Bang the Drum Slowly (terrible)

[mintacular]

As much as I like the opinions of forum members, whomever recommended this movie really wasted my time tonight...could not have watched a worse movie omg this one is bad and I'm all about creative movie-making, this one was terrible on so many levels, plus I wasted my parents time, not a baseball movie really. the Yankees playing the Pirates in the 70s?

[baseballart]

No Yankees in the movie, as the teams are fictional. It's the NY Mammoths.

Max

[RCMcKenzie]

net54baseball may be the best internet resource for pre-WW1 baseball cards, but it would not be my go-to reference for movie classics.

Most sports movies are difficult to sit through to the end. I saw Bang the Drum Slowly on basic cable about 30 years ago and I remember it being sort of 2 star, slow, 70's arty movie, but not good slow arty like 2001 A Space Odyssey. The Natural is the only baseball movie I've seen more than once.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

net54baseball may be the best internet resource for pre-WW1 baseball cards, but it would not be my go-to reference for movie classics.

Most sports movies are difficult to sit through to the end. I saw Bang the Drum Slowly on basic cable about 30 years ago and I remember it being sort of 2 star, slow, 70's arty movie, but not good slow arty like 2001 A Space Odyssey. The Natural is the only baseball movie I've seen more than once.

To me, Bull Durham depicts the dynamics of a baseball team the most accurately. The Natural is the most romantic toward the game, and the most mesmerizing.

[sdkammeyer]

I just watched "Cobb" for the first time yesterday and was pretty disappointed........ and I am a life-long Tigers fan. I didn't waste anybody's time but my own ........ but I was hoping for more baseball.

That new MLB Network special "The Third Team" was MUCH more to my liking.

[Jay Wolt]

Eight Men Out & 61* I've seen many times each and never get tired of them

[ynnek4]

Originally Posted by sdkammeyer

I just watched "Cobb" for the first time yesterday and was pretty disappointed........ and I am a life-long Tigers fan. I didn't waste anybody's time but my own ........ but I was hoping for more baseball.

That new MLB Network special "The Third Team" was MUCH more to my liking.

Cobb was awful (IMO).

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

net54baseball may be the best internet resource for pre-WW1 baseball cards, but it would not be my go-to reference for movie classics.

+1

Net54 is a source for information on prewar cards, solid financial investments and opinions on gun control.

Movie reviews? Please.

[sdkammeyer]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

+1

and opinions on gun control.

hahahahahahahaha

[howard38]

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[matty39]

"Bang the Drum Slowly" A great movie. I loved it, on so many different levels. Definitely not a waste of time.

[Jlighter]

If you didn't like that Drum, perhaps you will like this one.

Not my card.