Poll: Are You Going To See Moneyball?

by James Kannengieser on Sep 23, 2011 11:30 AM EDT

At press time, Moneyball has a 94% rating on film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. This means 94% of 128 available reviews have been positive, which is a notably high mark. For comparison, The King's Speech holds a 95% rating and Michael Lewis's other book-turned-film, The Blind Side, is at 66%. Roger Ebert gave Moneyball 4 stars out of 4. Peter Travers, 3.5 stars out of 4. The critics seem to love it.

Critical darlings don't always turn into box office successes. But the film has star power, a pair of Hall of Fame screenwriters and an aggressive marketing campaign on its side. It'll certainly receive my $10.50 this weekend. Are you going to see Moneyball? Respond to the poll question below.

Poll

Are you going to see Moneyball?

Yes, in theaters

183 votes

Yes, on DVD or television

98 votes

No, suck it sabermetrics

43 votes

324 votes | Poll has closed

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It was exciting

to be the second vote. “Wow! the other 50% of people on the site want sabermatricians to suck it!”

by raggedMestizo on Sep 23, 2011 11:32 AM EDT reply actions

why is there no option for

‘free stream to my laptop’?

2012 New York Mets, World Series Champions!

by astromets on Sep 23, 2011 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

also

why is there no option for Pizza

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on Sep 23, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I voted for Piazza

Oh … you said Pizza

by aparkermarshall on Sep 23, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

There should be an option for people who don't want sabermetrics to suck it, but have no interest in seeing it.

I just don’t like happy movies

amest I bovvered forsooth?
ARE YOU DISRESPECTING THE HOUSE OF CITI
ARE YOU CALLING REYES A POX RIDDEN WENCH
ARE YOU CALLING DAVID WRIGHT A GOODLY ROTTEN APPLE
CAUSE HE AIN'T EVEN A GOODLY ROTTEN APPLE THOUGH

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

Don't like happy movies?

Oh, well. A difference of opinion is what makes a horse race. I don’t like movies with a message. I go to the theater to be entertained, not to be beaten over the head.

by Curtis3331 on Sep 23, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't know that I really like movies with a message either

I’m just more entertained by suspense and dark atmosphere.

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions

A dark movie theater is a much better place to watch scary movies than your living room.

Drive-ins are even better.

by Curtis3331 on Sep 23, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

You've lost me

are we racing horses in this dark theatre? How will they no where to go?

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

They will have know idea.

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Sep 23, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

know is a silly spelling for that pronunciation

I refuse to let the weirdness of the English language control my life.

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm happy to see you back here, Gina.

I’ve missed your smiling face.

by Curtis3331 on Sep 23, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

You will OBEY the rules of English Grammar.

by aparkermarshall on Sep 23, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

Drive-ins?

Are there any left in America?

I know the last in NJ closed down many years ago.

Ah the memories……every Saturday night about a dozen of us in about 6 cars heading up to the local drive-in for an all nighter. Just about the only cheap entertainment there was for the under age crowd. And getting the over age crowd (18 was the legal age to drink in my day) to spot us some brew, was even better.

by MetsFan4Decades on Sep 23, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

The drive-in in Warwick, NY is the closest one to me that I know of.

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Sep 23, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Two 'near' me.

One about twenty miles away that never closed, and another maybe five miles away that re-opened last year. That one has $6 double features.

by Curtis3331 on Sep 23, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I would go to a drive in movie

if there was one remotely near me, if nothing but for the nostalgia.

by MetsFan4Decades on Sep 23, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Nah, nothing beats a good horror movie when you're alone.

Or at least, you think you’re alone.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Sep 23, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

you should check out Seconds by John Frankenheimer

sounds like it meets your criteria

by secret defense on Sep 23, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I just looked it up, and I'd be downloading it if it was available for rent on itunes.

the plight of living on campus is extremely limited access to films. I have a whole spreadsheet of films that I intend on buying from amazon, if I ever have excess cash so sometime circa 2024, or illegally downloading if they’re on piratebay once I get off campus.

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

is there a pm function on this site?

I could pm you the links to download it.

by secret defense on Sep 23, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

it's available

here

by secret defense on Sep 23, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions

This

I voted for sabermetrics to suck it anyway, though

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Sep 23, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I am not a movie theater person,

but if I can convince the fam to see it with me, then yes, to the theater I go.

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Sep 23, 2011 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

Movie Theater?

I honestly didn’t know the mainstream actually still went to movie theaters. I guess I don’t get the attraction. Can’t say as I’ve actually been in one though in about 20 years or so.

Sure, I’ll be looking to see this movie.

by MetsFan4Decades on Sep 23, 2011 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

$10.50!?!

It sucks to be you. Our local plex was closed for a year for renovations, and when it re-opened in June the prices had skyrocketed… to $8.00 (matinee, of course).

by Curtis3331 on Sep 23, 2011 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

Costs me 14 dollars

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Sep 23, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Where are the days when you could see a double feature for half a dollar

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Sep 23, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

1935

by Evan_S on Sep 23, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Right.

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Sep 23, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

The one closest to my current residence is $14.00

I’ll have to travel a bit for the $10.50.

by James Kannengieser on Sep 23, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

See, the one closest to me I think is cheaper than 14 bucks

but the place is a shit hole, so I travel about 15 minutes to the really nice one, but it costs me $14

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Sep 23, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

My local theatre has military discount so it's only 7.50 for a movie for me

If it was near ten bucks they’d see me maybe once a year.

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

$10?

I wish I could pay that. At least AMC has matinee prices before noon.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Sep 23, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd only go to the theatre for like A rated thrillers in that case.

which is pretty much the case anyway cause I hate spending money on movies.

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Me too, which is a shame, since I love them.

The worst is when my friends are set on seeing something in 3-D. Green Lantern was not worth my $17. Not even fucking close.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Sep 24, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Green Lantern was a horrible movie

I don’t like DC to begin with, but my girlfriend wanted to see it (yeah, in 3D) so we went, and…ugh.

I’m not the kind of movie snob person that really even over-analyzes movies, but the plot holes in that movie (taking into account it’s own self-continuity) were miles wide.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Sep 24, 2011 4:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Didn't see Green Lantern

but the New 52 is on the whole (if you can call 9 out of 42 titles I read so far “the whole”) is very good.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Sep 24, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

An extra five dollars if it's 3d

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Sep 23, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Before my time.

I remember double features for around $3.

by Curtis3331 on Sep 23, 2011 11:49 AM EDT reply actions

Probably from Qwikster

God, I hate Netflix right now.

But given that the old lady probably isn’t going to be into it, I’ll probably wait to see it.

Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!

by Greenpoint Ian on Sep 23, 2011 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

I tried to change my fb relationship status to "it's complicated with netflix" but fb wouldn't let me

their movie streaming content is horrid and actively getting worse, but they have so many tv shows it’s hard for me to be angry with them. Except I don’t really have the time during the school year to sit down and watch a bunch of tv shows so it becomes useless.

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I quit the streaming part

Techies can tsk tsk me all they want, but I want content. They’ve got everything I want on the DVD side, and only a handful of what I want on the streaming side (and the streaming stuff is available on DVD anyway).

If I want a movie instantly, I can rent it for $3 from Amazon or iTunes. Doing that twice a month and going with the 2 DVDs at a time plan from Netflix is still cheaper than the streaming and 1 DVD plan now.

Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!

by Greenpoint Ian on Sep 23, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Are you serious?

It’s a $6 increase in price. And the content on Netlfix streaming isn’t that bad.

by Evan_S on Sep 23, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Also, they have a number of fantastic tv shows.

by Evan_S on Sep 23, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd disagree, the content on streaming is pretty awful in terms of movies

I agree the tv shows are great, but I don’t think a lot of people really have time to go through seasons and seasons worth of tv shows, though it’s been great for me for discovering and watching british shows and their much shorter seasons, but now during the school year I really just want to watch a decent 1.5-2 hour movie every now and then when I have free time and in terms of that it’s nearly impossible to find anything I haven’t already seen. And this is from someone who hasn’t seen a massive number of movies

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

and also I track their expiring and coming soon, and they've been continually shedding

tons of quality movie content without replacing it

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

It's not up to them.

Their contracts with studios have limits. For example, their streaming rights to Sony movies expired when they hit a certain # of streaming customers. Starz has already said they’re not planning to renew their deal with Netflix to stream their movies and shows. They raised their prices because it’s going to cost a shitload more money to get streaming rights now than it did a few years ago. I’m fine with them raising their prices if it gets more movies on streaming.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Sep 23, 2011 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh I have no problem with the prices, my issue is with the streaming content

it seems they’ve focused on tv, I understand Starz won’t renew and they can’t afford the big new releases but they’ve dropped a huge amount of their pre-1970s content too, and that’s what I used it most for, and I imagine those would cost decidedly less than a number of new releases they have

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

It probably would, but we have no idea what each catalog costs.

And most likely, the rights holders are trying to squeeze them for everything they can get.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Sep 24, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't normally go to the movies

but I’ll go to this one.

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on Sep 23, 2011 12:03 PM EDT reply actions

Not spending $14 to see it in theater

Only time I see movies in the theater now is when there are special effects that will look cool on the big screen. Comedies and dramas can wait for DVD. But, yes, I will be interested to see it overall. I am not that big into sabermetrics, definitely not anywhere near you all, but you know I at least respect them. I would follow the hybrid approach, some sabermetrics and some old school gut scouting. But, I digress, where was I? Oh yes, the movie. I am hoping it will broaden my perspective regarding sabermetrics via a cliff notes version, especially since I have little time to read the book. I read enough for work and soon to be further schooling.

by CCE718 on Sep 23, 2011 12:09 PM EDT reply actions

So after looking around

everyone seemed to really enjoy it except for Keith Law, who hated it.

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Sep 23, 2011 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

Sums up his book and movie tastes.

by FrancoTAU on Sep 23, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm going to be the guy that says

the book was better than the movie.

by aparkermarshall on Sep 23, 2011 1:02 PM EDT reply actions

has there ever been an instance where this is not true?

also unrelated, but part of the reason I really don’t want to see it is that for some reason Brad Pitt as the lead irks me. I like Brad Pitt, but I think he’s much better when he’s a complementary piece in a movie, and I don’t think I could sit through 2+ hrs of his portrayal.

by Gina on Sep 23, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

A Time To Kill

Neither book nor movie is exemplary but movie > book.

by James Kannengieser on Sep 23, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Goodfellas

was also a good movie that kind of surpassed the book.

by aparkermarshall on Sep 23, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

For me

Field of Dreams surpassed Shoeless Joe – which was the book that movie was based on. Not to say Shoeless Joe wasn’t good b/c I did enjoyed it.

But in general, I usually like the books better than the movies.

by MetsFan4Decades on Sep 23, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't know about being "better", but

Vertigo the film is a lot more well known than the book it was based on, D’entre les morts by Boileau-Narcejac.

by secret defense on Sep 23, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

oh I'd agree with Pitt as Beane is.....an odd choice to say the least

I never liked Mr. Pitt myself, but I’ll see Moneyball once in comes out on TV.

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Sep 23, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Also

The Man Who Sleeps by Georges Perec was adapted into quite an amazing film by the author himself.

by secret defense on Sep 23, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Two movies that might surpass the novels

are The Wizard of Oz and The Godfather, although I’ve never read either book, the films are among some of the best ever. Certainly the films are at least way more popular, and no one would be talking about either of those today if it weren’t for the films.

by MetsFanXXIII on Sep 23, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I've read The Godfather

And the movie might be better. The movie is almost exactly like the book, except they cut out a very long and unnecessary subplot involving the Godson as well as another involving the woman Sonny screwed at the wedding (and who sired his child, the star of number three). All I’ll say about the subplot is that it involves a description of the extraordinary size of the woman’s, err, privates, and the surgery she had. I’m totally serious here.

by dcmetsfan on Sep 23, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup, I remember all that.

I also remember the younger me being very confused about where that whole “sewing” scene was in the movies.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 23, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Fight Club

I also think that in many cases where the movie is better than the book, people don’t even realize that there was a book. I imagine not many people know that “Blade Runner”, or “Jaws” or “Bridge on the River Kwai” were all books before they were movies.

Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!

by Greenpoint Ian on Sep 23, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Almost anything based on a Philip K. Dick novel

Will be so different from the source material that it’s almost not worth mentioning.

by CJ_Scudworth on Sep 23, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

If 'Jaws' the book is better than the movie

That must be some book.

by James Kannengieser on Sep 23, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

It was a GREAT book.

Even the 100 page Readers’ Digest Condensed version was better than the movie.

by Curtis3331 on Sep 24, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Jurassic Park.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Sep 23, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Die Hard.

Never read the book, but it’d be hard for it to be better.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Sep 23, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

by rexthejet on Sep 23, 2011 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

Nobody wants to see a movie about on base percentage

Just kidding, I’m probably going to see it.

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by Kevin H on Sep 23, 2011 3:55 PM EDT reply actions

I'll see it on DVD

I still haven’t read the book, though it is on my list, and want to do that before watching it.

by CJ_Scudworth on Sep 23, 2011 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

I will see it eventually

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– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf

by Terry_is_God on Sep 23, 2011 9:40 PM EDT reply actions

No....

"We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgment." Friedrich Nietzsche, "Human,All Too Human" (1878)

by wgarrett on Sep 24, 2011 7:38 AM EDT reply actions