Football movies

[Deety]

Watched Friday Night Lights this afternoon. Good movie, but it feels rushed when large sections of exposition from the book are gone.

 

[Brutus1]

North Dallas Forty

How about that great movie starring former Ohio State quarterback
Johnny Utah: Point Break. :)

 

[tedginn05]

Watched Friday Night Lights this afternoon. Good movie, but it feels rushed when large sections of exposition from the book are gone.

I liked FNL's alot more before then I do now. The reason being, now I have found out how many things were either changed in that movie or just simply never happened.

In the movie Permian plays agianst Dallas Carter in the State Final Game, in real life they played in a Semi-Final game.

In the movie Boobie hurts his knee in the first game, in real life he hurt it in a pre-season scrimmage and was not even hit, he jacked his knee up on a cut.*The part where he hurt it on a cut, I do not know if that is totally true, but he did get hurt in a scrimmage, not a game.

In the movie that State Final game was played in the Astro Dome that year, in real life it in Austin, outside in a mud bowl caused by all the rain.

Plus there is other little things that I will post if I remember later.

And again, this is all what I "heard".

 

[Deety]

I liked FNL's alot more before then I do now. The reason being, now I have found out how many things were either changed in that movie or just simply never happened.

Altering details for dramatic effect is pretty standard in the movie industry. I think you probably have to look at it as its own story, not a rendition of real life or the book. I just thought it zoomed by too quickly. While it isn't about football, if you've ever read Ender's Game, you might enjoy this interview or these news releases where some of the issues with turning a book into a movie are discussed.

 

[IronBuckI]

I saw North Dallas Forty, for the firts time, about a week ago. Didn't like it at all. I think most of my problem was getting past the 70's crap, but everyone that I've talked to about it said that they didn't like it either. Just too cheesy of a movie for me.

 

[Flocka]

Saw it referenced in here.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s23JTmfJOY]YouTube - Year of the Bull (a High Football Documentary film)[/ame]

 

[Flocka]

My momma sittin in da stands man. Yo parents sittin right der. Dey in yo house man, yo momma in da f*ckin' stands. They try ta disrespeck me in my own house and grab da f*ckin', duh grab da f*ckin' remote control. Das exactly what dey did. Dey come in your house, grab da f*ckin' remote control. And control your f*ckin t.v

Why da defen not workin'? I owno. Why da defen not workin'? Why da defen not workin'? Huh muthaf*cka? Why da defen not workin'?

Best motivational speeches, ever.

 

[brodybuck21]

North Dallas Forty was a frigging awesome movie. Brian's Song was also very good, if you like the tear-jerker type...Piccolo was quite a guy.

Great movie about a fantastic person....I am named after Brian Piccolo.

 

[exhawg]

Football movies are like playing golf. No matter how bad they are it's still better than watching a chick flick.