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Moneyball, a review by Dragonfire

Moneyball

I was interested in seeing Moneyball, a movie about baseball, after seeing the trailer.  I don't like baseball, but I was still interested in the movie.  For some reason, I tend to like sports movies even though I don't like sports.

Moneyball is based on a true story of how the general manager of the Oakland A's, Billy Beane, used statistics to try to predict how well players would do to put together a team with a limited budget that could still compete against the teams with huge payroll budgets..the teams that pay several players millions of dollars a year.  When Billy started using the different way of finding new players, a lot of people in the organization though he was nuts, and he ticked off some of the scouts.  The movie follows how he put together a team, with the help of Peter and then how the team did in the next season. 

Overall, the movie is very entertaining.  I don't know how accurate everything is.  From some things I've read, it sounds like a few things may have been condensed..something that is normal in these types of movies.  Peter is a fictional character based on a few real people.  I did look up a few things and main things mentioned in the movie did really happen.  Some of the games are shown, though usually it is just a few bits here and there.  Most of the movie deals with baseball in some way.  Some time is taken to show Billy with his daughter..and ex-wife.  Some of the scenes with his daughter do drag the pace down a bit and seem to go on a bit too long.  The characters are interesting and the cast does a good job.  The movie is worth seeing, though it isn't going to appeal to everyone.



I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone would like to take a look.

Moneyball



(From Moneyball on October 6th, 2011)

The Hoax, a review by KinkyCyborg

Title:The Hoax
Year: 2006
Director:Rating: R
Length: 116 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Russian: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Commentary

Stars:
David Aaron Baker
John Carter
Judi Barton
Raul Julia Jr.
James Biberi

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Closed Captioned


True story of Clifford Irving who conned his way into a $1 million dollar book deal for his collaboration with Howard Hughes on his autobiography which of course was all bullshit.

Richard Gere plays the silver-tongued Irving and did a great job. Great performances from Alfred Molina and Marcia Gay Harden as well. The back and forth shenanigans between Irving and the publishers who doubt his credibility due to his checkered past is fun to watch. Speculation is that these events led to Richard Nixon's 'Hughes" paranoia which eventually resulted in Watergate.

I love movies with historical significance. 

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on August 12th, 2010)

Grey's Anatomy Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

21. Superstition


My Thoughts:
This is a good episode. It was fun seeing all the different superstitions that the doctors as well as a patient or two had.While it does advance some of the storylines this episode is done more for pure entertainment then anything else.

My Rating:

22. The Name of the Game
George overstays his welcome at Burke's apartment as Meredith learns a troubling secret about her father. Alex learns about bedside manners from Burke and Bailey worries that the staff won't cower in fear after she becomes a mother.

My Thoughts:
We are still rather heavy into the personal lives of the doctors more then concentrating on the patients. Which isn't really bad... but a more even combination of two makes for a much better episode. This episode has a guest star of Laurie Metcalf (Jackie on Roseanne)... her story was pretty good... and she had a real emotional scene with her daughter in this episode.

My Rating:

23. Blues for Sister Someone
Izzie interrogates George about his personal life and Addison slams Alex about a sensitive case, while Burke feels pressure as he treats his musical hero.

My Thoughts:
This is a pretty good episode. We are still strongly into the personal lives of the doctors. But in this episode the medical cases are interesting as well.

My Rating:

24. Damage Case
Derek lets his emotions get the best of him as the interns deal with a family involved in a car accident and Izzie works to save Denny's life.

My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this episode. It had a good storyline with the family in the car accident. Then the story of Denny continues as Izzie gets much closer to him then she should.

My Rating:

25. 17 Seconds
Meredith is paired up with Dr. Callie Torres as George is teamed up with Derek; Burke and Izzie frantically search for a heart for Denny.

My Thoughts:
Another good episode. Izzie risks everything in this episode.  I swear... love makes this woman nuts! In this episode we also get the ER flooded with gun shot victims when a guy shoots up the place he just got fired from. The way this episode ends... you just can not wait to put on the next one!

My Rating:

26. Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response / 27. Losing My Religion
The first episode of the two-part season finale finds Cristina, much to her amazement, in charge of the ER as it becomes clear that Denny doesn't have much time left, a realization that shatters Izzie.

Dr. Webber grills the staff about a patient's condition while Callie confronts George about his feelings for her and Meredith and Derek have a moment.

My Thoughts:
I am not sure how this originally aired... but the book that came with the dvds lists it as 2 separate episodes... but on the DVD itself it is done as a single long episode. It is a good strong finish to the season. I enjoyed every minute of it.

My Rating:



(From Grey's Anatomy Marathon on September 10th, 2009)