Billy Bob Thornton,
Greg Kinnear,
Marcia Gay Harden,
Tyler Patrick Jones,
Timmy Deters
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A washed-up ballplayer is put in charge of a pack of kids scarcely more mature than himself in this remake of the 1976 comedy hit. Morris Buttermaker (Billy Bob Thornton) is a former major league base... read more
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Release Date: July 22, 2005
Keywords:
kids,
funny,
media,
baseball,
billy bob,
bob thornton,
bad news,
news bears,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Bad News Bears,
Bad Santa ,
Richard Linklater
DVD Release Date: December 13, 2005
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October 1, 2011I enjoyed this remake of Bad News Bears, although not as memorable as the original, this film still has plenty of enjoyable crazy moments. The cast do a pretty good job and the film is pretty funny I very much enjoyed this film and it was lots of fun to watch. Billy Bob Thornton ... read more
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August 15, 2011It was a good try and Thorton did a really great job as coach, but in the end its not as good as the original.
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August 5, 2011I love the naughty side of Billy Bob and that seems to come out in films with kids, Bad Santa, Mr Woodcock .... and this one is no different. Yes this is underneath, a typical American feel good kids film, but Thornton offers that not so subtle twist!
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April 16, 201027/03/2010 (TELEVISION)
Little kids with big mouths, a drunk for a mentor and a hopeless, 'oh my gosh' hopeless team.
Its just the usual, 'We suck' at first flicks that gradually leads to 'We don't suck after all' endings. Very predictable.
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January 30, 2010Child actors aren't cool like they were in the glory days. As Bruce Springsteen gets older, child actors get worse. This remake was plain awful, one of the worst remakes ever in my opinion.
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January 11, 2010fb733768972Alright... I enjoyed this movie, because the kids are hilarious, and Billy Bob Thornton plays a good drunk! If these aspects weren't there, this film would fail miserably!
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January 6, 2010It takes the personality of Billy Bob Thorton's Bad Santa and mixes it with baseball. This was just an extremely obvious attempt at juicing more money from the latter film. It has almost no originality and does nothing for the viewer accept give you a few funny one-liners.
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June 14, 2007Richard Linklater rehashes School of Rock and Billy Bob Thornton replays his Bad Santa role. This is THE EXACT SAME THING as the original, just with annoying updates that will badly date it on some unnecessary remake list that will get published at one point or another. Thornton ... read more
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May 19, 2007A very entertaining movie, this remake I thing is way better than the original one made in 1976. Billy Bob Thornton is very funny
Critic Reviews
August 4, 2005
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
July 28, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Billy Bob Thornton is the best weapon against cute that a kid baseball movie ever had.
July 26, 2005
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
More irksome is the ordained focus on plot undulation and simplistic motivation, as if nobody remembered that the first film was a social satire. Full Review
July 23, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
At least Linklater isn't just picking the bones of his forebears; he honors them as they deserve. Full Review
July 23, 2005
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fortunately, in the process of pursuing a box office winner, Linklater has crafted an entertaining motion picture. Full Review
July 22, 2005
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
But you don't watch Bad News Bears for the action out on the diamond. You hang out with that hangdog coach so you can catch every slurry, sour-mouthed retort coming out of his mouth. Now that's color ... Full Review
July 22, 2005
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
The movie is fun, though not great, and Billy Bob rules. Full Review
July 22, 2005
Mike Clark, USA Today
The material is so solid and Thornton so tailor-made that the movie almost gets by. Full Review
July 22, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Perhaps someday French auteurists will be able to figure out how Bad News Bears fits into the cinematic oeuvre of Richard Linklater. Full Review
July 22, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
It isn't funny; it isn't sweet, and it has none of the innocence of the original. Full Review
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