Average customer rating:
- If you like baseball, Bull Duram is a don't miss
- the lady and baseball
- Crash and Nuke
- Pure Baseball - I'm Not Kidding
- Vulgar and Offensive
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Bull Durham
Starring:
Kevin Costner ,
Susan Sarandon ,
Tim Robbins ,
Trey Wilson , and
Robert Wuhl
Director:
Ron Shelton
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| ( R )
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Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)
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The Natural (Director's Cut)
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Major League (Wild Thing Edition)
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For Love of the Game
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Tin Cup
ASIN: B00005V9HG
Release Date: 2002-04-02 |
Amazon.com essential video
Bull Durham is about minor league baseball. It's also about romance, sex, poetry, metaphysics, and talent--though not necessarily in that order. Susan Sarandon plays a loopy lady who just loves America's national pastime--and the men who play it. At the opening of every season, she attaches herself to a promising rookie and guides him through the season. Unfortunately, the player she bestows her favors upon does not really deserve it. She knows it, and veteran Kevin Costner knows it. Her choice, a dim bulb played for laughs by Tim Robbins, is the only one who doesn't know it. The film, directed by its writer, Ron Shelton, a former minor league player, is rich in subtle detail. There are Edith Piaf records playing in the background, fast-talking managers, and minor characters as developed as the leads. Sarandon's retro-'50s outfits make you think she's just another bimbo, not an English teacher very much in control of her life. And Costner's clear-eyed, slightly vitriolic performance is devastatingly sexy and keenly witty. The love scenes, though tasteful, are almost as humorous as they are hot. Sarandon's character likes to tie her players up and expand their horizons by reading Walt Whitman to them, "'cause a guy will listen to anything if he thinks it's foreplay." How can you not love a movie with such a wicked sense of humor? --Rochelle O'Gorman
Description
Baseball season gets off to a rocky start when the Durham Bulls' new catcher, "Crash" Davis (Kevin Costner), punches out the cocky young pitcher, "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), he's just been hired totrain. Then sexy Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) informs both men that each season she chooses one player to share her bedand Nuke and Crash are this year's "draft picks." After Crash passes on the offer, Nuke eagerly enlists as Annie's summer fling...until Crash's jealousy takes over and he convinces Nuke that sex with Annie will jinx the Bulls' newfound winning streak!
Customer Reviews:
If you like baseball, Bull Duram is a don't miss.......2007-08-07
Bull Duram is one of the top Baseball Movies out there. But it's not just a baseball movie. The development of the love triangle between Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Kevin Costner gives the movie a nice story line. There is also a good bit of humor thrown into the mix. Bull Duram is a winner
the lady and baseball.......2007-08-06
Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), a groupie who has affairs with a minor-league baseball player each season, meets two men, LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) and Crash (Kevin Costner), the experienced catched assigned to LaLoosh. A comical story about baseball and sex. After all, "what else is there?"
Great roles for Sarandon, Robbins and Costner. Can't imagine anyone else playing these roles. Robbins is excellent as the dim "Nuke" LaLoosh.
Even if you don't know anything about baseball (like me), this drama is still decent, enjoyable... and pretty much a classic.
Crash and Nuke.......2007-07-23
Are two team mates, at first they hate each other, But Crash is going help Nuke in the pros.
Pure Baseball - I'm Not Kidding.......2007-05-16
I was a huge baseball fan when I worked in radio in the Kansas City area during the 70s and 80s when the Royals were a great team to watch. Part of the joy of watching them play was team leaders like George Brett and Frank White who were so passionate and honest about their love for the game, you couldn't help but enjoy watching them play. What does this have to do with a romantic comedy about minor leaguers and the absurdities of their team's misadventures in the Carolina league? Because ultimately, that's what Bull Durham is about - pure passion for baseball. You see it when Skip and Larry watch Crash Davis rant about being demoted to Class A and threaten to quit, only to turn and ask when batting practice starts. They're all hooked and no amount of misfortune or indignity will ever separate them from this game and they all know it. You see it in Annie Savoy whose passion for men and spirituality, as great as they are, are clearly second to her passion for baseball. You see it in Max Patkin, the 'Clown Prince' who joyously proclaims, "I love this game" when talking about his work in a bar. And you see them all trying to teach it to bonus baby, Nuke LaLoosh. Yes, the movie has foul language, sex, absurd pranks, and lots of other non-baseball stuff throughout. But what the movie is actually ABOUT is a pure passion for the game of baseball. And therein lies its charm. Bull Durham's essential message is this: whether you're in the bigs or in pee-wee ball, whether you get laid or not, whether you succeed or not, whether you have a crowd watching or not, the game is always there for you.
Twice if it's a Sunday double-header.
Vulgar and Offensive.......2007-04-08
Before I begin the review, I should take time to mention that I am a huge baseball fan. I rarely miss a game, follow it as if my life depends on it, and see more baseball games at the ballyard every year than I do movies. I also played when I was younger and have worked on baseball-related projects for my alma mater.
I had heard that Bull Durham was one of the best, if not the best, baseball movies ever made. As a fan of Field of Dreams and The Natural, I decided to go and rent this one. Figuring that it was about baseball I thought I couldn't go wrong, so I didn't check the ratings on any of the sites as I normally do for a movie. Big mistake on my part there.
I couldn't even make it through a half hour of this movie. There was a little bit of baseball but nothing else worth mentioning. The entire thing was about sex, and I had to look away from the TV for some time. I was hoping it would get better but it never did, and after all the sex and foul language I stopped the movie, never bothering to finish it.
I was surprised that so many people gave this vulgar excuse for a baseball film such high ratings. Looking at the summaries of the ending of the movie, it looks as if there is some baseball action later on but the female characters, who I did not like at all, seemed to persist. Unfortunately this movie is filled with sex, and I feel that it was far too inappropriate for any release.
I'm not some kid writing this, I am a mature conservative Christian. This movie should offend anyone who believes in Him. Don't believe the hype from some of the sportswriters about this one. Go and watch a real baseball game--always a much safer bet for good clean family entertainment, plus it's very unpredictable and you never know what the results will be.
Description
Disc 1: THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY Disc 2: EIGHT MEN OUT Disc 3: BULL DURHAM Disc 4: THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES
Customer Reviews:
Great Baseball Movies.......2007-07-25
Some of the best baseball movies every made. I loved the old movies as well as the newer ones. Set could have included "The Love of the Game" or "Field of Dreams" but it still is a great collection. A must for any baseball fan.
Average customer rating:
- If you like baseball, Bull Duram is a don't miss
- the lady and baseball
- Crash and Nuke
- Pure Baseball - I'm Not Kidding
- Vulgar and Offensive
|
Bull Durham
Starring:
Kevin Costner ,
Susan Sarandon ,
Tim Robbins ,
Trey Wilson , and
Robert Wuhl
Director:
Ron Shelton
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Comedy
| Genres
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General
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| ( C )
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| ( O )
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| ( R )
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Robertson, Jenny
| ( R )
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Sarandon, Susan
| ( S )
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Wilson, Trey
| ( W )
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Similar Items:
-
Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)
-
The Natural (Director's Cut)
-
Major League (Wild Thing Edition)
-
For Love of the Game
-
Tin Cup
ASIN: 6305090645
Release Date: 1998-10-27 |
Amazon.com essential video
Bull Durham is about minor league baseball. It's also about romance, sex, poetry, metaphysics, and talent--though not necessarily in that order. Susan Sarandon plays a loopy lady who just loves America's national pastime--and the men who play it. At the opening of every season, she attaches herself to a promising rookie and guides him through the season. Unfortunately, the player she bestows her favors upon does not really deserve it. She knows it, and veteran Kevin Costner knows it. Her choice, a dim bulb played for laughs by Tim Robbins, is the only one who doesn't know it. The film, directed by its writer, Ron Shelton, a former minor league player, is rich in subtle detail. There are Edith Piaf records playing in the background, fast-talking managers, and minor characters as developed as the leads. Sarandon's retro-'50s outfits make you think she's just another bimbo, not an English teacher very much in control of her life. And Costner's clear-eyed, slightly vitriolic performance is devastatingly sexy and keenly witty. The love scenes, though tasteful, are almost as humorous as they are hot. Sarandon's character likes to tie her players up and expand their horizons by reading Walt Whitman to them, "'cause a guy will listen to anything if he thinks it's foreplay." How can you not love a movie with such a wicked sense of humor? --Rochelle O'Gorman
Description
Two of America's favorite pastimes--baseball and sex--team up in this winning comedy. Set in the bedrooms and ballparks of the minor leagues, this major league love story follows a seasoned catcher whose best years on the field are behind him, but whose finest moments in the bedroom still lie ahead.
Customer Reviews:
If you like baseball, Bull Duram is a don't miss.......2007-08-07
Bull Duram is one of the top Baseball Movies out there. But it's not just a baseball movie. The development of the love triangle between Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Kevin Costner gives the movie a nice story line. There is also a good bit of humor thrown into the mix. Bull Duram is a winner
the lady and baseball.......2007-08-06
Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), a groupie who has affairs with a minor-league baseball player each season, meets two men, LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) and Crash (Kevin Costner), the experienced catched assigned to LaLoosh. A comical story about baseball and sex. After all, "what else is there?"
Great roles for Sarandon, Robbins and Costner. Can't imagine anyone else playing these roles. Robbins is excellent as the dim "Nuke" LaLoosh.
Even if you don't know anything about baseball (like me), this drama is still decent, enjoyable... and pretty much a classic.
Crash and Nuke.......2007-07-23
Are two team mates, at first they hate each other, But Crash is going help Nuke in the pros.
Pure Baseball - I'm Not Kidding.......2007-05-16
I was a huge baseball fan when I worked in radio in the Kansas City area during the 70s and 80s when the Royals were a great team to watch. Part of the joy of watching them play was team leaders like George Brett and Frank White who were so passionate and honest about their love for the game, you couldn't help but enjoy watching them play. What does this have to do with a romantic comedy about minor leaguers and the absurdities of their team's misadventures in the Carolina league? Because ultimately, that's what Bull Durham is about - pure passion for baseball. You see it when Skip and Larry watch Crash Davis rant about being demoted to Class A and threaten to quit, only to turn and ask when batting practice starts. They're all hooked and no amount of misfortune or indignity will ever separate them from this game and they all know it. You see it in Annie Savoy whose passion for men and spirituality, as great as they are, are clearly second to her passion for baseball. You see it in Max Patkin, the 'Clown Prince' who joyously proclaims, "I love this game" when talking about his work in a bar. And you see them all trying to teach it to bonus baby, Nuke LaLoosh. Yes, the movie has foul language, sex, absurd pranks, and lots of other non-baseball stuff throughout. But what the movie is actually ABOUT is a pure passion for the game of baseball. And therein lies its charm. Bull Durham's essential message is this: whether you're in the bigs or in pee-wee ball, whether you get laid or not, whether you succeed or not, whether you have a crowd watching or not, the game is always there for you.
Twice if it's a Sunday double-header.
Vulgar and Offensive.......2007-04-08
Before I begin the review, I should take time to mention that I am a huge baseball fan. I rarely miss a game, follow it as if my life depends on it, and see more baseball games at the ballyard every year than I do movies. I also played when I was younger and have worked on baseball-related projects for my alma mater.
I had heard that Bull Durham was one of the best, if not the best, baseball movies ever made. As a fan of Field of Dreams and The Natural, I decided to go and rent this one. Figuring that it was about baseball I thought I couldn't go wrong, so I didn't check the ratings on any of the sites as I normally do for a movie. Big mistake on my part there.
I couldn't even make it through a half hour of this movie. There was a little bit of baseball but nothing else worth mentioning. The entire thing was about sex, and I had to look away from the TV for some time. I was hoping it would get better but it never did, and after all the sex and foul language I stopped the movie, never bothering to finish it.
I was surprised that so many people gave this vulgar excuse for a baseball film such high ratings. Looking at the summaries of the ending of the movie, it looks as if there is some baseball action later on but the female characters, who I did not like at all, seemed to persist. Unfortunately this movie is filled with sex, and I feel that it was far too inappropriate for any release.
I'm not some kid writing this, I am a mature conservative Christian. This movie should offend anyone who believes in Him. Don't believe the hype from some of the sportswriters about this one. Go and watch a real baseball game--always a much safer bet for good clean family entertainment, plus it's very unpredictable and you never know what the results will be.
Average customer rating:
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Physical Education 101 (Hoosiers / Bull Durham / Kingpin)
Starring:
Gene Hackman ,
Barbara Hershey ,
Dennis Hopper ,
Sheb Wooley , and
Fern Persons
Director:
David Anspaugh ,
Ron Shelton , and
Bobby Farrelly
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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Hackman, Gene
| ( H )
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Hershey, Barbara
| ( H )
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Hopper, Dennis
| ( H )
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Ross, Chelcie
| ( R )
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Anspaugh, David
| ( A )
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Shelton, Ron
| ( S )
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ASIN: B000QQJ3SI
Release Date: 2007-08-14 |
Description
Disc 1 Side A: Hoosiers WS Disc 1 Side B: Hoosiers P&S
Disc 2: Kingpin
Disc 3 Side A: Bull Durham WS Disc 3 Side B: Bull Durham P&S
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Sports Giftset (Bull Durham / Hoosiers / Raging Bull / Rocky )
Starring:
Norris ,
Lynch ,
Prophet ,
Zale , and
Colo
Manufacturer: ANTOnline
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
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| Video
Boxing
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ASIN: B000O17B2U
Release Date: 2007-05-22 |
Average customer rating:
- Combines two other sports movie giftsets plus 8 additional films
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The Ultimate Sports Giftset
Manufacturer: MGM
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Action & Adventure
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Sports
| By Theme
| Action & Adventure
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Sylvester Stallone
| Action Stars
| Action & Adventure
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
General
| Drama
| Genres
| DVD
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Sports
| Drama
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General
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Stallone, Sylvester
| ( S )
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| Stores
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All MGM Titles
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Drama
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ASIN: B000NSGUKS
Release Date: 2007-04-10 |
Customer Reviews:
Combines two other sports movie giftsets plus 8 additional films.......2007-03-17
This bundle combines two very good sports giftsets:
The Grand Slam Giftset -(Bull Durham/Pride of the Yankees/Eight Men Out/Jackie Robinson Story)
Sports Giftset - (Bull Durham / Hoosiers / Raging Bull / Rocky )
This total of seven movies are five star films, and if your interests are mainly baseball, or you prefer the finest films from several sports, you might be better off getting just one of these two giftsets. However, this Ultimate Sports Giftset also has several good films not included in these other two giftsets, such as the more watchable sequels in the Rocky series - Rocky II and Rocky III, along with That Championship Season, and Diggstown, which is an unusual vehicle for James Woods and Lou Gossett Jr. that did end up working well for both of them. Also included is a rarely seen documentary film from 1970 entitled "AKA Cassius Clay", which has Ali talking about his career with his usual verbal wit along with some great footage of Ali's early career fights.
Finally, there are three films in the turkey category that get slipped into the total package. "Monkey on My Back" is a 1957 film that was supposed to be about fighter Barney Ross. The movie is bad, but the accuracy must have been even worse, because Ross sued the producers of this film over the content and won. "Body and Soul" is not the classic version starring John Garfield. Instead this is the poor 1998 pseudo-remake. There's plenty of bad acting to go around in this movie, and even the good actors seem to think they're all performing in different films. Worst of the pack is the 2002 version of Rollerball. Like many of the 23-year-olds that make today's films, the producers of this remake of the 1975 classic just don't get that the original was great because of its portrayal of futuristic society, not because of violent action scenes. Weighing the good with the bad, this set is probably worth purchasing for the 12 good films in the bunch.
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Charlie Rose with Tim Robbins (February 8, 1996)
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000KC8LAY
Release Date: 2006-11-02 |
Description
Charlie spends the hour with Tim Robbins to talk about his new project. Best known for his acting roles in films such as The Shawshank Redemption and Bull Durham, Robbins takes a turn as director for this latest film, Dead Man Walking, which stars Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon.It tells the story of a New Orleans nun who comes to the spiritual aid of a prisoner on Death Row.
Average customer rating:
- If you like baseball, Bull Duram is a don't miss
- the lady and baseball
- Crash and Nuke
- Pure Baseball - I'm Not Kidding
- Vulgar and Offensive
|
Bull Durham
Starring:
Kevin Costner ,
Susan Sarandon ,
Tim Robbins ,
Trey Wilson , and
Robert Wuhl
Director:
Ron Shelton
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: Video
Binding: VHS Tape
Costner, Kevin
| ( C )
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O'Leary, William
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Robbins, Tim
| ( R )
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Robertson, Jenny
| ( R )
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Sarandon, Susan
| ( S )
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Williams, Lloyd T
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Wilson, Trey
| ( W )
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Wuhl, Robert
| ( W )
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| Video
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Love Triangle
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Shelton, Ron
| ( S )
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Similar Items:
-
Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)
-
The Natural (Director's Cut)
-
Major League (Wild Thing Edition)
-
For Love of the Game
-
Tin Cup
ASIN: B0000399WO
Release Date: 2000-02-01 |
Amazon.com essential video
Bull Durham is about minor league baseball. It's also about romance, sex, poetry, metaphysics, and talent--though not necessarily in that order. Susan Sarandon plays a loopy lady who just loves America's national pastime--and the men who play it. At the opening of every season, she attaches herself to a promising rookie and guides him through the season. Unfortunately, the player she bestows her favors upon does not really deserve it. She knows it, and veteran Kevin Costner knows it. Her choice, a dim bulb played for laughs by Tim Robbins, is the only one who doesn't know it. The film, directed by its writer, Ron Shelton, a former minor league player, is rich in subtle detail. There are Edith Piaf records playing in the background, fast-talking managers, and minor characters as developed as the leads. Sarandon's retro-'50s outfits make you think she's just another bimbo, not an English teacher very much in control of her life. And Costner's clear-eyed, slightly vitriolic performance is devastatingly sexy and keenly witty. The love scenes, though tasteful, are almost as humorous as they are hot. Sarandon's character likes to tie her players up and expand their horizons by reading Walt Whitman to them, "'cause a guy will listen to anything if he thinks it's foreplay." How can you not love a movie with such a wicked sense of humor? --Rochelle O'Gorman
Customer Reviews:
If you like baseball, Bull Duram is a don't miss.......2007-08-07
Bull Duram is one of the top Baseball Movies out there. But it's not just a baseball movie. The development of the love triangle between Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Kevin Costner gives the movie a nice story line. There is also a good bit of humor thrown into the mix. Bull Duram is a winner
the lady and baseball.......2007-08-06
Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), a groupie who has affairs with a minor-league baseball player each season, meets two men, LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) and Crash (Kevin Costner), the experienced catched assigned to LaLoosh. A comical story about baseball and sex. After all, "what else is there?"
Great roles for Sarandon, Robbins and Costner. Can't imagine anyone else playing these roles. Robbins is excellent as the dim "Nuke" LaLoosh.
Even if you don't know anything about baseball (like me), this drama is still decent, enjoyable... and pretty much a classic.
Crash and Nuke.......2007-07-23
Are two team mates, at first they hate each other, But Crash is going help Nuke in the pros.
Pure Baseball - I'm Not Kidding.......2007-05-16
I was a huge baseball fan when I worked in radio in the Kansas City area during the 70s and 80s when the Royals were a great team to watch. Part of the joy of watching them play was team leaders like George Brett and Frank White who were so passionate and honest about their love for the game, you couldn't help but enjoy watching them play. What does this have to do with a romantic comedy about minor leaguers and the absurdities of their team's misadventures in the Carolina league? Because ultimately, that's what Bull Durham is about - pure passion for baseball. You see it when Skip and Larry watch Crash Davis rant about being demoted to Class A and threaten to quit, only to turn and ask when batting practice starts. They're all hooked and no amount of misfortune or indignity will ever separate them from this game and they all know it. You see it in Annie Savoy whose passion for men and spirituality, as great as they are, are clearly second to her passion for baseball. You see it in Max Patkin, the 'Clown Prince' who joyously proclaims, "I love this game" when talking about his work in a bar. And you see them all trying to teach it to bonus baby, Nuke LaLoosh. Yes, the movie has foul language, sex, absurd pranks, and lots of other non-baseball stuff throughout. But what the movie is actually ABOUT is a pure passion for the game of baseball. And therein lies its charm. Bull Durham's essential message is this: whether you're in the bigs or in pee-wee ball, whether you get laid or not, whether you succeed or not, whether you have a crowd watching or not, the game is always there for you.
Twice if it's a Sunday double-header.
Vulgar and Offensive.......2007-04-08
Before I begin the review, I should take time to mention that I am a huge baseball fan. I rarely miss a game, follow it as if my life depends on it, and see more baseball games at the ballyard every year than I do movies. I also played when I was younger and have worked on baseball-related projects for my alma mater.
I had heard that Bull Durham was one of the best, if not the best, baseball movies ever made. As a fan of Field of Dreams and The Natural, I decided to go and rent this one. Figuring that it was about baseball I thought I couldn't go wrong, so I didn't check the ratings on any of the sites as I normally do for a movie. Big mistake on my part there.
I couldn't even make it through a half hour of this movie. There was a little bit of baseball but nothing else worth mentioning. The entire thing was about sex, and I had to look away from the TV for some time. I was hoping it would get better but it never did, and after all the sex and foul language I stopped the movie, never bothering to finish it.
I was surprised that so many people gave this vulgar excuse for a baseball film such high ratings. Looking at the summaries of the ending of the movie, it looks as if there is some baseball action later on but the female characters, who I did not like at all, seemed to persist. Unfortunately this movie is filled with sex, and I feel that it was far too inappropriate for any release.
I'm not some kid writing this, I am a mature conservative Christian. This movie should offend anyone who believes in Him. Don't believe the hype from some of the sportswriters about this one. Go and watch a real baseball game--always a much safer bet for good clean family entertainment, plus it's very unpredictable and you never know what the results will be.
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Quotable Favorites DVD Collection
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
Genres
| DVD
| Video
| Action & Adventure
| African American Cinema
| Animation
| Anime & Manga
| Art House & International
| Classics
| Comedy
| Cult Movies
| Documentary
| Drama
| Educational
| Fitness & Yoga
| Gay & Lesbian
| Horror
| Kids & Family
| Military & War
| Music Video & Concerts
| Musicals & Performing Arts
| Mystery & Suspense
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Special Interests
| Sports
| Television
| Westerns
ASIN: B000RG1F10
Release Date: 2007-07-03 |
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This DVD collection contains six hits that everyone loves to quote, including: Bull Durham, When Harry Met Sally, The Terminator, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, City Slickers, and Rain Man.
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Bull Durham
Manufacturer: Philips CD-i
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
Genres
| DVD
| Video
| Action & Adventure
| African American Cinema
| Animation
| Anime & Manga
| Art House & International
| Classics
| Comedy
| Cult Movies
| Documentary
| Drama
| Educational
| Fitness & Yoga
| Gay & Lesbian
| Horror
| Kids & Family
| Military & War
| Music Video & Concerts
| Musicals & Performing Arts
| Mystery & Suspense
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Special Interests
| Sports
| Television
| Westerns
ASIN: B0002ON21I |
Product Description
Philips CD-i Video CD. Plays on DVD players.
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