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posted on 14/3/23

comment by Diafol Coch 77 (U2462)
posted 1 minute ago
The Damned United was pretty good I thought.

Does anyone remember 'Beyond the Promised Land' from 1999?
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Sounds like a pawrn movie

posted on 14/3/23

comment by Fan Gillhaus 1903 (U3339)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by Insufferable-Piffle, just in case, I'm so... (U4388)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Fan Gillhaus 1903 (U3339)
posted 29 minutes ago
We Are Marshall
The Blind Side
Major League
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I stumbled across the Blind Side and absolutely LOVED ITsuperb movie
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Great Film, not a fan of Sandra Bullock but she was great in this
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Ditto, thought this was easily her best movie performance

posted on 14/3/23

Oh right at the start gj scholay. The blindside and moneyball were really good for american sports im not that clued up on or interested in the films were good and interesting.

posted on 14/3/23

Forget how many great sports movies there is out there so many classics too.

posted on 14/3/23

Major League, Bull Durham. Moneyball.
And I don’t like Baseball…

posted on 14/3/23

I hate American football with a passion yet they make so many great films about it. A strange paradox.

posted on 14/3/23

Any given Sunday

Pacino being a maniac
Lawrence Taylor more or less playing himself
Steamin Willie Beaman
Diaz is good in it aswell
Family guy favourite James woods plays a seedy character

Great movie

posted on 14/3/23

Still yet to see a Womens Beach Volleyball movie…
I think it would be a box office hit..

posted on 14/3/23

comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Bronze medal khunt 2022 - Buy..Bellingham and another mid 20s Thiago type...lets just call him "frank" (U18109)
posted 3 minutes ago
Any given Sunday

Pacino being a maniac
Lawrence Taylor more or less playing himself
Steamin Willie Beaman
Diaz is good in it aswell
Family guy favourite James woods plays a seedy character

Great movie
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that it is

posted on 14/3/23

Blackball.

Proper sport.

posted on 14/3/23

comment by StringerBell (U11749)
posted 1 minute ago
Still yet to see a Womens Beach Volleyball movie…
I think it would be a box office hit..
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Not quite the same but there’s a very good mens beach volleyball movie with C Thomas Howell called Sideout

posted on 14/3/23

Michael Sheen is magnificent as Brian Clough in the Danned United, it's well worth a look for his performance alone.

Does Rise of the Footsoldier count?

posted on 14/3/23

In any true Christmas movie, some of the cultural / religious meaning of Christmas must play an instrumental role in driving the plot structure (Christmas is disrupted; Christmas must be saved) or bringing characters' internal or external conflict to resolution (through remembering the true meaning of Christmas or yearning for its magic).

So, for example, Home Alone is clearly a Christmas movie, whereas Die Hard clearly isn't. Christmas is merely a backdrop in Die Hard. Set the film at a different time of year and all you need to do is change a couple of lines of dialogue and a bit of set design.

posted on 14/3/23

And, quite obviously, The Big Lebowski isn't a sports movie. Shame on you, 1982.

posted on 14/3/23

Christmas must be saved

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It was. John McClane risked it all to save his ex wife on Christmas Eve. A guy completely out of his comfort zone coming back to his family for Christmas and doing all he could to get back and see his children.

posted on 14/3/23

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 1 minute ago
In any true Christmas movie, some of the cultural / religious meaning of Christmas must play an instrumental role in driving the plot structure (Christmas is disrupted; Christmas must be saved) or bringing characters' internal or external conflict to resolution (through remembering the true meaning of Christmas or yearning for its magic).

So, for example, Home Alone is clearly a Christmas movie, whereas Die Hard clearly isn't. Christmas is merely a backdrop in Die Hard. Set the film at a different time of year and all you need to do is change a couple of lines of dialogue and a bit of set design.
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I concur, and 100% approve this message.

posted on 14/3/23

Slapshot, Eddie the Eagle, Tin Cup, Blades of Glory

posted on 14/3/23

'Bring it On' ft Kirsten Dunst

posted on 14/3/23

I watched the Gary Oldman ‘the Firm’ movie for the first time the other day. Found it on YouTube. Was shocked at how good Gary Oldman was in what was in essence a tv movie

comment by Hector (U3606)

posted on 14/3/23

Gregory's girl

posted on 14/3/23

No Mighty Ducks or Space Jam? Get in the bin.

posted on 14/3/23

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 37 minutes ago
In any true Christmas movie, some of the cultural / religious meaning of Christmas must play an instrumental role in driving the plot structure (Christmas is disrupted; Christmas must be saved) or bringing characters' internal or external conflict to resolution (through remembering the true meaning of Christmas or yearning for its magic).

So, for example, Home Alone is clearly a Christmas movie, whereas Die Hard clearly isn't. Christmas is merely a backdrop in Die Hard. Set the film at a different time of year and all you need to do is change a couple of lines of dialogue and a bit of set design.
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and the plot and the location.

posted on 14/3/23

has anyone mentioned "Rudy" a very good movie.

posted on 14/3/23

comment by Robb #teamlineker (U22716)
posted 38 minutes ago
Christmas must be saved

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It was. John McClane risked it all to save his ex wife on Christmas Eve. A guy completely out of his comfort zone coming back to his family for Christmas and doing all he could to get back and see his children.
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He's not coming back to save Christmas, but hoping to save his marriage. Nothing would have to change if this was set during any other national holiday, or indeed if John McClane decided to fly to LA for a few days because he'd accrued holiday from doing a lot of overtime.

posted on 14/3/23

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Robb #teamlineker (U22716)
posted 38 minutes ago
Christmas must be saved

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It was. John McClane risked it all to save his ex wife on Christmas Eve. A guy completely out of his comfort zone coming back to his family for Christmas and doing all he could to get back and see his children.
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He's not coming back to save Christmas, but hoping to save his marriage. Nothing would have to change if this was set during any other national holiday, or indeed if John McClane decided to fly to LA for a few days because he'd accrued holiday from doing a lot of overtime.
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You, mentioned Home Alone though. Surely that could have happened anytime? How is that more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard?

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