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Jimmy Grimble
Nov 17, 2014
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The Athletes
Sure, “There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble” is predictable, but it is done so well that you don’t care if you know what is coming at every turn. Newcomer, Lewis McKenzie is perfect in what we think was his only role as Jimmy Grimble, a diehard Manchester City fan in a school of Manchester United fans, whose awkward nature makes him a natural target for bullying. This changes when he receives a pair of shoes once worn by a former Man City star, and confidence soars for young Grimble on the pitch. Again, very predictable, but you can’t help but cheer for him all the way!
Jake Huard
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
You don’t normally think of James Franco in an athletic role, nor if you saw the trailer for Annapolis, would you think of it as a boxing film, but despite the poor reviews and formulaic plot, Franco as James Huard, a cadet at Annapolis does not do a bad job. For us, we were content to fast forward through most of the film with the exception of the boxing, where Huard using the sport to gain respect from his peers and father. Ah, sports teaching us lessons again!
Herbie
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
If we can include Clyde the Orangutan and the Gopher from Caddyshack (both of which made the semi-finals in the Contributor section in the site’s opening year) than we have to have Herbie the Love Bug, the racing car that comes “alive” and can drive itself when necessary. As laughable as it sounds, this generated multiple movies for Disney and made them millions. Saying that, do you really that a Volkswagen Beetle is winning race, mind of its or not? Let’s see it beat KITT in a race!
Henry "Razor" Sharp
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
From the fun, though poorly reviewed boxing film, Grudge Match, we have Sylvester Stallone again donning boxing gloves, playing a former Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. Inspired by the Joe Kapp/Angelo Mosca debacle that occurred when the two former (and senior citizens) Canadian Football legends fought in a video that went viral on YouTube, the scenario was replicated in a boxing forum, thus leading to an inevitable fight between the two geriatric pugilists. We won’t spoil the ending if you haven’t seen it, but the boxing match shown on the film did not do a bad job in entertaining.