Episode 27 - Best of the Best (1989)

Finally, we come to this one! We've been wanting to cover Best of the Best for years, but never quite got the opportunity to do so. Not only do we get to do it today, but we finally get to dig into it for the first time!

Does it still hold up, or is it too tied to its time and place? Believe it or not, the movie might have aged better than you thought! Check out today's episode for the full scoop.

Randy's Score: 5/5

JD's Score: 5/5

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Up Next: Days of Thunder!

Episode 26 ~ The Blood of Heroes (1989)

What do you get when you combine Rutger Hauer, sports, the desert, and the post-apocalypse? Turns out you get a cult favorite most have forgotten about. It's also quite unlike any of the other movies we covered and only barely fits the theme. So that made 1989's The Blood of Heroes the perfect choice for this series!

However, it isn't all sunshine and roses. Check out today's episode to learn why!

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: Best of the Best!

Episode 25 ~ Dead Solid Perfect (1988)

Golf! That's right, it's finally time to take on what many people consider the most boring sport, at least to watch. Does it translate well to a movie or does it adapt the cliched few of the sport a little too well? You'll have to check out today's episode to find out!

However, we aren't quite solid on this adaption of a novel, even though it was an HBO exclusive way back in the day. Why is that? You'll just have to wait and see!

Randy's Score: 2/5

JD's Score: 2/5

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Up Next: Blood of Heroes!

Episode 24 ~ Hoosiers (1987)

We've covered quite a few sports movies so far in our special, and we've seen more or less how the formula came to be throughout the 1980s into what it would be parodied by the '90s and beyond. What we're seeing less of as we go along are movies that break the mold.

Until today, that is. Hoosiers is a pretty special movie in how accurately it both mythologizes the sport in question while also delivering a great drama centered around a town that lives to aim high. What you get is a sports movie up there with the best--one that is still quite unmatched today. Even despite all we've covered so far, nothing is like Hoosiers, and that is is why it has aged so well and still comes highly recommended.

Find out just why that is in today's episode!

Randy's Score: 5/5

JD's Score: 5/5

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Up Next: Dead Solid Perfect!

Episode 23 ~ The Best of Times (1986)

In the annals of the movie halls of "Films That Could Have Existed But Unfortunately Didn't (But Somehow Do?)" with the likes of Extreme Prejudice comes this movie that no one seems to remember. Starring Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in an unlikely duo you would not expect, this football film is not quite what you might think it would be. 

At least in some ways. In other ways, The Best of Times falls a bit short of being a forgotten gem. Regardless, it's a solid watch. Find out why that is in this episode!

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: Hoosiers!

Episode 22 ~ Thrashin' (1986)

Wild in the Streets! It's time to go boarding with one of the most popular skateboarding movies of the 20th century. Want some fun boarding and wicked cool soundtrack? Then this is the movie for you. That's right, it's 1986's Trashin'! Essentially Romeo & Juliet on skateboards, the movie is about what you expected.

Unfortunately, this is also the movie's weakness and helps it fall short of Skateboard: The Movie and Gleaming the Cube. Though it's fine, it doesn't quite stack up. Find out exactly why that is in today's episode!

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: The Best of Times!

Episode 21 ~ Youngblood (1986)

Our sports special runs into a not-so-oddball picture. This would be the coming-of-age drama Youngblood, which has quite the cast. And on top of it you can pretty much guess how this flick will turn out.

Unfortunately, that's also the glaring weakness of this one. Of all the sports films we've covered so far, this is the most formulaic of them by far. It might not be a bad movie, but it doesn't quite stack up either.

Find out why in today's episode!

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: Thrashin'!