Put it simply, if you really want to know more about the ABA, you're better off finding the HBO documentary Loose Balls, based on Terry Pluto's great book. Yeah, I saw Semi Pro over the weekend and was predictably disappointed. They did a good job of replicating the look of the uniforms and such, but everything else was pretty bland and uninspired.
But probably the most disconcerting part of the movie was the gratuitous profanity that led to its R rating (and eventually its so-so opening week box office take). I usually don't pay that close attention one way or another, but let's just say that this movie isn't a Kevin Smith or Quentin Tarantino picture where such talk would seem commonplace and allegedly clever.
It's probably still worth a cheap rental later on, but let's just say that I felt silly missing out on the pre-noon matinee price at the nearby AMC theater.
A couple of other observations while watching some random sports-related commercials:
-- I guess it's cool for Subway to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the whole Jared campaign, but using Tony Stewart as part of the ads seems a bit silly these days, given that Smoke seems to be getting pudgier in addition to growing that mullet. I'm guessing Stewart ain't ordering the veggie combo.
-- The Brian Urlacher-David Ortiz Vitamin Water ad is amusing enough, but exactly what country would those two be representing, assuming their opponents are Chinese?
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