The Sandlot 2

Buy This Item The Sandlot 2 by 20th Century Fox  Available from Amazon  $14.98  on 1-6-2009     From the director of The Sandlot comes this fun-filled sequel that proves the power of teamwork and celebrates the magic of friendship. Ten years after the original story, the local dirt field is no "home" to a new group of neighborhood kids who get together to share laughs, show offand play ball! But the gang faces their toughest challenge as they try to retrieve an irreplaceable model rocket that lands in Mr. Mertle's (James Earl Jones) backyard behind left field - a forbidden territory guarded by a legendary beast know as "The Great Fear." Reader Reviews There are quite a lot of negative reviews here about the Sandlot 2. Honestly, i don't think it's as bad as many claim. It's not a GREAT movie, but it's not bad. The problem is that it's supposed to be a sequel, yet it retreads every single theme from the first movie. If this were the only Sandlot film made, it would probably be considered much better. Unfortunately, they try to play it as a sequel. The story continually drops little reminders along the way that this is a new story (such as the addition of girls to the grou and a romance), but every theme and story arc from the first film is repeated, some with almost verbatim dialogue. Here are a few among the many, many retreads: 1. The dorky kid (also named Smalls) who doesn't play baseball, but is eventually accepted by the initially exclusive neighborhood kids. 2. Smalls sends something sailing over the wall into the dog lot, where it must be retrieved from the mean dog's clutches. 3. Devising silly schemes to retrieve said item. 4. Knocking down said wall in a big hellabaloo. 5. Nearly every character copied almost verbatim, only with new names and actors. (i.e., the fat kid, the two brothers, the black kid, the cool leader, the dorky non-athlete, etc) 6. Big chase scene with dog and the neighborhood "cool kid." I could go on and on and on with the direct rips from the first film. But because there IS so much from the first film here, it makes it somewhat enjoyable. No, it doesn't quite have the magic of the original, but it's still enjoyable...so long as you accept it as a REMAKE, and not a SEQUEL. If you are thinking sequel, you will probably hate it.

The Sandlot 2 Available from Amazon Price: $14.98 Updated on 1-6-2009.

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