If you're a fan of the book

by Jeremy (WeIsND), Offices of Babip Pecota Vorp & Eckstein, Friday, November 21, 2014, 10:03 (3437 days ago) @ HullieAndMikes

Its tough to be a fan of the movie. It probably never should have been tried. its a good looking movie to be sure, but it still fails as both an adaptation of the book and as a baseball movie in general.

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OT: Mark Ruffalo's portrayal of Dave Schultz is spooky. - Jason93, 2014-11-21, 07:02
- Thread hijack: for the uninitiated - Domer99, 2014-11-21, 09:28
  - A few things. - FunkDoctorSpock, 2014-11-21, 09:48
    - Gable was a bigger presence across the sport - Mark, 2014-11-21, 13:06
- Bennett Miller dir. - Jay, 2014-11-21, 09:06
  - You didn't like "Moneyball"? - HullieAndMikes, 2014-11-21, 09:42
    - If you're a fan of the book - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-11-21, 10:03
    - I thought it failed on baseball terms *and* moviemaking - Jay, 2014-11-21, 09:50
      - I think it needed a greater focus on the math. - MattG, 2014-11-21, 12:25
        
        They also gave too many real-life guys - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-11-21, 13:11
      - Maybe I liked it because I don't like baseball - HullieAndMikes, 2014-11-21, 10:08
- I met DuPont when I was toying with the idea of - Frank, 2014-11-21, 07:36
  - Mark Schultz, not Dave - MattG, 2014-11-21, 12:19
    - Huh? {spoiler, I guess} - Jason93, 2014-11-21, 13:02
      - Of course- sorry - MattG, 2014-11-21, 15:07
  - Geez for a minute there I thought this was a thread about - Jack, 2014-11-21, 07:48
- I vividly remember when that happened - FunkDoctorSpock, 2014-11-21, 07:24
  - OT: Big game tomorrow? - DCT, 2014-11-21, 07:54
    - Imagine if SC was 17 miles down the road. - FunkDoctorSpock, 2014-11-21, 08:06
- I'm seeing it tonight - DCT, 2014-11-21, 07:05

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If you're a fan of the book