September 14, 2006
OK, so I'm a sports guy. And I love movies. So, what are my favorite sports movies of all time? Here's a top 5:
5- The Natural
I full on bought into the whole Roy Hobbs mystique. Redford was lights out and the Fireworks Home Run was pure movie magic. Kim Basinger was so downright dastardly and the Team's Owner was delightfully creepy. Classic.
4- Dogtown and Z-Boys
One of the best documentaries I've ever watched. I was tempted to include "When We Were Kings", the Muhammad Ali documentary on here, or even "Hoop Dreams". Both were awesome, but Dogtown was even better. Don't get this confused with the theatrical release starring Heath Ledger. This is the raw footage documentary. Any skateboard enthusiast should be required to see this. It is about how the sport began and how it evolved, and chronicles the pioneers of the sport from dirty Dogtown, as narrated by Sean Penn.
3- Rocky
Remember boxing my friend next to me, as I walked out of the theater back in 1976. So uplifting, I even think I owned the soundtrack by Bill Conti just to get me juiced. Sly was born for the role, and I even heard he's coming out with a Rocky 6, even though he's 60 years old.
2- Caddyshack
The comedy for which all other comedies are measured. Let's face it, they just can't make them like this anymore. At the time I first saw it, I thought Rodney Dangerfield was the funniest. Chevy Chase was the hippest. Bill Murray was the kookiest. And Ted Knight was the glue. Nowadays, I think Dangerfield is the kookiest. Bill Murray is the hippest. Chevy Chase is the glue. And Ted Knight is the funniest.
1- Karate Kid
Look, I never said you had to agree with me. Ralph Macchio rules. Perhaps the reason I appreciate this movie so much was because it was filmed in many of my stomping grounds in Los Angeles. I recognize so many of the spots they shot in, and how can you deny a Wise Old Man who catches flies with chopsticks? Sweep the Knee!
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