Cuss words WAY beyond "family feature"
Added 11/16/2009
This is absolutely a great movie. But I cannot be the only parent who was horrified to find I was showing my three boys a movie that is filled with cuss words. Maybe you are ok with a "family feature" in which s--t is used half a dozen times. But not everyone is, and parents need to be aware that this movie goes beyond the d--n and son of a b---- norm for PG. If a "edited for tv" version of this existed I'd recommend it to anyone. But can you imagine how many grandparents pick up this "family classic" for their little grandsons, having no idea that their little boys are about to sit through six or eight "s--t"s and almost as many "son of a b----"s? I'm not a prude when it comes to adults' movies. And if parents are fine with their kids hearing these words in a movie, fine. But for anyone who is concerned about this, it is amazing how rarely you'll find any kind of notice attached to this movie. Parents, and grandparents, ought to be able to make an informed decision.
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The Sandlot - Fun, and happy
Added 9/24/2009
Found this by accident and loved it. Purchased multiple copies to share with family members. I loved the film and it's one you can enjoy viewing again and again. Alot of fun. This is a sandlot baseball movie, so any baseball fan will enjoy this flick. It's set in Los Angeles, 1962. Guys might also like seeing the old cars. Smalls' family car was identical in appearance to one of my Dad's cars, down to the color and body type.
Plot is about a geekish kid Scott Smalls who moves into the neighborhood with his mom and stepdad. Like "The Wonder Years", Scott, as adult, is narrating as the film progresses. The kid is brilliant, but totally inept and clueless about baseball. He and his mom get the stepdad to help him learn how to throw and catch a baseball, but it doesn't work. Then this "Benny" who is the head guy on the sandlot group takes him under his wing. Then, Scott borrows his stepdad's prized display baseball that was signed by Babe Ruth and somebody knocks it over the fence into a yard guarded by this huge Mastiff known as "The Beast". A bit of the film goes into efforts to retrieve the prized baseball.
I don't want to go further and ruin it, but it's a nice, nice movie with an ending you'll love.
Also, PG-13 rating is probably undeserved, as I saw nothing that would be objectionable to younger kids.
Reminded me of "Our Gang" and "The Wonder Years". The kids in the film were great.
I don't know if I should mention that info is on [...] but these sites may contain spoilers.
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A family film that really will appeal to the whole family.
Added 4/22/2009
On the front cover of the DVD, 20th Century Fox has labeled this movie as a 'family feature', and it truly is one. After all, males and females of all ages love baseball, and people young and old can relate to the kids in this movie. Also, you don't have to be a baseball fan to enjoy this movie. You just have to appreciate a time in the early 60s when children had fun doing different things. The Sandlot was released over 15 years ago, so I think it's safe to say that it's a classic. For those reading this who are not familiar with it, however, allow me to summarize the plot. Shy fifth-grader Scotty Smalls is the new kid in a suburban town in the summer of 1962, who has a hard time making friends, but is eventually allowed to join a group of kids who play baseball all day, every day. They never choose teams or keep score; they just play and have fun. However, they also visit the public swimming pool, enjoy the 4th of July, and even try chewing tobacco like the pros. One night, after a ball goes over the left field fence, they have a campout in a treehouse, where Smalls is told the legend of the beastly dog that lives behind that fence. Needless to say, when a ball signed by Babe Ruth belonging to Smalls' step-father accidentally goes over, he is in deep trouble. Luckily for Smalls, his step-father is away on a business trip, allowing the boys time to try to get it back, with hilarious results. Overall, The Sandlot is a great movie, but the DVD doesn't offer much in the way of bonus features. The one main extra is a brief promotional featurette in which the cast and crew describe the plot and share their comments on it. There are also some theatrical trailers and TV spots. The movie is good enough, however, that it doesn't need many extras to be worth buying. In fact, Siskel and Ebert gave it two thumbs up, calling it "a charming and whimsical comedy".
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It was great!
Added 4/20/2009
I loved this movie, and it was great for the whole family. I recommend it for all guys who love baseball, cause i know my brother loved it. He cant stop watching it. Comes with great standard shipping too!
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Julie, Wisconsin
Added 4/14/2009
I have always loved this movie and now my kids are old enough to watch and understand it and young enough to see the fun in it. I would say that this is a great family movie.
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Cuss words WAY beyond "family feature"
Added 11/16/2009
This is absolutely a great movie. But I cannot be the only parent who was horrified to find I was showing my three boys a movie that is filled with cuss words. Maybe you are ok with a "family feature" in which s--t is used half a dozen times. But not everyone is, and parents need to be aware that this movie goes beyond the d--n and son of a b---- norm for PG. If a "edited for tv" version of this existed I'd recommend it to anyone. But can you imagine how many grandparents pick up this "family classic" for their little grandsons, having no idea that their little boys are about to sit through six or eight "s--t"s and almost as many "son of a b----"s? I'm not a prude when it comes to adults' movies. And if parents are fine with their kids hearing these words in a movie, fine. But for anyone who is concerned about this, it is amazing how rarely you'll find any kind of notice attached to this movie. Parents, and grandparents, ought to be able to make an informed decision.
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The Sandlot - Fun, and happy
Added 9/24/2009
Found this by accident and loved it. Purchased multiple copies to share with family members. I loved the film and it's one you can enjoy viewing again and again. Alot of fun. This is a sandlot baseball movie, so any baseball fan will enjoy this flick. It's set in Los Angeles, 1962. Guys might also like seeing the old cars. Smalls' family car was identical in appearance to one of my Dad's cars, down to the color and body type.
Plot is about a geekish kid Scott Smalls who moves into the neighborhood with his mom and stepdad. Like "The Wonder Years", Scott, as adult, is narrating as the film progresses. The kid is brilliant, but totally inept and clueless about baseball. He and his mom get the stepdad to help him learn how to throw and catch a baseball, but it doesn't work. Then this "Benny" who is the head guy on the sandlot group takes him under his wing. Then, Scott borrows his stepdad's prized display baseball that was signed by Babe Ruth and somebody knocks it over the fence into a yard guarded by this huge Mastiff known as "The Beast". A bit of the film goes into efforts to retrieve the prized baseball.
I don't want to go further and ruin it, but it's a nice, nice movie with an ending you'll love.
Also, PG-13 rating is probably undeserved, as I saw nothing that would be objectionable to younger kids.
Reminded me of "Our Gang" and "The Wonder Years". The kids in the film were great.
I don't know if I should mention that info is on [...] but these sites may contain spoilers.
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A family film that really will appeal to the whole family.
Added 4/22/2009
On the front cover of the DVD, 20th Century Fox has labeled this movie as a 'family feature', and it truly is one. After all, males and females of all ages love baseball, and people young and old can relate to the kids in this movie. Also, you don't have to be a baseball fan to enjoy this movie. You just have to appreciate a time in the early 60s when children had fun doing different things. The Sandlot was released over 15 years ago, so I think it's safe to say that it's a classic. For those reading this who are not familiar with it, however, allow me to summarize the plot. Shy fifth-grader Scotty Smalls is the new kid in a suburban town in the summer of 1962, who has a hard time making friends, but is eventually allowed to join a group of kids who play baseball all day, every day. They never choose teams or keep score; they just play and have fun. However, they also visit the public swimming pool, enjoy the 4th of July, and even try chewing tobacco like the pros. One night, after a ball goes over the left field fence, they have a campout in a treehouse, where Smalls is told the legend of the beastly dog that lives behind that fence. Needless to say, when a ball signed by Babe Ruth belonging to Smalls' step-father accidentally goes over, he is in deep trouble. Luckily for Smalls, his step-father is away on a business trip, allowing the boys time to try to get it back, with hilarious results. Overall, The Sandlot is a great movie, but the DVD doesn't offer much in the way of bonus features. The one main extra is a brief promotional featurette in which the cast and crew describe the plot and share their comments on it. There are also some theatrical trailers and TV spots. The movie is good enough, however, that it doesn't need many extras to be worth buying. In fact, Siskel and Ebert gave it two thumbs up, calling it "a charming and whimsical comedy".
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