Mean Machine

Were u lucky enough to watch Maradonna's HAND OF GOD in the World Cup, Mexico 1986? Were u lucky enough to witness the fine goal he scored after the ruckus the 'Hand of God' caused? Well if u didn't thats sad. Atleast u can look forward to the next Halley's Comet sortie (Incidentally that too was last sighted in 1986).

Well I'm getting all nostalgic abt the great footie games I saw way back. I just finished watching a movie - Mean Machine. Its abt a footballer (played by Vinnie Jones) who is sent to jail & is forced to play a match against the guards. Its a very clichéd prison movie. But the match is shot really well. Infact u'd wish that every football match was aired in such a fashion. Unfortunately it isn't so, heck play ur FIFA 2003 for a similar 'with the player' effect. The the manager of the prisoner's team is a black guy called ' Massive'( Vas Blackwood) who is pretty funny. According to him 'Massive' is Ironic. But he isn't given enough time or oppurtunity to be funny as much of the match dominated the movie. This guy & Vinnie Jones also appear in the movie - Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels ( & also in Snatch!). In it, Vas Blackwood plays a very deteremined drug lord, with an afro & a big, fast mouth. One of his famous lines:

" If the milk turns out to be sour, I ain't the kinda pussy to drink it."

Movie recomendations:
1> Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
2> Snatch
Watch Mean Machine if u've got nothing to do/ like watching football/ want to learn to foul.