The character who's troubled, confused and could be the best player on the team if only somebody would give him a chance. NC (voiceover): And last but not least, you need the good looking all-star. NC: Except move a couch or pee standing up. The only, single, solitary female who shows that girls can do anything that boys can. NC (voiceover): And then, of course, you need the girl. NC: (pointing to glasses) Which I HIGHLY resent, by the way. The kid who always over-analyzes everything and has to wear glasses so that you automatically know that HE'S the geeky kid. The kid who does nothing but apparently eat food and talk about how much he likes eating food. For example, you always need the fat kid. NC (voiceover): And if there's anything these films have taught us, it's that there's a very specific type of team you need in order to beat the championships. NC: Everybody loved this formula and abused it to death. Well, okay, maybe they weren't ALL little, but you get the point. NC (voiceover): So this film spawned dozens of Mighty Duck ripoffs, including Little Giants, Little Big League, Little Angels In the Outfield. NC looks around and leans in to the camera. NC: But wait a minute, how can the exact same team that won the championship suddenly need to be trained again?Ĭoach Bombay: Haven't you guys been training in the off-season?Īverman: You know, I knew we forgot somethin'. But for some reason, we all saw it, which meant not one, but TWO sequels actually came outta this, with the exact same storyline. It was just kind of a generic sports film. It wasn't a good movie, but it wasn't really a bad movie either. Of course, in a matter of no time at all, the team makes it to the championship because they start playing with heart. And as you might've guessed, hijinks ensue. It was about a lawyer who had to spend his community service time teaching peewee hockey to a bunch of rowdy kids. It may have started with The Bad News Bears, but it was The Mighty Ducks that got the attention of our generation. You know, the formula about the underdog team of misfits who don't look like they had a chance, and then SOMEHOW turn into the greatest team of all time within one season. At least that's where the formula started. You could say the start of it all was The Bad News Bears. NC (voiceover): In the late 80s and especially the early 90s, we get a huge flood of children's sports movies. Title card reading "The Secret Behind Nostalgic Sports Movies" followed by footage of various sports movies from the period I have to discover the secret behind the Nostalgic Sports Movies. We all know what's gonna happen in the end, so why do we waste our time watching it? This question has been plaguing me for the last five minutes and I can't take it anymore. Why? It's like watching a taped recording of a baseball game. You know, what is it about sports movies? They're rarely good, and yet we always seem to enjoy watching them.
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