The Babe [Blu-ray]

This movie really shows a great depiction of what Ruth's life was like both on and off the field. It really makes you feel for him. One thing I have come to learn is that Ruth's controversial trade to the Yankees brought a curse upon the Red Sox; which was known as the Curse of the Bambino. And that curse remained with the Red Sox until they finally won the World Series in 2004.

This movie was an excellent baseball movie. My son is a 12 year old baseball athlete and is now highly interested in baseball movies. We chose this one since it was "PG" and he already read many books on Babe Ruth. I won't give away any details of the movie since a review is not supposed to do that. Instead I will list what we liked and what we disliked:Likes: 1) Pretty accurate storyline compared to biographies about Ruth 2) Goes through his whole life, not just his baseball life 3) Mix of serious drama and humor to keep the film from being too dramatic 4) Easy for younger children 10+ to follow 5) Good balance of showing Babe as a hero, jerk, and sympathetic character. 6) There are no inappropriate scenes and the language is pretty tame, however, there may be a couple words that parents may object to but honestly it is modestly tame for other PG moviesDislikes: 1) Film gets a little long. A few scenes could have been cut to shorten the movie by 15-20 minutes 2) The end of his life is rushed a bit since the final scene still shows him playing baseball. Even 5-8 extra minutes about his final demise would have been a better conclusion than just words after the movie.It is worth the $3 to rent. I'm not sure I would spend the money to own it because it's not one of those movies you will watch over and over.

Very entertaining movie. Very historically inaccurate. The movie exaggerates Ruth’s feats but is entertaining nonetheless.

I remember liking this film a lot more when I was a kid. Of course now that I am older, I realize that it doesn't do George Herman Ruth justice, as a person, or a ball player, making him into an oaf and a clod, a big shambling mess on the ball field. The movie script over simplifies important scenes, makes a big deal out of others that don't seem as though they should be, and glosses over important events entirely. It's still enjoyable, but take it with a grain of salt. More interestingly, watch the two wonderful short films on the special features that the real Babe Ruth made, and compare them to the trainwreck John Goodman portrays. In one Babe goes to an orphanage and teaches a kid how to play baseball, in the other, he steps off a train to play stick ball in a field with some kids. The personality of the real Babe Ruth was what made the man interesting. There are only a few scenes halfway through the film where John Goodman came close to capturing that personality. They should have concentrated on getting their facts straight when they made the movie, rather than trying to get a reaction from the audience. My biggest complaint was that they totally missed the relationship with Gehrig and Ruth. My favorite aspect of the movie was the nostalgia of a time period long gone, that they just don't make very many movies about. Maybe one day, Babe Ruth will get the movie he deserves. Until then, this one will have to do.

Tear jerker

Babe, at his core, was a good guy. His past may be the reason for his immaturity. I was not a sports fan, or a Goodman fan before watching it. After the film, I am now a John Goodman fan, he is funny and genuine. I watched it because I'm a Ralph Marrero fan, and this was his last movie. (He was awesome as always, I love the Rickles' Laugh that he is known for). As for the Babe's behavior, I would think it is somewhat mild by today's standards for our so called "sport's hero's." Babe is a more caring person than most of the sport players in the news.

It's a movie

Not nearly as bad as people make it out to be but still not nearly as great as it could have been. While I commend the performance of John Goodman and the rest of the cast in general, the films low budget is very noticeable and the amount of changes that they make to Ruth's story is a huge number.95% of the story only shows the negative side of Ruth's story and the positive stuff is mainly about the Myth's we've heard from Ruth's biography instead of the facts.The low budget shows in the movies rather short running time for a Biopic and the amount of Baseball stadiums they could utilize. Only a couple of stadiums were used and were dressed differently to try and hide this fact. This would have probably worked if they were dressed better but you can tell right away that it's the same stadium each time.So overall, if it were a fiction film, this would have worked wonderfully but it's not. It's about a real man, a true legend in the history of sports, Babe Ruth. With a low budget and too many historical inaccuracies, The Babe is a film that just doesn't work as a Biopic. As a normal film, it's fine, it is watchable when just viewed as another film.

Good acting by John Goodman of life story of Babe Ruth. Even if you are not a baseball fan you should enjoy this film as I did.

For those that are put off by the fact that this is a baseball film I would like to make one thing clear: I am not a baseball fan at all, I have watched half a game in my life and I did not enjoy it.This film is about the life of Herman Edward (Babe) Ruth. The film covers the boy's sad life in an orphanage being brought up by Priests after his mother dies and his father doesn't want anything to do with him. After growing up in the orphanage he is then noticed by a scout at the Baltimore Oriels and thus began his illustrious baseball career.The film then goes on to show his life off the park. His trades, his lifestyle, his lovers, relationships with other players etc. This is an incredibly well written and acted film. It shows us that our superstars are real people with real problems, how they are built up in their prime and then thrown out at the end of their careers.This film essentially is a rags to riches but shows the real effects of having nothing and gaining everything and how it almost cost the Babe everything he had.Do not buy this if you want a high paced sports movie, this is not Any Given Sunday. This is about the life of a person, it may be more suited to the female viewers, but this is a great family film.Ps I don't know how accurate this film is, I am reviewing it purely as a film, I don't know very much about Babe Ruth's life myself.

this is a good film about the life of babe ruth I've watched it before but it was a while ago so watching it again still gave me the same enjoyment good easy watching film

Was a Christmas present for a friend. Hopefully he likes it! It's new in its packaging.

Brought it for my nephew!!