'Whip It' utterly entertaining Oct 9, 2009
" (Courtesy Darren Michaels/MCT)ENTER MOVIE-WHIPIT 4 FT By Rene Rodriguez McClatchy Newspapers October 09, 2009 2:00 AM The kind of movie that makes the term "formulaic crowd-pleaser" seem like a good thing, "Whip It" is completely predictable from the first frame. It also is ridiculously, utterly entertaining.Drew Barrymore's smashing directorial debut harkens back to an era in which Hollywood studio pictures could still move and enthrall the audience while plying in hoary cliches. Although the... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Lace up your skates and go see 'Whip It' Oct 3, 2009
Although the setting of "Whip It" is fresh territory for movies - the independent women's roller-derby circuit - pretty much everything that happens in the film can be traced back to other pictures, from "The Karate Kid" and "The Bad News Bears" to "Saturday Night Fever.". That comparison may sound like a dreary mishmash, but Barrymore, working from a screenplay by Shauna Cross (who adapted her novel, "Derby Girl"), has crafted a spirited and ingratiating coming-of-age tale by focusing on the... (Fresno Bee)
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The Bad News Bears it aint. Four Minutes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Going All-in: Fights have their color Jul 19, 2009
Bonds' offensive skills at the end were in decline as he marched toward the home run record, and his defensive liabilities make the Bad News Bears look like Gold Glovers. And it's been what, almost three years since he faced major league pitching. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Diamonds in the rough Jul 9, 2009
I'm sure there were times when they seriously wondered if any real good would ever come from this rural version of the Bad News Bears. BUT 46 YEARS have passed and one has to wonder whatever happened to the 1963 Forest Everreadies and the efforts of their leaders. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Threats, communists, Capitol Hill: Playoffs right for college football? May 2, 2009
McLeaner wrote on May 1, 2009 3:43 PM:" This reminds me of the climax of the classic (sort of) movie: "The Bad News Bears". The teams want to play (a tourney)/ Everybody in the stadium wants the kids to be able to play (the tournament). Only the fools in charge are stubbornly chasing children around a field, trying to enforce a stupid rule that everybody hates. A 16 team tournament only takes 4 weeks and 15 games.Let them play! ". Add your own comments. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Watchmen star 'to play Krueger' Apr 6, 2009
Page last updated at 16:52 GMT, Sunday, 5 April 2009 17:52 UK. Watchmen star 'to play Krueger. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Odd-job man gets a super break Feb 28, 2009
"I'm just happy to be here, to be part of something like this," said Haley, a child star in the 1970s (The Bad News Bears, Breaking Away), who saw his film dreams fade as he ended up driving a limo, delivering pizzas and doing odd jobs. After more than a decade off the Hollywood grid, Haley surged back on the scene with his Oscar-nominated performance as a sex offender in the 2006 film Little Children. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Eastbound and Down' Feb 13, 2009
Prodigal-son stories have been knocking them dead for a couple of thousand years now, and the tale of the messy failure redeemed by contact with ordinary folks and small children has been with us at least since the first version of "The Bad News Bears." It remains to be seen just how redeemed Kenny will be, but it won't take much to make him seem improved. I can't say the pilot struck me as especially funny, but there are good things and talented people in it, and it looks good. (Los Angeles Times)
Bulldogs face Bears tonight Feb 9, 2009
It reminded me of the movie the Bad News Bears when in the beginning of their quest they would make mistakes and argue with each other and blame. By the end of the movie they were working as a team. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Rourkes redemption tale appeals to everyone Feb 7, 2009
Zaillian offered the example of Jackie Earle Haley, who had made a mark as a young actor years ago in The Bad News Bears and Breaking Away, but effectively disappeared not long afterward. Zaillian wanted him for a part in All the Kings Men, but couldnt find him. (MSNBC -- Movies)
