Why, for the love of all that is sacred and holy, is Bull Durham continuously ranked above Hoosiers on multiple lists of "Best Sports Movies Ever."
That's the case on aol.com, Sport Illustrated 2001 & 2003, ESPN Page 2, and Times Online UK. E-Online, bunch of idiots, has Bull Durham at 7/10 and Hoosiers ISN'T EVEN ON THE LIST. The same for Total Film Magazine which doesn't even have Hoosiers in it's Top 25!!!!
Really, were these people born in a barn?
ESPN even had a recent "Bull Durham" week to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the movie and highlighted how "Twenty years later, Bull Durham is still widely considered among the top sports movies ever made, and is BRAVO's choice for best comedy ever."
Blah, blah, blah.
Look, I've seen them both, and granted, I could, maybe, be biased as a basketball-loving Indiana girl. (Let's be clear - no US pro-basketball, which is practically a mockery of the true game).
But, really, I don't think so.
Bull Durham: Some guy educates another guy in a single A team about baseball, love, and some other stuff that I don't remember. Susan Sarandon blabs on about the "Church of Baseball," and teaches one of the guys about the joys of bondage and poetry.
Hoosiers: Small-town basketball at its best. Features a coach with a past that whips farm boys into the best basketball team in the state while also dealing with alchoholism, prejudice, death, and recovery (mental and phsyical). Plus, every time anyone ever watches it...they are inevitably still tense and nervous at the championship game - a testament to the brilliancy of both the acting and the score.
No contest - please, Hoosiers is hands down a better sports movie.
Besides, if I had to bet between Costner and Hackman - my money's on Hackman.
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Go Team Hall !!!! You know those critics weren't born in a barn or Hoosiers would rank #1 !! They would have had a rim nailed to the side of the barn and practiced shooting hoops for hours ! The music and scenery alone in Hoosiers warrants our applause. There was nothing like a Friday night b-ball game in a small town gym. Most of the town folks were there and the smell of popcorn was addicitve in itself (:-) I must stop now. I am mad with you...seriously !!
Actually, they probably were born in a barn, which is why they have no taste in movies. Just sayin'...
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