Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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generationofswine I could never actually throw a baseball well. My body just never exactly grasped the mechanics to do it like I should and after playing a game my elbow was swollen and throbbing.Football, on the other hand, I was good at. Throwing a spiral was no problem for me, nor was making the ball go where I wanted it to, and, let's face it, any fool can read can read an offense like an open book, especially in high school.Defense was always more fun to play. Freshman year when I was on offense...hated it. A year later when I got moved to the big "D" I actually enjoyed playing...So I played football...but I watched baseball.Even now that I'm old, I could still care less if the Bears win or lose...the Cubs on the other hand, well, that is an obsession.So when a football movie comes out, I don't exactly flock to the theaters to see it and afterwards, I don't buy it on DVD and watch it over and over again to get me through the long winters.But there are a few good ones."Any Given Sunday" is just brilliant. There is a lot to watch in that movie from the start to the finish, from the inside of the NFL to the game itself."Necessary Roughness" is a totally different beast. It approaches the movie like, well, like it's a baseball movie. It does it with a sense of humor and not a steroidal rage. It's not as concerned about being tough as it is about getting laughs.It all makes for a fun movie to watch. The jokes are awesome, especially when they target football itself, as a sport. And when they do so, its a little more subtle, it's more in the language you heard from your coaches, the references that seem to travel from locker room to locker room across the country.BUT, don't worry, the bulk of the movie and the sense of humor comes from the characters in the film and not the game itself. You don't have to understand the lingo, if you never had to take a knee and get screamed at by an old man with his pants hitched up too high, it doesn't matter, the movie can carry itself without appealing to sports fans.When you sit down for a movie, it should entertain you. That is the base level of any movie and "Necessary Roughness" does that better than most.

Frederick Smith So why review a 21 year old movie? Easy. Good movies have no expiration date, and this is certainly one of them. At the time, the NCAA was going through all sorts of problems with player bribes, payoffs, faked grades, violations from steroids to hookers to cars for the players. This movie was brave enough to face these problems and gives an accurate picture of trying to build a football team from a bunch of wanna be's and never were's. Scott Bakula is perfect in the role, neither attempting to affect a fake Texas drawl nor over playing the role. Hector Elizondo and Robert Loggia, two veteran actors who could easily dominate the film, instead add their considerable talents to make the film believable. Several great touches are added, including Rob Schneider as the announcer for the games, and the appearance of a prison team arranged by Dean Elias (Larry Miller, the schmuck you love to hate) adds an extreme and interesting comic scene. Dick Butkus, Earl Campbell, Roger Craig, Ben Davidson, Tony Dorsett, Evander Holyfield, Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Jim Kelly, Jerry Rice, Hershel Walker, and Randy White are the prison football players, and if you have to ask who they are, you need to head over to the NFL Hall of Fame (Except for Evander Holyfield, former Heavyweight Champion of the World). The film is cohesive, the language is minimal, and the violence is limited to the football field, practice, and a slight altercation between two teams at Billy Bob's. Collectible if you are a fan of good sports movies, and definitely a great film for the family on a Saturday night.

magellan333 Necessary Roughness is a fun movie that if it isn't taken too seriously can be very enjoyable. The first to worst Texas State team finds itself with a team of mostly "non-athletes" that came about after the school held open tryouts. The entire championship team from the year before had been suspended for violations. Scott Bakula plays a competent lead as a middle aged college athlete. Sinbad adds some fun to the story as another "elder athlete". Kathy Ireland, while no actress, does add some eye candy to the film. I also like this film in that this rag-tag team does not reach the heights of being #1 or making it to a championship game. The "big game" of this film is when Texas State plays the the #1 ranked college team. The film has plenty of laughs, a touch of drama and competent script writing and players. Watch it on a Sunday afternoon when nothing else is on.

mycatslyone Freshman college football with a 34 yr old playing? (Scott Bakula) A HUGE science teacher playing? (The ever-funny Sinbad)A rich kid who gains confidence from the 34 yr old? (Jason Bateman) The best lookin' Greek-Aussie I ever saw & probably the smallest in football? (Louis Mandylor) I bought this DVD thinking it would be another Major League. Well, it was a little drier but still funny. When the GIANT guys come out on the field from prison, (The Refrigerator, Too-Tall, etc.) you wonder how & why but it's only to 'toughen up' the team. The roughness is necessary! See this for a laugh, especially during football season. And ladies, there is always something for US in these sports films! It's your choice!!