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Bull Durham (1988)
One of the Best Baseball Movies Ever
**MILD SPOILER ALERT**
I'm amazed at the negative comments this movie has elicited. This was an instant classic the minute it was released; Sarandon breathes life into the sensuous Annie Savoy, Costner does what he does best -- and surprisingly, he actually *looks* like a real ball player, unlike many actors who try to take on such roles -- and Tim Robbins as "Nuke" LaLoosh is one of the high points of his career to date. Sexy, funny, smart -- what else could you want? And for those turned off by Annie's serial monogamy: well, isn't the point of the whole movie that Crash gets her off the merry-go-round? Certainly one of the best baseball movies ever, the other surprise is that none of the great lines in this movie aren't included. What baseball fan who's seen this movie could ever forget Costner's monologue on his beliefs? Go. See.
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
Not. Funny.
It's been so many years since I've seen this, but I remember watching it as a teenager and thinking -- these are grownups here. *I'm* old enough to know what's going on. And this isn't funny. It reminds me of Matt Groening's Paradox:
* The French are funny.
* Sex is funny.
* Comedies are funny.
Yet, NO FRENCH SEX COMEDY IS FUNNY. Replace "French" with "Jack Lemmon", and, had you stumbled onto this film as your first and only exposure to that otherwise great actor, you might be tempted to banish Lemmon from your living room forever.