Top Ten Martial Arts Movies

By admin2 | May 1, 2008

1. Enter the Dragon, 1973
Directed by Robert Clouse and starring Bruce Lee.
Everybody’s favorite Bruce Lee movie.

2. The Chinese Connection, 1972
Directed by Lo Wei and starring Bruce Lee. Original title: Fist of Fury.
Another Bruce Lee’s classic. It was hard to choose between this and Enter The Dragon for #1.

3) Drunken Master, 1979
Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping and starring Jackie Chan.
Made Jackie Chan a martial arts film star.Great action and humor.

4) The Shaolin Temple, 1982
Directed by Chang Hsin-Yen and starring Jet Li.
Jet Li’s first film. At the times of filming Jet Li was the all-round wushu champion.

5) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 1999
Directed by Ang Lee and starring Michelle Khan, Chang Chen, Zhang Ziyi, Chow Yun-Fat.
This film won the most awards on the list, and effortlessly blends fantasy into its storyline.

6) Snake in the Monkey’s Shadow, 1982
Directed by Sum Cheung and starring John Chang.
If you like monkey style, snake style, and drunken style - this is the film for you.

7) Shaolin Master Killer, 1983
Directed by Lau Kar-Leung and starring Gordon Liu.
Considered by many fans of martial arts films to be one of the best.

8.) Ong Bak, 1992
Directed by Prachya Pinkaew and starring Tony Jaa.
Jaa’s breakout film, with the actor hailed internationally as the next major martial-arts star.

9) Fist of Legend, 1994
Directed by Gordon Chan and starring Jet Li.
Considered by many to be the best movie by Jet Li. It’s actually a remake of Bruce Lee’s The Chinese Connection.

10) The Legend of Drunken Master, 1994
Directed by Lau Kar-Leung and starring Jackie Chan.
Again, plenty of the hilarity that we expect from Jackie Chan, but the action is still great.

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Top Ten Football Movies

By admin2 | April 29, 2008

1. Friday Night Lights
A very, very realistic look at the Permian Panthers football program back in the late 80s, and a complicated look into the pressure facing teenaged athletes. Spawned its own TV show.

2. Brian’s Song
The definition of a tearjerker, based on true events. James Caan and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) star as teammates who overcome obstacles to become best friends. When Piccolo’s diagnosed with cancer, the two find strength and courage in each other. WaaaaahhhhH!!!!!

3. Rudy
A true story of ‘the little guy who could.’ Desperate to play for Notre Dame, Rudy triumphs over his own tiny-ness, bad grades, and poor athletic skills to make his dream come true. The inspiration for what I call the “Rudy Slow Clap” - a mocking way to make your friends feel like they’ve accomplished something.

4. Jerry Maguire
Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger star in this movie that spawned two catch phrases still uttered today: “You had me at hello,” and “Show me the money!”

5.The Longest Yard
The original, not the Sandler re-make version. Burt plays a former pro who ends up in a prison ruled by a prick warden. This movie was actually nominated for four Golden Globes and an Oscar.

6. Remember The Titans
Based on a true story (cue the tear-jerking) of Herman Boone, Denzel is awesome as the coach who forced integration on his football team only to have the team discover that friendship and loyalty know no colors. Football AND a message!

7. The Replacements
Keanu Reeves plays a quarterback who leads a bunch of replacements to victory in this kinda cheesy flick, “The Replacements.” Loosely (and I mean loosely) based on the 1987 NFL strike.

8. Invincible
The true story of Vince Papale,a part time bartender who loved football yet never dreamed of playing in the NFL. But when Dick Vermeil took over as head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, he opened up tryouts to anybody and everybody. Papale was talked into giving it a try and a the story unfolded into well, a perfect premise for a movie.

9. All the Right Moves
Tom Cruise plays a high school football player desperate to earn a college scholarship as a way out of his dying Pennsylvania steel-belt town. (Rudy meets…well, every college football story)

10. We Are Marshall
The true and sad story of how Marshall University was able to overcome a horrible plane crash took the lives of their football team and supporters on November 14, 1970.

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Best Sports Movie Moments #15 Rudy

By admin2 | April 24, 2008

This scene in Rudy was enough to make even a grown man well up with tears for little Rudy! Talk about a triumph of the human spirit! Watch the video and try not to cheer.

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Best Sports Movie Moments #30 - Slap Shot

By admin2 | April 22, 2008

The Hanson Brothers at their finest in one of the great hockey films of all time.

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Sports Illustrated 50 Best Sports Movies

By admin2 | April 22, 2008

1. Bull Durham (1988)
Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins: baseball

2. Rocky (1976)
Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers: boxing

3. Raging Bull (1980)
Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty: boxing

4. Hoop Dreams (1994)
Documentary: basketball

5. Slap Shot (1977)
Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean: hockey

6. Hoosiers (1986)
Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper: basketball

7. Olympia (1936)
Documentary: Olympics

8. Breaking Away (1979)
Dennis Christopher, Paul Dooley: cycling

9. Chariots of Fire (1981)
Ben Cross, Ian Charleson: running

10. When We Were Kings (1996)
Documentary: boxing

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Climbing Movies

By admin2 | April 22, 2008

Cliffhanger
Everest
Into Thin Air
K2
Vertical Limit

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Wrestling Movies

By admin2 | April 22, 2008

Body Slam
Nacho Libre
No Holds Barred
Ready to Rumble
Vision Quest
Wrestler, The

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Track & Field Movies

By admin2 | April 22, 2008

Across the Tracks
Chariots of Fire
Four Minute Mile, The
Four Minutes
Jericho Mile, The
Jesse Owens Story, The
Long Run, The
On The Edge
Prefontaine
Running Brave
Saint Ralph
Without Limits

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