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Rank your top 10 football movies

pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
edited December 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
1. Rudy
2. Invincible
3. Remember The Titans
4. Varsity Blues
5. Friday Night Lights
6. We Are Marshall
7. The Express
8. Little Giants
9. The Junction Boys
10. Necessary Roughness
Alpine Valley 2000
Summerfest 2006

"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
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  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    1. I don't think I can name 10 football movies that I've seen, period.

    2. Rudy is one of my all-time most-reviled movies ever. I loathe that movie so much it sickens me. It's irrational. We had a teacher show us that movie about 6 times in one year. I couldn't take it.

    3. The only football "movie" I own is the DVD of Ohio State beating Miami in the national championship game of 2002 ;)
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    unifiedscene wrote:
    1. I don't think I can name 10 football movies that I've seen, period.

    2. Rudy is one of my all-time most-reviled movies ever. I loathe that movie so much it sickens me. It's irrational. We had a teacher show us that movie about 6 times in one year. I couldn't take it.

    3. The only football "movie" I own is the DVD of Ohio State beating Miami in the national championship game of 2002 ;)

    Oh you mean the year when they won because of a bad call?
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    yeah I don't think I've seen 10 football movies. Any documentaries about Oklahoma are up on my list. My great Grampa was the first OU football coach back in the day, so anything dealing with him is way cool.
  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Oh you mean the year when they won because of a bad call?

    I'm not sure. Was that the year Miami had 1st and goal on the 1-foot line in overtime and their "unstoppable" offense couldn't do shit?
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    unifiedscene wrote:
    I'm not sure. Was that the year Miami had 1st and goal on the 1-foot line in overtime and their "unstoppable" offense couldn't do shit?

    The shitty pass interference call against Miami
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    The shitty pass interference call against Miami

    Is that what kept Miami from being able to score from less than a yard out even with 4 tries?
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    unifiedscene wrote:
    Is that what kept Miami from being able to score from less than a yard out even with 4 tries?

    I believe so
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    1) Brian's Song (the original, with James Caan and Billy D. Williams)
    2) Rudy
    3) Friday Night Lights
    4) Remember the Titans
    5) The Longest Yard (again, the original, with Burt Reynolds)
    6) The Program (second James Caan sighting on my list ... if Rollerball was a football movie, that would be on here too)
    7) North Dallas Forty
    8) Any Given Sunday
    9) All The Right Moves
    10) Wildcats
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    I believe so

    I'm sure if you keep whining it will change the outcome. Screw Miami and all their apologists.

    Or maybe (based on your location) you're just bitter about Terrelle Pryor's 4th quarter heroics breaking the Camp Randall streak and sending them into one of the ugliest flameouts in college football ;)
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    unifiedscene wrote:
    I'm sure if you keep whining it will change the outcome. Screw Miami and all their apologists.

    Or maybe (based on your location) you're just bitter about Terrelle Pryor's 4th quarter herois breaking the Camp Randall streak and sending them into one of the ugliest flameouts in college football ;)

    I am a Florida fan as well since I almost went to school there so I got plenty of joy watching them destroy Ohio State a couple years ago........when nobody thought that Florida stood a chance.
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    I am a Florida fan as well since I almost went to school there so I got plenty of joy watching them destroy Ohio State a couple years ago........when nobody thought that Florida stood a chance.

    Kind of like what everyone said about Ohio State beating Miami. It happens.

    Nothing like a bandwagon fan. "Almost went there" does not count in college football.
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    unifiedscene wrote:
    Kind of like what everyone said about Ohio State beating Miami. It happens.

    Nothing like a bandwagon fan. "Almost went there" does not count in college football.

    Actually I have been a long time fan, even when they were dominated by FSU and Miami. I cannot tolerate boring Big 10 football.
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,526
    jimed14 wrote:
    1) Brian's Song (the original, with James Caan and Billy D. Williams)
    2) Rudy
    3) Friday Night Lights
    4) Remember the Titans
    5) The Longest Yard (again, the original, with Burt Reynolds)
    6) The Program (second James Caan sighting on my list ... if Rollerball was a football movie, that would be on here too)
    7) North Dallas Forty
    8) Any Given Sunday
    9) All The Right Moves
    10) Wildcats


    thats a pretty good list

    but I would add
    Knute Rockne: All American

    and drop wildcats
  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Rudy...one of my all-time favorites even though I hate Notre Dame
    The Program
    Friday Night Lights

    Someone suggested Rudy is "irrational".....how so?
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,876
    No "Any Given Sunday" anywhere? I know the movie is a little out of control and out there, but it would be on my top 10 list based on Pacino's locker room speech alone. One of my favorite scenes of any movie.
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    1. Rudy (It came out when I was in high school and I was the smallest lineman in my conference so I was nicknamed Rudy)
    2. Everybody's All American
    3. Longest Yard (original)
    4. North Dallas Forty
    5. Varsity Blues
    6. Invincible
    7. The Program
    8. All the Right Moves
    9. Friday Night Lights
    10. The Waterboy

    I haven't seen Remember the Titans or The Expres yet and I really wanted to put Any Given Sunday and Johnny Be Good on my list. I left off Brian's Song the original because technically it was a made for tv movie and never played in theaters.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    There are not 10 football movies i love enough to make a list, but my favorite without a shadow of a doubt is:

    Any Given Sunday
    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
    Ohana Festival 24 x2
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Solat13 wrote:
    I left off Brian's Song the original because technically it was a made for tv movie and never played in theaters.

    who cares, it was fantastic. put it on your list!

    I do not understand the love for Varsity Blues ... I really thought that was a joke.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,179
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    Someone suggested Rudy is "irrational".....how so?
    I took that statement to mean that their hatred of the movie is irrational. Not the movie itself.

    My list:
    1. Remember the Titans
    2. Friday Night Lights
    3. The Program
    4. The Replacements
    5. The Waterboy
    6. Necessary Roughness
    7. Varsity Blues

    don't think I've seen any other football movies to round out the top 10 list....
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    1. North Dallas Forty
    2. The Longest Yard (Original)
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    1. Rudy
    2. Invincible
    3. Remember The Titans
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
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