2010 9:41 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Craig Fail
I can’t believe I forgot the greatest Basketball movie of all time!
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 24, 2010 10:42 AM CST reply actions
For Love of the Game
Kevin Costner … love story with baseball background, but it has Vin Scully as an announcer and you know how good HE is … schlocky and sappy, but the baseball parts are GOOD
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whilock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!
I can't believe no one has mentioned American Anthem
It’s only THE best gymnastics movie ever made…
"The first step to penetration... must not be lateral"
-Confucius
I haven't seen it, but can it really be better than Gymkata?
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then give up. There's no use in being a damn fool about it." ---W.C. Fields
I never get tired of watching "Invincible"
The fact that a 31 year old man can essentially walk-on to an NFL team still leaves open hope for me that my NFL dreams can still one day come true…even if it is about a 0.000000000001% chance.
The Blood Of Heroes
best post-apocalyptic Rutger Hauer sports movie of all time.
by Your_Moms_Boyfriend on Feb 26, 2010 3:04 PM CST reply actions
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