Comments on: The Best Sports Movie Debate – It’s Bull Durham, and It’s Not Even Close http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/11/27/the-best-sports-movie-debate-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-bull-durham-and-it%e2%80%99s-not-even-close/ Intelligent Sports Debates For The Sophisticated Fan Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:51:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bleacher Fan http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/11/27/the-best-sports-movie-debate-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-bull-durham-and-it%e2%80%99s-not-even-close/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:48:57 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=3012#comment-1574 Old School,

‘Rudy’ and ‘Hoosiers’ are great movies, but there is nothing unique or special about them. They are no different than any other “inspirational” sports movie.

They’re the exact same movie as ‘The Mighty Ducks’, ‘Miracle’, ‘Rocky’, ‘Beerfest’, ‘Major League’, ‘Angels in the Outfield’, ‘Cinderella Man’ or ‘Necessary Roughness’, to name just a few movies off the top of my head.

Whether the movie is drama, comedy, dramedy, or any other genre you want to call it, the premise is IDENTICAL within each of the movies listed above, INCLUDING ‘Rudy’ and ‘Hoosiers’. Each is about a person or group of people who are not expected to succeed, but through hard work, dedication, and a refusal to be told that they “just aren’t good enough”, they end up achieving great things.

I’ll say it again – they make entertaining stories, but they are all EXACTLY the same.

]]> By: Sports Geek http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/11/27/the-best-sports-movie-debate-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-bull-durham-and-it%e2%80%99s-not-even-close/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:46:18 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=3012#comment-1571 It is true that those movies depict real life. However, I get all the real life I need in the news. For movies, I prefer they make me think and make me laugh. That’s why no sports movie fits that criteria like Bull Durham.

]]> By: Old School http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/11/27/the-best-sports-movie-debate-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-bull-durham-and-it%e2%80%99s-not-even-close/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:10:56 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=3012#comment-1570 They are both real life movies. Events that actually happened. I understand that they were both “Hollywooded up.” But,they were real events!!

]]> By: Sports Geek http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/11/27/the-best-sports-movie-debate-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-bull-durham-and-it%e2%80%99s-not-even-close/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:27:50 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=3012#comment-1569 Quite easily! It’s evident to me that Bull Durham captures the realities and humor to sports better than any other sports movie. Why do you prefer Rudy and Hoosiers?

]]> By: Old School http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/11/27/the-best-sports-movie-debate-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-bull-durham-and-it%e2%80%99s-not-even-close/comment-page-1/#comment-1568 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:28:31 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=3012#comment-1568 I’m old school…how can any argument about sports movies be taken seriously without including “Rudy” and “Hoosiers”?

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