10 June 2011

Field of Dreams

I'm a big fan of the show 'How I Met Your Mother' and in it, they make reference to the movie 'Field of Dreams' in several different episodes which is one of the best sports movies of all time.  All.  Time.  I will even go out on a limb to call it the best sports movie.  I got into a discussion with some people at work about sports movies and started talking about which was the best.  One person spouted out that 'Brian's Song' was the best sports movie, but I disagree on the sole fact that it involves the Chicago Bears.  Yeah, I'm that petty.  And I'm just going to put this out there, but 'Field of Dreams' is one of an extremely short list of movies in which it is okay for men to cry during.  Encompassing all sports, baseball has the best movies.  They top all of the basketball, football, soccer, boxing, or whatever sports movies.   

So, the list.  The list of the greatest sports movies of all time.  At least the top five. 
  1. Field of Dreams
  2. Bull Durham
  3. Slap Shot
  4. Raging Bull
  5. Hoosiers
I feel really really dirty putting a movie about basketball on the list, but it's so freaking good that I couldn't not put it on the list.  Who can argue against a movie with both Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper?  No one.  That's who.  

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