I am a HUGE fan of the first MAJOR LEAGUE. It is a fantastic movie! The first film in this trilogy has a very witty script, great performances from a stellar cast, and is just a well made, funny, exciting and entertaining film.
A big reason the first film succeeded was because it was rated R. It had (oh my gosh) swear words. It was believable.
The sequel, which I've seen twice and both times fucckking hated (censor that IMDb people) failed for the same reason the first film was a hit.
The third film, which I'm sure was Direct-to-video, had a chance to be something special. No pressure from the studio to produce millions of dollars, it could have been a mini-Bull Durham, but just a tad more silly. It started off well, but then they started with the recurring characters. If it's not Snipes, Sheen or Berenger, to be honest, no one gives a shhitt (Censor that too)
Again, everything must come back to the budget. It's hard enough to make a quality film, and even harder with no money and a shittttty script, but someone on the set must have just given up halfway through. All the checks were cashed and they said, "Well, the first film was great so let's just think about the next project."
The main roles were well acted, and the direction was fine - but they just had NO F-ING STORY.
A big reason the first film succeeded was because it was rated R. It had (oh my gosh) swear words. It was believable.
The sequel, which I've seen twice and both times fucckking hated (censor that IMDb people) failed for the same reason the first film was a hit.
The third film, which I'm sure was Direct-to-video, had a chance to be something special. No pressure from the studio to produce millions of dollars, it could have been a mini-Bull Durham, but just a tad more silly. It started off well, but then they started with the recurring characters. If it's not Snipes, Sheen or Berenger, to be honest, no one gives a shhitt (Censor that too)
Again, everything must come back to the budget. It's hard enough to make a quality film, and even harder with no money and a shittttty script, but someone on the set must have just given up halfway through. All the checks were cashed and they said, "Well, the first film was great so let's just think about the next project."
The main roles were well acted, and the direction was fine - but they just had NO F-ING STORY.