Product: A League of Their Own (Widescreen Edition) [VHS] (1992)
Rating: 5.0
i named my car after a character. yes, it's true.
i am a woman from a family with a deep, deep love for the game of baseball. baseball is, in many ways, my patriotism and my religion; it is, to me, how god blessed america.so now you think i'm a nut. that's okay; i'm fairly resigned to the idea that only cooperstown and w.p. kinsella may really understand what i mean. but i wanted to give a frame of reference for why i love this movie so much.this movie was a realization of many childhood dreams. when i was 11, i could sock that ball. and it was the best feeling in the world, next to the feel of wet grass in your nose after making a diving outfield catch. but like many girls, baseball is a dream deferred for me. i was relegated to softball, a great game in its own right, but not quite it.so seeing women play baseball, and bringing to it all the magical realism that i love about the game, gave me a good helping of vicarious pleasure. the film's story also takes place during a particularly nostalgic time in american (and baseball) history; when many of the most legendary players of modern times were sent away to fight in the war. the intersection of history and folklore really won me over here; it's sweet without rotting your teeth.if you share a deep, abiding love of baseball, family, and magic, this movie will hit you in the sweetest part of the bat.