Benchwarmers / Imagining Argentina - movie review

Benchwarmers - starring Rob Schneider & David Spade. A group of guys who are considered nerds in the neighbourhood teamed up to play baseball against a group of school-age kids' team. When this kids' team coach knew it, he threw a challenge in which Rob responded that his team of 3 guys will over run the kids' team. Win they did. Rob knows how to play baseball and it was him who wins the game single handedly. His 2 other friends were enjoying it as well. The 3 of them could recall that they have been lousy in sports and never got the chance of playing for a team.

A millionaire guy who was often being looked down during his younger days felt for them too and promised to set up a competition with few other well-organised kids' teams. With proper gear this time, the team of 3 was so happy. This is actually a comedy movie and I really did laugh out real loud while watching the movie. But towards the final of their baseball game, the 3 guys eventually gave up their places in their team and invited some kids to play in the final instead. These are the kids that you could see good in their studies but very poor in games type.

Imagining Argentina - starring Antonio Banderas & Emma Thompson. This movie was made based on the hard handed tactics used by the Argentina government during the oppresive times in the 1970s under Peron era. People disappeared without trace or were killed to wipe out any opposition. Both Antonio and Emma are husband & wife in this good movie. Nothing much of an action but they did play their role very well indeed. Emma, a daring journalist, wrote something about the government and was taken away by the intelligence force.

Antonio, in his search for his wife, discovered he could read people's mind especially those whose family members that have disappeared as well. His action caught the attention of the authorities who took his only daugther away and locked up with the mother in a secluded place. Thereafter, the tension and anxiety that Antonio has to go through got even worse when his theatre was closed down by the authorities and his business partner was taken away too because of Antonio's nosey character. A well recommended movie which depicts the life of people during that oppresive era.
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