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Bad News Bears (2005)
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Timmy Deters, Sammi Kane Kraft
Screenwriter: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Producer: Greg Kosinski, Richard Linklater
Composer: Ed Shearmur
DVD Info
Release:
Jan 12, 2006
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound - English - Optional
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English - Optional
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - French - Optional
- Subtitles - English - Optional
- Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Commentaries - Director and Co-Screenplay Writers
- Featurettes
- Deleted Scenes
- Outtakes
- Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
- Video Baseball Cards
Reviews
Fans of the original will be amazed at how similar the two films are – the new version even makes the same extensive use of Bizet’s Carmen on the soundtrack.
The only real problem is that the writers haven't done anything remotely new with the material.
Every bit as funny, irreverent and enjoyable as the first. Billy Bob Thornton is wonderful and his young co-stars are devilishly entertaining.
Bad News Bears is packed with laughs, but almost all of them are cheaply won
I'm not sure why filmmakers think we want to see kids put into dark situations and berated with profanities by Billy Bob Thornton.
...what should've been a fun and breezy comedy is ultimately transformed into an incredibly tedious ordeal...
Ainda que esquemático, gera boas risadas graças à dinâmica entre Thornton e o elenco infantil.
Too tame to attract now middle-aged viewers who remember the original and want to see Billy Bob Thornton play it like Bad Santa, it's still a little too raunchy to secure parental approval for pre-highschoolers.
Raunchy, raucous fun featuring Thornton's Bad Santa persona in full effect.
Billy Bob Thornton teaches kids about drinkin', cussin', and a little bit of baseball - not a classic, but still occasionally fun.
Linklater captures the air of sportsmanship with an experienced authenticity.
Bad News Bears is a late summer hoot, and hopefully what your kids are really seeing when they tell you they’re going to Sky High.
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