Comments on: Weekly Poll Results: Best Football Movie http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/09/02/weekly-poll-results-best-football-movie/ Blog and Podcast Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tomas http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/09/02/weekly-poll-results-best-football-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-628246 Tomas Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:36:45 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=25356#comment-628246 I guess "Facing The Giants" isn't mainstream enough. I guess “Facing The Giants” isn’t mainstream enough.

]]> By: Shut-Up Ed http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/09/02/weekly-poll-results-best-football-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-627619 Shut-Up Ed Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:17:58 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=25356#comment-627619 On what planet is "Jerry Maguire" a football movie? Remember the Titans isn't THAT good. Any Given Sunday is an abortion. Rudy is a pretty near perfect film and it has nothing to do with whether you are Notre Dame fan, or even a football fan. Why isn't "Necesarry Roughness" on the list? Kathy Ireland, Sinbad... Come on! On what planet is “Jerry Maguire” a football movie?
Remember the Titans isn’t THAT good.
Any Given Sunday is an abortion.

Rudy is a pretty near perfect film and it has nothing to do with whether you are Notre Dame fan, or even a football fan.

Why isn’t “Necesarry Roughness” on the list? Kathy Ireland, Sinbad… Come on!

]]> By: Maopheus http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/09/02/weekly-poll-results-best-football-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-627523 Maopheus Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:30:08 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=25356#comment-627523 With Rudy it's a case of you either love it or you hate it. It also has to do with if you're a Notre Dame fan or not. I think Friday Night Lights is the best just because it covers a real story and it captures the essence of high school football in West Texas perfectly and the adaptation from the book is about as good as you can get. It strays very little from the book and doesn't go for the fake fairy tale ending. It doesn't glamorize or softsoap it. Plus the performances are all very good, with Billy Bob as the coach being one of his best roles. With regard to Brian's Song, I've never watched it but it's always regarded as being one of the best TV movies ever, not just for sports. The story of course was heart-wrenching and emotional and it helped of course that the movie came out only a couple years after the real Brian Piccolo died so a lot of people knew about the story. I think the movie was admired not necessarily because of the football but for the portrayal of the relationship between the two main characters of Brian and Gale Sayers. With Rudy it’s a case of you either love it or you hate it. It also has to do with if you’re a Notre Dame fan or not. I think Friday Night Lights is the best just because it covers a real story and it captures the essence of high school football in West Texas perfectly and the adaptation from the book is about as good as you can get. It strays very little from the book and doesn’t go for the fake fairy tale ending. It doesn’t glamorize or softsoap it. Plus the performances are all very good, with Billy Bob as the coach being one of his best roles.
With regard to Brian’s Song, I’ve never watched it but it’s always regarded as being one of the best TV movies ever, not just for sports. The story of course was heart-wrenching and emotional and it helped of course that the movie came out only a couple years after the real Brian Piccolo died so a lot of people knew about the story. I think the movie was admired not necessarily because of the football but for the portrayal of the relationship between the two main characters of Brian and Gale Sayers.

]]> By: Stormy http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/09/02/weekly-poll-results-best-football-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-627504 Stormy Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:49:37 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=25356#comment-627504 Damn, no love for Wildcats, huh? Damn, no love for Wildcats, huh?

]]> By: Matt http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/09/02/weekly-poll-results-best-football-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-627465 Matt Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:16:23 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=25356#comment-627465 I don't know, I have to go with FNL on this one. The cinematography and the score are awesome and the action sequences are downright wicked. Seeing this movie while a high school athlete, I also think it's got to be the most realistic of those on the list. One of my favorite sports films, period. I don’t know, I have to go with FNL on this one. The cinematography and the score are awesome and the action sequences are downright wicked. Seeing this movie while a high school athlete, I also think it’s got to be the most realistic of those on the list. One of my favorite sports films, period.

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