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Archive for March, 2007

31.03.07 The Champions
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Let us now go for gold and tell you what I think are the most entertaining sports films of all time. At least those that still hold up to today’s standards and won’t alienate the younger generation.
5) Bull Durham - any film with Kevin Costner playing baseball is at the very least worth the price […]

30.03.07 Unsportsmanlike Conduct
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Let us now talk about those athletes who hit the screen so hard their performances went THUD! Some performances were simply worse than Joe Theismann’s injury. Hell, some were more offensive than Marty McSorley’s antics in the NHL.
Shaquille O’Neal - His basketball achievements are simply marvelous. His rapping is debatable. His acting was the equivalent […]

29.03.07 Reel Sportsmen
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A few articles ago, I wrote about the music industry’s contribution to Hollywood. From Snoop Dogg to Ja Rule, from Justin Timberlake to Beyonce Knowles. Musicians love to be on film.
With March Madness down to its final days, I thought it would only be fitting to scour the many sportsmen who have been acting in […]

28.03.07 Directing It Like Fuqua
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Antoine Fuqua is a music video director par excellence. He is just one of the best out there. As a feature film director though, he has been a flawed one. For me, he does make good enough movies that could have been way better.
You have probably seen the music video of Coolio’s  Gangsta’s Paradise. […]

27.03.07 Rocky Series: No. 1
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The original is always the best. Well, at least in this case. The original film is the best of them all. It is also considered the best sports film by many. They have a reason to.
The film that catapulted Sylvester Stallone to superstardom was an underdog in reel and real life. No one wanted to […]

26.03.07 Rocky Series: No. 2
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The best sequel in the franchise is definitely Rocky Balboa. Yes, the last one in the franchise. The one that some caught in cinemas, others on DVD.
The film had no Adrian, who went on to die due to what Rocky calls “woman cancer”. It obviously had no Mickey or Apollo. Even greater news, no Sage […]

25.03.07 Rocky Series: No. 3
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It amy surprise you but I believe it is only fitting to say that Rocky III be regarded as the third best film in the franchise. It simply had better entertainment value than the first sequel. It was executed to be its own film.
I feel like this one strayed from the usual seriousness of the […]

24.03.07 Rocky Series: No. 4
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This may be a shock to the system to some, especially Rocky fans. I am a Rocky Balboa fan. I really believe this is one of the best film franchises EVER. That being said, I felt Rocky II was overrated and it is only the fourth best film in the series.
Why so? First, I have […]

23.03.07 Rocky Series: No. 5
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Let me say this first: there is no worse Rocky film than Rocky V. No other installment would ever come close to it. So, every other film about Sylvester Stallone’s iconic boxing hero I enjoyed. Tremendously, if I may add.
Rocky IV is one film where you’ll enjoy it because it is dumb fun. Really, it […]

22.03.07 The Rocky Series: No. 6
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With the sports film franchise coming to its inevitable (Whew!) end, I think it is safe to say that we can now rank each “Rocky” film from the worst to the best. This is quite an easy task on first glance. However, if you look closely, studied the film even more, scrutinized each shot, you […]