Sports errors in movies
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Re: Sports errors in movies
I believe the "Pamchenko", the super-secret move in The Cutting Edge, is illegal in competitive figure skating.
And perhaps some of the poker players can chime in, but isn't it illegal to say "I'll see your xxx and raise you yyy"? You can either call or raise, but you can't do both. I think that happens in Rounders
And perhaps some of the poker players can chime in, but isn't it illegal to say "I'll see your xxx and raise you yyy"? You can either call or raise, but you can't do both. I think that happens in Rounders
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Re: Sports errors in movies
Yeah, that's called "string raising". I was always told that was a house thing more than a hard and fast rule but most houses forbid it. I've seen it in plenty of home games though.
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Re: Sports errors in movies
Spoiler:
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Re: Sports errors in movies
In A League of Their Own in at least one game you can clearly see several players crying on the field.
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Re: Sports errors in movies
When Tom Cruise actually played real shots, they were ridiculously simple stop shots, shots you might get once every three or four games. Then when shots were played by others (stunt stand ins), they were ridiculous trick shot type shots, shots you might play once in a hundred real games
There were no (well very few) regular realistic pool shots, you usual mid range, quarter to half ball pots with 2 rail position using a trace of english etc.
It would be like showing a basketball game in a movie with only uncontested lay ups where all other players were in the other half of the court or 360 degree double windmill slam dunks over 3 defenders and nothing in between
There you go
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Re: Sports errors in movies
It would be like showing a basketball game in a movie with only uncontested lay ups where all other players were in the other half of the court or 360 degree double windmill slam dunks over 3 defenders and nothing in between
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Re: Sports errors in movies

Love and Basketball from 2000 showed the USC Trojans playing at the same random ass small gym as their home court.
Truth is both the men's and women's teams played at the LA Sports Arena during that time.




