- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Concussion - Spoilers
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:08 pm
Who saw this movie? Just getting home from it and it is an interesting story. NFL gets painted in a terrible light but that should come as no surprise.
I have no doubt that participation rates for football will decline over the coming decades but I do not think it is necessarily a bad thing. Love watching the sport but I understand individuals deciding to play something else with lower long term risk.
I have no doubt that participation rates for football will decline over the coming decades but I do not think it is necessarily a bad thing. Love watching the sport but I understand individuals deciding to play something else with lower long term risk.
8
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:09 pm to lynxcat
So was it good?
Will Smith to win Oscar?
Will Smith to win Oscar?
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:11 pm to lynxcat
Did they show the part where Goodell screwed over the Saints?
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:12 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
It was better than I expected. Rotten tomatoes feels like an accurate rating.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:12 pm to lynxcat
What could possibly entice you to see this movie at the theater? You couldn't pay me to watch this bs.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:24 pm to LeonPhelps
I wanted to go see a movie tonight and it caught my eye.
Why is this BS? I do not struggle with the logic behind large men pounding on each other for years possibly having long term effects. To the contrary, I actually find the counter argument that football not impacting players negatively over the long term to be a more difficult conclusion.
Why is this BS? I do not struggle with the logic behind large men pounding on each other for years possibly having long term effects. To the contrary, I actually find the counter argument that football not impacting players negatively over the long term to be a more difficult conclusion.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:26 pm to lynxcat
I saw the screener. It was what it was expected to be.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:40 pm to lynxcat
The bs is thinking up the NFL had some nefarious plan to cover up anything, anyone with half a brain new football was detrimental to one's health. So this crusade to paint the players as victims is beyond laughable.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 10:32 pm to LeonPhelps
quote:
The bs is thinking up the NFL had some nefarious plan to cover up anything, anyone with half a brain new football was detrimental to one's health. So this crusade to paint the players as victims is beyond laughable.
If everyone knew it and the NFL denied it... Sounds like a nefarious plan.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 11:12 pm to lynxcat
I watched the Frontline on it and Will Smith aggravates me now so I'm going to pass. But it's a pretty good story for the public to hear just because frick goodell.
Posted on 12/26/15 at 12:36 am to Fewer Kilometers
quote:
If everyone knew it and the NFL denied it... Sounds like a nefarious plan
What I was thinking. It's like a person nowadays saying everyone in the country knew tobacco was bad for you in the early days but did it anyway. And the companies had no intention of hiding these facts.
Posted on 12/26/15 at 12:51 am to lynxcat
It was so vanilla.
It was Oscar-bait light...on tap, watered-down with lame dialogue and a lemon on top to suck on the sour.
It was Oscar-bait light...on tap, watered-down with lame dialogue and a lemon on top to suck on the sour.
Posted on 12/26/15 at 1:37 am to lynxcat
I just saw it on kodi and it was better then what I expected. When they showed the part of Nate Parker's collision in slowmotion and showed the brain with blood leaking out I understood the situation a lot better then before. There are always two sides of the story and was very interesting from the doctor's side of it. I feel like now players know the risk of ct3 now better then ever and they know the consequence of life after football now. Even in the movie I hated roger goodell and I was cursing at him lol. I am not a big will smith fan like I used to as a kid but he was good in the movie and I would recommend it.
Posted on 12/26/15 at 11:36 am to Byrdybyrd05
I enjoyed it better than I thought that I would. Smith did an amazing job considering his level of talent. I thought that there was too much on the character's personal life. That's when the movie slowed down for me.
But Smith did a great job of keeping up with Albert Brooks. Not a small accomplishment.
Baldwin's LSU accent was pretty laughable.
But Smith did a great job of keeping up with Albert Brooks. Not a small accomplishment.
Baldwin's LSU accent was pretty laughable.
Posted on 12/26/15 at 11:37 am to Fewer Kilometers
And props to the dude-bro who shouted out "STEELERS!" as soon as the movie went to credits.
You'll have an awesome story for the guys at the plant.
You'll have an awesome story for the guys at the plant.
Posted on 12/26/15 at 1:17 pm to LeonPhelps
quote:
What could possibly entice you to see this movie at the theater? You couldn't pay me to watch this bs.
Will Smith went crazy in real life and I'm nowhere near as interested in him anymore. He's far away from his MiB, Fresh Prince, Independence Day cool self.
Plus his shitty accent in the trailers bothers me very much.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 5:33 pm to lynxcat
Bump, this is on Starz now and I've caught it a couple of times.
Let's get this out of the way first: Luke Wilson as Goodell?...lolwtf. It didn't weigh the film down, though because they pretty much let him skate with a few lines.
Aside from that and Baldwin's in & out Louisianna accent, this was a solid movie and some of Smith's best work. Pace-wise it kind of simmered along like Moneyball to me. The Pittsburgh setting and Newton-Howard's score were on point, and David Morse's short appearance as Mike Webster was heartbreaking.
I had no idea what to expect going in and enjoyed it despite a couple shortcomings.
Let's get this out of the way first: Luke Wilson as Goodell?...lolwtf. It didn't weigh the film down, though because they pretty much let him skate with a few lines.
Aside from that and Baldwin's in & out Louisianna accent, this was a solid movie and some of Smith's best work. Pace-wise it kind of simmered along like Moneyball to me. The Pittsburgh setting and Newton-Howard's score were on point, and David Morse's short appearance as Mike Webster was heartbreaking.
I had no idea what to expect going in and enjoyed it despite a couple shortcomings.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 5:41 pm to Backinthe615
quote:David Morse was amazing and his work in this movie should be singularly commended.
David Morse's short appearance as Mike Webster was heartbreaking.
I didn't find the rest of the movie any good at all. For one, they sold out and altered the script to reduce the antagonism of the NFL and treated the league with kid gloves. So what we got was a watered down whistleblower story.
Why is Will Smith playing a Nigerian doctor using a shitty Indian accent?
The film was paper thin and didn't really provide any more info than a 10 minute perusal of wikipedia would give you.
It was just weak all around.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 5:54 pm to Jamohn
quote:
kid gloves
I agree on this, they almost completely let Goodell skate. I felt the same way watching Draft Day where he walks out and nobody booed him.
None of the other stuff bothered me at all. I thought Brooks was solid, too. Different strokes.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 6:56 pm to lynxcat
quote:
It was better than I expected. Rotten tomatoes feels like an accurate rating.
I watched it three weeks ago for rent on iTunes for 99 cents.
It was worth about what I paid for it.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News