True and Exact in detail

Rating: Null/10 (11 October 2004)

Obviously Mr. Oshram-3 was not born or raised in Texas. You just don't see and understand what a sissy la la movie Varsity Blues was. This Hollywood style sham of a Texas setting is not even in the same caliber as "Friday Night Lights"! You refer to the fact that we have no central character to follow, well let me tell you as a former Texas high school football player, this movie and this book is all about the TEAM concept. And this film echoes that sentiment perfectly. It's an "us against them" type personality. Unless you grew up in Texas or found that kind of commraderie from playing sports you won't ever understand. James VanderGEEK is not even believable as a real quarterback. His arm motion and mechanics is completely off. As far as the character Boobie Miles being a jerk- well congratulations you WERE paying attention. He was big headed and egotistical. This is what usually happens to a 17 year old who has been courted around by colleges like he's the prized turkey at Thanksgiving. We put our athletes on a pedestal whether they're 17 or 37 (Deon) and they believe what they hear. Friday Night Lights is terrific and displaying this. Although it could have shown more about some of the racism that we read about in the book, it's perfect in staying true to it's book form. (I admit some artistic licensing was taken in showing the Panthers play against Dallas Carter in the finale. It was actually the state semis) But what are you thinking O-scram! You think all stories have a perfect Dawson's Creek ending. That's what playing high school football in football crazy Texas is all about. When I read the book in 94 as a youth playing back up wide receiver for our horrible south Texas football team I became inspired. I would plead for the day this story could be seen on the silver screen. But first, gay ass Hollywood had to come in and put those homo's VanderGEEK and Paul Walker in that bomb "blues" You don't know what your talking about O-SCRAM 3. "Friday Night Lights" is a definite must see.