The Bad News Bears

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Mark W @MinneMark612 Mar 29 A masterpiece that couldn't be made today. One of the all time great sports movies and a great snapshot of life in the 70's when life was simpler. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 29 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 7 The worldwide gross is $42,300,000.00 over a budget of $9,000,000.00. See more Darren M @RT83424451 Jun 8 One of the single greatest spectacles of what movie making should be. A great story, with sympathetic characters, sprinkled with great - albeit very politically j correct humor by today’s standards - comedy, and held together by an underrated and criminally unheralded performance by the late Walter mattthieu. A must see for anyone who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s and had anything to do with little league baseball. Great fun, rent it tonight! See more john h @RT11274104 Jun 5 An excellent family comedy where Walter Matthau puts on an annoyed face with a beer in hand while trying to train an assembled kids baseball team. Played for laughs, some of the scenes are educational and influential in trust and teamwork. See more Wayne K @RT88290232 03/19/2025 I’ve always loved a cinematic curmudgeon, and while Walter Mattheu in The Bad News Bears might not be the funniest or most entertaining I’ve seen, he’s definitely one of the most heartfelt. The film manages to avoid many of the cliches of the sports genres, partly because many of them weren’t as ingrained then as they were now, to the point that I had no idea which way it would go. Would the team win the grand final, giving Mattheu the redemption he’s been seeking, or would they lose on the field, but win the much-needed respect off of it. Even if you’re not a Baseball fan, which I’m certainly not, you can still understand and follow the story, since it doesn’t lean too heavily into any incomprehensible jargon or complicated plotting that necessitates an understanding of the game itself. It’s the child actors that help to give it heart and soul. They’re cheeky, impetuous, abrasive, profane and petty, but that’s what kids are often like, and the fights and conflicts they have are ones we can all relate to. Tatum O’Neal and Jackie Earle Haley are the standouts among them, with a tough façade that belies a deep-seated need for success and affirmation. It has the odd plotline that goes nowhere, most notably the one about the titular team getting cut from the league which just… gets forgotten about until the end, but the film knows what the audience has come to see and is keen to focus on that. By being simple, honest and down to earth, the story slowly works its way under your skin, and whether or not you like the Bad News Bears to begin with, when the last game rolls round, you’ll find it impossible not to root for them. See more Read all reviews

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