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33 out of 45 people found the following comment useful :- What can I say? It's a sequel to a good movie..., 3 May 2005 Author: John Crockett from United States
If you've seen the original Sandlot movie, you will recognize numerous similarities in this sequel. The movie takes place ten years after the events of the first movie and revolves around a baseball team, which plays its games in the same sand lot as the original movie. The many similarities to the first film include a main character who is very fast, a chubby, curly-headed kid, and Mr. Mertle's dog, which plays a big role in the plot (again). In many ways, the movie is almost like someone found the old script and re-wrote it for a modern audience, changing the characters and story enough to make it a new movie, but keeping it similar enough to be true to the original story. If you're looking for an original piece that compliments the first one, this isn't really it. Like most sequels, this one tries to appeal to the audience of the original movie and takes few risks in covering any new territory, unless you count the inclusion of Sean Berdy as Sammy "Fingers" Samuelson, a deaf boy who provides an original comic distraction to the plot on more than one occasion.Despite its similarities to the original, as a stand-alone piece, this is a nice little story and well worth watching, especially for the younger audiences who really liked the original Sandlot. If nothing else, the movie is entertaining and doesn't get bogged down with a complicated plot.
44 out of 70 people found the following comment useful :- A hateful experience, 25 January 2006 Author: Ron Mexico from United States
Oh Dear Lord: somebody somewhere must have been offended by the original movie (which was obviously a fiendish plot to perpetuate the stereotype that a group of school boys could play sandlot baseball games without following preconceived notions of gender equity and politically correct behavior). The result of this brutish insensitivity manifests itself in "Sandlot 2", which is quite possibly the worst sequel ever made. Hey anonymous narrator guy who agreed to reprise his 'Sandlot 1' role for this atrocity...have you no shame? This film's offenses to all of moviedom are far too numerous to adequately catalog. First and foremost, "Sandlot 2" is not so much a sequel as it is a B level remake of the original. Virtually every situation from the first movie is clumsily recreated by a far less talented cast and group of writers: the scene where Squints kisses Wendy Peppercorn is transformed into bizarre (yet utterly predictable) slapstick involving a kissing booth, another 'Beast' must be outrun (this time by the uninspiring Max Lloyd-Jones), another outfield wall collapses...you get the picture. And what this shameless ripoff cannot steal from the original, it manages to plunder from other movies (such as the scene in "Bad NewsBears" where Amanda takes a cheap shot to the chest near home plate).The cast itself is incredibly lackluster. Max Lloyd-Jones is an inadequate replacement for Mike Vitar's benevolent Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, although to be fair, the writing doesn't help him any; whereas Rodriguez selflessly places his own reputation on the line to take a shy, gawky kid under his wing for the summer, Lloyd-Jones' "David Durango" has little concern for the plight of misunderstood Johnnie Smalls (yes, the little brother of Scotty Smalls) and appears far more interested in being aloof and ultra-cool while scouting out love interests. Brett Kelly's "Hamilton Porter" impersonation begins and ends with his physical appearance. Even little James Wilson sounds suspiciously like Marcy from "The Peanuts Gang" as Johnnie Smalls, and he was probably the most talented of the bunch.And then there is Teryl Rothery appearing in a hackneyed feminist role that undoubtedly had Susan B. Anthony turning in her grave. No cliché is left unturned as she chides her husband for calling his daughter by a pet name ("Female children are every bit as good as male children" she pronounces, providing an unsuspecting Johnnie Smalls with a smarmy look just oozing with resentment and general creepiness. *shudder*) and responds to her daughter's romantic uncertainties by telling her that "women need a man like a fish needs a bicycle". Sadly, the writers did not manage to have Rothery work a single utterance of "Burn your BRA for the ERA" into the mother/daughter dialog, but perhaps they will correct this glaring oversight in time for "Sandlot 3: The Gloria Steinem story". Coming soon to a theater near you? The rest of the movie provides a quick cure for insomniacs far and wide as the writers desperately try to make amends for the first film's over-indulgence of testosterone (the phrase 'Male Chauvinist Pig' was repeated, I think,about eighty-six times). The movie's objective can probably be summed up in a single line, where the insult fest between the sandlot kids and the little leaguers is recreated. "You play ball like a GIRL!" one of the kids snarls. "Ex--CUSE me?" chirps one of the newfound female ballplayers. The only thing missing from the moment was a scrolling disclaimer at the bottom of the screen with the producers not only apologizing for the original scene but for everything else wrong with the world up to and including dishwater spots.Which is all well and good. My only question is, when will these same producers get around to issuing an apology for stealing ninety-seven minutes of my life that I can never, ever get back?
24 out of 34 people found the following comment useful :- No., 31 January 2006 Author: Mimi_Oya_Dante from United States
This movie was awful. Period. Anyone who had seen and loved the first Sandlot would be ashamed to see this movie beside it on the shelf. Firstly, the storyline is terribly predictable and almost exactly the same as the first one, only a lot worse because it wasn't nearly as funny. Secondly, the acting throughout the whole movie was terrible. The actors seemed to be picked more because of their body than because of their acting abilities. Character development was beyond embarrassing, a character would simply show up, spill their life story and all of the sudden we're trusting them with the fate of the movie? You could not pay me to sit through this movie again, the only reason I didn't turn it off in the first place was because I was amazed at how the film got progressively worse! I urge you strongly NOT to see this movie, not only would it be a waste of money, but a waste of time. I want an hour and a half of my life back!
27 out of 42 people found the following comment useful :- Painful. Just plain painful., 26 April 2005 Author: da_flipboy from Hamilton, Ontario
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First, let me just say that I consider the original Sandlot the ULTIMATE "boys of summer" movie. (Yes, even marginally beating out Stand By Me.) That said, I was disgusted to hear this was getting made. If you loved the first, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS ONE.The single great thing that made the first movie a classic was the fantastic performances of all the kids. The kids in this movie are just annoying! It seems like they filmed each scene a piece at a time to allow the kids to remember EACH line! I'd blame the director, but it's the SAME one as the first! *SPOILER*(Kind of) - What makes this movie an even more unforgivable sin is the BLATANT ripped off gags and story elements of the original: a retelling of an old story by lanternlight, a fast kid versus the beast, kids yelling for comedic value, and worst of all... they simultaneously re-use AND WASTE the line, "You play ball like a girl!" ARRRGHH! What IS good about this movie? The only thing I can think of is: A) a different decade that added a different flavour and B) the heartbreaker-in-training Samantha Burton who was clearly cloned from the DNA of Rachel Leigh Cook and Angelina Jolie. And WHY is it Brett Kelly is still getting steady work!? Please, I beg you, skip The Sandlot 2 and watch the original again. While you're cherishing THAT treasure and wondering if the sequel was a blatant money-grab, think about this... the end of this movie left room of another sequel. Sigh. Groan. 3 out of 10
32 out of 52 people found the following comment useful :- Just awful.....destroyed the original, 19 March 2006 Author: Italia_babe from United States
I watched one of those blocks on ABC family that had both the original movie and the sequel back to back. I had never seen the Sandlot before, so I watched it and-lo and behold-it was amazing. It was original, it was funny, and it had kids, which at the time I could relate to. Therefore, I thought that Sandlot 2 would be almost as amazing. I was wrong. The acting was horrible, the plot was the exact copy of the original only with different actors. It was a cheap carbon copy of the original. Plus, a lot of it made no sense and had no purpose.My advice: Don't see this movie. It will save you about an hour and a half of your time to do-or see-something else worthwhile<3
5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :- Just Plain Insulting, 12 March 2007 Author: Jonesgrl5 from United States
I grew up on the first Sandlot and you know what? THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT IT ALONE! The Sandlot is a fantastic movie(one of my top favorites) and it has been by itself for 12 years and now they have to go and make one of the world's worst TV movies for its sequel. Where should I begin? 1) THE PLOT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FIRST ONE! Group of kids lose something over the fence and spend their summer trying to come up with a clever plan to retrieve it because of some unknown "monster" on the other side. Also the feud between the rookie team and the league team. "You play ball like a girl!" That entire scene was exactly the same as in the original. Exactly the same...2) CHARACTERS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME! One baseball hot-shot, a fat kid, one black kid, two brothers, Smalls (Scott Smalls younger half-brother) and they did mix it up a little bit, they threw in three girls who play softball. They only decided to give these characters different names. Like in the original, the dog was called "The Beast" and in this movie the dog is called "The Great Fear." What is that? 3) NOBODY IN THIS MOVIE COULD ACT! With the exception of James Earl Jones of course, he was awesome as he always is. I'm still trying to figure out why in the world he would take this role...This movie is just plain insulting to anyone who has seen and has fallen in love with the 1993 movie "The Sandlot" because how they have basically taken every single scene and twisted it to fit the 70's. I'm afraid to even think about what "The Sandlot 3" is going to be about...I give this 1/10 stars because that is as low as the scale goes.
6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :- Give it a shot!, 27 May 2006 Author: Marcus Woo from United States
I can completely agree with Italia_Babe on this one... but I do have one other suggestion. I'm the biggest fan of the original, but watching the second one only made me laugh at how terrible it really was. Give Sandlot 2 a chance. Given, it is an awful sequel, but if you really love the first, this one will only make you laugh at how poorly it was made and at how much effort they put in to try and put current references to famous people into it. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy this retched film that completely destroyed the credibility of the original.Marcus
15 out of 25 people found the following comment useful :- Start tearing this Sandlot down, 19 September 2005 Author: Filmcritic624 from United States
Finally, it aired on FOX Family channel last night. So, what does a movie doer like me on a Sunday night with nothing to do, do? Well, other things other than watching this dreck.Already into the opening scenes, there were cheesy lines, poor acting, lame catch phrases, and killed everything that made the original Sandlot a classical family movie. The infamous rival scene was completely tarnished by the lame insults, and the carnival scene was completely deranged. Don't even mention the lame attempts to try and get the "Space Shuttle" because that's more than enough.I had high hopes for this movie, a movie that would at least make sense, and this one does not even portray that. Other than the pretty (and possibly has some potential) Samantha Burton push and shove through the lamest scenes, the rest of the cast (even James Earl Jones, who I was very disappointed), was atrocious. Never again had I saw such film that's original do so well, and this one? Well...Let's look at more reasons why this film isn't worth the watch. The kissing scene was rearranged at the carnival where Sam gets a slobber over one of the kissing booth attendants. Completely stupid, wasteful, and so cliché. The respect over the boys and how they treat girls was treated at worst. In the beginning, with the reluctance to share the field together, made absolute no sense at all. At least try to make the hatred more interesting rather than just a kid grudge! See the original, you'll love it more, and get more kicks. I guarantee that.1/10.
7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :- i didn't like it, 26 March 2006 Author: CMCyclones19 from United States
you know, i really didn't like this. It was so much like the first one that it ruined it. The plot was almost exactly the same! i had watched the original right before it on some double play thing and at times while watching the second i thought i was watching the first! it was confusing and overall boring. To me, the only thing that made it different and ultimately okay was the girl/boy rivalry that turned into love. Ill admit, some of the things said and just implied between David and the girl were pretty funny. Plus, i didn't find the dog all that menacing. The one in the original was definitely able to scare the pants off you. The second...Goliath just seemed old. He didn't seem able to chase anyone down, let alone climb a gigantic wall.
9 out of 14 people found the following comment useful :- So....Wheres the baseball?, 18 September 2005 Author: albinoblackdog2761 from United States
ABC Family was playing "The Sandlot", so I haven't seen it in awhile and I watched it. Still a great movie, but during a break they said that "The Sandlot 2" was coming on, well, I wanted to see what would happen if I'd watched it. Wow bad things happen, the movie is just the same as the first, except with girls and switch the baseball of the first with a Space Shuttle. I mean WTF?? The kids are stupid and un-funny, there are some "special effects" I guess to bring out the movie, but it dosen't work at all, there's also a strange romance thing that I guess is suppose to me like "Squint" and Penny. And also there is no baseball, 90% if the movie. So if you watched "The Sandlot" and liked it, stay away from this one by all means.
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