Why do I like football movies?

Rating: 7/10 (27 August 2005)

Why do I enjoy football movies? I'm not a huge fan of the sport or anything? I'll watch a few minutes worth here and there (when flipping around). And I enjoy playing two-hand touch in the rare event that I have the opportunity to. But there's something about football movies that always gains my interest.
Friday Night Lights was pretty good. I decided to watch it because I thought Billy Bob Thorton would at least be interesting, but his role was less significant than I thought it would be. And, Explosions in the Sky contributed music!! (Kind of fitting, as they're from Texas, and the movie is based on a Texas Highschool Football Team).
But yeah, it was pretty good, and worth the time spent watching it (from the comfort of my own home).
Remember the Titans, Rudy, Any Given Sunday, Necessary Roughness, The Longest Yard, Varsity Blues... All good football movies. What is it? Why aren't there any other sports based movies for different sports (there were only one or two good Baseball movies I can think of (Bull Durham, Major Leauge)).