Sporting Films (3 Viewers)

TrueSkyBlueLiam · Jul 12, 2016

Who doesn't love a good sports film? My place is jam packed with season reviews, club annuals and documentaries, along with a mountain of sports films. I was watching my favourite film, Rush, the other night (it's about the 1976 F1 battle between Hunt and Lauda), and it got me thinking. What truly is the best sports film ever? So that's this weeks Cooks Question. Let me know your faviourite sports film and why. It can be based on any sport. Let me know your answer and i'll read it out on this Thursday's episode of Sports Lounge, live on 98.6 Hillz FM from 10am

Nick · Jul 12, 2016

Space Jam!

covmark · Jul 12, 2016

Major League!

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Nick · Jul 12, 2016

Happy Gilmore.
Mighty Ducks

Otis · Jul 12, 2016

The one I don't get is Escape to Victory. It got average reviews, yet everyone seems to love it.

For me it was nonsensical beyond belief. Don't think I have ever seen so many plot holes and credibility stretched so far.

I have watched it a few times now over the years and do so want to like it, but the ridiculousness of it all always kicks in for me and I end up shaking my head in disbelief.

As a side note, I do believe that Sylvester Stallone (played the goalie) wanted his character to dribble the ball all the way from his own penalty box right up to the other end and score the winning goal.

Should have put it in, it wouldn't have made it any more unbelievable.

I liked Slap Shot when it came out, but haven't seen it for years. Also Mean Machine, though that too stretches credibility.

Any Given Sunday is good.

Teenwolf?

Gaz71 · Jul 12, 2016

Cool Runnings

skybluejelly · Jul 12, 2016

Bingo long travelling all stars and motor kings

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Pipehitterz · Jul 12, 2016

kingpin

westcountry_skyblue · Jul 12, 2016

Does The Football Factory count?

Captain Dart · Jul 12, 2016

Chariots of Fire & The Loneliness of the long distance runner.

Johnnythespider · Jul 12, 2016

Moneyball about building a team on a budget using analytics hmmmmmmmm

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skybluedan · Jul 12, 2016

covmark said:
Major League!

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Classic mate

skybluedan · Jul 12, 2016

Nick said:
Happy Gilmore.
Mighty Ducks

Ducks fly together, was playing 7 aside and shouted come on lads lets do the Flying V Got a laugh

Gazolba · Jul 12, 2016

Rollerball, Chariots of Fire, Bend It Like Beckham, A League of Their Own.

vow · Jul 13, 2016

Field of Dreams - Kevin Costner

Sky_Blue_Daz · Jul 14, 2016

Raging Bull

Bumberclart · Jul 14, 2016

Rocky!

asiaskyblues · Jul 14, 2016

My rite sport is baseball as I used to live in America and Asia so 'Field of Dreams' and any other baseball classic

no_loyalty · Jul 14, 2016

Eddie The Eagle was pretty good, watched it the other day

Sky_Blue_Daz · Jul 15, 2016

Pipehitterz said:
kingpin

Great film
Some shocking hairstyles though

ccfctommy · Jul 15, 2016

Shame on everyone for missing out Baseketball!

Otis · Jul 15, 2016

ccfctommy said:
Shame on everyone for missing out Baseketball!

Sorry, I had no idea that was a sport.

Johnnythespider · Jul 15, 2016

Basketball is just tall people taking the piss out of short people

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Gazolba · Jul 15, 2016

"Silent Running" about the Jamaican bobsled team was a pretty good one.

ccfctommy · Jul 15, 2016

No no BASEketball. Somebody must've seen it!

Johnnythespider · Jul 15, 2016

Gazolba said:
"Silent Running" about the Jamaican bobsled team was a pretty good one.

I don't know if you are joking but silent running is a sci-fi. I think you mean "cool runnings" which was mentioned earlier

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Otis · Jul 16, 2016

ccfctommy said:
No no BASEketball. Somebody must've seen it!

Oh right!!

Nope, never heard of it. Worth checking out then I take it?

Otis · Jul 16, 2016

Johnnythespider said:
I don't know if you are joking but silent running is a sci-fi. I think you mean "cool runnings" which was mentioned earlier

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Silent Running is an excellent film.

skybluetony176 · Jul 18, 2016

I really like the boxing movie The Fighter. Million Dollar Baby is also very good.

Nick · Jul 18, 2016

White Men cant jump.

Although the woman's voice pisses me off! (Woody Harrelsons missus)

stupot07 · Jul 18, 2016

Dodgeball

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Grendel · Jul 18, 2016

Sports films generally are tripe

However, the other week I watched Eddie the Eagle when I was on a flight and for people who remember the 80's it was a great nostalgic trip. It suspends all reality but is amusing and moving at the same time. I almost felt an emotional response and a tear in the eye. I put that down to altitude.

Watch it.

Otis · Jul 18, 2016

Heard great things about it.

Covstu · Jul 18, 2016

Generally boxing films win it for me, rocky, Cinderella man etc. Invictus was a decent film so was the damned United

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