I recently watched Moneyball - excellent movie, although if you don't like or know baseball it might not be so great.
I recently watched Moneyball - excellent movie, although if you don't like or know baseball it might not be so great.
Mike Holman
Money Smarts Blog Investing and Personal Finance
I like movies with a plot with twists, surprises and is unpredictable. One movie that I have always enjoyed is Blood Simple - one of the first movies produced by Joel and Ethan Coen (they also made Raising Arizona, among others).
I also like movies produced by Guy Ritchie - Lock, Stock and Two Smokin' Barrels.
Good fun - but not without violence at times. These are not family-night movies!
I can't get over The Lord of the Rings even after all this time. Call me a fanboy.
I second Four Pillar's recommendation of Moneyball. The movie was surprisingly entertaining and I'd say even non-baseball fans would love it. My wife really enjoyed it as well.
The movie is based on the book by Michael Lewis, who may be familiar to some for "Liar's Poker" and "The Big Short," and reads like one of his business books, just about the business of baseball. It's a great read about how computers, statistical analysis, and economics all converged to revolutionize how baseball players are evaluated and compensated.
My one complaint about the movie: the premise of the book is about building a team economically, whether it's finding cheaper unknown players to avoiding big name stars who carry a premium price in comparison to their production. Then they get Brad Pitt to star in the movie! Though I hear Pitt was quite interested in the role and even reduced his salary several times to make the movie happen, though he did get producer credits (and potentially more money after the movie was released?).
Saw this on the weekend, and it was surprisingly good. I had extremely low expectations but it was actually really great. Might be my second fav hockey movie besides Slap Shot.
On the surface, it's about a kid who becomes a hockey enforcer and beats the crap out of people for a living. But the story is surprisingly deeper than that as he meets the legendary enforcer, who is a lot more than you expect.
General warning that pretty much everything about it is politically-incorrect and offensive, as one would imagine a minor league hockey team locker to be... but if you like blood and fights and comedy and hockey, definitely worth checking out.
Trailer below.
i watched moneyball recently as well. although i liked the movie, brad pitt didnt seem very convincing. or maybe it was just his portrayal. also, no mention of why he decided to follow the strategy he did or why he steadfastedly continued that approach even after the initial losses. however, another great movie and a great piece of work by michael lewis.
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Well no wonder I liked Moneyball. Michael Lewis is great. Saw it last night and rolled my eyes at the prospect of a "baseball" movie, but put away the laptop about half way in. It was good!
Slumdog Millionaire
Kite Runners
Schindler's List
Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
Saving Private Ryan
Top Picks - Could watch them over and over again
Chasing Madoff ... an eye-opener and history repeats itself..
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