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  1. 03-31-2023, 12:27 AM #1
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    Default Sports movie survey.

    Kareem A. Jabbar asked his newsletter subscribers to rate their favorite sports themed movies.
    My favorite sports movie is all around #1.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Bow View Post
    Kareem A. Jabbar asked his newsletter subscribers to rate their favorite sports themed movies.
    My favorite sports movie is all around #1.

    Just watched that recently.

    It has aged exceptionally well.
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    I do not recall ever seeing one. Maybe a B&W something years ago? Certainly nothing memorable.
    But then I'm not a spectator, and certainly never a fan of sports anyhow.
    Maybe a documentary?
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    Actually I have seen that one about a bloke who built a baseball field…...
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    Quote Originally Posted by skuthorp View Post
    Actually I have seen that one about a bloke who built a baseball field…...
    Field of Dreams. Whimsical, but not bad.

    I tend to avoid them. Usual plot is under dog goes through rough time and finally makes good, winning the World Series single handed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by amish rob View Post

    My favorite is probably McFarland, USA.
    I liked it, too. Not your typical sports movie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew2 View Post
    Usual plot is under dog goes through rough time and finally makes good
    dodgeball was pretty good
    Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.
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    I know it was dorky, but I liked "WIND".
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    Moneyball

    A great story about the triumph of New Thinking over The Way We Have Always Done It.

    Excellent performances by Pitt, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, a young Jonah Hill.



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    Breaking away was the best

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    Default Re: Sports movie survey.

    One day into the MLB season and thoughts turn to: The Natural, Bull Durham, The Bad New Bears, and A League of Their Own.

    The Legend of Bagger Vance, Slap Shot, Rudy, Caddyshack, Invincible, and Victory are all good ways to while away a rainy weekend afternoon.

    Prefontaine and Without Limits were both good. Cinderella Story certainly captured the "mood" of the period it was trying to depict.

    As a former rugby player, Invictus will always be a favorite too.

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    Talk about forgetting the obvious, Chariots of Fire. And slightly less obvious, Endless Summer, Big Wednesday, and Step Into Liquid.

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    Slap Shot!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yeadon View Post
    Slap Shot!
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    Dave’s a KILLER!!!”

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    I love that movie. I wonder if it's streaming right now. Probably. I also really enjoyed Goon.

    Not a movie, but Shoresy is right there too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh MacD View Post
    I know it was dorky, but I liked "WIND".
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    When it comes to Wind, how can anyone argue with a cute girl, who's a good tactician, doesn't mind cooking for the crew, hauls boats in her way-cool pick-up truck, sews sails, and oh yeah,...doesn't mind making it in the sail locker? Practically the perfect woman!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guinness View Post
    …and oh yeah,...doesn't mind making it in the sail locker?

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    Rocky. Cinderella Man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe (SoCal) View Post
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    The Lords of Dogtown

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    Quote Originally Posted by amish rob View Post
    McFarland is right down the road from here. I actually raced against those guys.
    Did you hill climb train on mountains of almonds?
    There is no rational, logical, or physical description of how free will could exist. It therefore makes no sense to praise or condemn anyone on the grounds they are a free willed self that made one choice but could have chosen something else. There is no evidence that such a situation is possible in our Universe. Demonstrate otherwise and I will be thrilled.
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    I'm waiting for the curling trilogy.
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    Hoosiers
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    Hoosiers was one of my dad's favorite films. It's good.

    Here's one I haven't thought of in a long long time:



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    Brians Song

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    I'd agree with 'Endless Summer'. A sentimental fave for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David G View Post
    I'd agree with 'Endless Summer'. A sentimental fave for me.
    My good lady got to watch that in 16mm, narrated by Brown in person. That was before we met or I'd have been alongside
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    Cool Runnings
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    Quote Originally Posted by Breakaway View Post
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