I can't believe I'm writing this, as it's only a matter of time until I'll be flamed. First off, I'm not going to write
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grim107 — 15 years ago(November 25, 2010 06:47 PM)
"Maybe you were sitting on a pin. That might explain why it was painful. "
Look, I truly wanted to like the movie. I REALLY did. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough. It was a downright bad movie. I don't watch movies expecting to hate them. As a general rule for me now, I check IMDB for reviews and forum posts for all movies I see. This movie had pretty close to unanimous positive reviews. I'm not saying it's a bad movie for the sake of pissing everyone off. I truly want to know why everyone loves it so much so that I can take it into consideration. -
danhollow — 14 years ago(April 15, 2011 07:29 AM)
We love it because we grew up with it. That's basically what it is for us. We saw it, it brought out the kid in us, and we loved it. It celebrated being a kid. That is probably the main reason we love it, just nostalgia. We can't even really explain it beyond that.
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baran_erik — 9 years ago(May 10, 2016 02:47 PM)
I didn't "love it" like some guys do, but I did enjoy it very much. Why? Because it captured my youth. These guys were my older brother, while my summers were at the other end of the 60s. So the kids weren't all Haley Joel Osmet, they all did a pretty good job. Yeah, it was a simple story, but that's all it was supposed to be, a few weeks during summer vacation for some 11 year olds. I don't know how old you are, but I suspect you are of a much younger generation and had helicopter parents, with play dates,organized events and trophies and medals all around. Here's my summer vacation from about six on up: Get up, have breakfast, go outside and gather the kids from the neighborhood. We'd play pickle basketball, football, go on bike hikes, go to the pool, play army, make up gameswhatever came to mind. Home for lunch, sometimes at another kid's house (none of the moms worked), and then back outside until dinner then back outside until the street lights came on. And as we got older, our world expanded. Our bikes had hundreds of miles on them from racing around the shopping center on Sunday, when EVERYTHING was closed, to having coasting races down the three block long hills in the neighborhood, to riding three or four miles in one direction to play Putt Putt on Mondays and Saturday mornings (Dollar Day and Kids Day), to the little nine hole golf course in the other direction to just plain exploring other neighborhoods and "night games", including capture the flag. We rode bikes without helmets, played tackle football without pads and blew up green army men and Revel models with fire crackers. We had roman candle fights and played army with BB guns. Yeah, there were some stiches, chipped teeth and broken bones, but nobody put out an eye or broke their neck. Was this a cinematic masterpiece? No, but it was very good for what it set out to be: a slice of life. It's fine that you don't like it, but what made you come here to rain on everybody elses parade?
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nayruslovespell — 15 years ago(December 11, 2010 08:23 PM)
This is probably one of my favorite movies of all time. However I can see why you did not enjoy the movie. Your first mistake was comparing it to Stand by Me. I don't think this movie is really in the same genre. If I were to compare Sandlot to a similar movie it would be The Goonies, or maybe The Lost Boys. When I was a kid I used to love those kind of movies and wish that my life could be that amazing. I think the point is to be rediculous and unrealistic. Stand by me on the other hand is more of an emotional journey and a true coming of age movie.Of course it doesn't compare.
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teenangel1226 — 15 years ago(December 23, 2010 05:17 PM)
Someone said Secondhand Lions showed too much for kids? Really? Poor kids these days..
You're comparing this with Stand By Me? Seriously? Two different movies. And I loved both when I was little and I love both now.
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grim107 — 15 years ago(December 25, 2010 11:01 PM)
"You're comparing this with Stand By Me?"
I made this comparison because hundreds of others have too. I've read countless forum posts and articles about how the movies are similar. This is why I watched it in the first place. Being fair, I also compared the two movies. Unfortunately, I had much worse things to say.
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teenangel1226 — 15 years ago(February 01, 2011 06:52 PM)
Woah I'm a little late.
Really? They are different movies. And Stand By Me is a way different vibe. Aw, why didn't you like The Sandlot?
Oh and I was talking about what somebody else said.
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chcruz-1 — 10 years ago(February 17, 2016 06:30 PM)
I can't answer the question of why I like this movie without first answering some of your objections.
- You claim that there are no signs of maturity in the characters. Well, if you noticed, for much of the film, Benny was the only one to befriend Smalls right away, whereas the others thought of him as a geek. It wasn't until he developed his baseball playing that they considered him as one of the gang by the end of the film. That's not a sign of maturity to you?
- What in the blazes is "supernatural" about the Beast? Was it the fact that he jumped over that fence? Or that he hurled the Erectors' Set into the air?
- You ask why the Beast chased after Benny alone. The answer is because, out of all seven of the boys, only Benny went where angels fear to tread. As the adult Smalls narrates: "Only one kid in history attempted what Benny was about to-and he got eaten".
- You claim that there's nothing to indicate that the story takes place in 1962. I would think that the boys' veneration of Babe Ruth would have been a clue. Even though he was long dead by this time, the Sixties generation still idolized him, even though they had their own baseball legend (Hank Aaron). Name me one kid today, even remotely interested in baseball, who even knows who Babe Ruth was.
I like the film, because, like another poster, I was 12 when it came out, close in age to the kids in the film. I was doing a lot of what they were doing, and it was one of the best times of my life.
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grim107 — 15 years ago(February 22, 2011 07:02 PM)
@Grilloz, I don't consider myself a loser for not liking a crappy movie, even if it was generally well-received. Also, I am not sure what I should be choking on, nor am I sure that I would like to be choking on "it." Judging from your response, you didn't bother to read my entire post. Also, I get the feeling that you never passed a third-grade reading/writing level. I strongly suggest that you spend less time on the IMDB forums, and more time improving these skills. I specifically requested that you not flame and that you take the time to write a well-thought-out response. Please do so next time you post.
@MetFanMac, Offdwallnotdrack, I take the "verbose" comment as a compliment. The truth is that I, myself, am only 16. I can tell that my stylistic choices convinced you that I am older. Unfortunately, there appears to be a trend among youth (and immature people, such as grilloz) that they misspell words, ignore grammar, and often have nothing valuable to say. I've not fallen into that trend.
I have not had nearly enough time to forget what it was like to be a child. My childhood was nothing like the ones on display in this movie, granted, but it was also nothing like those displayed in Stand by Me. I still fail to see what made The Sandlot such a good movie. -
MetFanMac — 15 years ago(February 24, 2011 02:11 PM)
Actually, my remark was directed at Grilloz
Personally, I don't consider
The Sandlot
to be "great", but it's ceratinly a fun little movie and I can easily see how it would strike a chord with a lot of peoplejust not me. But that's just how I
Supermodelsspoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves. -
kilnmesmalls — 15 years ago(February 27, 2011 10:34 PM)
Really? I think you may have been sheltered as a child, as in, you were not allowed outside to play with the other boys and girls in the neighborhood. Because obviously you don't recall the exaggeration and memories of your childhood. There was nothing supernatural about this movie involving the dog "Hercules", it was all about childhood perception and the stories that followed,"not based in any reality whatsoever".in case you were confused. which made "Hercules" a larger than life foe for the kids in 'The Sandlot'. Take the movie for what it is, not a coming of age film but a memory of childhood.well, not yours anyway.
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grim107 — 15 years ago(March 09, 2011 02:18 PM)
So are you going to claim that Hercules never chased them at the end? Your explanation would make sense if not for the last 10 or so minutes.
I was not sheltered as a kid, though I do admit that I didn't play outside so often. However, I believe that this is an invalid argument to make. Stand by Me depicted childhood in a very different manner than my own. I still loved it. -
NaughtyPenguin — 12 years ago(August 12, 2013 04:37 PM)
Awesome answer, couldn't agree more!
http://www.thenaughtypenguin.net/must-see-movies/the-sandlot/