out of some other baseball movies (bull durham, field of dreams, for the love of the game, the rookie, etc) i think the is the best there is. it does so well recreating what they went through and maris and mantle look so much like them. i just think its so powerful and does so well. anyone else agree?
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I'm so glad to see how many people liked this movie. It will be timeless! pb
shareI agree, this a wonderful movie. best baseball movie by far.When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...
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Don't know if you're still out there, OP, but you are so right.
It's also true that the other movies had baseball as a tangential subject or as a background, or a canvas for the real themes of the film. But in 61, it really is about baseball first. It's just unbelievable what Crystal was able to do. I think I actually drew a big breath when I first saw Thomas Jane on the film as Mantle (I'd already seen posters of Barry Pepper -- who has quietly compiled a really amazing resume as an actor -- as Maris). The players can play, virtually nothing looks even a little bit fake...it's unprecedented among sports movies, IMHO.
I rank it a very close #3 after "Eight Men Out" and "The Natural".
Originality needs a reboot.
I have to agree. This might be my favorite of all-time and I'm not even a Yankee fan.
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