Fantasyland

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• Posted 07/08/10 by cb
  agreed - this guy Jed is a joker - I don't believe this for one second - its an act to make a movie
• Posted 05/25/10 by g
  what an astounding douche this guy is....and everyone keeps talking about what a wonderful woman she is, but what a DOORMAT!!! DUDE, your kids are being born and you're thinking about trading in your fantasy league....sorry...you deserve to be alone. you're an absentee husband who'll be an absentee father.
• Posted 04/28/10 by Andre
  Jed's has to be the luckiest guy in the world finding probably one of the only women who would stick with him through all of this! She was my favorite part of this film just because of the respect I have for her she never complains. Pretty good movie although Jed was definitely way to obsessed and I felt sorry for the players having to talk to him haha
• Posted 04/26/10 by Rudy Gamble
  Interview of the director and star here: http://razzball.com/razzball-interview-stephen-palgon-jed-latkin-of-fantasyland/
• Posted 04/18/10 by Em
  A bit too much dwelling on the Crohn's disease. I have it as well and he makes it sound like a death sentence. I'm on the same kinds of medicines etc. and yeah it can interrupt life a bit but you get used to it and you deal. This probably wouldn't annoy me as much if he wasn't so obsessive...dude is a bit intense.
• Posted 04/03/10 by godfather
  Just don't watch...Go cure cancer...
• Posted 04/02/10 by Y
  Funny how you guys are criticizing someone for doing something they love.
• Posted 03/30/10 by chris
  A beautiful wife and 2 healthy children and just think what Jed could do if he spent all that travel money and personal time on them! Jeez, he could have found the cure for cancer if he'd put the same effort into medical research that he put into fantasy baseball.
• Posted 03/30/10 by Eugene Lepore
  Get a life you #######s. A bunch of jerks who were never good enough to play the game. Join a softball league if you love it so much.I think they have fantasy brains.This has to be the sickest thing I ever saw.
• Posted 03/29/10 by Michael
  Great flick, guys. Loved Jed's unrestrained passion and can relate to it, uhm, to a degree. Loved Shandler coming off as a little bit of an arrogant jerk and Lawr's eccentricities. This documentary was about the personalities of serious fantasy players, and it made for an entertaining 85 minutes. Also appreciated Lawr's bean counter comment...yeah, I'm a bean counter.
• Posted 03/27/10 by samasinsam
  I've been playing fantasy baseball and football for the last few years and some of my friends, think I take it too seriously. I feel redeemed. I love the "real" games and the fun of fantasy and actually know the difference. This guy is not representative of the rest of us. Even the members of the Tout Wars. He's not only over the top, he's seriously obnoxious and possibly demented. His enablers are either saints or nuts. Very good movie and a what not to do and how not to act. Whenever my team(s) are doing badly I repeat to myself "it's only a game" until I calm down. My male friends think it's a hoot that a woman could be knowledgeable and somewhat fanatic enough to play year after year, but hey, it's only a game!
• Posted 03/25/10 by The Sultan
  Great film. I loved the book (Fantasyland) by Sam Walker too and I think he's my favorite personality in the movie. Jed was a little over-the-top, but since he finished where he did, I think Shandler should have given him another shot.
• Posted 03/22/10 by Jimmy the P
  I'm enjoying this film but good God this Jed dude is insane. I remember playing fantasy baseball when I was a teenager and as commissioner I had to get the paper and go through the box scores to add up the points each day. Seeing this pastime develop into the phenom that it is today has been fun. I love fantasy baseball and I still like fantasy football but to fly to see guys and think you're getting valuable information on how their season is going to go or to drive seven hours to try to coax someone into a trade is too much.
• Posted 03/21/10 by Jeff
  I thought it was an entertaining film. In the end it was hard not to like the guy and to me Shandler came off as a bit of a jerk.
• Posted 03/20/10 by Joe Papierz, Jr
  I can't believe the video I just saw and the article and comments I read about this past time. Grown men, seemingly able to dress themselves and feed themselves, ignoring personal family and job responsibilities to play a game. Go to a library and look up the term Loser and you will see all their pictures. And they seem so proud of themselves. They have a closed membership and "claim" no one else can compete with them on a knowledge or skill level. Another form of crap. I wasted my time reading abuot it.
• Posted 03/20/10 by Fenam
  Great film. Regardless of the outlet it's refreshing to see someone so passionate about something. My favorite part of the movie is Jed's wife, she is an amazing example of loving someone for who they are. On another note, I don't think one 10th place finish can abolish the clear and precise reputation Shandler has. Tout wars is elitist, because it is the elite. And, arrogance and fantasy sports go hand in hand. It takes confidence to win. Cheers!
• Posted 03/20/10 by Cardiff Giants
  I am about halfway through the film... Jed is either a bad actor playing to the camera, or he is truly obsessed. I've met my share of fantasy players that take the game a bit seriously, but this guy's involvement borders on true addiction. One shouldn't let fantasy games interfere with what truly matters. Nice film.
• Posted 03/20/10 by Jon Martelli
  Oh man this league is too funny. A bunch of eccentric baseball men with their stat books and predictions lines trying to make baseball decisions. Give me a break!! If you ever have an opening in your league come talk to me. I'm nineteen years old and I would run circles around you seasoned "experts". Yea Shandler the only two things Jed won that year was your little bet and the craziest person award. Dude was nuts. I would also just like to add how crazy baseball is. (2008) Various players highlighted in film included Marcus Thames, Gary Sheffield, JJ Putz, Todd Jones, Joe Borowski, BJ Ryan, Vernon Wells etc. My, how two years have changed.
• Posted 03/20/10 by Hedgecock
  Well done!
• Posted 03/20/10 by Shandler
  I didn't call Jed arrogant and elitist. I was classifying Tout Wars as arrogant and elitist.
• Posted 03/19/10 by russian girls want to meet you
  nice work, but who is that handsome man in the Giants jersey in the first 5 minutes and why don't we see more of him?
• Posted 03/19/10 by Jason
  Shandler give the guy a break, calling him arrogant & elitist? You came in 10th place and people still pay you for advice!
• Posted 03/19/10 by Anthony
  Wow! I didn't know what to expect but this was amazing! I just checked out their fb page - it's got a lot of other stuff. facebook.com/fantasylandfilm
• Posted 03/19/10 by Jason
  Not Cool: Calling Jed arrogant & elitist? Shandler, give the guy a break. Calling yourself an "expert" and then coming in 10th place.
• Posted 03/19/10 by @frankfso
  Enjoyed every minute of this film. Awesome work.
• Posted 03/19/10 by Ethan
  Will you guys be releasing the film for direct download? I have a flight coming up soon, would love to be able to watch it offline. Thanks!
• Posted 03/19/10 by jl
  Reminds me of the book 'Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer' where the guy skips his daughter's wedding to go to a football game Yikes - these people are seriouz about sports