Bad News Bears

Pros: hilarious, raw, cynical, provocative, authentic
Cons: language

Kiddie sports flicks are an interesting breed. Nobody revels in their originality, and certainly not in their dynamic plot twists. They're more of a ritual. Each generation works the same material as if we were all chewing the same hunk of gum. Each ...

Pros: Matthau. Enjoyable, fun movie that feel the need to overly pour on the syrup.
Cons: None really. Some things too far, others not far enough, but it's a family-movie.

I’m led to understand that a new movie is coming out, taglining itself as The Bad News Bears for our generation, or the next generation, or some such garbage.

This news came to me as quite a shock. First, because Keanu Reeves is...

Pros: Walter Matthau's impeccable comic timing, the dead on comic scenes
Cons: This is one kid's movie that might be too strong for kids

The first time I saw The Bad News Bears, I was roughly around nine, and I hadn't actually watched all of it. So twelve years later, I decided to rent the movie and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. I knew first off, that I was going to like the ...

Pros: May prompt adults to question their behavior and keep themselves in line
Cons: Film exhibits bad behavior they may be tempted to imitate

Anyone who has followed the news of the past few years knows there is a growing concern regarding adults losing control regarding the sporting events of their children. The Bad News Bears is a film that should be required viewing for any parent who has a...

Pros: Walter Mathau and Tatum Oneil, great story and lots of laughs
Cons: non

This movie is one of my all time favorites. Right up there with Caddy Shack. First off I love Walter Mathau character in this movie of a stumbling drunk trying to teach a bunch of kids to play ball.

Tatum Oneil plays the pitcher who strikes...

Pros: Incredibly funny, never dated
Cons: not for tea toters

Surfing through Epinions I found it hard to believe that no opinions were yet written for "The Bad News Bears." With the unfortunate recent demise of Walter Mathau I pulled out an old VCR tape to rewatch this sports classic.
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