Quote vastman="vastman"I think in pure entertainment terms it's a poor film that hasn't dated well and if it were not for it's subject matter and setting we would have forgotten it like the rest of the world has. It's not a patch on most of the other early sixties northern dramas that so changed film making. That said I love watching it and am proud of it's association with our clubs golden era.'" Fail www.bfi.org.uk/features/bfi100/41-50.html www.film4.com/galleries/top-50-b ... -life-this news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/455170.stm www.imdb.com/list/89qBy7IreVM/

Quote vastman="vastman"I think in pure entertainment terms it's a poor film that hasn't dated well and if it were not for it's subject matter and setting we would have forgotten it like the rest of the world has. It's not a patch on most of the other early sixties northern dramas that so changed film making. That said I love watching it and am proud of it's association with our clubs golden era.'" Fail www.bfi.org.uk/features/bfi100/41-50.html www.film4.com/galleries/top-50-b ... -life-this news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/455170.stm www.imdb.com/list/89qBy7IreVM/

Quote Trinitarian="Trinitarian"Fail www.bfi.org.uk/features/bfi100/41-50.html www.film4.com/galleries/top-50-b ... -life-this news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/455170.stm www.imdb.com/list/89qBy7IreVM/'" You think what you want I think it's a POOR film that no one other than RL fans really remember. You were one of the cardboard cut outs and I want my £5.

Quote Trinitarian="Trinitarian"Fail www.bfi.org.uk/features/bfi100/41-50.html www.film4.com/galleries/top-50-b ... -life-this news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/455170.stm www.imdb.com/list/89qBy7IreVM/'" You think what you want I think it's a POOR film that no one other than RL fans really remember. You were one of the cardboard cut outs and I want my £5.

Oh sorry I forgot that the BFI are made up of ex members of the RFL and Film 4 are just the Dewsbury Rams BoD's moonlighting.

So basically I have to like it because you do and the BFI do. No freedom of thought or opinion in your world then.

This will shock you, I rarely rate the films that win Oscars - in fact most of them don't hold a candle to Spielbergs best and he's never won best film.

So again I don't rate it, I think it's poor and only holds a place in our hearts because of it's subject matter. It's wider aclaim came of the back of the Northern film boom of the early 1960 when frankly Pingu would have won an Oscar if voiced over by Brian Glover.

I'm speechless and for me, that's noteworthy in itself.

Personally I'd have thought you'd have picked up on the Pingu gag which I thought was the actual high point.

To clarify, never won best film as far as I'm aware - should have been clearer.

You are right though, you're rarely speechless - still can't be helped.

Ah I get it, a connoisseur of Czechoslovak New Wave and French Art-house. The oeuvre of Lindsay Anderson far too lightweight and accessible. Very esoteric!

Schindler's List won best picture 1994 dir. Steven Spielberg

Good, it deserved it.

You should meet Bren you could patronise each other to to death (though I hope Bren wins).

So despite not being the man of wealth, taste and intellect that you clearly are I will say it yet again, I DON'T LIKE THE FILM - live with an alternative view or go boil your head - either way I'm easy.

Well for once Vastman I find myself agreeing with you. This Sporting Life has a terrible storyline and does RL no favours. I find it depressing and pointless. The character Machin is a domestic thug and all I can say is I'm pleased he played for 'city' and not Trinity.
The only pleasing thing about the film to me is catching glimpses of my old boyhood heroes, the Dolphin pub and the old Mecca-the latter being long gone! Apart from that don't like it!