Top 100 Movies: No. 71 - Bull Durham (1988)

Posted on December 10, 2007
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I’ll tell you what I believe in: funny sports movies, opening presents Christmas morning not Christmas Eve, and Tim Robbins playing a major league pitching prospect who should make it to the show if his eyelids don’t get jammed. That’s what I believe in.

Bull Durham is a classic baseball movie with a love story to boot (if you’re into that sort of thing). Kevin Costner gives yet another solid mid-to-late 80’s performance along with Susan Sarandon, who plays a “lover” of baseball.

If you haven’t seen this flick before and decide to check it out, be on the lookout for a good supporting performance by Robert Wuhl - you know, the reporter from Batman? I love his character - the fast talking, wedding gift dilemma solving assistant coach.

Great stuff. Great movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gstJ1IsCYUI

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Top 100 Movies: No. 82 - Field of Dreams (1989)

Posted on November 5, 2007
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There is something about baseball that moves us. Perhaps it’s baseball’s timelessness and history, which converge to make it a sentimental game. Field of Dreams captures that sentimentality without entering the realm of the cheesy or melodramatic.

But Field of Dreams isn’t just a baseball movie. At its core, it’s a film about redemption and forgiveness that uses a great game to tell its story.

My favorite scene? When Ray (Kevin Costner), his voice cracking, asks his dad if he wants to “have a catch.” I don’t want to reveal more than that for those of you who haven’t seen it. If you haven’t seen it, please do so. You won’t be sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHTsQ9qePrQ