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Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-31 18:09:32 +0000

What we've got here is... failure to communicate!

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-31 18:10:09 +0000

Oh, and Slapshot really is a bad movie.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-31 18:10:24 +0000

...but I really like it.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-31 18:11:16 +0000

For example: after the Beckett and Taveras incidents last week, I kept saying, "Old time baseball... for coach!"

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-03-31 18:40:04 +0000

Excellent Lorbering 10D.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-31 18:43:25 +0000

Thanks

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-03-31 18:53:05 +0000

I don't think "Slapshot" is that bad. It reminds me of "Fast Times", in that it is written by a women for teenage boys. The female characters are well developed and interesting. While "Caddyshack" has more sketch comedy and perhaps more laughs, it doesn't exactly contain female characters. The Hanson brothers in "Slapshot" are also one of those things that are so innately awkward, you can just sense Newman having a good time on the set. Favorite exchange: Newman giving a pep talk during the first intermission of a game, "Come on, guys, we're better than these guys, let's just play hard-" Hanson #1, "Stick 'em!" Hanson #2, "Fuck 'em!" Hanson #3, "Pop 'em!" Pause as Newman looks over at the Hansons. Newman, "It's been a tough season. We've got a lot of losses-" Hanson #1 "We got a lot of losses!" Hanson #2 "Lot's of losses!"