25 Greatest Sports Films

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There are so many things wrong with this list. Hoosiers at #2? A nice idea for a movie and I love Gene Hackman, but he sucked in this role as a basketball coach. You can make an argument that this belongs in the top 25 but that is even being generous. Chariots of Fire at #4? A white guys fantasy about when we used to win running races because we didn't let blacks compete. A complete piece of shit. Maybe top 100, but not top 25. Color of Money at #13? There are a few movies where I really like Tom Cruise, but this ain't one of them. Paul Newman isn't even good in this. If you are going to put a movie about Pool on this list, it has to be The Hustler with Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats. In this case The Color of Money is shit brown. Bend it Like Beckham #17; The Sandlot #19? I have not seen these, but the smell test is not good. Murderball #18; Senna #24? Never even heard of them. They could be great or maybe not. Glaring Omissions Slap Shot - with Paul Newman. Leaving this off the list shows that the writer lacks a penis. Happy Gilmore - with Adam Sandler. Second best golf movie to Caddyshack. The Longest Yard - with Burt Reynolds. Again, writer lacks penis. One on One - with Robbie Benson. Better than all of the wrong movies above. Friday Night Lights - with Billy Bob Thorton. Not a great movie, but football is to Texas as basketball is to Indiana. Much better than Hoosiers. Bad New Bears - with Walter Matthau. A classic little league flick. Dx The Sandlot and replace it with BNB. The Blind Side - with the chick who married biker Jesse James. North Dallas Forty - with Nick Nolte. Great book, good movie. Honorable Mention Brian's Song; All the Right Moves; Kingpin; Vision Quest;

Wait. Nothing for The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh? What a rip!!!!!! jk