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Blue Chips
Review by Haitianlover : Not a Hoosiers Imitator

We sure do make a lot of sports movies in the US, and this is one of the better ones, not as good as Hoosiers, but then again who could touch Gene Hackman in his prime, right? What I like about this one is the somewhat stiff performances by Shaq and Anfernee Hardaway, which add "something" of reality to the film. Really. The other good thing is Nick Nolte. He played his part to the hilt. He sold his soul to the devil (he cheated), but then he redeemed himself. The scene with him teaching the kids at the playground the fundamentals is a classy and classic ending. Excellent movie. It's not as emotionally exhilerating as Hoosiers, but that's another story, right?

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Review by spiders-n-vinegaroons : The other side of collegiate athletics

Being involved in collegiate and high school coaching, I tend to go back and watch this film from time to time to remind me of what sports is all about. If you're a coach, it's about your devotion to your program and to your kids that you coach. It's the job, it's the challenge. It's the same as teaching a class of Math or History to a bunch of kids. The point is to teach them to become better at what they do and to also make them better on everything outside of the game itself.

If you're a ballplayer, it's about your devotion to the game and to yourself and to your team. You're as good as your team and it is up to you to understand the philosophy being taught in the game. The game doesn't just teach you about becoming a better ball player. The game teaches you about leadership, teamwork, decision-making, and responsibility. Whether you succeed at the game or not, you succeed in all other aspects involved.

Blue Chips is about how critical it can become at times to make right decisions at all levels of athletics. Whether you're the president of the college, the athletic director, a booster, a coach, or even a player, the decisions you make can have considerable effects and consequences for the overall integrity of the sport, your school, and career. Without going into too much detail about the movie, Blue Chips deals with under the table financing of high school players by boosters and people close to the college, in hopes of wooing these standouts to sign with the program. All levels of the program are involved in this true-to-life tale of deception, greed, and moral judgment.

I will disagree with other reviewers about the cast. I will argue that to tell the true story of this side of collegiate athletics, it would be normal to use actual athletes that were "larger than life" at the time. Overall, a good movie to watch if you enjoy the sports genre......

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Review by Roberta Shertza : Great Movie

This was a great movie.The price was a good value also.Service was great an all around good experience with purchase.

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Review by Stephen : Good movie

Had to review this for a sport law class. Great movie. Learning lesson to future athletes about what's right and what's not. This could improve or start their moral foundation so please watch it before they do and create a positive fostered environment with your team.

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Review by jasenao : One of the best basketball movies ever made

"Blue Chips" is one of my favorite basketball movies. I've seen it a few times and it still doesn't get old. A coach (Nick Nolte) that has always had a successful career as coach of Western University is facing the threat of his first ever losing season. He has to find a way to get his team back on a winning streak, even if it means finding new and better players. Nick Nolte does a spectacular job as the coach, but that's not the only reason that "Blue Chips" is such a realistic and great basketball movie. If you're familiar with NBA basketball, you'll see a lot of players that you know from today's game such as Penny Hardaway and Shaq. You'll also see other basketball legends such as Larry Bird and Bob Cousy. When it's gametime, it's as realistic as a movie can get. It has powerful coaching, spectacular defensive and offensive movies, the roaring crowd, and even the press conference after the game. "Blue Chips" has more drama in it than just about any basketball movie ever made.If you'd like to see a realistic basketball movie, I recommend getting "Blue Chips." It won't let you down.

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Review by D. Roberts "Hadrian12" : I would play for coach Nolte anyday!

Thanks to Anfernee Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal, this movie contains some of the absolute worst acting I have ever seen in my life. And yes, that includes the 50 or so "Mystery Science Theater" movies that I have viewed. Watching the two of them try to act was like watching two blue whales attempting to scale Mount Everest. See what I'm getting at here? Apparently, the producers figured that getting real athletes to pass as actors would be better than getting real actors to pass as athletes. WRONG!!! Personally, I would rather see these two try & sing opera next time rather than do another stint in a movie. [By the way, if they are in any more movies, I categorically refuse to see them].Somehow, this is still a great movie. Nick Nolte turns in a superb and convincing performance of a intense, once successful college basketball coach who is desperate to have a competitive team. The seemingly hopeless plight of his less-than-talented team leads him to "bend the rules" with the efficacy of catapulting his roster back to the summit of NCAA athletics.This movie serves as a trenchant satire of what has become of modern college athletics. Bribery & special gifts to student athletes becomes a way for Nolte's university to entice the very best talent on the market. This modus-operandi has become all too common in the climate of college basketball (as well as college football). This movie is a powerful and introspective commentary on what has become a prevalent problem."Blue Chips" is a must movie for any fan of sports, as well as persons who are concerned with the goings-on of Intra-collegiate athletics. Besides Nolte's sensational perfomance, there are also some fun cameos of Rick Pitino, Larry Bird Bobby Knight & others. If the film didn't include Haradaway & O'Neal, it would be worthy of 5 stars, easy....