James-Earl-Jones Movie Reviews

A crowning achievement, if ever. Diahann Carroll steps out of character, as she portrays a welfare mother exploited the system. James Earl Jones, one of hollywood's finest actors, plays a fantastic part; a part in which you can feel an emotional vibe, because two black people in the mid-70's is still victimized by social injustices of our time. It shows how two people, although victims of poverty can feel real love; and, how 6 children on welfare, whom are fatherless become defensive and lash-out at the world.

The acting in this movie is superb, from Diahann Carroll, the character we knew as Julia can get down-and-dirty; James Earl Jones, who'd been over-looked by Hollywood for years, is so convincing, that you want to smile at your garbage man the next day. Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, who was so funny in Welcome Back Kotter, now shows another side of his acting ability, as he plays Charles, the oldest of 6 children, who is so fed-up with the system he has a operation to avoid having children.

And, the music is so typical of Curtis Mayfield, a composer who was ahead of his time, blends a combination of styles from "On-and-On" to "The Makings of you", in a master-piece, similar to what he'd done in Superfly. This is a must-see movie!

I Love this movie.. And I am so glad that it's coming out on video. You have this woman with a lot of kids(Diahann Carroll), who is on welfare and works on the side to make ends meet. She meets this garbageman(James Earl Jones) who likes her despite the kids, dates her, and despite his own problems, want to marry her. In time,he gets cold feet and runs off for a minute thinking on the committment he's about to take on, but in the end, love rules the day. This movie,which the late Diana Sands got a hold of initially, was about to star in but got sick and later died, is so realistic. You have this woman who is on welfare, but works. You have this man who loves this woman, but he got kids from another relationship, and he got to pay for that too, then marry a woman with five kids?... That's enough to make anyone take a pause for the cause. Not to say it isn't a good idea. I have seen men do it and keep on going. But, it will make you think. A great movie by an unlikely actress. Diahann usually plays classier roles, yet she was good in this one so much so that she was nominated for an Oscar for that role.

THIS IS AN AWESOME MOVIE ABOUT A WOMAN ON WELFARE HAVING A HARD TIME RAISING SIX KIDS I LOVE THIS MOVIE I CRY EVERYTIME I SEE THIS MOVIE AND I LOVE IT I CAN WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I LOVE THIS MOVIE.... I USED TO WATCH IT EVERYTIME THAT IT CAME ON TV WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL BUT NOW I AM DEFINITELY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT JAMES EARL JONES AND DIHANN CARROLL HAD ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO PLAY THESE ROLES BUT I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE BOTH OF THESE VETERAN ACTORS THEY HAVE ALWAYS CARRIED THEMSELVES IN A VERY GOOD WAYS AND I HAVE ADMIRED ALL OF THEIR WORK BUT THIS IS A MUST MOVIE TO HAVE AND OWN ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE DIHANN CARROL AND JAMES EARL JONES BUT THIS MOVIE IS VERY EASY TO RELATE TO AND THE SOUNDTRACK IS ALSO CURTIS MAYFIELD ARRANGED, PRODUCED , AND COMPOSED THIS SOUNDTRACK CURTIS IS THE BABYFACE OF THE 70'S HE WAS AN AWESOME PERFORMER AND PRODUCER HE AND GLADY'S HAD DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE SOUNDTRACK TO BE INVISIBLE, ON AN ON, MAKE YOURS A HAPPY HOME, ANY MANY GREAT OTHERS BUT I RECOMMEND THE VIDEO AND THE SOUNDTRACK YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH BOTH!!!!

While I've seen all the Alias Smith and Jonesd shows, I'd never seen the pilot episode and I am SO glad I got it. I paid $... Canadian - and it was worth every penny! It was fantastic - it set up the whole opening, explained the story right from the beginning, answered questions I'd wondered about - it was so much fun! I was grinning ear to ear and thoroughly engertained. It's something I could watch over and over and not get tired of. I love Pete Duel and he shines in this video. I love Ben Murphy and he was fabulous too. The chemistry between these 2 actors is apparent. I'd love to have the rest of the show on video too - Universal, come on!

You're never too old to enjoy Alias Smith and Jones. I had watched all the episodes, except this pilot. When I found it on Amazon.com, I had to have it. Hilarious! Watch it over and over! Not a lot of Pete Duel's work is out on tape. Hopefully, the rest of this series will be available soon.

What an awesome video! Light, funny and full of good fun. Pete Duel and Ben Murphy really shine as the "two pretty good bad men".

A must see for the whole family. The best western/comedy ever made. Too bad we can't get the whole series in box sets. I'd buy them all! Universal, are you listening?

Just to clarify from all of the other reviews, the dog in this video is a Mastiff not a St Bernard! The movie is worth a view just to see this amazing breed, a true gentle giant in action!

I first saw The Sandlot when I was eight years old, and have found myself watching it every year since.

The Sandlot is a film about a kid named Scotty Smalls, who moves to a new town and tries to make friends before school starts.
He walks across a small suburban baseball field where eight kids his age play daily, and he turns up one day, plays terribly and ends up joining the gang anyway.

Soon, the team find themselves in trouble after 'Smalls', as he is affectionately nicknamed, hits a Babe Ruth signed baseball into the yard of an almighty dog, who as rumor has it once ate a kid in the area.

The gang tries all sorts of methods to get the ball back, and this results in an extremely funny and enjoyable film.
The Sandlot is a great watch, and you will find the whole family stuck infront of the TV for this one.

The sandlot is a brilliant movie. It's one of those movies that you watch over and over again and don't get bored of it. Now it's not the kind of movie where you learn more and more after each time you watch it, but it's humorous touch the movie gives you is remarkable.

The sandlot is about a kid who is really smart, yet a bit nerdy. When he moves to a new town he see's kids playing baseball. He decides to join them, but he finds out that baseball is hard to learn how to play. In the group he tried playing baseball had eight people. All with there unique personalities, attitudes, and fellings. The next day everyone in the group kind've gave him a hard time because he couldn't catch a flyball never the less a ball. Nor could he throw a ball. Only Benny didn't make fun of him and tried to help him play better. Benny was an amazing baseball player and was certainly the best in their group. When their pitcher threw Benny a pitch he nailed it over the fence into a yard. Since that was their last ball none of them had any left. But Benny said he'd get one in his house. He got it and brung it back to the field. After one pitch to Benny it was flying over again. And Benny said that it was signed by someone named Baby ruth. It's my stepfathers. He had no clue Babe Ruth was. Then they all started yelling at him saying. Babe Ruth. The Sultan of Swat. Once he realized Babe Ruth's importance he knew he had to find the ball before his stepfather got back from his buissness trip. Since his mom comes in his stepdads office which holds the ball, the group went out to buy a ball and fake sign it as Babe Ruth. Once he had done that the new kid asked his mom if he could go sleepover at the treehouse at the sandlot. His mom said sure. At the sleepover one of the guys told a story of where all the balls hit over the fence go. It was about a dog there and how he became a giant. Who would eat anything. He even said that one kid tried to get a ball back and he was never seen again. He started creeping everyone out by saying on and on "Forever". After the new kid found this out he didn't believe it. The whole group told him to look outside. He saw his ball. But a second later it was snatched by a huge dog. Benny was scared to death. The next few days Benny started making devices to try and get the ball back when they all failed they went to the pool. The whole group went to the pool. They stayed at where they could stand because none of them knew how to swim. There was a hot lifeguard there. One of the kids went on the diving board. Everyone in the group was freaked out because he didn't know how to swim. After looking at the hot lifeguard once he jumped in. She took him out of the pool giving mouth to mouth recepitation. I say no more. They were kicked out of the pool. On fourth of July they had a huge scrimmage against each other which they do every year. Benny's dream was about how Babe Ruth came into his room and they talked about the Babe Ruth ball and Babe said to jump over the wall because"Legends never die". He told everyone in the group about his dream and decided to do it. He got new shoes for this occasion. He jumped straight over the fence and saw the dog eye to eye. The dog druled the ball out of his mouth. Benny sprinted toward the ball and got it. He started running back and he jumped over the fence. Once everybody thought he had done it. The dog jumped straight over the fence and they were on a goose chase going through everything. Streets, movie theater, wedding, etc. Once they circled all around back to the sandlot, Benny jumped back over the fence. The dog jumped over too. They stared deeply at each other. But then the fence collapsed on the dog. Benny and the new kid were shocked and decided to lift the fence back up. The dog was still dead though. The ball had a lot of mush on it. Benny and the new kid decided to knock on the door of there owner of the dog and house over the fence. He was baseball player and had played with Babe Ruth. He offered them a deal that he''ll give them a ball signed by all the 1927 yankees for the mushy ruth ball and that they'll have to talk baseball with every week.

Just to clarify from all of the other reviews, the dog in this video is a Mastiff not a St Bernard! The movie is worth a view just to see this amazing breed, a true gentle giant in action!

I first saw The Sandlot when I was eight years old, and have found myself watching it every year since.

The Sandlot is a film about a kid named Scotty Smalls, who moves to a new town and tries to make friends before school starts.
He walks across a small suburban baseball field where eight kids his age play daily, and he turns up one day, plays terribly and ends up joining the gang anyway.

Soon, the team find themselves in trouble after 'Smalls', as he is affectionately nicknamed, hits a Babe Ruth signed baseball into the yard of an almighty dog, who as rumor has it once ate a kid in the area.

The gang tries all sorts of methods to get the ball back, and this results in an extremely funny and enjoyable film.
The Sandlot is a great watch, and you will find the whole family stuck infront of the TV for this one.

The sandlot is a brilliant movie. It's one of those movies that you watch over and over again and don't get bored of it. Now it's not the kind of movie where you learn more and more after each time you watch it, but it's humorous touch the movie gives you is remarkable.

The sandlot is about a kid who is really smart, yet a bit nerdy. When he moves to a new town he see's kids playing baseball. He decides to join them, but he finds out that baseball is hard to learn how to play. In the group he tried playing baseball had eight people. All with there unique personalities, attitudes, and fellings. The next day everyone in the group kind've gave him a hard time because he couldn't catch a flyball never the less a ball. Nor could he throw a ball. Only Benny didn't make fun of him and tried to help him play better. Benny was an amazing baseball player and was certainly the best in their group. When their pitcher threw Benny a pitch he nailed it over the fence into a yard. Since that was their last ball none of them had any left. But Benny said he'd get one in his house. He got it and brung it back to the field. After one pitch to Benny it was flying over again. And Benny said that it was signed by someone named Baby ruth. It's my stepfathers. He had no clue Babe Ruth was. Then they all started yelling at him saying. Babe Ruth. The Sultan of Swat. Once he realized Babe Ruth's importance he knew he had to find the ball before his stepfather got back from his buissness trip. Since his mom comes in his stepdads office which holds the ball, the group went out to buy a ball and fake sign it as Babe Ruth. Once he had done that the new kid asked his mom if he could go sleepover at the treehouse at the sandlot. His mom said sure. At the sleepover one of the guys told a story of where all the balls hit over the fence go. It was about a dog there and how he became a giant. Who would eat anything. He even said that one kid tried to get a ball back and he was never seen again. He started creeping everyone out by saying on and on "Forever". After the new kid found this out he didn't believe it. The whole group told him to look outside. He saw his ball. But a second later it was snatched by a huge dog. Benny was scared to death. The next few days Benny started making devices to try and get the ball back when they all failed they went to the pool. The whole group went to the pool. They stayed at where they could stand because none of them knew how to swim. There was a hot lifeguard there. One of the kids went on the diving board. Everyone in the group was freaked out because he didn't know how to swim. After looking at the hot lifeguard once he jumped in. She took him out of the pool giving mouth to mouth recepitation. I say no more. They were kicked out of the pool. On fourth of July they had a huge scrimmage against each other which they do every year. Benny's dream was about how Babe Ruth came into his room and they talked about the Babe Ruth ball and Babe said to jump over the wall because"Legends never die". He told everyone in the group about his dream and decided to do it. He got new shoes for this occasion. He jumped straight over the fence and saw the dog eye to eye. The dog druled the ball out of his mouth. Benny sprinted toward the ball and got it. He started running back and he jumped over the fence. Once everybody thought he had done it. The dog jumped straight over the fence and they were on a goose chase going through everything. Streets, movie theater, wedding, etc. Once they circled all around back to the sandlot, Benny jumped back over the fence. The dog jumped over too. They stared deeply at each other. But then the fence collapsed on the dog. Benny and the new kid were shocked and decided to lift the fence back up. The dog was still dead though. The ball had a lot of mush on it. Benny and the new kid decided to knock on the door of there owner of the dog and house over the fence. He was baseball player and had played with Babe Ruth. He offered them a deal that he''ll give them a ball signed by all the 1927 yankees for the mushy ruth ball and that they'll have to talk baseball with every week.

I was talking with my sister who had mentioned this movie and I discovered that I had seen the same movie. This movie will explain to those who do not how it came to be that some lighter skinned blacks and blacks feel that the lighter skinned blacks are better. This type of thinking is perpetuated by the following comments that one may hear: your hair is good if it is straight, wavy or silky curly or you are pretty if your skin is light. These children had privaleges that the black children with black mothers and black fathers did not have. This explains the beginning of the separation of the color coded racism that existed among blacks and is still in existance today.
I think this movie was excellent in this area. It allows one to examine what they really feel inside of themselves. It is hard to see my sister wish that her hair was like mine or I must be mixed. Both my parents are humans-black humans. If any one is troubled with wondering why, this movie explains the how and why of color coded blackness as well as Creole history.
I highly recommend this movie!

This movie was truly amazing! As a black woman, I received an education in history. I was never aware that people of color were not only free during this time in history, but were wealthy and powerful, and that they too owned slaves! The Creole (et al) are not generally focused on when the is black discussed throughout history. The movie flowed well and was well balanced. It included family ties, true love, betrayal, and history. The acting was superb of course, with names such as James Earl Jones, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. I would recommend this movie to anyone and I hope to see more movies of it's kind that give a complete understanding of the lives of all blacks in our history.

PLEASE release this film. It is the BEST film with an EXCELLENT cast. I must add it to my movie collection. I'm Creole and wasn't aware of this part of our history. Another part of our history African American history that was kept from us.

Undercover Angel is a movie worth owning because you can watch it over and over. Emily Mae Young is a very talented young actress. I like how Dean Winters, Yasmine Bleath, and Emily Mae Young find a loving family with each other. Although this movie is great for everyone, I highly recommend it to divorced fathers who are looking for love, and are struggling with visitation and/or custody rights of their children.

The movie is great, but the DVD layout stinks. You do not get a scene selection menu. Therefore, you cannot return to the scene where you left off. You have to rewind/ fast forward from the very beginning of the movie to return to the scene. You also do not get to see Emily Mae Young in the Welches commercial like you do on the VHS tape.

Undercover Angel is great for kids! My 8 year old daughter can't stop watching it again and again. Her friends love it too. Emily-Mae Young shines. A movie the whole family can watch together.

This is a great little movie that really should be played more on network television. Everyone in it is great. It was good to see a more "normal" Dean Winters playing a polar opposite character to his "OZ" persona. Yamine Bleeth is exquisitely beautiful as usual but is given much more depth which was nice to see for once. Emily Mae Young is also terrific, cute but not annoying. Great for any age.

Undercover Angel is a movie worth owning because you can watch it over and over. Emily Mae Young is a very talented young actress. I like how Dean Winters, Yasmine Bleath, and Emily Mae Young find a loving family with each other. Although this movie is great for everyone, I highly recommend it to divorced fathers who are looking for love, and are struggling with visitation and/or custody rights of their children.

The movie is great, but the DVD layout stinks. You do not get a scene selection menu. Therefore, you cannot return to the scene where you left off. You have to rewind/ fast forward from the very beginning of the movie to return to the scene. You also do not get to see Emily Mae Young in the Welches commercial like you do on the VHS tape.

Undercover Angel is great for kids! My 8 year old daughter can't stop watching it again and again. Her friends love it too. Emily-Mae Young shines. A movie the whole family can watch together.

This is a great little movie that really should be played more on network television. Everyone in it is great. It was good to see a more "normal" Dean Winters playing a polar opposite character to his "OZ" persona. Yamine Bleeth is exquisitely beautiful as usual but is given much more depth which was nice to see for once. Emily Mae Young is also terrific, cute but not annoying. Great for any age.

Some day you too could own a Mcdowell's

Eddie Murphy is a Prince in Africa and decides to leave before his matchmade wedding to sew his oates. His real goal is to truly fall in love with somebody genuine. He brings lacky Arsenio Hall with him and ends up in NYC. Murphy who is rich brings only petty cash with him and finds himself in a neighborhood bordering on Brooklyn-Queens. His first stop a Barber shop where Murphy and Hall play characters from an Old black stubborn fight fan to a jewish-american jokester. This material is classic! They venture on to nightclubs doing their own characters and Arsenio even does a classic reverand at at a Church. They find themselves working at Mc Dowells a parody for Mc Donalds where they work with the unenthused Louie Andersen. Murphy meets the boses daughter who is already dating the pre ER Erique La Salle. She falls for Murphy after he stands up to hold up man Samuel L. Jackson. Landis connects this movie to the previous "Trading Places" by showing the homeless Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy recieve a gift from the the Prince. Although this movie has it's serious side this is probably Murphy's funniest movie, Stand Up aside. It's hard to forget Murphy singing Jackie Wilsons "To Be Loved" in the middle of the night only to be told by the neighbors to Shut Up! This is a must see!

'Coming to America' is my all time favorite movie(little known fact- Paula Abdul choreographed the African dance scene at the beginning). This is some of Eddie Murphy's best material (in addition to his SNL years and the little-advertised movie 'Showtime' with Robert DeNiro)and I love Arsenio Hall, too. The cameo by Samuel L. Jackson will have you rolling, as will the ghetto rip off McDonald's restaurant ("They've got the golden arches, we've got the golden arcs.."). Heck, it's worth it just to see Eriq LaSalle with a jerry curl! If you like Eddie Murphy or Arsenio Hall, you will LOVE this movie. I can almost guarantee it.

My review of the DVD will be biased because 'The Sandlot' is my all-time favorite. I generally enjoy movies that require deep thought and understanding, with intricate plots and extensive character development. 'The Sandlot' doesn't really fit what my standards of a Solid Good movie are, it's a fine exception. I bought the DVD mainly for its convenience (since I rarely use VHS),because - really - the movie in any form, would satisfy me. The Special Features didn't seem enough to be categorized as such (mainly just the trailers and one feauturette) but I didn't mind, because the movie is where it's at. I was born in the 80s, so I have no physical connection to the 60s, the decade in which the movie primarily takes place. And I was never (before this movie) particularly interested in baseball, the sport in which the story revolves. But none of that matters. The movie brings you to the decade, it brings you to the game. It's fun, warm-hearted, and relateable. Tom Guiry does an awesome job at portraying the insecure and seemingly geeky new kid Scotty Smalls. His character contrasts, yet agrees well with Mike Vitar's Bennie Rodriguiz, the cool kid, who doesn't need to try. I don't want to get into all the characters, they're all just so much fun. They lived one hell of a summer, one that I wish I could have lived. You can read other reviews for the story. I'm done. Rent it, buy it, or borrow it from me :)

There really is no plot, yet you don't care. There's no real subtext to the entire thing, but that doesn't matter. The actors are all kids and they play baseball...and it's SO SIMPLE.

One of those little films that walked quietly into theaters in 1993 and left just as quietly with little fanfare(which is probably why Fox was hesitant on releasing a DVD) not ONLY happens to be one of the greatest SLEEPERS of all-time, it's also one of the greatest SPORTS films of all-time, ranking with "Field of Dreams", "Bull Durham", "Major League", "The Natural", and "The Longest Yard", to name a few.

This movie is good, so sweetly and innocently GOOD, that you don't care if the obnoxious happens or that a main plot-point happens to be the kids retrieving a prize/signed baseball(by Babe Ruth of all players) from the jaws of a dog-beast-monster-thing.

No, if there was something that James Earl Jones was right about in FIELD OF DREAMS(and he's in here too as a modern-day Boo Radley), it was that baseball brings us back to the times when we were young and apathetic to the world around us. The same applies here.

This film will make you forget about your problems and redirect your focus on your youth and the times you had fun with your best friends.

No matter if those times were spent on a surburban street where the foul poles were really parallel phone poles on either sides of the street or you sat on the porch watching us while drinking lemonade and listening to Ray Charles, those are the good times we remember...

Take a look for yourself...

The DVD has a beautiful 2:35.1 widescreen transfer(it was originally shot in 70mm Panavision) but is lacking in extras. Still, a good cheap DVD with a great film...that's all we ask for sometimes.

-- Matt

Back in 1993, two movies involving baseball and children, The Sandlot and Rookie of the Year, came out in the theaters about the same time, both being released by Twentieth Century Fox. I remember Rookie of the Year was pushed hard by the studio while The Sandlot got much less advertising and publicity, which was too bad because I always thought The Sandlot was a much better film.

Scotty Smalls, his mother (Karen Allen), and his step dad (Dennis Leary) just moved into the neighborhood and Scotty is having problems acclimating himself to his social surroundings. An intelligent boy (an egghead), he lacks certain abilities most boys have, like knowing how to catch and throw a ball, any basic baseball rules, or who's the Great Bambino. The movie does an excellent job in providing just enough depth into these characters to provide a sense of the family dynamic given that Allen and Leary have limited screen time.

In attempting to join a neighborhood pick up game, Scotty's lack of rudimentary baseball skills is made painfully apparent, to which all the boys except Bennie, the best player of the bunch, let their derisive comments fly. Bennie, feeling a bit sorry for the new kid, gives Scotty a couple of tips and a little extra help in a well hit fly ball that gives Scotty a measure of confidence and helps bring him into the gang.

Once Scotty's accepted into the group the movie delves into a plot involving a priceless baseball and a local dog with a mythical reputation. What I really liked was how all the boys came together to help a friend in need, and it was an automatic response. If someone in the circle needs help, the group rallies around, regardless, as they would have done the same for any other member. While a seemingly natural trait in children (atleast in this movie), it seems to be one that becomes lost as we grow older, as seen in Scotty's step dad and his reluctance to play catch with Scotty because he has too much work and doesn't have the time.

What's so great about this movie is while it's set in the 50's, the story appeals to most anyone. Whether or not we all had that one great summer or just fond remembrances of childhood friends and activities in general, the movie serves to help recall days when things were simple, and summers were made up of endless possibilities. While watching this movie, I thought about friends I had when I was a kid, phrases we used, nicknames, activities, etc.

No real extras on this disc, but a great presentation of a wonderful movie. My favorite part involved one of the boys called Squints, a smaller boy with great, big glasses, and scene with curvaceous, older, female lifeguard at the local pool.

Back in 1993, two movies involving baseball and children, The Sandlot and Rookie of the Year, came out in the theaters about the same time, both being released by Twentieth Century Fox. I remember Rookie of the Year was pushed hard by the studio while The Sandlot got much less advertising and publicity, which was too bad because I always thought The Sandlot was a much better film.

Scotty Smalls, his mother (Karen Allen), and his step dad (Dennis Leary) just moved into the neighborhood and Scotty is having problems acclimating himself to his social surroundings. An intelligent boy (an egghead), he lacks certain abilities most boys have, like knowing how to catch and throw a ball, any basic baseball rules, or who's the Great Bambino. The movie does an excellent job in providing just enough depth into these characters to provide a sense of the family dynamic given that Allen and Leary have limited screen time.

In attempting to join a neighborhood pick up game, Scotty's lack of rudimentary baseball skills is made painfully apparent, to which all the boys except Bennie, the best player of the bunch, let their derisive comments fly. Bennie, feeling a bit sorry for the new kid, gives Scotty a couple of tips and a little extra help in a well hit fly ball that gives Scotty a measure of confidence and helps bring him into the gang.

Once Scotty's accepted into the group the movie delves into a plot involving a priceless baseball and a local dog with a mythical reputation. What I really liked was how all the boys came together to help a friend in need, and it was an automatic response. If someone in the circle needs help, the group rallies around, regardless, as they would have done the same for any other member. While a seemingly natural trait in children (atleast in this movie), it seems to be one that becomes lost as we grow older, as seen in Scotty's step dad and his reluctance to play catch with Scotty because he has too much work and doesn't have the time.

What's so great about this movie is while it's set in the 50's, the story appeals to most anyone. Whether or not we all had that one great summer or just fond remembrances of childhood friends and activities in general, the movie serves to help recall days when things were simple, and summers were made up of endless possibilities. While watching this movie, I thought about friends I had when I was a kid, phrases we used, nicknames, activities, etc.

No real extras on this disc, but a great presentation of a wonderful movie. My favorite part involved one of the boys called Squints, a smaller boy with great, big glasses, and scene with curvaceous, older, female lifeguard at the local pool.

This movie is by far one of the best sports movies of all time. I say "sports movies" because it captures the essence of the love of the game that only those of us that have experienced it will recognize. It is simple, fun, and doesn't really need to resort to outlandish gross-out moments to find it's heart. I watch this movie everytime I come accross it on television. A similar non-sports based movie would be "Stand By Me", also highly recommended.

This movie is completely enjoyable and utterly captivating. The actors are outstanding and the whimsical directing captures to a T the way we all used to view the world, once upon a time when we were children and the world was full of magic, wonder, and possibility. If baseball was an integral part of your childhood, as it was for mine, then this movie is especially recommended. No other movie has captured the true childhood dilemma of wanting to cheer a friend who just managed to tear the cover off a baseball, yet knowing that the most integral piece of equipment has just been destroyed!
This is one of the best movies for and about kids to come along in quite awhile. A classic that will endure.