Best sports movie ever

[Brock Landers]

Bad News Bears... Classic Sports Movie Also very fuKKin Funny

it is very good. Never saw the remake, never will.

[Cougar Bait]

The Fan was better than every movie you just listed. Ohh and a nice Basketball movie to watch with the old lady...love and basketball.

And Love and basketball sucks too...

wow that's bad

Basketball Diaries, Hoop Dreams, Hoosiers for me.

[Cougar Bait]

This is a spot on review of the Fan:

Bobby Rayburn (Snipes) is a $40 million golden boy outfielder, newly traded to the Giants, and is not earning his keep. He's batting in the .100's, is being upstaged by rival Juan Primo (Benicio Del Toro), can't get his traditional number 11 jersey, and has his own family problems. Nonetheless, he's still an egocentric jerk driven by greed, groupies, and fame.

When these two cross paths, it can only be trouble -- sure to make you reevaluate the phrase, "I want you to hit a home run for me."

There's plenty good and plenty bad in The Fan, and as I've said, trying to figure out where to start is a problem. Directed with Tony Scott's (Crimson Tide) well-crafted style, The Fan is often a fun and thrilling ride. The most fun to watch are De Niro and Snipes, who turn in very believable performances en route to the film's big finish.

But there's this problem that gnaws at the viewer the whole film -- that none of the characters are remotely likable. At all. Not even the supporting characters (Del Toro, John Leguizamo as Snipes's personal manager, Ellen Barkin as a sportscaster) are warm and fuzzy. Instead, everyone falls into the me-first trap that plagues the leads. The result alienates the audience into not really caring who wins this battle of nerves, much to the film's detriment.

Combined with sketchily-developed characters, some annoying dialogue, horrible editing that is used to intentionally trick the viewer, some glaring technical gaffes associated with the game of baseball, and a wholly inappropriate soundtrack (which somehow features almost every Rolling Stones song ever recorded), The Fan is a jumbled mess of good and bad. Thank God it has some fun.

Near the climax of The Fan, Wesley Snipes's character hits a deep fly ball. Everyone in the stadium waits in anticipation to see it clear the fence. The outfielder goes back back back -- no soup for you! That pretty much sums up the whole film.

No soup for me. Review by Christopher Null

[Brock Landers]

Fuk i forgot about Basketball Diaries!

GREAT FLICK!!

[big joe 1212]

Jerry Maguire

The Rookie

[big joe 1212]

The Express

[iceminers26]

Brock I saw ND40 a long time ago, thought it was good, wasn't blown away, but I was young. There is no baseball movie better than Bull Durham. The Natural is good but waay too slow, Field of Dreams was decent, For The Love Of The Game was pretty good, Major League is funny, but not a better overall movie IMO. 61 isn't bad, Cobb was alright but could have been better. The Fan just sucks, come on. That wasn't even the best movie of that month, much less best of all time.

For Love of the Game is a great flick

[iceminers26]

Jerry Maguire The Rookie

The Rookie, another great flick

[Brock Landers]

the Longest Yard..ORIGINAL

[iceminers26]

Brock, I'm going to check out your #1 sometime this weekend when I get a chance and will let you know what I thought of it, can't go wrong with a good sports movie

[Brock Landers]

Brock, I'm going to check out your #1 sometime this weekend when I get a chance and will let you know what I thought of it, can't go wrong with a good sports movie

please do...its a bit dated (came out in 1979), but excellent all around

[iceminers26]

please do...its a bit dated (came out in 1979), but excellent all around

I usually like the older flicks and thought I had watched every sports movie, but never even heard of this one so looking forward to giving it a go.

[mr. leisure]

Love north dallas forty


The Hustler with paul newman and jackie gleason

[Brock Landers]

Love north dallas forty The Hustler with paul newman and jackie gleason

you know, the only part in the Hustler i like and can watch is the scene where he plays Jackie Gleason (minnesota fats) and loses.

[big joe 1212]

Easy Money was a great degen flick

Owning Mahoney was the best degen flick I have ever seen

[Brock Landers]

This is a very good one, not mentioned yet

Gambling AND sports related

[DrStale]

Air Bud
Ladybugs
Rookie of the Year
Little Big League
Summer Catch
The Big Green
Little Giants
Like Mike
Juwanna Mann
Ed

[soaked in sweat]

sandlot was pretty good

[sportscash]

Im going to watch all of these that i have not seen thanks everyone.

[THE PROFIT]

Make sure you watch everybodys all american. Absolute awesome movie, it's timeless. It's from the 80's but it has a great story & spans a time of 20+ years, from the late 50's to the 80's.

[Andy117]

Football - Friday Night Lights
Baseball - Bull Durham
Basketball - Hoosiers
Hockey - Slapshot
Boxing - Million Dollar Baby

[JohnGalt2341]

Air Bud Ladybugs Rookie of the Year Little Big League Summer Catch The Big Green Little Giants Like Mike Juwanna Mann Ed

Little Big League is a great movie. I think more people would like it if it was pretty much the same as it is but the kid was a little older and it also included Boy Meets Girl... Girl has fight with Boy and is possibly even dating the Boys Nemesis... and in the end, Boy Gets Girl Back. THE END. 5 Stars all around.

[Portage1]

SLAPSHOT.
enough said

[M@ximo]

Gridiron Gang and Any Given Sunday

[Brock Landers]

I usually like the older flicks and thought I had watched every sports movie, but never even heard of this one so looking forward to giving it a go.

you see it this weekend guy?

[mtneer1212]

Mystery Alaska was way underrated........ but Slapshot is the best hockey movie ever.

[THE PROFIT]

Gridiron Gang and Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday was real good. Would have been better if Stone had paid for the NFL rights

[iceminers26]

you see it this weekend guy?

No didn't get a chance, ended up going to the city this weekend and staying, just got back tonight, going to try and watch it tomorrow night after supper, will let you know.

[iceminers26]

Easy Money was a great degen flick Owning Mahoney was the best degen flick I have ever seen

Agree, Owning Mahoney is definitely the biggest degen movie of all time, great acting and movie but you feel so bad for him that is makes you sick in your stomach.

[HenPrivilege]

White Men Can't Jump

[camel]

Blue Chips with Penny Hardaway.

[Arsenal]

Easy decision for me. The Natural

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

Way too hard to even do best per sport. Heres some of my favs in no particular order.

Basketball:
he got game
white men cant jump
coach carter
glory road
above the rim
the sixth man
love and basketball
eddie( whoopi goldburg)
did not care for hoosiers no clue why people like it.
football:
remember the titans
The express
We are marshall
friday night lights
boxing:
million dollar baby
undisputed 1+2
rocky series
baseball:
angels in the outfield
bull duram
major league
hockey:
mighty ducks series
mystery alaska

[stealthyburrito]

Any Given Sunday was real good. Would have been better if Stone had paid for the NFL rights

no way in hell would the nfl let them use their name for that kinda movie.

see what happened to espn's playmakers? didn't even have nfl logos, but was pulled from league pressure.

[THE PROFIT]

I think the NFL would like for us to see their players portrayed in that light. Sniffin' coke off hookers and all LoL!