Only soccer film I've ever seen was the really bad WWII-era Sly Stallone one (Victory, IIRC). Even on a big screen, it was baaaaad.
Murk: But you're a God! The Sacred Glorificus! Glory: I'm a God in exile. Far from the Hellfires of Home and sharing my body with an enemy that stabs my boys in their fleshy little stomachs!
'Dirty Girls'
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Kathy A - Mar 15, 2005 11:30:29 am PST #63 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Nutty - Mar 15, 2005 11:31:47 am PST #64 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
five of the Sox (Varitek, Wakefield, Mirabelli, Millar, and Damon) all got makeovers for a special ep of QEftSG.
I saw that in the Globe. New definition of "When worlds collide," or anyway, I don't know if I want to know who on my sports teams has back hair and who doesn't.
Could be worse. Schilling could be talking politics again. Or one of them might want to start a singing career!!
Sometimes, cross-marketing is just a Bad Idea.
-t - Mar 15, 2005 11:33:34 am PST #65 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DH loves Victory. He makes me watch it whenever it come son TBS or whatever.
There's some wacky buddhist monk soccer movie out there, but I haven't seen it.
Dana - Mar 15, 2005 11:33:52 am PST #66 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I have never even seen a soccer movie
Bend it Like Beckham!
§ ita § - Mar 15, 2005 11:35:31 am PST #67 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
lisah - Mar 15, 2005 11:39:40 am PST #68 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
DH loves Victory.
HAH! I loved it too!!!! I was really into WWII-set movies when I was in junior high. I probably haven't seen it since I saw it in the theatre though.
Nutty - Mar 15, 2005 11:41:29 am PST #69 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Bend it Like Beckham!
Actually, you know, I have seen parts of this movie. I just managed somehow not to see a single part that involved soccer.
§ ita § - Mar 15, 2005 11:42:08 am PST #70 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I really liked Boys From Brazil, myself. I think it translates to celluloid pretty well, but I'm culturally biased.
DXMachina - Mar 15, 2005 11:42:53 am PST #71 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I like Victory, too. Another soccer movie is Ladybugs.
JohnSweden - Mar 15, 2005 11:43:25 am PST #72 of 10002
I can't even.
Bend it Like Beckham!
Yeah. The Fever Pitch book is brilliant, but I haven't seen the (UK) film. The Red Sox map to Arsenal and the Yankees are who, Man United? Although, probably Liverpool at the time of the book since United were crap then. Who's Chelsea? The Mets?