This film is basically that type of film most of us growing up have seen: a group of delinquent/reject/loser kid stereotypes are involved in some sport. They suck badly. Along comes an unlikely coach. Insert about an hour of the same jokes you'd expect, for example how gross the fat kid is, how unsporty the nerd is, etc. Along comes an aloof/rebellious outsider who is amazing and comes to help the team out. They make it to the finals where they battle the other team, most certainly made up of mean bully types with a narcissist for a coach! We have seen this formula in a number of films: The Big Green, The Mighty Ducks, Little Giants, and even the adult Chinese film Shaolin Soccer to name a few. It's not a bad formula and while not super complex it is nonetheless usually enjoyable and amusing. However this film has a pacing issue I felt. Some things just didn't click as well as these other films. It made me think how some scenes were just overstaying their welcome.Basically it's this: if you are wanting to watch the kids team underdog trope then you're better off with Mighty Ducks or Little Giants. If you want to watch Billy Bob Thornton make some comedy with some kids then watch Bad Santa.

I laughed twice, which for a comedy approaching two hours long, is not impressive. There are more laughs in disaster movies. This was a disastrous movie. I rarely write reviews, and unfortunately, I had to give this one star, as there wasn't an option for minus ten.I had actually ordered the original and received the remake, so I decided just to keep it (before watching it). A comparison of the two films would make an interesting study on how much Hollywood has nosedived even further into a pit of filth in three decades.Some people think that this is a "family film". Why? Because there are no F-words? There is just about every other swear word used multiple times. I could barely believe my ears. It was pointless, tedious and embarrassing. I guess some "adults" just get off on little children using bad words.First and last time I watch a film starring Billy Bob Thornton or directed by Richard Linklater."Suitable for 12 years and over," should read, "Suitable for IQ of 12 or under." If you have haemorrhoids, invite your friends round to remove them with scissors. You're bound to have more laughs than watching this film.

Bad news bears is a very decent remake. Director Richard Linklater directs this laugh out loud comedy. Though, not many people liked it. I liked it more than School of rock. I really liked School of rock. Replacing Walter Matheu is Billy Bob Thornton, who does a very great job. We have all seen the original. WE should all know the plot to this film. A drunk loser coaches a baseball team of young ones and they are all weird, there are foul mouthes, and a bunch of other odd children. I think that this film is very funny. Though there may not be a ton of originality here. Greg Kinear plays a character that he plays a lot. Or it seems that way. Marcia Gay Harden also plays a characters that she usually plays, or seems like she usually plays. Bad news bears is a very good remake. Though a lot of people gave it a pass, I don't think you should. Billy Bob Thornton should've gotten nominated for something. He does such a good job as the coach. Just his performance alone makes this movie work. Thumbs up.

Someone said it was pointless to compare this movie to the original "The Bad News Bears" of 1976. What? This is a remake of that film, so not comparing the two would simply be willful ignorance. But I suppose ignorance is bliss to some.However, even if you don't compare the two, anyone with a semblance of standards would realize that the 2005 "Bears" incarnation is simply a colossal waste of enormous talent, starting with director Richard Linklater (whose "Dazed and Confused" and "School of Rock" were spot-on), to its stars, the great Billy Bob Thornton and the sublime Greg Kinnear, to its co-stars, including the always great Marcia Gay Harden to a cast of some very talented child actors.The 2005 script was, at best, a broad farce, whereas the original was sharp-edged and authentic. What's more, the new version includes a variety of pointless changes (changing the Yankees coach's name from Roy Turner to Roy Bullock?) alterations clearly designed to titillate (Councilor Whitewolf in 2005 is now a man-hungry cougar; the team's sponsor is no longer Chico's Bail Bonds "Let Freedom Ring" but a strip club; the league dinner has been moved from Pizza Hut to Hooters), yet the "evolution" reveals the new film's true lack of sack. (Appropriate, I suppose, since science is showing men now in their 20s apparently are exhibiting a decline in testosterone and other male reproductive markers.) Even the smoking-hot Turner's mom (Shari Summers) of the original film has been replaced by a thin-but-frumpy housefrau. Don't even get me started on the new Kelly Leak comparison to the ultra-cool one portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley.Some other reviewer said if you liked "Bad Santa" you'll like this. I'm wondering if he saw either film: "Bad Santa" was brilliant, an amazing display of Thornton's unchecked id surrounded by career-making performances by Tony Cox, the late Bernie Mack and other talent at the top of their game. The 2005 "Bad News Bears" was simply a bummer.