January 11th, 2009
Wow! In a rare stroke of fortune Dancing Hotdogs has a contest! This will be a great opportunity to see who is out there reading. There is a distinct possibility that I am going to have to be talked off a ledge or something if no one participates:
Me: Honey…where do we keep the rope?
My Boy: what is daddy doing?
Divina: Don’t worry dear he won’t be able to find it; I hid it after the Cowboys lost the last time…Eddy! Put that toaster down, you know it won’t reach the bath tub. Go find the extension cord!
Divina: (To herself) that should keep him busy for a couple of days, he can’t find anything unless I put it in front of his face. (Shaking her fists in the air) Damn you Dancing Hotdog Readers!!
My therapist says it’s healthy to write these little stories that go on in my head.
Back to the post.
As it is a Superbowl related contest I will do a quick countdown of some of my favorite football related movies. In no particular order:
Remember the Titans– While clichéd and basically the same sports story Studios (especially Disney) love to heap on the public, as well as, according to some, very inaccurate for a “true story” it was entertaining and wholesome. Denzel does a good job as the coach and the players were memorable which led to me to care about what happened in the film. Oh yeah, Sunshine is NOT gay! He’s just from “California”!
The Waterboy– Slap hands! Slap hands! Definitely a Sandler classic, which means that it, much like my reviews, borders on nonsensical at times, but all the slapstick and football hits definitely make up for it. I consider this one of those movies that I watch no matter what part it is at. The one thing that I hate is that the chick from “The Craft” is in it, and she is the love interest! Of the four girls from “The Craft” they had to pick the fugliest…but aside from that, appearances from everybody at ESPN as well as a couple of former football stars most notably LT with his “kids, don’t do drugs” line make it a classic.
The Replacements-KEANU! Sometimes with this blog I feel like I am in quicksand and no matter how awesome I write and make the site it’s not enough!!! “The Replacements” is one of those sports movies that you can watch with your wife and family and not feel like you betrayed your manhood. Yes, it wasn’t really a good movie, and while this wasn’t Keanu’s first rodeo as a quarterback…Point Break anyone?… the movie has one of the most inconceivable cast of football players ever. Take for example, these two: The guy from Swingers (and coincidently the nerdy un-athletic guy in Rudy) as a linebacker, WTF?, and the weird skinny dude from Notting Hill as the kicker (its is possible that I ceased being a man after watching Notting Hill…my wife keeps trying to convince me otherwise, but how can you explain us both having our periods at the same time) and a whole bunch of other rejects that make the Texas State University Fightin’ Armadillos look like the 1985 Bears. Speaking of the Armadillos….
Necessary Roughness-to tell you the truth this movie was awful…Scott (Quantum Leap) Bakula looked like he was going to sling his arm into the stands every time he threw the ball and with Kathy Ireland as your kicker I am pretty sure there would be a number of sexual (Rape?) scenes alla The Program. But what can you say; when you add Sinbad to a movie you know you got freakin’ Gold.
The Program– Football’s answer to “Blue Chips”, I can’t say for sure if this was an accurate portrayal of College football, but I’d be damned if these “kids” didn’t look 35 years old. Anyways, It had a young Halle Berry (always a good thing) and I really dug the in helmet shots that showed you what the player was seeing as the game was going on. Also, it blew the lid on steroids in college sports…I would have swore on a stack of bibles that it could have never happened. The funny thing is there have been a number of NFL players suspended for “juicing” but I haven’t heard a peep regarding any problems in college. I am sure these players only started when they got to the NFL.
Now, I know that I didn’t include a couple of classics like North Dallas Forty (I even read the book), Any Given Sunday (oh, Steamin’ Willie Beamon!) and Rudy (Hobbits CAN play football)…but you are going to have to cut me slack, I have to include the contest information don’t I?
Anyways, here it is:
CONTEST INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please submit a comment about your all-time favorite football movie on this post with your email address and name. On January 21st, I will pick one email out of a bag and the winner will win an awesome Superbowl prize from Pepsi. Take a look at RefreshEverything.com for more information and cool stuff from Pepsi.
Just in time for the greatest holiday of the year: Superbowl weekend, is a prize that will help make your party the best in town. Dancinghotdogs.com with Pepsi is giving away the Ultimate Super Bowl Party Pack valued at $250 for a Superbowl party. Take a look below for the particulars. I personally, like the football helmet.
The Ultimate Pepsi Super Bowl Party Pack (See picture at the top):
- 1 football
- 1 beverage pail
- 1 snack helmet
- 2 key chains
- 2 hats
- 2 t-shirts
- 5 Pepsi 24 pack coupons
- 5 Frito Lay coupons
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