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poopshovel wrote:

Lesley wrote: I don't hate myself, and I love underdog stories. Why don't you pass judgement after you've seen it?

In the unlikely event that I ever find myself giving two E36 M3s about the 4th black man to play major league baseball, I'll read a book about him.

poop cain't read!

poopshovel wrote: Aaawwww c'mon now. I should have added more smileys. I was smiling while posting. I'm not bagging on you or floundering. I just have less than zero interest in yet another historically inaccurate "based on a true story...with lots of white people calling black people n*ggers" flick...ESPECIALLY not one that involves baseball. Kisses.

Or maybe don't berkeleying post trolling bullE36 M3 and ignore the thread next time?

Jokes are fine, but nothing about what you posted could construed as "funny" and I think you more than lived up to your screen name.

poopshovel wrote: ..I just have less than zero interest in yet another historically inaccurate "based on a true story....

I will agree with poop in general on this point. I really dislike the concept of presenting historical information incorrectly for the sake of entertainment. We are worried about education and what we teach people, the last thing we need is "teaching" people wrong.

I have not seen the movie, and I am sure it is good and I would like it, but I find it a bit disgusting that after seeing movies like these (if this one is as inaccurate as Poop is suggesting) that I have to look up on the internet to find out what ACTUALLY happened (e.g. Lincoln: "hey, did you know Lincoln talked to a black soldier about the Gettysburg address?... well.. that never happened").

I really hope Rush does not go all "historo-tainment". Not like it's a wildly significant historical piece but still. Heck, it doesn't sound like they need to jazz anything up with that guys life. They probably have to tone it down (by not showing it, not by changing it) a bit if anything!

I'm not going to get too involved but I just want to say it was a very good movie to watch and Harrison Ford was very good as Branch Rickey. This is useless movie trivia but the same baseball stadium was used for all of the stadium scenes. It is the oldest baseball stadium in continuous use in the country. I believe it is located in Mississippi or Alabama.

How about that "Argo" movie anyhow - made my Canadian heart proud...

92dxman wrote: I'm not going to get too involved but I just want to say it was a very good movie to watch and Harrison Ford was very good as Branch Rickey. This is useless movie trivia but the same baseball stadium was used for all of the stadium scenes. It is the oldest baseball stadium in continuous use in the country. I believe it is located in Mississippi or Alabama.

Speaking of inaccuracies...

There were 3 separate historic stadiums used in the making of "42".

Engel Stadium in Chatanooga was significantly revamped to play as Ebbets Field in the movie.

Luther Williams Field in Macon, GA (where I am today) doubled as Jersey City's Roosevelt Field. Though Robinson never played there, Williams Field had the right look.

Rickwood Field (America's oldest surviving pro field) was supposed to be used for both Forbes Field (Pittsburgh) and Crosley Field (Cinncinati), but Robinson actually played there, so Rickwood played itself.

A LOT of the downtown stuff was shot here in Macon, too. They closed businesses off and on for better than 2 weeks to shoot it. They turned a road I used to live on from paved to dirt for the movie. They brought in semi loads of dirt, covered up the new asphalt, and then washed it all off when done.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but I suspect it's at least as accurate a historical representation as any other made-for-profit, star studded flick. Which is to say, not at all, but still worth eating popcorn to.

Coincidentally, part of Eastwood's "Trouble with the Curve" was shot at Luther Williams as well. I did see that one, and enjoyed it more than I expected since I am not a baseball (or sports for that matter) fan. In one shot you can see signs on the outfield wall for some local businesses that I enjoy. Kinda fun.

aussiesmg wrote: So the answer is not Miata?

it still is:

I saw "Trouble with the Curve" and while it was kind of cheesy, it was still an entertaining "airplane movie".

I liked 42.

Lesley wrote: I saw "Trouble with the Curve" and while it was kind of cheesy, it was still an entertaining "airplane movie".

Watched that this weekend. Eastwood is an incredible actor.

Yeah, I love him. Used to have a huge poster of him on my wall in high school.

I may someday see it, but I'm not much of a baseball guy, and I had some vague notion that Jackie Robinson was a black dude, but I'm sorta tired of the reverse reverse (reverse?) race based "I'm white and things are tough for me" thing.

Joey