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Films

Watched Judy last night ... very sad, well done but not a great piece of entertainment for a man like myself .. really struggling at the moment with films I want to see
 
Finished the Marvel series and Endgame was a lot better having seen all the others leading up to it.
Now to do all the Star Wars films before watching Skywalker when it comes on Disney Plus next week.

I also found myself watching Carry on Doctor on ITV. Truly appalling but riveting for how bad it was. Did we really watch such sexist drivel and think it was good?
 
need_my_wedge said:
Right up there with Any Given Sunday, Varsity Blues, and Friday Night Lights, 4 really good American football films, which if you like, you also have the ever awesome Friday Night Lights tv series too.

Been on a little Denzel Fest over the last couple of weeks. Last night we watched Man On Fire, my favourite of his.
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Any Given Sunday was written by a friend of mine Pat Toomay who played many years in the NFL. He has a cameo alongside Dick Butkus during one of the games.
Friday Night Lights (the series) has to be the only high school football team where every game comes down to the final play. The film is way better than the series.

Other good gridiron films
The Replacements - funny as hell if taking liberties with what happened in the 1987 NFL strike.
Invincible - the Vince Papale story about him making the 1975 Eagles as a walk-on. Disney take serious liberties with the truth but it's pretty good overall.
The Blind Side - how Michael Oher got adopted and put through high school and college on his way to being a 1st round pick - pretty realistic to the truth.
 
Pathetic Shark said:
Any Given Sunday was written by a friend of mine Pat Toomay who played many years in the NFL. He has a cameo alongside Dick Butkus during one of the games.
Friday Night Lights (the series) has to be the only high school football team where every game comes down to the final play. The film is way better than the series.

Other good gridiron films
The Replacements - funny as hell if taking liberties with what happened in the 1987 NFL strike.
Invincible - the Vince Papale story about him making the 1975 Eagles as a walk-on. Disney take serious liberties with the truth but it's pretty good overall.
The Blind Side - how Michael Oher got adopted and put through high school and college on his way to being a 1st round pick - pretty realistic to the truth.
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I'll let Friday Night Lights final play issue slide, it wasn't something that ruined an excellent show for me.

I've seen all of the other films too, all enjoyable, but they obviously didn't stick in my memory as much as the other three.
 
Pathetic Shark said:
Any Given Sunday was written by a friend of mine Pat Toomay who played many years in the NFL. He has a cameo alongside Dick Butkus during one of the games.
Friday Night Lights (the series) has to be the only high school football team where every game comes down to the final play. The film is way better than the series.

Other good gridiron films
The Replacements - funny as hell if taking liberties with what happened in the 1987 NFL strike.
Invincible - the Vince Papale story about him making the 1975 Eagles as a walk-on. Disney take serious liberties with the truth but it's pretty good overall.
The Blind Side - how Michael Oher got adopted and put through high school and college on his way to being a 1st round pick - pretty realistic to the truth.
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Really enjoyed that film, more so if it is close to the truth.
 
Pathetic Shark said:
Any Given Sunday was written by a friend of mine Pat Toomay who played many years in the NFL. He has a cameo alongside Dick Butkus during one of the games.
Friday Night Lights (the series) has to be the only high school football team where every game comes down to the final play. The film is way better than the series.

Other good gridiron films
The Replacements - funny as hell if taking liberties with what happened in the 1987 NFL strike.
Invincible - the Vince Papale story about him making the 1975 Eagles as a walk-on. Disney take serious liberties with the truth but it's pretty good overall.
The Blind Side - how Michael Oher got adopted and put through high school and college on his way to being a 1st round pick - pretty realistic to the truth.
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Any given Sunday I love that film and I think its the best film Jamie Foxx has done to.

The replacements I found to be fun and enjoyable, remember watching it and cracking up.

As for Blind Side one of my favourite films I think its brilliant throughout and Mrs Wolf shed a tear or to at it.
 
Wolf said:
Any given Sunday I love that film and I think its the best film Jamie Foxx has done to.
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There is a deleted scene that he is amazing in. After about his third game, the kicker comes over to him in the locker room and asks if he wants to attend the team's Bible study group the next day. Foxx launches into him with a tirade along the lines of "you didn't want to ask me when I was a third stringer but now I'm the starter, Jesus is OK for me to attend". It's a really powerful scene and it was a shame that Oliver Stone cut it.

Many of the scenes are based on real life events - the lineman going into the stands for a fight was Ricky Bell of the Bucs in 78, the player having to take a dump with the IVs connected happened with the Raiders and their team doctor Robert Huizenga. The player begging to play in spite of health issues to make a contract bonus - well take your pick with any team and player for that one. Very realistic film outside of the crazy uniforms and the stupid eye injury play in the final game. Most of the games were filmed at Miami's stadium although the final game does take place in the original Texas Stadium in Dallas.
 
In fact a friend of mine, Pat O'Hara, played the 2nd string QB Tyler Cherubini. "He got hurt? What did he do, fall off the bench?"
 
Blazing Saddles. Still my favourite comedy of all-time. Had a tough day and this is really making it a lot better. "I get no kick from champagne ….."
 
Watched Once upon a Time in Hollywood last night, it was long and maybe a bit slow for some (my Mrs!) but I enjoyed it and it had a decent ending.
Visually superb and Dicaprio as a fading actor is brilliant.
 
Fade and Die said:
Watched Once upon a Time in Hollywood last night, it was long and maybe a bit slow for some (my Mrs!) but I enjoyed it and it had a decent ending.
Visually superb and Dicaprio as a fading actor is brilliant.
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A bit slow is an understatement. I love Tarantino, and went to see it in the cinema, but the first hour and a half totally drags.
 
Siege of Jalotsville. True story of Irish peacekeeping unit sent to the Congo in the early 60s, and it all goes horribly wrong.

Gripping story, totally recommended. On Netflix.
 
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