The Bad News Bears

[Sandpiper]

I loved the original 1976 version. One of the funniest things about it was how true to life it was of little league baseball (hyper-competitive jerk dads, kids that can't play very well getting crapped on, boys feeling threatened by a girl who can play, etc.)

So for my money, this is a movie that didn't need to be remade. I like Billy Bob Thornton, but I have a feeling that this updated version is just going to be a watered-down immitation of the original.

[AllegroRondo]

1. Review I heard this morning

said dont waste your money on it. Too much bad language, watered down story, not good for kids, etc.

[Sandpiper]

5. Bad language doesn't bother me

Most little boys cuss up a blue streak when their parents aren't around, so hearing it from kids mouths doesn't bother me either.

Now, a watered down story of a classic film? That offends me. ;-)

[rinsd]

7. "Too much bad language, ...not good for kids"

That's funny. I wouldn't consider the original a thing for younger children either.

[JohnKleeb]

8. I saw some of the ending last week

to the original, arent they drinking beer and the history nerd in me made me realize "Hey, Walter Matthau looks like Vassali Chukov"

[rinsd]

12. Yup...

...and Tanner unleashes some very un PC lanuguage, Englebert gives the Yankee pitcher the finger. Not what I would call wholesome entertainment. But then again. that's what made it so great.

[Lefty48197]

13. "Bad assed news for the mother f'ing Yankees"

One of the funnies lines in the movie. Why the hell did they remake this anyway? Get some creativity please, Hollywood. Perhaps a Batman 5 or something?

[AllegroRondo]

11. I agree, original not for younger kids

but this reviewer said he would not feel good about bringing young teens either. I normally like this guy, he works for local radio and isnt a censorship nut. He just warned parents that even though this was marketed for kids he didnt think it was fit for them.

[canadianbeaver]

2. I saw the preview for it last night........looks good to me.....

I also like billy bob...and I really thought it looked pretty good...now we shall have to wait to see it tho....who knows?

[gman16]

3. A remake

of "All the presidents men" would be nice.

[canadianbeaver]

9. Yeah!!!!!! although we have the real show happin now ......n/t

[meegbear]

4. Holy Chocolate Factory Batman!

You can't dis a remake just because you loved the original.

Well, besides that FUCKING HORRIBLE frame-by-frame remake of Psycho.

[Sandpiper]

6. Sure I can

And Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wasn't a remake.

It was a different adaptation of the book.

[laststeamtrain]

10. I HATE remakes. Michael Ritchie made a great trilogy of films in the '70s

the '70s all revolving around competition: THE CANDIDATE, SMILE and BAD NEWS BEARS. He also made another 'sports' film, DOWN-HILL RACER which had a great documentary feel to it, which isn't too strange as he had a background in documentary film-making.

Remaking 'classics' or soon-to-be 'classics' is insane.