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The Curse of the Bambino
 
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The Curse of the Bambino (2003)

Starring: Ben Affleck, Glen Ordway Director: George Roy Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)


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HBO's wry, enlightening account of 80-plus years of the Boston Red Sox's travails is a fusion of wit and history. "Everything's going fine," says one of this documentary's talking heads, speaking of the Red Sox's legacy of 11th-hour screw-ups. "Then: boom. It's like watching The Wizard of Oz and Dorothy is ripped apart at the end by flying monkeys." Comic Steven Wright compares the team's history to a Dickens novel, and Denis Leary says love of the Red Sox is "sado-masochism." The problem is that Boston's doomstruck organization, fans say, has been in karmic payback since 1920 for then-owner Harry Frazee's sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. Historians dismiss claims that Frazee used the money to finance Broadway's No, No, Nanette, and there's evidence the self-destructive Ruth had actually become a liability for the team. In any case, the symbiotic fortunes of the Yankees and Red Sox is entertainingly summarized here. --Tom Keogh


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Told with humor in the face of heartache, this acclaimed documentary combines archival footage with contemporary interviews and focuses not on the players who have come and gone, but on the diehard fans who live their lives lamenting what some have come to call The Curse of the Bambino.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is still relevant stuff, October 30, 2004
By axeman2081 (Rochester, New York United States) - See all my reviews
If you want to know why it is such a big deal that the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, you should check this out. It neatly summerizes all the facts and superstitions that surrounded this team for 86 years, not including the 2003 season. Watching this on HBO made me a Rex Sox fan over a year ago. Consider this a condenced first part of a trilogy that includes "Still, We Believe", and whatever Red Sox Championship DVD is soon to come out.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars who's laughing now!, December 24, 2004
By charliejazz9878 "RED SOX NATION!!" (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
To all the Stankees Fans: WHO IS LAUGHING NOW! RED SOX NATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For Any Red Sox Fan!, March 6, 2004
By Chris Hall (East Sandwich, MA United States) - See all my reviews
For over 80 years the Boston Red Sox have failed to win a World Series, and for many diehard fans the title drought lies with the 1920 sale of pitching star/slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. This HBO documentary tracks the team's star-crossed history--from its pre-1920 success to the heartbreaks of 1946, 1967, 1975, 1978, 1986 et al.; talks with such loyal Sox supporters as Michael Chiklis, Denis Leary and others on the reality of the "curse"; and suggests that other reasons, from playing at Fenway Park to the team's refusal to integrate until 1959, may be to blame.

I found this documentary to be a must have for any Red Sox fan. From Bill Buckner's mistake to what may have happen if they one, this DVD points out the crucial eliments of the team and ask the all important question, "Does the curse really exist?". "The Curse of the Bambino" is a must have for any Red Sox fan.

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1.0 out of 5 stars NDB got it right
Someone named "NDB" (and I'm willing to bet a princely sum of money that he goes by "NDBoston" in certain other online venues...ahem) hit it right on the head. Read more
Published on December 30, 2004 by CTSoxFan

1.0 out of 5 stars This DVD isn't relevant at all and never was.
I'm sure CHB is upset because his gravy train has been disrailed, but the truth is this curse was always something the media loved to bring up instead of talking about racist... Read more
Published on November 1, 2004 by NDB

1.0 out of 5 stars traded how long ago??? and still whining...
you forgot 2004.

4-0.

see ya ruth. don't let the door kick you in the *ss on the way out.


signed,
the boston red sox
Published on October 27, 2004 by samaelstree

5.0 out of 5 stars THE CURSE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Yes, this is a very funny DVD but too bad the Yankees got BEAT by the Red Sox and are now off to the World Series! Funny DVD but not so true anymore!
Published on October 22, 2004 by Angela

5.0 out of 5 stars A winner!
I love baseball and I'm married to a diehard Yankee fan. After watching this film you cannot help but feel for the Bosox fans. This year I'm rooting for them!
Published on September 24, 2004 by M. C. Riera

4.0 out of 5 stars Not very complete...
I watched carefully the part of the interview with Glenn Stout, autor of the wonderful book "Red Sox Century". Read more
Published on September 7, 2004 by PINTO Ruy Gonzalo

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the funniest DVD's ever
I have to admit being a New Yorker I have never have had to live with knowing my team would never win the big one and instead would always lose in the most crushing ways possible... Read more
Published on August 19, 2004 by J. Dantoni

5.0 out of 5 stars The feel good movie of the century.
I don't know about you, but I laughed so hard watching this documentary it hurt. The play by play of 1986 by all of the Bosux fans was classic. Read more
Published on July 12, 2004 by David J. Hannes

1.0 out of 5 stars Dan Shaunessey is a putz
I'm sick of DS making a ton of money off making us Sox fans look like miserable morons. This movie is way to over the top, and focus' on all things negative. Read more
Published on July 7, 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Provocative
"Curse of the Bambino" is one of the most provocative yet disturbing movies I've seen (though I was expecting more of a baseball plot). Read more
Published on June 30, 2004 by jack sanford

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