What do people see in Bull Durham, exactly? I think I would have enjoyed it much more than I did if I hadn't been led to believe, by everyone on the frickin' planet, that it was the BEST! MOVIE! EVER! I mean, it was okay, for people who like that sort of thing, but I was repeatedly assured that it was the BEST! MOVIE! EVER! even for people who didn't, which I am, and it wasn't.
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
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Jessica - Feb 18, 2005 8:03:57 am PST #8902 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Gudanov - Feb 18, 2005 8:05:42 am PST #8903 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
I think I would have enjoyed it much more than I did if I hadn't been led to believe, by everyone on the frickin' planet, that it was the BEST! MOVIE! EVER!
To be fair, that was before "Dude, where's my car?" was released.
Tom Scola - Feb 18, 2005 8:05:43 am PST #8904 of 10002
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Granted, Bull Durham is not The Apple.
§ ita § - Feb 18, 2005 8:06:10 am PST #8905 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Always a danger with the rich, good-looking, and talented.
Hollywood's full of the above (or, well, two out of the three). I just want to point those who've fallen prey to Costner-like behaviour at George Clooney and ask -- "Are you better looking than he is? Better at your roles than he is at his? Then shut the HELL up, will you?"
DavidS - Feb 18, 2005 8:07:27 am PST #8906 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How about the classic Hanks/Ryan film, Joe versus the Volcano ? I love that one.
Love that.
There are so many exceptions. Costner is great in Bull Durham. Carrey is very good in Eternal Sunshine.
Loved Mel in Year of Living Dangerously and Mad Max and Road Warrior.
Michael Douglas was excellent in Wonderboys.
Really liked Sandra Bullock in Speed and even Demolition Man.
I've got no problems with Meg Ryan at all. Especially liked her in Addicted to Love.
I liked a lot of Tom Hanks early movies, and his appearances on Letterman. Chris Rock said Hanks could've been the best stand-up of his generation if that's the career path he'd taken. I don't know about that, but I've got to give some credence to that assessment. Hanks was very very funny in his Letterman appearances. Very quick. Incredible timing.
Scrappy - Feb 18, 2005 8:07:32 am PST #8907 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Bull Durham= Beautifully written, great characters throughout, kick-ass female character who doesn not punished for expressing her sexuality, nice mixture of poetry and reality, terrific dialogue, truly brings us into the world of baseball and makes us see what these folk love about it.
Maria - Feb 18, 2005 8:08:02 am PST #8908 of 10002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
What do people see in Bull Durham, exactly?
Can't tell ya. You and I are of one mind re: this movie. DF wanted to watch it the other night, and I couldn't say no. Two hours never crawled by so slowly in my life.
DavidS - Feb 18, 2005 8:09:48 am PST #8909 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Two hours never crawled by so slowly in my life.
You are DEAD TO ME. Here, take your Dirty Dancing tape and go sit in the corner.
Nicole - Feb 18, 2005 8:10:50 am PST #8910 of 10002
I'm getting the pig!
Catherine Zeta-Jones annoys me. Nothing I can put my finger on but she's annoys me all the same.
Jessica - Feb 18, 2005 8:12:42 am PST #8911 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
To be fair, that was before "Dude, where's my car?" was released.
Heh -- fair point.
Granted, Bull Durham is not The Apple.
Well, nothing is better than The Apple. That one's in a category all its own.
Two hours never crawled by so slowly in my life.
My feelings exactly. I never once cared about how much sex or baseball any of these people were having.