So many writers and filmmakers have attempted to get the feel of a childhood summer right to varying degrees of success, but not have felt quite as authentic as this one. The pace of the film feels like those languid long days where you go from playing baseball to the swimming pool to making s'mores in a tree house, where time seems to stand still and school is so far off it's barely in your mind.This movie nails it and does so sweetly and with great nostalgia. The kids are all spot on in their acting, something that must have been difficult to wrangle, and it still manages to make me laugh all these years later. I loved sharing it with my kids and they love it as much as I do.

Just re-watched this, for like the hundredth time, with my little girl! So much fun to hear her laughing! I absolutely LOVE this film - until they try to get the ball back from the Beast. Then... well, it's silly. But that first hour alone earns 5 stars with it's endearing, and enduring, movie magic! The fireworks with Ray Charles and the crushed baseball? AWESOME!!!

It's always disappointing - even just a little - when a favored childhood movie doesn't have the same sheen when viewed through adult eyes. Thankfully, "The Sandlot" is not one of those, and I think it's because of the this is a great group of kids; they have a nice camaraderie and their natural ball-busting is right for that age. That is, until James Earl Jones walks in and steals the movie, but that's a whole other virtue. But all of the comedic elements still retain their value, and it helps that it's in the nostalgic spirit of something like "A Christmas Story" (really feels like it should've been narrated by Jean Shepherd). My wife even thought of it as a fluffy "Stand By Me".It's easy to write this off as a kids movie, but it's too versatile for that.

If your remember the Little Rascals, you really enjoyed the movie, but wished it had less romance and more laughs than it already did, David Mickey Evan's "The Sandlot" is an unforgettable, cliché, adorable, and nostalgic film that your just can't help but love. Despite the hyperbolic nature of, The Sandlot, this coming-of-age comedy leaves the watcher with a life-affirming message, and at the same times does not take itself too seriously, making it the perfect movie for adults and children alike. "The Sandlot" follows Scotty Smalls, played by Tom Guiry, and his summer adventures with his baseball team mates as they improve their baseball skills, get into trouble, and frequently spew out adorably cringe worthy insults including, "you play ball like a girl, you mix your Wheaties with your mama's toe jam," and the classic, "L7 weenie." All cringe worthy moments are easily forgiven as the supporting cast, Ham (Patrick Renna) and Squints Paradores (Chauncey Leopardi), an more, fit into their roles so beautifully, you eat up very word, action, and glacé they throw at you. 70 percent of the movies plot line is completely unnecessary, but if any part was not in it, the movie would almost feel incomplete. The humorous inserts make this movie, "classic." Sure it might be cliché and a compilation of funny scenes trying to fill that hour and a half time space, but the way the movie flows, develops the characters, and sets you up to fall in love with the entire baseball team, makes this movie extremely compelling and fun to watch over and over again. Though the actual story doesn't begin until about half the way into the movie, when the movie finishes, you are left with not only the urge to time travel back to the 60's, but a realization that life is going to be okay if you follow your dreams and face your fears; cliché, but somehow amazing. The short comings of "Sandlot" are not easily missed by the viewer. Adult narration of grown-up Scott Smalls is not only unnecessary but extremely repetitive. "The biggest pickle we had ever been in" is repeated three or more times, and though important for younger children to keep track of the story, from the eyes of an adult, it makes the movie feel like it is stuck in a loop, never really starting. In 2016, children not born anywhere near this time era (1960's) or who lack understanding of this time era, will be completely lost. The freedom, independence, and adventurers that this baseball team of twelve year old children goes on, are extremely different from the lifestyle of twelve year old children today who are born into: a more non confrontational, sheltered, and technology savvy environment. However, this leads right back into the beauty of the film, it's ability to make children see how much fun running around with your friends can be, going on adventures, and learning from all your foolish mistakes.