Major League 3: Back to the Minors

Rating:
Summary: A diamond from the diamond
Review:
I was a big fan of Major League, but was somewhat disappointed in Major League II, and as a result didn't buy Major League III for more than a year. I'm sorry about that, because it turned out to be as good as or better than any in terms of its story and execution, and casting.

In the first Major League, we got a first class baseball story of unlikely heroes, which held up well even though I thought the personal lives of some of the players was stressed a little too much. In Major League II, which is still entertaining, I think the chemistry suffered because of this and other continuity issues. For instance, Wesley Snipes, the base stealing pheenom, was replaced by another actor, yet we are supposed to believe he's the same person. Doesn't quite work. Also, the love interest focus switched from Tom Berenger to Charlie Sheen, and we are supposed to know all about (and root for) a former girlfriend we have never seen before, and whose existence wasn't even hinted at in the first film. And finally, the chemistry suffered a little more because the feud between the owner and the players was reintroduced in an unlikely way (why would she buy the team back if she wanted to get out of Cleveland so bad in the first film?). Still the second film was enjoyable and worth having, even with these issues.

So, I expected a lower budget, poorer result with Major League III, and boy, I was wrong. New characters and a new situations develop, and it all seems appropriate and fresh and the acting is top notch; the cast plays like a team and the script moves forward like a well-oiled machine. The music and photography are excellent and the action is in general spontaneous and very fun (like when the villan manager of the Twins hits himself in the head with a richocheting baseball). All the new characters carry off their roles extremely well, and all in all I think you should NOT skip this one if you like the series at all.





Rating:
Summary: Horrid
Review: Be glad I can't give negative points.

Rating:
Summary: Jim Williams
Review: Enjoy this film with the entire family, does not have an "R" rating as the first movie and probably much closer to reality than the first one. Meaning, that a triple A team is probably stacked with more talent than those that were placed on the Indian's roster in the first movie to lose. The key to the movie is that you can watch it with your kids and enjoy some of the goofy antics that only occur in baseball. So treat this on its own merit. As a baseball movie it is up there with Sandlot, Angels in the Outfield and A League of Their Own.

Rating:
Summary: Baseball to the MAX!!
Review: Great Movie! I think it is hilarious. Especially without guys like Rick Vaughn, Willie Mays Hays, Jack Parkman. I do enjoy the new guys, like Billy "Downtown" Anderson, Taka Tanaka. It's funny how those guys don't appear but Pedro Cerrano does. Baseball fans, this movie's for you no questions asked!!!!

Rating:
Summary: Baseball to the MAX!!
Review: Great Movie! I think it is hilarious. Especially without guys like Rick Vaughn, Willie Mays Hays, Jack Parkman. I do enjoy the new guys, like Billy "Downtown" Anderson, Taka Tanaka. It's funny how those guys don't appear but Pedro Cerrano does. Baseball fans, this movie's for you no questions asked!!!!

Rating:
Summary: Very Good!
Review: Gus Cantrell,(Scott Bakula) washed up minor league pitcher is given the undertaking of managing the Twins minor league affiliate the Buzz. I said undertaking not job for a reason! But Gus utilizes former teammates and previous movie cast members talents to turn this team from laughingstock to laudatory. This movie gives great laughs. The ace relief pitcher cant be picked up on the teams radar gun because it only picks up speeds above 60. The shortstop and second baseman are identical twin brothers both named Luis. Taka Tinaka and Pedro Sorano the voodoo twins are reunited and provide ample laughs when they come to bat with black hoods over their heads and use pieces of wood they find as bats. The teams speedster is a former ballet dancer who curtseys for the crowd after scoring runs. Meanwhile, the plot centers around the team possibly being better than the major league team, and Gus's rivalry with the big club's manager, and possibly even being his replacement.

Rating:
Summary: Dreadful
Review: Here's one baseball movie that should have received a permanent rain delay. It's one of the worst possible experiences a filmgoer can take part in -- a dreadfully unfunny comedy. Avoid this 'major league' disappointment at all costs.

Rating:
Summary: major league baseball rocks!
Review: I enjoyed Major League 3 far more than the previous two, which I personally thought were rather "wishey-washey" with their hard-to-follow scripts! (sorry screenwriters!). As an aspiring tv/film screenwriter, I tend to take a lot of notice of the dialogue of scripts in tv/movies. I come from New Zealand and everyone down under here is just mad about rugby, that watching a movie about baseball makes a refreshing change eh! The 'on set' locations in Major League 3 were excellent and the actors were, for the most part, very believable. The movie dialogue was very well-written and easy to follow even for us "outsiders!" My favourite scene in the film is when the voo-doo man from Mars is in the changing room before the Buzz team go out to play a game and he's talking to his voo-doo doll (isn't it Ja-boo or something similar?). For some peculiar reason, I find that scene immensly funny! Maybe I should write another sequel in the Major League series, you know something like "Major League 4 - Down Under" or something like that, eh?! After all, my favourite actor in the film is Eric Bruskotter (who play Rube Baker). I think he is just so incredibly handsome and it would be a good way to get him (and the rest of the cast) down to this part of the world!!

Rating:
Summary: major league baseball rocks!
Review: I enjoyed Major League 3 far more than the previous two, which I personally thought were rather "wishey-washey" with their hard-to-follow scripts! (sorry screenwriters!). As an aspiring tv/film screenwriter, I tend to take a lot of notice of the dialogue of scripts in tv/movies. I come from New Zealand and everyone down under here is just mad about rugby, that watching a movie about baseball makes a refreshing change eh! The 'on set' locations in Major League 3 were excellent and the actors were, for the most part, very believable. The movie dialogue was very well-written and easy to follow even for us "outsiders!" My favourite scene in the film is when the voo-doo man from Mars is in the changing room before the Buzz team go out to play a game and he's talking to his voo-doo doll (isn't it Ja-boo or something similar?). For some peculiar reason, I find that scene immensly funny! Maybe I should write another sequel in the Major League series, you know something like "Major League 4 - Down Under" or something like that, eh?! After all, my favourite actor in the film is Eric Bruskotter (who play Rube Baker). I think he is just so incredibly handsome and it would be a good way to get him (and the rest of the cast) down to this part of the world!!

Rating:
Summary: horrible
Review: i gave this 1 star because 0 stars is not an option. a bad movie along the lines of mr baseball. the 2nd one was far from the original but had some funny moments. this couldnt even compare to the 2nd one. it is a shame this movie will tarnish the image of major league 1.