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jamboinglasgow

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must of been done before but here I go.

 

Was in Fopp today and saw Any Given Sunday for ?3. Not seen it before so bought it. THis film is amazing, even though it is about American football it covers alot that is relevent to proper football. Plus it has an amazing cast, music, cinematography and the best inspirational speech for a sport ever in its "inches" speech.

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must of been done before but here I go.

 

Was in Fopp today and saw Any Given Sunday for ?3. Not seen it before so bought it. THis film is amazing, even though it is about American football it covers alot that is relevent to proper football. Plus it has an amazing cast, music, cinematography and the best inspirational speech for a sport ever in its "inches" speech.

 

The one with Vinnie Jones, think its called mean machine

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The one with Vinnie Jones, think its called mean machine

 

Mean Machine was a remake of a 1970s American football movie which may have had the same name. The original was awful - kind of like watching the 6 million dollar man without being in any way entertaining. I liked the Vinnie one much better - partly because it was centred on a sensible sport.

 

Surely though, the Oscar goes to Escape to Victory?:rolleyes:

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Any. Given. Sunday. JUST for that speech.

 

If that fails then it's Mike Basset: England Manager.

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There is a new version of the mean machine genre but with American football with Adam Sandler called 'The Longest Yard' which is absolutely crap!

 

Didnt like mean machine much either.

 

Any Given Sunday is amazing!

 

All the Rocky Movies.

 

Escape to Victory.

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Carl Weathers

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Million Dollar Baby

The Hurricane

Cinderella man

Rocky 1-4

Raging Bull

 

I like boxing films.

 

Anyone seen The Champ?

 

Worth a watch?

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I don't know what to say really.

Three minutes

to the biggest battle of our professional lives

all comes down to today.

Either

we heal

as a team

or we are going to crumble.

Inch by inch

play by play

till we're finished.

We are in hell right now, gentlemen

believe me

and

we can stay here

and get the **** kicked out of us

or

we can fight our way

back into the light.

We can climb out of hell.

One inch, at a time.

 

Now I can't do it for you.

I'm too old.

I look around and I see these young faces

and I think

I mean

I made every wrong choice a middle age man could make.

I uh....

I ****ed away all my money

believe it or not.

I chased off

anyone who has ever loved me.

And lately,

I can't even stand the face I see in the mirror.

 

You know when you get old in life

things get taken from you.

That's, that's part of life.

But,

you only learn that when you start losing stuff.

You find out that life is just a game of inches.

So is football.

Because in either game

life or football

the margin for error is so small.

I mean

one half step too late or to early

you don't quite make it.

One half second too slow or too fast

and you don't quite catch it.

The inches we need are everywhere around us.

They are in ever break of the game

every minute, every second.

 

On this team, we fight for that inch

On this team, we tear ourselves, and everyone around us

to pieces for that inch.

We CLAW with our finger nails for that inch.

Cause we know

when we add up all those inches

that's going to make the ****ing difference

between WINNING and LOSING

between LIVING and DYING.

 

I'll tell you this

in any fight

it is the guy who is willing to die

who is going to win that inch.

And I know

if I am going to have any life anymore

it is because, I am still willing to fight, and die for that inch

because that is what LIVING is.

The six inches in front of your face.

 

Now I can't make you do it.

You gotta look at the guy next to you.

Look into his eyes.

Now I think you are going to see a guy who will go that inch with you.

You are going to see a guy

who will sacrifice himself for this team

because he knows when it comes down to it,

you are gonna do the same thing for him.

 

That's a team, gentlemen

and either we heal now, as a team,

or we will die as individuals.

That's football guys.

That's all it is.

Now, whattaya gonna do?

 

 

 

 

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Ivan Drago

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Million Dollar Baby

The Hurricane

Cinderella man

Rocky 1-4

Raging Bull

 

I like boxing films.

 

Anyone seen The Champ?

 

Worth a watch?

 

How fecking depressing is Million Dollar Baby? cracking film though.

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Say What Again

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Chariots of Fire must be up there?

 

I'll stick a shout in for Jerry Maguire and Raging Bull as well.

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Million Dollar Baby

The Hurricane

Cinderella man

Rocky 1-4

Raging Bull

 

I like boxing films.

 

Anyone seen The Champ?

 

Worth a watch?

 

You like boxing films?

 

Glad you stopped Rocky at 4 ;)

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Commander Harris

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it's not an amazing film but Mystery Alaska is worth checking out, an enjoyable sports film. (Ice Hockey)

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Friday Night Lights.

 

 

Crackin film about High School American Football in Texas. Didn't really get it until I was in Alabama and Georgia last year and saw first hand exactly how mental they get about "Football" down there!

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it's not an amazing film but Mystery Alaska is worth checking out, an enjoyable sports film. (Ice Hockey)

 

That was on the other week, decent watch I thought

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must of been done before but here I go.

 

Was in Fopp today and saw Any Given Sunday for ?3. Not seen it before so bought it. THis film is amazing, even though it is about American football it covers alot that is relevent to proper football. Plus it has an amazing cast, music, cinematography and the best inspirational speech for a sport ever in its "inches" speech.

 

FOPP?!?!?! WAS IT SAVED!?!?!?

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FOPP?!?!?! WAS IT SAVED!?!?!?

 

aye, it was closed for a wee bit but someone must have bought it cause it's open again! best place for cheap dvds!

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Legend Claws

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Yes! Delighted! It better survive until I get home! Best place for books/dvds/music!

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FOPP?!?!?! WAS IT SAVED!?!?!?

 

HMV took over one or two stores, think one in Glasgow and one in edinburgh. The rest were closed down.

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When we were Kings. Ali,Frazier and Foreman.

 

Absolutely Extraordinary Film, You just couldn't make that story (or those characters) up. If it wasn't a documentary then it would seem implausible.

 

But Frazier isn't in it.

 

Don King is though, and James Brown, and BB King.

 

That's one hell of a cast.

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Absolutely Extraordinary Film, You just couldn't make that story (or those characters) up. If it wasn't a documentary then it would seem implausible.

 

But Frazier isn't in it.

 

Don King is though, and James Brown, and BB King.

 

That's one hell of a cast.

 

Agreed - this is a must watch for boxing fans.

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Walter Bishop

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must of been done before but here I go.

 

Was in Fopp today and saw Any Given Sunday for ?3. Not seen it before so bought it. THis film is amazing, even though it is about American football it covers alot that is relevent to proper football. Plus it has an amazing cast, music, cinematography and the best inspirational speech for a sport ever in its "inches" speech.

 

Was there not something going about that Elvis brought a recording of this speech in and played it to the team before the 1-0 Aberdeen game which clinched champions league place?

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Chariots of fire.

 

Raging Bull.

 

Escape to victory: I dont know why. Michael Caine has a beer belly like mine. Sylvester Stallone makes Zibby the Hibby look good in goals. But, it is just sheer daft entertainment.

 

 

 

 

John

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Denny Crane

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The Miracle of Berne

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Was there not something going about that Elvis brought a recording of this speech in and played it to the team before the 1-0 Aberdeen game which clinched champions league place?

 

Not sure if it was that game but definitely remember reading about him playing that speech to the team at some point before a match.

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Has anyone seen 'Once in a Lifetime - The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos' from 2006.

 

Is it worth watching?

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Rocky.

 

End of.

 

No way. Sly is much better as a #obo goalie in the prison camp movie.;)

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