I gave the remake a 6. I consider the original a 9 or 10. As a kid the original BNB was as close to the actual Little League experience one could get. Growing up in the 70's and seeing the original as a kid has over the years, made me appreciate the original BNB more and more over the years. Tanner is one of my favorite characters in moviedom.
The new version while staying very close to the original, has none of the spirit of the old classic. All of the actors fail to live up to any of the original's grit and toughness. The new Tanner is a joke. He looks like Tanner, speaks like Tanner, acts like Tanner, but he is not Tanner. Same goes for everyone except for maybe the Timmy Lupis character. He was passable. Billy Bob was and still is the only choice to play Buttermaker, but even he can't pull this one off. There is just no reason for remaking this classic.
The kid in the wheel chair was just ridiculous.
Why?
The new version while staying very close to the original, has none of the spirit of the old classic. All of the actors fail to live up to any of the original's grit and toughness. The new Tanner is a joke. He looks like Tanner, speaks like Tanner, acts like Tanner, but he is not Tanner. Same goes for everyone except for maybe the Timmy Lupis character. He was passable. Billy Bob was and still is the only choice to play Buttermaker, but even he can't pull this one off. There is just no reason for remaking this classic.
The kid in the wheel chair was just ridiculous.
Why?