Seabiscuit (the Movie) Wins Big

When Hollywood takes something from sports and tries to make a movie out of it, they royally botch the job. That’s not just my opinion. Check out this list for yourself.

• Ed
Matt LeBlanc, a monkey and baseball. Not off to a good start.

• Neccesary Roughness
Losers become winners… *yawn*… plus Sinbad is in it.

• Major League (and II)
Just having to look at Charlie Sheen’s haircut is bad enough, but did they have to make a second movie?!?

• Wildcats
Her dream was to coach high school football. ‘Nuff said.

• Rookie of the Year
So, I’m supposed to believe this kid has an accident that actually improves his pitching and now he throws faster than anyone in the MLB?

• Caddyshack II
There should be a law against what these people did to this franchise. Shameful.

And the worst sports movie of all time?

• Rollerball
ESPN’s Dan Simmons has this to say about it: “Dreadful? Appallling? Putrid? Atrocious? Heinous? Execrable? Odious? Abominable? Rancid? Horrific? Ghastly? None of them fit.”

That’s just scratching the surface. I didn’t even go into non-sports movies with sports stars in them, like Shaq’s embarrassing Kazaam, which was only slightly worse than Steel. Oh please, somebody make him stop!

So when a movie like Seabiscuit comes out to great reviews it’s a very good sign. Don’t bet against it. *wink*