Battlefield Baseball

Japanese movie about baseball. Sounds innocent (and if you're me – stupid). I knew this movie would rule when the opening scene is a baseball in which people blow up when catching the ball and people slaughter each other with spike covered baseball bats. (Oh yeah, and some Japanese school girls never hurts either…) Also, I'm eating Asian food while watching this – I rule. A kid with a bad rep transfers to a new high school, but has given up baseball. He sings his background to us in song – are you serious? Yes, I am. The principal wants him to play ball against the team that kills people. Nice high school principal eh? The nerdy kid – four-eyes – isn't allowed to play baseball, so the new kid has to whip her ass in one of the most hilarious fight scenes ever. Then BAM!!! – plot twist. Also, whenever something good happens, people show up from out of nowhere clapping. Classic. The bad kid has a reputation for killing his father. As it turns out, he threw a baseball THROUGH his father and killed him. The movie ends up having a moral yelled at you towards the end about teamwork. Rather bizarre presentation. Also alcoholism kills, but you die happy (you'll know what I'm talking about when you see it). I would recommend this movie highly – especially for you, Kevin.