 Paramount // Buy from Amazon.comAn exotic dancer marries the owner of a baseball club. He does not survive the honeymoon and she is in control of his ball club. Looking at a small stadium, she wants to move to warmer climes where some new stadiums have been built, but her lease has only one escape clause, poor attendance. She fields the worst team she can find. The attitude of the owner gives the misfits and losers something to rally around and they fight back. I constantly surprise myself with how much I like this movie - I'm possibly the most-NON-interested-in-baseball person, and yet here's a movie obstensably about exactly that. Once you sit down to watch it, however, you quickly realize that the baseball diamond is just the setting for this goofy tale revolving around a quirky group of misfits who are looking to prove themselves (each for their own reasons.) I'm also not a huge Charlie Sheen fan, but he's really good as the "Wild Thing" in this series, and in particular this film, as I'd say this is the one character he's played to which his wooden, stern acting face works in his favor. I seem to catch this movie at least once a year on cable - and chuckle every time - but it's amazing just how much better it looks on DVD, and on this release especially. Widescreen, first of all, plus a very crisp & clean picture that is a far cry from what TNT (or whatever station makes it's money on regular broadcasting of this film) spits out on cable. Fun story, fun acting, good ensemble piece that just works - it's funny, and that's a-okay by me! Video Given a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen trasnfer, the results are solid throughout, with a nice, sharp picture and clean colors in every scene. Audio Good, solid Dolby 5.1 surround mix - no complaints. Extras Closing Thoughts Truly classic comedic gem + tons of extras = can't-lose recommendation, especially at this low price! Labels: review |
