Draft Day opinions thread

lol was you watching same movie i was?

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Sweetpeanance, aka Nostradamous,

What parts of this were predictable for you?

I ask because it seems every time I read negative comments about a film, several people lampoon it with the "predictable" label.

Did you predict that the important matter discussed between Sonny and Ali would be virtually forgotten the rest of the movie?

Did you predict that Sonny's mother would show up right before the big draft pick and insist he take time out to do something that could have been done any other day of the year?

Did you predict that the GM with the top draft pick would offer it to him? Or that he would make the decision to not draft a certain someone and then get a second chance at him? Or what would happen then?

I submit that only small elements of this were predictable. I also submit that a movie that is so full of surprises that nobody knows where it is going at all, is quite likely NOT a great movie because it leaves people too confused. Some predictability is a real plus. Would anyone make a sports movie about someone with great talent joining a team, but no matter how good he plays, the team continues to lose most of their games and never plays in an important game? Who would watch? So, you could say all sports films are predictable in that the team plays well enough to at least come close to winning a championship. That seems to be true for all sports films, whether that team loses at the end or wins.

As for the key elements in this film, there's no way in the world they were predictable. It was full of surprises. I think that one word description of "predictable" ought to be shelved whenever someone wants to find fault with a movie.

As examples:

Gone With the Wind was quite predictable--I knew the South would lose the war and unless Scarlet totally changed her personality, her relationship with Rhett would not last.

E.T. was predictable. I just knew he wasn't going to be adopted and wind up going to school with Elliott and be treated like any other kid.

Thanks for the opinions everyone. I'll probably skip it for now

It's actually a 17 year age difference... She'll be 42 in a few days... But ya, that still a big age difference.

I concur. I enjoy watching football, but am not obsessed with it, although it is about the only sport I do watch. The 21 year age-gap seemed about right for 'wife' #2. The audience that was in the theatre also enjoyed it. I think we tend to be a bit vocal - cheering & applauding more than other audiences; we're on a closed overseas Base.