I personally feel Mr. Baseball starring Tom Selleck was better. In case no one as seen Mr. Baseball, which highly probable, its about a former all-star slugger being sent to Japan by his agent to regain his respect. While Tommy Selleck wasnt has funny as Bernie Mac, Mr. Baseball was much better.
shareI agree that Mr. Baseball was a lot better, but I like the premise of Mr. 3000 a whole lot more. I'm surprised it took so long for somebody to write a script based on this whole idea.
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I've seen a whole slew of baseball movies lately, from the awful indie flick "Ball of Wax" to the very good "The Natural". And I've seen "Mr. 3000" and "Mr. Baseball" over the past week, too.
3000 is much, much better than Mr. Baseball. Selleck couldn't act, but Bernie Mac's performance was pretty damn good. 3000's story was also deeper.
That said, 3000 wasn't perfect but it was entertaining. For once, I feel the self-styled reviewers on IMdB have underrated a film.
Mr. Baseball was a great fun movie; better than Mr. 3000, but so what? I enjoy both films, and find both Selleck and Mack personable and entertaining.
shareNo chance. Mr Baseball was terminally clichéd, start to finish. The only good line in the movie was when Selleck says "Last season, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!"
Mr. 3000 had its rough spots, but it also has Bernie Mac, who, unlike Tom Selleck, is completely watchable no matter what he's in. Better story and the character of Stan Ross is far deeper and more interesting than the slapstick caricature of Jack Eliot.
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