Chris Is Good517
 
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Poll: Best football movie?
So right now I'm watching The Replacements with some friends and in spite of Keanu Reeves being in it, I think it might be my favorite football
movie ever, but some of these assholes are trying to argue with me. So I turn to OO. I have no idea why. I might be drunk.
Feel free to back up your opinions with reasons. Or don't! I don't care.
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salmonjunkie
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Anyone who votes for Any Given Sunday is a retard. That movie was awful.
Personally, I think he�s a [freaking homosexual].
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chretienbabacool
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Paper Lion is one of the best books/movies about football to me. It's funny as hell, doesn't buy into cliches (last second wins and all
that) and has some really good insight into the players.
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Paddlefoot
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The Longest Yard (original) for serious football- (and prison-) movie fans.
The Longest Yard (remake) or The Waterboy for Adam Sandler movie fans (and shame on any of you for that alone). Though it's nowhere as shameful
as anyone who picked The Last Boy Scout, which was such utterly wretched shit that it actually made Any Given Sunday look like Oscar-winning material
in comparison.
Plus a shout-out to North Dallas Forty. Great performance by Nick Nolte in that one.
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DevilSoprano
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| posted on 8-7-2011 at 03:08 AM |
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For me it's either Titans or Blues.
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Biff_Manly
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Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. Female coach, inner city youth. Giant Fat Guy. R-rated comedy.
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OOMike
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Let me first explain how the nominees are wrong�
Rudy � Notre Dame�. Sucks
Friday Night Lights � Didn�t see it but whenever I see Billy Bob Thornton, I get the image of him fucking Halle Berry, which makes me jealous, so
no
Replacements � Cute movie, watch it when I catch it on TNT (almost every weekend) but best football movie, no
Any Given Sunday � Oliver Stone can not make a movie without controversy, or intelligence, no
Remember the Titans � Another good movie, plus has the cheerleader from Heroes, but in the final scene I still expect her to be playing her older
self� so no
Necessary Roughness � I love Kathy Ireland, but minus points for no nudity from her and the fact that she can�t act
Invincible � I like this movie, but it is about the Eagles, as a Giant fan it loses right there, plus its Disney
Varsity Blues � Dawson� a football player??? Plus points for Ali Larter for the whip cream bikini, minus points for not showing it being licked off
My vote is the sappy original Brian�s Song.
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MrJustinB
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Forgetting to include The Program is unacceptable. But still the answer is Rudy, Rudy, Rudy.....
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mastermind
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I double checked to make sure you didn't specify PRO football.
I pick "The Longshots" starring Ice Cube. NOT a comedy, despite how it may come off in the ads or previews. Very gritty, lightly based on a true
story, and just real as fuck.
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Sportsguy
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Rudy: One of the 20 worst movies ever made, I'm not talking just sports movies, I mean movies in general. So clearly not getting my vote.
FNL: Inexplicably and in-fucking-defensibly changes details from the book. No
The Replacements: Another horrible, HORRIBLE movie that shouldn't be within 500 yards of a list of best football movies ever.
Any Given Sunday: Little too unrealistic for me, still think it's a great flick though.
Remember the Titans: Another one that changes details from real life, that brings it down a bit for me.
Necessary Roughness: Funny flick,but best football movie of all time??
Invincible: See Remember the Titans
Varsity Blues: Almost..... but the ending brings it down. We're supposed to believe Kilmer didn't have any assistants?
My vote goes to the only movie that ever made me cry: The original Brian's Song, with an honorable mention going to The Program
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Cherokee Jack
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Wow...looking over the nominees made me realize that there really have not been many very good football movies made.
Rudy, FNL, Replacements, Any Given Sunday, Titans, and Invincible all fall in the realm of "decent" to "pretty solid," but none that I'd
call "very good" or "great." I might watch them for a bit if I catch them on TV when there's nothing else on, but I can't see myself
ever watching any of them all the way through again.
Agreed that the original Longest Yard is better than any of the listed nominees. The remake wasn't as bad as I expected it to be when I first
heard of it, but it's still definitely not what I'd call "good."
And if you want a great movie that's about football without directly being about football (as in, no actual football scenes), check out "Big
Fan" starring Patton Oswalt as an unhealthily-obsessed Giants fan. Despite starring Oswalt, this movie is NOT a comedy, but I thought it was great.
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Paddlefoot
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I thought We Are Marshall was kind of good, and was actually based mostly on a real life tragic incident, as opposed to the typical made-up sports
movie shit.
Gridiron Gang #1! Ehhhh, c'mon it wasn't that bad. Plus it had The Rock in it too.
Little Giants? Ed O'Neill in a movie about kid's league football? How could you ever go wrong with that?
GW Bush read Camus because "everyone has to read a book written by a killer whale" - General JC Christian
I downloaded the soundtrack to "Song of the South," and it's 45 minutes of whipcracks, women pleading "please, no," and people screaming.
- the esteemed Dr. Mobute
When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir? - John Maynard Keynes
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TexShark300
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Titans over Blues.
Side Note: I like Varsity Blues, but only on TV. You miss the brief nudity, but the locker room speech isn't just "Fuck That" and actually has
some impact.
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Thom
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quote:
Originally posted by OOMike
Necessary Roughness � I love Kathy Ireland, but minus points for no nudity from her and the fact that she can�t act
My vote is the sappy original Brian�s Song.
Ten Million Times, This.
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Flash
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You're forgetting such greats as The Game Plan, and Radio, and for that a matter all the CFL inspired movies 
My vote went to Kathy Ireland and the captain of the Enterprise. I just can't get into the Disney cue the heartstrings type movies as I find
them a bit false in the emotion department.
Question; Why is Any Given Sunday considered to be so bad? I'm not saying it was great or even always good, but it seemed decent enough in terms
of its desire to explore the corruption and money aspects of sports. Just curious why everyone hated it so much.
[Edited on 8-8-2011 by Flash]
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Thom
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They're just pissed because of the locker room scene.
Really, I thought AGS was pretty boring. I don't think it was bad, really - I just felt like I had wasted two hours when I left the
theater.
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williamssl
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quote:
Originally posted by OOMike
My vote is the sappy original Brian�s Song.
My immediate thought as an "other" since Chris is a fucking retard and didn't include this as an actual choice.
Kudos to OOMike and Thom (edit: and Sportsguy) for all mentioning it before I could.
[Edited on 8-8-2011 by williamssl]
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gobbledygooker
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Man, a lot of those movies I either haven't seen and/or they suck.
I voted for Varsity Blues almost by default.
Anyone who lets their hair grow below their ears to where I can't see their ears means they don't wash. If they don't wash, they
stink, and if they stink, I don't want the son-of-a-bitch around me.
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TommyD420
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Writing in "Brian's Song". I'm shocked it's not in the listed options.
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Chris Is Good517
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That's my fault. Believe it or not, I've never seen Brian's Song
Gee, I wish I was still alive- LuckyLopez R.I.P.
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mooseheadjack
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I have seen and read Brian's Song. If you don't at least fight off tears in that movie, then you have no soul.
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williamssl
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Will Smith plays Gale Sayers in it.
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Paddlefoot
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Did he get all wacky and "jiggy with it", just like the same way Sayers lived his life? That's Smith's trademark with everything.
He's like a black Scientologist wife-swapping actor version of John Cena. Except more over-rated.
GW Bush read Camus because "everyone has to read a book written by a killer whale" - General JC Christian
I downloaded the soundtrack to "Song of the South," and it's 45 minutes of whipcracks, women pleading "please, no," and people screaming.
- the esteemed Dr. Mobute
When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir? - John Maynard Keynes
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Biff_Manly
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Will Smith was not in the movie Wildcats--Wesley Snipes was!
And there was a Rap!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CfnKEYAbyo&feature;=related
Does your football movie have a rap!
Brian's song is one of the few times when it is okay as a man to cry and not be ashamed.
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Sportsguy
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quote:
Originally posted by williamssl
Will Smith plays Gale Sayers in it
I'm utterly confused by this post, did you honestly confuse Billy Dee Williams with Will Smith? If not, what the hell did you mean?
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