| Bad Beer - Bad Movie |
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"If you're going to watch a bad movie, you might as well drink a bad beer."
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| Summer Catch / Hardball |
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| Summer Catch & Schmidt's |
Kirk: Bad acting and a bad plot, does it get any worse? In this case: Yes, very much so. Should I start
with Freddie Prinze jr. in an orange thong (he must shave his butt)? Not good enough. Matthew Lillard in a purple banana
hammock? Still not good enough. A vastly overweight girl in a thong? The Hank Aaron cameo is nice, but the ending
still sucks. The Schmidt's "The Brew that Grew with the Great North West" beer didn't help take the edge off
the movie either. However, it's hard to go wrong when you pay ten dollars for a twenty-four pack.
MY PICK: Jessica Biel is hot, but clothed so AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE
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Rich: There are bad movies, really bad movies, and then there's the a movie which
promotes itself as a baseball movie only to be revealed as a chick flick.
With the exception of "For Love of the Game" starring the unwatchable Kevin
Costner, this is the worst baseball movie. As if the deception wasn't bad
enough, the acting was awful, the plot was terrible, and there were men in
thongs. I won't mention the ending as it makes me angry. The story is a down
on his luck pitcher who meets a girl...the end. The only comical thing in
this movie was listening to Freddie Prinze Jr's Boston accent come and go by
the sentence. He must have attended Costner's school of acting. Props to
Gartside for finding Schmidt's beer for this one. Schmidt's is a Natural Ice
wannabe with a cougar on the can. Yes, a cougar. I had a 6-pack during the
movie without realizing it.
MY PICK: I'd sooner stick a thumbtack in my temple than sit through this again.
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| Hardball & Icehouse |
Kirk: Shockingly, I liked this movie. Maybe the extra strong Icehouse we had laying around after
the Super Bowl had something to do with it. More likely it's because most of America has grown to expect
so little from Keanu Reeves. How does this guy still get jobs? In his defense he's terrible in this movie, but in a fun
way. One has to admire someone so talentless continuing to land major roles. Hey Keanu, when is the Devil gonna collect on
that contract? DB Sweeney had a small role in the film, what the hell happened to his career? Back in the
early 90's it looked like he may have had a career. Cuba Gooding jr and him must have the same agent.
MY PICK: Corny and fun, pick it up for a rainy Sunday.
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Rich: We knew this would be the better of the two movies because of the Keanu
factor. Keanu trying to act is high comedy. This is a legitimate baseball
movie. The inner city kids make for some feel good moments. And watching
Keanu's body convulse every time he attempts to be serious makes for
unintentional comedy. But it's a bad movie albeit an enjoyably bad one. I
stayed with the Schmidt's for this movie - I grew addicted to it.
MY PICK: If you're looking for a movie that will keep your attention and
nothing else, rent this.
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