Comments on: Major League (1989)

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:00:20 +0000

@MC, weird timing

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:00:01 +0000

@Arjan, I don’t think people would accept his character doing what he does in this film today and that youtube video honestly didn’t have to try very hard to make him seem creepy

By: Arjan

Arjan — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:41:44 +0000

I’m not sure if it was this podcast (I’ve been listening to ML, Gremlins, Dragnet and Dan&Phil’s Hadrians interview in one go!…have to do something while at work) but I was satisfied that Lee was able to insult me even when I’m not joining the podcast haha.

The guy in ML is one creepy stalker btw, in current day movies he’d be the bad guy for sure.

I’m not sure if I’ve seen this movie, might have…

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:25:30 +0000

@Lee, I'm not convinced I've ever seen that all the way through, although I probably have. Add it to the ever expanding list.

By: MC

MC — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:00:25 +0000

BTW, according to SamuraiFrog, the coach from this movie just died.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:19:28 +0000

@Dan, I watched that a week or so back actually so not as keen to watch it again so quickly. But Uncle Buck…

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:58:20 +0000

@Lee, We are well overdue for a John Candy movie. I favor Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Haven't seen that for years.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:06:15 +0000

@MC, Thank you. Although I am miffed about you being miffed at having to agree with me. I am always right, and the sooner everyone realizes this the better

And I didn’t edit this, Lee did – as evidenced by the fact that it hasn’t actually been edited at all, the lazy bastard.

By: scc

scc — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:36:08 +0000

Sorry didn’t watch this week’s movie, definitely for guys. Not even interested in viewing it. Maybe next week.

P.S. I would like to know if there are any other female listeners as well.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:29:47 +0000

@MC, LOL oh yeah!! Ummmm that's what I meant... (@_@)

By: MC

MC — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:23:12 +0000

I am surprised neither of you talked about Bob Uecker.

And Lee, I am miffed at you, because you have forced me to agree with Dan. Bakula is Sam Beckett… it is as simple as that.

Let’s go over the facts. It was on first. On a major network. And he got hardware for being on the show.

“Scott Stewart Bakula (pronounced /ˈbækjʊlə/; born October 9, 1954) is an American actor, best known for his role as Sam Beckett in the television series Quantum Leap, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 1991 and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. He also had a prominent role as Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise.”

Even wikipedia agrees, and I don’t see any evidence that Dan was mucking around with the edits.

By: MC

MC — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:18:48 +0000

@Lee, I thought it was Spanish to represent Berenger's stint in Mexican baseball.

By: MC

MC — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:17:49 +0000

@Lee, as you should.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:58:47 +0000

@Jeff, hats for bats is brilliant. It's surprisingly well put together for a comedy.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:58:00 +0000

@Ian, it’s on the magical list I believe – I think Dan might have popped it on there – I know there’s a lot of John Candy though I suspect we’ll probably watch Uncle Buck before Cool Runnings

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:08:15 +0000

@Lee, Another good underdog film is Cool Runnings. Is that gonna get a go on MidMoClub?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:39:38 +0000

The most memorable line in that movie for me: “Hats for bats”

There’s so much good stuff in this film. It really is well written.

To the point of this being a ‘men’s film’… that’s true, but all that crotch grabbing and what have you is really particular to baseball. It’s a cliche that they’re playing up in the film – and it’s a cliche for a reason. It’s like all the firemen in Backdraft smoking.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:25:09 +0000

@Socrates, I’ll watch this again in the next six or so months I’m sure.

I love a good underdog film – though it may be interesting to watch a movie about a team that is awesome from start to finish… not so much drama I suppose.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:18:32 +0000

@Ian, Thank you Ian, you should rent yourself out to break the ice at parties.

I think it was in Spanish, I was looking for something to add to the end and I thought the Wild Thing sequence would be neat and then the only version I could find is in Spanish and then it made me giggle so I had to include it!!! I’ve always wanted to know what “strike this mother****er out” is in Spanish – it’ll be useful when I move to Spain… ummmmm damnit. Or “el damito”

By: Socrates

Socrates — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:37:14 +0000

I agree with Lee, 8.5, and easy to watch again.

I love the team, against all odds scenarios, as I have been in a few scrapes with certain teams myself. Winning when no one expects you to do is a marvellous feeling.

Concur with Dan though, all the glory hunting fans (technically known as wankers) turning up at the end is annoying. And the bar they cut to with more and more people grows in annoyance.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:58:35 +0000

I can’t beleive this episode didn’t have any comments yet. It does now so everyone can relax.

Was that last movie cut in Spanish?