"Greatest Game Ever Played", WTF did that title mean?

[PlatinumGold]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388980/


anyone know?

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

A golf drama based on the true story of the 1913 US Open, where 20-year-old Francis Ouimet defeated his idol, 1900 US Open champion, Englishman, Harry Vardon.

 

[PlatinumGold]

so no one knows.

strange, usually they give you some idea in the film why they set the title to what they did.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
so no one knows.

strange, usually they give you some idea in the film why they set the title to what they did.

Because it's regarded as the greatest game every played (the game of golf, and in particular this matchup). Excellant flick by the way.

 

[Childs]

Its right there in the plot outline, as quoted by OREOSpeedwagon.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
so no one knows.

strange, usually they give you some idea in the film why they set the title to what they did.

Because it's regarded as the greatest game every played (the game of golf, and in particular this matchup). Excellant flick by the way.

it is. and i actually liked the effects they used such as how the ball travels and when vardon tee's up how he clears all the distractions around him. thought it was a very well done film.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: anxi80

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
so no one knows.

strange, usually they give you some idea in the film why they set the title to what they did.

Because it's regarded as the greatest game every played (the game of golf, and in particular this matchup). Excellant flick by the way.

it is. and i actually liked the effects they used such as how the ball travels and when vardon tee's up how he clears all the distractions around him. thought it was done very well done.

why is this regarded as the greatest game ever played?

his score, 72, was average.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
his score, 72, was average.

Just watch the movie lest it's impact and cinema/story is lost on you.

I'm not going to ruin 2 hours of plot/character building ruin the last 30 minutes.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
his score, 72, was average.

Just watch the movie lest it's impact and cinema/story is lost on you.

I'm not going to ruin 2 hours of plot/character building ruin the last 30 minutes.

i did watch the film. it was ok. not bad.

but again. how does that qualify it as the greatest game ever? i can think of a few tournaments that tiger played that would qualify as better games than the one Oimet played here.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
but again. how does that qualify it as the greatest game ever? i can think of a few tournaments that tiger played that would qualify as better games than the one Oimet played here.

It's the title of a movie. Don't read too much into it.

Or are you one of "those guys" that shouts at the screen - "But wait!!! He couldn't retrive his light saber because it's outside of jedi range!!!!!"

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
but again. how does that qualify it as the greatest game ever? i can think of a few tournaments that tiger played that would qualify as better games than the one Oimet played here.

It's the title of a movie. Don't read too much into it.

Or are you one of "those guys" that shouts at the screen - "But wait!!! He couldn't retrive his light saber because it's outside of jedi range!!!!!"

if you don't know, just say, "I don't know". :roll:

 

[slayer202]

GOLF, being the greatest game ever played...

It isn't saying the best golf performance EVERRRR.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: slayer202
GOLF, being the greatest game ever played...

It isn't saying the best golf performance EVERRRR.

ahhh, i c. that i can understand.

 

[shortylickens]

Which is also lame because golf isnt the greatest game ever played.
Its Matress Mambo.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Because it was one of the first (if not the first) monster upsets in modern sports history. A nobody caddy upset one of the most dominant golfers of his era.

Imagine if Phil Mickelson's caddy got a sponsor's exemption to play in the Masters (or whatever) and beat out Tiger Woods in a playoff. That's pretty much what happened.