Author Topic: So, I'm watching The Natural for the first time ever. (Read 1256 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **on:** April 15, 2009, 04:00:19 AM »

This is pretty hokey.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2009, 04:01:11 AM »

The editing in the beginning of this is highly suspect.

Mandark · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2009, 04:06:31 AM »

I'd be suspicious about any sincere-looking sports movie.

You ever watch Breaking Away?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2009, 04:17:19 AM »

Nah, just bits.

So far, The Natural is pretty awful - in my opinion. I really only watched it because Bill Simmons has gushed about it before. That was my first mistake.

Mandark · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2009, 04:22:12 AM »

I can just imagine what's next on your Netflix queue.

You should give Breaking Away a whirl. It's not groundbreaking or anything, but I think it's got a neat, low-key vibe.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2009, 04:41:56 AM »

I was hoping you'd link to classic Daniel Stern/Dan Akroyd comedy - Celtic Pride!

What the hell, this player died crashing through a wall? I call that move The Frerotte!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2009, 05:17:56 AM »

This movie sucks.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #7 on:** April 15, 2009, 05:20:46 AM »

Real Talk- you're just sad cause DC sports is a black hole where talent goes to die in a pile of Dan Snyder's filthy lucre.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #8 on:** April 15, 2009, 05:32:45 AM »

Snyder has nothing to do with the Nationals.

This movie sucks. What a waste of my time. I should've just stuck with those clips of Hobbs hitting homers to Newman's classic score.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #9 on:** April 15, 2009, 03:38:26 PM »

For the most part, sports movies aren't that great. I didn't even really appreciate Hoosiers and people worship that film.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10 on:** April 15, 2009, 03:40:43 PM »

It's a well known fact that Snyder's ineptitude has poisoned the entire well of DC area sports. Having what's his nuts running the Orioles less than like an hour away or whatever probably doesn't help. Only the Ravens seem to be immune to the regional curse, probably because the curse doesn't want to be stabbed by Ray Lewis.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #11 on:** April 15, 2009, 03:58:47 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on April 15, 2009, 03:45:14 PM

Pure sports movies peaked with Bull Durham. Very few movies can be sincere about something as trite as sports, and using sports as a meta/megaphor for anything substantive is childish.

has anyone made an anti-sports movie where sports are a metaphor for stunted manchildren's arrested development

kinda like Ghost World only instead of record collecting, it's knowing the names of more than three baseball players

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #12 on:** April 15, 2009, 04:33:03 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on April 15, 2009, 04:22:12 AM

I can just imagine what's next on your Netflix queue.

You should give Breaking Away a whirl. It's not groundbreaking or anything, but I think it's got a neat, low-key vibe.

Breaking Away is awesome.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #13 on:** April 15, 2009, 04:48:01 PM »

Quote from: Bloodwake on April 15, 2009, 03:38:26 PM

For the most part, sports movies aren't that great. I didn't even really appreciate Hoosiers and people worship that film.

Major League would like to have a word with you...

Bloodwake · « **Reply #14 on:** April 15, 2009, 05:49:10 PM »

I did say FOR THE MOST PART

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15 on:** April 15, 2009, 07:37:40 PM »

You should have watched Punisher: War Zone instead. He shoots the guy with a missile in midair!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #16 on:** April 15, 2009, 08:37:07 PM »

Would've been infinitely more interesting than The Natural, which was basically middle-aged Robert Redford pining over women for two and a half hours.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #17 on:** April 15, 2009, 08:43:59 PM »

That scene from Punisher is basically the same as the scene from The Natural, except instead of a baseball it's a rocket, and instead of a light, it's a guy. It was beautiful.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #18 on:** April 15, 2009, 11:13:21 PM »

The Bad News Bears is still the greatest baseball movie of all time.

The Sandlot is a steaming pile of Disney-fied shit.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #19 on:** April 15, 2009, 11:33:42 PM »

The Sandlot rocks - shut your whore mouth, teabagger!

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Author Topic: So, I'm watching The Natural for the first time ever. (Read 1256 times)