Es "Nacho" Numero Uno Pelicula de Deportes?
Pardon my 10th grade Spanish, but that's the charm of "Nacho Libre," which may or may not be the best sports flick of 2006. But at the midway point of this calendar year, why not start throwing a list together, to see where we stand, and where we'll need to improve before the Christmas rush.
With much anticipation, we finally got to see Jerga Negro (again, maybe our translation of Jack Black needs some work) in action in "Nacho Libre," the inept Friar Ignacio turned into a lucha libre, with his sidekick, Esqueleto (the Skeleton). It was definitely part "Napoleon Dynamite," part ... we're not sure. Many of the critics, like MTV's Kurt Loder, weren't real hot on it. Loder calls it "a curious misfire ... (that despite) some spirited wrestling scenes — it's oddly low on energy."
Agreed. But Kurt, did you NOT notice that Ana de la Reguera(above) was in the flick? As a nun, for cryin' out loud? Any boob can see her potential as a "Monday Night Football" sideline reporter. And she uses her real Latino name.
For those who wonder if "Nacho" even fit into the sports-genre category, here's our list of the top movies with some kind of sports element that have come out this year so far:
1. "Akeelah and the Bee": If it's on ESPN, is it a sport?
2. "Nacho Libre": Men grappling other men. And midgets.
3. "Game 6": Already out in DVD. Michael Keaton, and the 1986 World Series.
4. "Benchwarmers": Jon Heder (N. Dynamite) returns.
5. "She's The Man": Amanda Bynes as a soccer chick. Yup, it works.
As for the top bona-fide, no doubt sports movies of 2006 so far:
1. "Glory Road": A story that needed to be told, even with some inaccuracies.
2. "The World's Fastest Indian": Anthony Hopkins breaks the land speed record on something pretty archaic.
3. "Peaceful Warrior": A college gymnasts seeks advice.
4. "Stick It": A rebel girl must to back to become a gymnast.
The best documentaries so far:
1. "Heart of the Game": In theatres now.
The bottom sports movies of 2006, so far:
1. "Goal: The Dream Begins": Like a Telemundo soap opera. The first of a trilogy. Can't wait to miss the other two.
2. "Cloud 9": Burt Reynolds as a women's beach volleyball coach, with Angie Everhardt Gabby Reece and Paul Rodriguez. All that's missing is Tom Arnold. Oh, wait. Here's there, too. Went straight to video. Can't blame 'em.
Coming later this year to find a spot on one of those lists above:
"Talladega Nights": Will Ferrell does NASCAR.
"Invincible": Marky Mark does the Philadelphia Eagles.
"Gridiron Gang": The Rock does pigskin.
"Once In a Lifetime": A documentary about the New York Cosmos.
"Church Ball": Fred Willard, Gary Coleman and Kareem Abdul Jabbar about a Mormon basketball team. We're still on a mission to find it.
Are we missing anything? (And no, Terry Bradshaw naked in "Failure To Launch" doesn't count). Email your top 10 ...