Rookie of the Year or Like Mike?

by **jonthefon** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:17 am

For some reason, I just gotta ask such a random question.

Both involves reasonably young stars, both involve sport, both involve acquiring a talent by a freak accident, both involve collaboration with a major league, both involve a greedy bastard trying to make money off them...etc.

Which one is better in your opinion though?

by **[Q]** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:28 am

i would gouge my eyes out and eat them if i was ever forced to watch either movie ever again.

by **Fitzy** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:47 pm

i havent seen rookie of the year, but like mike wasnt bad, maybe a bit budget though

by **Donatello** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:52 pm

The answer is...

Wow, answer is a funny looking word.

They're both great guilty-pleasure movies. But they honestly suck.

by **Dean** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:54 pm

Is rookie of the year the one where he breaks his arm and then can pitch lightning fast?

by **Donatello** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:56 pm

Dean wrote:Is rookie of the year the one where he breaks his arm and then can pitch lightning fast?

Yes sir. And it makes that weird 'whoosh-whapp' sound.

by **Dean** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:02 pm

Haha, the way they have his arm in a cast amuses me.. How he looks like hes constantly doing a big gay wave..

by **[Q]** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:07 pm

Donatello wrote:
Dean wrote:Is rookie of the year the one where he breaks his arm and then can pitch lightning fast?

Yes sir. And it makes that weird 'whoosh-whapp' sound.

two straight hours of 'whoosh-whap' can't make a baseball movie (or baseball in general) the least bit entertaining.

by **Donatello** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:09 pm

Yeah, but the dumb looks on that kid's face help.

by **Dean** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:11 pm

I think the wind changed direction while his face was like that during filming..

Edit: http://www.impawards.com/1993/posters/rookie_of_the_year.jpg :lol:

by **Donatello** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:16 pm

Daniel Stern's greatest performance aside from Celtic Pride. That guy is such a douchebag. Where is he, anyway? Probably off somewhere in the same place Rick Moranis vanished to.

Celtic Pride was one of those great-yet-shitty movies, too.

by **[Q]** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:24 pm

Dean wrote:I think the wind changed direction while his face was like that during filming..

Edit: http://www.impawards.com/1993/posters/rookie_of_the_year.jpg

oh snap I thought you meant the Disney one from a few years back with Dennis Quaid.

EDIT: best basketball movie of all time: He Got Game. Yeah yeah, what about Hoosiers? I know, Hoosiers was ok, but I like He Got Game more. Denzel (Y)

, Ray Allen (Y)

, Walta!

, hello Rosario Dawson's titties (Y)

and no bad Spike Lee acting (Y)

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:30 pm

The Rookie wasnt' bad at all. :oops:

It's still not bad if you combine Rookie of the Year and Like Mike together compared to it.

by **BigKaboom2** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:46 pm

Damn it, I love Rookie Of The Year. Still got it on VHS.

In the doctor's office:

IMDB wrote:(once taken out of the cast, Henry's arm snaps around and hits Dr. Kersten in the nose)
Dr. Kersten: (muffled, with hands over his face) Funky, buttloving...!
George: Did he say "funky buttloving?"

And the manager calling him Gardenhoser at one point - there's some brilliant stuff in there. Not as good as The Sandlot, however.

by **Dro** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:51 pm

BigKaboom2 wrote:Damn it, I love Rookie Of The Year. Still got it on VHS.

In the doctor's office:

IMDB wrote:(once taken out of the cast, Henry's arm snaps around and hits Dr. Kersten in the nose)
Dr. Kersten: (muffled, with hands over his face) Funky, buttloving...!
George: Did he say "funky buttloving?"

And the manager calling him Gardenhoser at one point - there's some brilliant stuff in there. Not as good as The Sandlot, however.

Yes, funky buttlovin'! Classic line. The doctor was so fuckin' goofy looking...I still can't get over it. One of my favorite movies as a kid for sure.

Like Mike was disappointing. Have it on DVD though.

by **Joe'** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:50 pm

Qballer wrote:EDIT: best basketball movie of all time: He Got Game. Yeah yeah, what about Hoosiers? I know, Hoosiers was ok, but I like He Got Game more. Denzel , Ray Allen , Walta! , hello Rosario Dawson's titties and no bad Spike Lee acting

Agreed. He Got Game is the best basketball movie, although I also really like Glory Road and Hoosiers.
Coach Carter was okay. Enjoyable movie but not as good as the three I mentioned above.

Like Mike and Rookie of the Year both suck. Should be rated Y instead of PG since no one 7 or older is able to appreciate them.

by **[Q]** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:47 pm

my cousin was a cheerleader in Coach Carter. she got to meet Ashanti.

by **jonthefon** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:07 pm

I don't know why I posted this, but it was a spur-of-the-moment thing. I realised how similar and how stupidly they got their powers in both films, and I was looking for opinion.

by **KIG1** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:02 pm

Rookie of the Year is a lot better than Like Mike.

I didn't enjoy Like Mike at all, actually.

by **Keo** on Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:25 pm

Like Mike was dreadful. I haven't seen Rookie of the Year but if it's comparable to Like Mike then I guess I'm better off.

by **Jing** on Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:52 pm

No doubt "Rookie of the Year"...

by **Dan's Brain** on Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:22 am

None of them could ever hold a candle to that EMILIO! Estevez work of art, "Champions"

by **Jing** on Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:31 am

Quack, quack, quack.

by **[Q]** on Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:36 am

Jing wrote:Quack, quack, quack.

the Mighty Ducks owns these two movies and they didn't need special powers.

by **jonthefon** on Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:59 am

Too right there.

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