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Stupid Movie

posted 13 years ago by athadu
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This movie is terrible on may levels. I read in one of IMDB reviews that the movie is based on one Eddie Waitkus who was shot by a crazed female fan and he started playing baseball after one year. Why was it changed in the movie to 16 years? Robert Redford was 48 when he acted in this movie and he played 19 year old and 35 year old in the movie. This is howlarious! He was total misfit for the role. May be the producers wanted to stick with Robert Redford for the role so they changed the comeback to 16 years from 1 year. It would be pretty dumb to show Robert Redford playing a 20 year old for the entire movie. What was he doing for these 16 years? Why was the bullet not removed for 16 years? Was there any scene showing young Robert redford and glenn close making love? Where did the son come from? Why did not glenn close tell Robert redford in the hospital that he has a son? I also thought Robert Duvalls role was incomplete. There was no explaination in the movie why Barbara Hershey shot Robert Redford. Was the version I saw edited? Robert Duvall reads from a news paper that 2 athletes were shot by a silver bullet. So, should we assume that they were also killed by Barbara Hershey. Glenn Close stands and Robert Redford sees her from a long distance after 16 years, identifies her and starts hitting the ball. Later he asks why did you stand. What a stupid scene.

[–] Zuider_Zee 11 years ago

tl,dr; it was a great film, watch it again and you'll thank me later. You are welcome in advance.

[–] jefgg 10 years ago

I concur.

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[–] scottc-34188 9 years ago

I agree with everything you just said yet for some reason I still like the movie lol silver bullet? Was Roy a werewolf? Max actually forgot roy hobbs? Wtf lol

[–] strntz 9 years ago

Max actually forgot roy hobbs? Wtf lol

Max was a beat writer which meant he met and spoke to many thousands of young ballplayers as well as many thousands of people in the game itself (like the Knights owner), or more interesting folk like the gambler Gus. Why would he remember Hobbs particularly after so many years? If you think he should have because Hobbs struck out a major leaguer who hadn't warmed up and was wearing a suit and tie 16 years earlier you're over estimating the achievement. The reason it was important to the story is that Harriet Bird witnessed young Hobbs defeating the legend she originally intended to kill.

When Hobbs blew that pitch past the catcher during practice it triggered Max's memory.

Is very bad to steal Jobu's rum. Is very bad.

[–] vmarinaccio76 9 years ago

The problem is that people just don't pay attention. A movie cannot spell out every last detail like a book does or else it would be a six hour movie. You have to follow the movie closely so that when event happen you can put two and two together and understand. It is spoken about that other athletes were being killed by silver bullets. Hershey's character seems attached to the Whammer until she watches Hobbs strike him out on three pitches. Hobb's leaves town and then like a stalker she shows up at his hotel and calls Hobbs down to her room. She then proceeds to ask him if he's going to be the best of all time. When he says yes she shoots him and then jumps out the window.

Now, you have to be capable of using your brain to think for a minute. The woman is clearly crazy as she shoots Hobbs thinking she killed him and then takes her own life by jumping out the window. Then think about the other athletes that were shot and killed and conclude that she was the one who did it. Only she didn't kill herself until she finished off her last victim.

[–] ACME_Horses 8 years ago

Tl;dr

Why are you so crabby?

[–] gottaluvafriend 8 years ago

Troll.