I am a fan of the original, so I went to see this with a bit of hesitation. First, Mr. Thornton was phenomenal. It's a lot easier for me to believe that he had a thing with Amanda's mom than did Mr. Matthau.
However, aside from his performance and a few cute scenes, I still prefer the original. The kids in the earlier version are much more believable (especially Tanner and Amanda). Even though the movie was still about the rough-and-tumble Bears, it was trying to be more PC than it should have been. I remember Kelly smoked, didn't he? And Buttermaker drank real beer?
Although it doesn't hold up to the original, it's still a cute movie. It would have been better if they'd had some of the original kids make some cameo appearances in this one. My favorite of the originals was, of course, the BNB in Breaking Training since I'm from Houston. Where would the Bears go now? to Minute Maid Park? I don't think so.
However, aside from his performance and a few cute scenes, I still prefer the original. The kids in the earlier version are much more believable (especially Tanner and Amanda). Even though the movie was still about the rough-and-tumble Bears, it was trying to be more PC than it should have been. I remember Kelly smoked, didn't he? And Buttermaker drank real beer?
Although it doesn't hold up to the original, it's still a cute movie. It would have been better if they'd had some of the original kids make some cameo appearances in this one. My favorite of the originals was, of course, the BNB in Breaking Training since I'm from Houston. Where would the Bears go now? to Minute Maid Park? I don't think so.