“There’s a red moon risin’ on the Cuyahoga River.”

The only time I’ve loved and memorized a Randy Newman song. Arguably, the best baseball movie in known existence in all universes and nearest dimensions, Major League is out on Blu-Ray to be watched repeatedly in all its comedic glory. This movie is where I learned colorful obscenities that would plague my vocabulary from 9 years old to now. I still throw out some of the insults in this movie, not only that but it taught me to be creative with my dissing; I was very popular in elementary school.

Some may be under some horrible illusion that because this film is based around baseball it must be as boring as watching a game on tv, those pitiful poor souls. Some may ask “But P-Bot, wtf does Major League have anything to do with geek and nerd type things?”, the answer is simple; not a goddamned thing, however, it’s a great comedy. That, and it showed up at the BSR offices the other day.

Special features on the disc are fairly good too, you got a couple of retrospectives by the creators and cast, one about Bob Uecker. It’s got commentary, an alternative ending that lives up to the name and a tour of Cerranos locker. The movie sports some early work of Wesley Snipes (Passenger 54, White Men Can’t Jump) and Dennis Haybert (the true first black President on 24, Allstate Commercials) as well as known actors like Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger (Platoon) working nicely together this time ’round.

One could say this movie is… pitch perfect and a definite home run. It’ll have you saying “I look like a banker in this.” Pencilbot recommends to the highest extent of recommendations.