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WE ARE MARSHALL made Capone cry... almost... but in a good way!!!

First? by ScoobySnack	Dec 22nd, 2006 12:32:32 PM
I know... hate me.
Damn - Second! by kinghenryVIII	Dec 22nd, 2006 12:36:30 PM
maybe?
And FUCK FIRST POSTERS! by kinghenryVIII	Dec 22nd, 2006 12:42:25 PM
I do want to see this. I liked Remember the Titans, and I'm a sucker for a good sports "pump up" feel good movie ala Karate Kid, Hoosiers, Vision Quest, or Dodgeball. And dammit, Matt Mc does, indeed, have a good movie in him. Fucking Failure to Launch?!?!?! I was forced to watch that shit. Even my girlfriend admitted it sucked. I then punched her in the face. Sahara was good - fuck you all!
Mike Evans, Lionel from the Jeffersons passed away. by Orionsangels	Dec 22nd, 2006 12:48:42 PM
Yea the original Lionel. The funny one who also starred in 'All in the Family' He died of throat Cancer. I know he wasn't a huge star, but the guy made us all laugh and still is in rerurns. I thought someone should mention it.
dissent vs. descent by le_phantom	Dec 22nd, 2006 01:15:43 PM
C'mon, Capone
Woah..... by Forestal	Dec 22nd, 2006 01:28:17 PM
Another football movie...coooooool.
Failure to Launch by kinghenryVIII	Dec 22nd, 2006 01:52:24 PM
Yeah - she thought it looked cute. At the 30 minute point she actually fessed up. Sorry to say, we own, er, she owns this G Paltrow flick called Swinging Doors and the newer flick with Uma Thurman when she dates the younger dude who is the son of her shrink. Can't understand why I'm admitting this .... feels good to confess.
I had no idea this was by McG... by Just Plain Steve	Dec 22nd, 2006 02:02:19 PM
This film looks like McG took some prosac and decided to put his camera on a tripod. I really wanted to see this movie before hearing he directed it.
Grammar check, Capone by theBigE	Dec 22nd, 2006 02:22:37 PM
Most word processors today have it. Just some advice. After reading high school essays all day, this was a step down. Thanks for the movie review anyway. Your taste in films is respectable even if your Composition 101 skills are not.
Marshall Cocksuckers? by Uncapie	Dec 22nd, 2006 02:41:34 PM
I would have used Marshall Poultry Pops. This is a family oriented website. I'm fucking telling you.
Kate Mara... by Go24Day5	Dec 22nd, 2006 03:53:47 PM
Kate Mara is the fiancee' of Ian McShane's dead son in the movie, not January Jones. Jones plays Matthew Fox's character's wife in the movie and she does great in her limited time. McConaughey does decent in the movie, but Fox, Mackie and Mara steal the show in my mind! Fox is LEGIT!
been kinda of "ehh" about seeing this..+Lebron and King by Bloo	Dec 22nd, 2006 07:10:54 PM
and I love a good football movie but something about this hasn't grabbed me, but Capone, I trust you, I TRUST you...can I saw that again I T-R-U-S-T you, so if you say this is good, I'll see it. Lebron, King Henrey, got you guys beat, my MALE, stright, heavy metal listening roommate love...THE NOTEBOOK and The Last Dance or Step Up or one of those lame "dancing" movies
We Are Marshall... by NC Blue	Dec 22nd, 2006 09:27:16 PM
..."thundering into theaters this Christmas." Okay that was bad. Anyway, this looks like a worthy addition to my list of movies that I am curious about but will ultimately never free up time to see. Sigh. I did feel though that McConaughey was wasting his talent doing chick flicks, so it's good to see him in a more serious role. BTW, was anyone else freaked out by the engine trouble that the Marshall charter jet had in Greenville, NC (home of ECU) this past season? Thankfully that was not an exact repeat of that fateful November night.
Gay Porn for Straight Men by godoffireinhell	Dec 23rd, 2006 08:46:11 AM
Sports movies are just softcore gay porn for straight men. So it's totally OK to openly weep on your best male friend's shoulder while he strokes your hair. You can still go to the strip mall later and remain your heterosexual pride.
Great movie! by obidawsn	Dec 23rd, 2006 09:33:40 AM
I don't like football (or any sports) movie, but this was a great film. It wasn't really as much about the football team as it is the people (the families, friends, and other town members) who were left behind after the crash. I wasn't that excited to see it, at first, but my fiance's family is from Huntington so she really wanted to see it. I really loved the movie. It's definitely a must see. Of course, I also got the inside scoop on places and people in the film, but I believe it was still a great, moving film beyond that. And, by the way, there were 75 people that died on that crash (not 60). Just a little fact correction.
75 by kbass	Dec 23rd, 2006 01:38:30 PM
Not 60 or so, Capone. That's how many people died in the crash. Coaches, players, boosters and the flight crew. A truly tragic event and a pretty good movie.
title by neilmccauley	Dec 24th, 2006 01:07:06 AM
you know, hven't seen the movie but but based on posts above, the title says what this is about: you lose a precious group of people to chance, this kills hope in the communities that were bound by them and their feats, and then you set out rebuiding that symbol, against the "but that's not my puppy" syndrome. and you get to improve (or at least uphold) not just a dead team's standing, but to lay bare why it'd be worth busting your ass to keep that legacy alive. And even thought you ain't the guys, by the end, you can say, in an hirtherto unpredictably honest voice: We are Marshal. Sounds like the victory is in keeping a team's myth alive versus death and lack of talent and all. I will see this film and will be mehhed if the new team wins, and moved if they just about barely make it to become a potential, some-day maybe, second tier run at what the embryos of the players who died might have been. I don't like sports movies, but this title promises a special, I hope i get delivered.
Neil, just so you know... by The PimpDragon	Dec 24th, 2006 12:44:25 PM
The new team wins their first home game (yes, that's actually how it went down and the game was listed as one of the 100 greatest football games of all time by ESPN). However, they only won two games that entire season and only 9 under Lengyel's 4-year tenure, which Kate Mara's character explains in the closing of the film. So, just know that the film ends with that first home game.

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