Elliott Ness III (elliottness3)
Los Angeles, CAElliott's Favorite Movies
Field of Dreams
PG
With vintage James Earl Ray and Kevin Costner, this is the type of movie a father and son must see together. In this magical corn field several life time dreams are forfilled, I believe that in our hearts and mind we would all love to venture there. The sport of Baseball has survived the times and as America steam rolled through the 20th Century, Professional Baseball was always there. With the race card out of the mix, player's like Jackie Robnson helped to form a more color friendly MLB League. But the true story here was the return to Pro Baseball by a man few people know and his name was Shoeless Joe Jackson of the Chicago Whitesocks. In the years following allegations of team gambling (during the World Series) by the Whitesocks and the llifetime ban from Professional Baseball of several members of the Whitesocks including Shoeless Joe goes to show that not all the best player's are in the Hall of Fame. And as the story line goes, "IF YOU BUILD IT, HE WILL COME". My favorite part is the ending watching a "Father" and his "Son" play catch with one another. PRICELESS and again this movie is a must see........
For Love of the Game
PG-13
This movie talks about more then just a Perfect Game, being thrown by a pitcher at the end of his career. It talks volumes about this man's career, his mistakes, his passions, his love, his lack of a family and his destiny. No other actor on this planet could have done a better job then Kevin Costner, who is a natural born athlete himself like wa. For anyone who has ever wondered what is going through a pitcher's mind during such a game, this is a must see and as a former pitcher I can testify to the fact that on that mound you aren't alone....... A Perfect Game No Hitter is so rare that if a Pitcher can do it, he is a shoe fit into the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame. During my playing years I threw many quality games an maintained an ERA below 3.0 for over 6 season's as a middle relief pitcher. The thought of throwing a perfect game 27 batters up 27 batters down is like a dream. I was always the smoking gun brought in to get a strike out with men on and no outs (all business). I could just amagine the thill this movie must have been to make for Kevin and the sacrifices he made to make it as real as possible. This is by far one the the top ten movies ever made about MLB. And again no one could have played a more believable Billy Chapel then Kevin Costner.
