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Moneyball [Blu-ray]
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| Genre | Drama, Sports |
| Format | Blu-ray, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Contributor | Jonah Hill, Columbia Pictures, Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bennett Miller, Michael DeLuca, Rachael Horovitz, Robin Wright See more |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 13 minutes |
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Brad Pitt in Moneyball
Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball's conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution – one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he's tearing out the heart and soul of the game.
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Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when his is forced to rebuild his small-market team on a limited budget. Despite opposition from the old guard, the media, fans and their own field manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Beane - with the help of a young, number-crunching, Yale-educated economist (Jonah Hill) - develops a roster of misfits…and along the way, forever changes the way the game is played.
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- Digital Copy Expiration Date : December 31, 2017
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.5 x 5.4 x 6.7 inches; 2.64 Ounces
- Audio Description: : English
- Item model number : 1201
- Director : Bennett Miller
- Media Format : Blu-ray, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 13 minutes
- Release date : January 10, 2012
- Actors : Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright
- Dubbed: : French, Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, French, Spanish
- Producers : Michael DeLuca, Brad Pitt, Rachael Horovitz
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B0060ZJ74O
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,730 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #3 in Sports (Movies & TV)
- #161 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
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But then, I was going to iPic to see a movie, which was sold out, and I don't even remember what it was, and this movie was playing just at that time and frankly, i didn't even bother to see what movie it was, I just heard 'Brad Pitt' and I was like 'Yes, please.' And really, 'Moneyball'? How am I supposed to guess it's a sports movie, right?
So, I was there. I watched it. Hooked from the first few minutes, really. Maybe it's because I like math and it's as much a math movie as it is a baseball movie. Well, it's not, but let's pretend it is. There is a line in the movie about baseball that I wouldn't have gotten before I saw this movie. Billy Beane says, "How can you not get romantic about baseball?" If you had told me that this line was said in a sports movie in a non-self-mocking way, I would have snorted and dismissed the comment. But now, I kinda get it.
Kinda. Frankly, I still go to the games to watch the stretching and to eat garlic fries and Dippin' Dots. Woohoo! But now, I acknowledge the possibility that there might be other reasons why people might go.
As to the "what about the movie?!?" portion of this review -
Brief synopsis:
So, Billy Beane hires Peter, an economics wiz from Yale (and apparent Baseball Fanatic) to help him put together a team that doesn't completely suck on a shoestring budget. And that's what they do. In a tremendous overkill type way.
Great points:
* I dislike Jonah Hill in virtually all of his movies. When I saw him in this movie, I realized that I had been wrong. It was the characters in his other movies that I hated. Jonah Hill himself is (apparently) a fine actor and was brilliant in this role as a high-functioning geek (FYI: High-functioning geeks are much like high-functioning sociopaths but with fewer manners and with less of the complete lack of morality).
* Brad Pitt was also amazing. He was not in anyway heart-throb-y, which made him all the more heart-throb-y in my book. I mean, how can you not like a guy who turns down a bajillion dollars because he is loyal to his loser-ish team and because he doesn't want to leave the state that houses his daughter? Nice, right? Yah. I thought so as well.
* Amazing acting by supporting roles, not the least of which being the greatly missed Philip Seymour Hoffman.
* Chris Pratt of Guardians of the Galaxy fame also makes an appearance as Scott Hatteberg in one of the more touching scenes in the movies. Here again, was an example where I was surprised by the depth of a performance by an actor I had pretty much written off as a character actor, mainly put in to movies for laughs. My bad on that one, Chris. Oh, and Jonah. You both rocked it in this movie. In serious roles, yet. Kudos.
Not-so-great:
* The amazingly talented Robin Wright has not had luck in finding movie or roles that best display her talents, and this was another one. Brilliant movie but she was under-used as the ex-wife of Billy Beane.
* Music soundtrack not the best. An amusing song (fictionally authored) by Billy Beane's daughter aside. On the other hand, this wasn't a movie where the soundtrack was pivotal (unlike say, in any superhero movie made, ever), so I give it a pass.
*Not a lot of baseball players stretching on screen, which was kind of a let down for me since this was, in fact, a *baseball* movie. And, as mentioned previously, one of the two reasons I go to games in the first place. Hmmm.....
Conclusion:
All-in-all an excellent film. Great for sports-lovers and sports-meh-ers alike. As to the rating (for those who are sensitive to those things), there are some obscenities which is why this is PG13, but it was in keeping with the locker-room setting of the movie and so entirely appropriate. At no point did I roll my eyes and say 'Ah! The f-bomb. That must indicate the character is tough / angry / hungry / under 25, etc.' I have a pet peeve about gratuitous swearing being used in place of actual dialog. That was not the case in this movie.
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The focus of this film is the General Manager Billy Bean (Brad Pitt). As a young player he was signed up as the next ‘big thing’ only to see those dreams dashed. Now a GM he dreams of taking the A’s to bigger things... but how? Well, the problem with baseball at the time is its scouting was based on “if you looked the part, that was good enough”. Instead of working out how to win, they focused on believing they could sign the stars of tomorrow. The problem is the A’s couldn’t afford anyone like that. Cue a chance meeting with Peter Brand and an understanding of ‘metrics’ in baseball. Why always sign players that could be ‘stars’, why not sign players that could excel at their position and (however ugly) score runs. The pitcher who threw funny that no one wanted... well the A’s would sign him up. Who cares how he throws, he got strikeouts.
The films is as much about misunderstanding people as about baseball. Its about seeing the bigger picture, not just about how your team looks. Moneyball is an enthralling film that will keep you hooked all the way through. You don’t even need to like baseball in any way, or know anything about it to enjoy this film. Brad Pitt is just fantastic as the passionate and driven GM. Jonah Hill too. If you hate sports, forget its about baseball, this is drama at its best. Highly Recommended.
That is a large part of why Moneyball, the movie of Michael Lewsis's book about the Oakland A's baseball team, is such an enjoyable movie.
Add in some great acting, a script written by someone (West Wing's Aaron Sorkin) who values words rather than seeing them as placeholders between special effects, great editing of footage and a nicely judged music score and you have a wonderfully enjoyable movie. Even if you don't like baseball.
Often the extras on a DVD are of limited value, but in this case - save for the one that give you the chance to watch Brad Pitt sitting laughing for several minutes - the extras add greatly to the film, both in explaining the context and (in the case of the deleted scenes) rounding out the characters nicely.
Of course, being the film of a book there is the ultimate extra - the book itself. Don't think of one as a substitute for the other. If you enjoy one, dive into the other too.
The main focus is on Pitt's character, which means that we find out very little about the team members and coaching staff. I also felt that the film for most of its duration lacked emotional or dramatic depth. While a necessary part of the film, I found the mathematical 'equations' uninteresting.
I personally regard Moneyball to be less compelling than the Academy Award winning 'The Undefeated' of 2010/2011, a similar but superior documentary which follows the real-life turnaround of a struggling high school American football team by Coach Bill Courtney. The Undefeated works better as a drama and provides more insights into the lead characters. I also found it to be more emotionally engaging.
Also, The Undefeated can be enjoyed by viewers, whether or not they are fans of American football. It should not be confused with the film of the same name starring Mark Levin.
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