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Summary: Reminder
Review: Remember when amateur athletes had a chance at greatness and sport immortality? It won't happen again. Too bad.Kurt Russell captures a coach, and kids, who can skate, show us why it felt so good. Watch this and then the documentary to get the full perspective. Well done.
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE
Review: Miracle is one of the best Hockey movie to come out in a long time. This movie is truly inspirational in making you belive that anyone could achive the impossible.
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Summary: GOD !! WHAT POSESSED ME TO EVEN RENT THIS!
Review: in short this movie sucks, kurt russell should be beaten to a bloody pulp and no one should give this a second thought.
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Summary: Put this into perspective
Review: The movie was fantastic. But I don't think people fully understand how improbable this victory was. So look at it this way. Remember the first year NBA players played in the Olympics? The team with Jordan, Bird, Barkley, Magic, Ewing, Drexler, Malone, Stockton, David Robinson, absolutely the best basketball team ever assembled. That was the Soviet Red Army hockey team in 1980, their olympic team. Now imagine a group of college kids from Canada, for example, were assembled and trained for 6 months and then went out and beat the dream team...... that's a pretty fair comparison to what was accomplished. And the shot in the arm this country received when it needed it most from that team will never be duplicated.
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Summary: Miracle is a Miracle in itself
Review: From start to finish this movie captures the powerful expierience that the 20 boys had when they won the upset game of their lives by beating the Soviets. Great movie even if you dont like hockey, like me.
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Summary: The Miracle
Review: Herb Brooks really did the impossible, when you think about. That handful of college kids, beating the best hockey players in the world? Not impossible. Just hard. Having watched the documentary first, I thought Disney (much as I generally dislike it) portrayed the whole thing accurately and fairly.
They actually picked actors that looked like the people they were playing! (Always a plus) There is a major goosebump factor to this movie, yet another tribute to its convincingness. Everything looks SO REAL. As it turns out (we watched some of the DVD extras, the outtakes were HILARIOUS) the people trying out for the parts had first to pass a skating test, if they didn't pass that, then they couldn't even audition. Consequently, there were next to no "skating" doubles, the people were out there doing that themselves. Which is impressive. The movie also conveys what it was meant to: that amid a time of stress for most Americans, this was a much-needed win, and it gave the USA back a bit of the self-respect and courage they had let go. I thought the movie was great (hugely funny) but it only got 4 stars because the language (while I'm sure it was an accurate portrayal) was unnecessary and overly present.
Other than that this was good. Definitely one to hang on to. :-)
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Summary: DISNEY! DISNEY! DISNEY...Turd!
Review: Save yourself time and energy, find any old 80s news articles describing the event that took place 2 decades ago and don't bother purchasing nor renting this box office bomb. What was KURT RUSSELL thinking? What made KURT opt to jump on board this DISNEY TRAINWRECK. Was it loyalty towards his old studio (Disney) or simply he needs cash. Does he no longer get credible scripts offered to him? This film plays out like a bad movie of the week on ABC (also owned by Disney). This film did not ignite up screens nor shake up the Box office. A main reason for the total lack of box office magic is the predictable lame dialogue. The musical soundtrack is interesting but not enough to make you run out and purchase this cheesy stinker. Sports fan may want to relieve a moment in time but the average movie buff will find the screen play predictable and the acting rather stiff. Another recent stinker from the folks at Disney, Mickey get out some wine cause this is some first rate old cheese.....you may be patriotic but this film is artistically really really bad!
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Summary: Great film
Review: A couple factual errors, but overall it captures the environment surrounding the Olympics 1980.
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Summary: Miracle (2004)
Review: Director: Gavin O'Connor
Cast: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkston, Noah Emmerich, Sean McCann, Kenneth Welsh, Eddie Cahill, Patrick O'Brien Dempsey, Michael Mantenuto.
Running Time: 136 minutes.
Rated PG for some foul language, but film is suitable for entire family. Although possessing the all-too-similar theme conveyed in all of our society's most popular sports films (such as "Rudy", "Remember the Titans", "Hoosiers", and "Rocky"), the underdog is the easiest character or team to relate to, the only way to root, and the defining winner that is supposed to inspire all of us to strive for the most unreachable, unbelievable goals because "darn it, if they could do it, why can't I?". "Miracle" is no exception, but the reason for its success like the above-mentioned motion pictures is simple-great acting and some excellent sports footage. "Miracle" stages the incredible story set in 1980 about the over-achieving United States hockey team that shocks the unblemished, dominant Soviet Union squad in the semifinal match of the Olympic tournament (this is certainly not a spoiler; it was one of the most publicized sporting events of the past quarter century). Kurt Russell is excellent as the hard-nosed head coach Herb Brooks, who is determined to take this group of ragtag college hockey jocks to the brink of success because of his own personal misfortune at the Games twenty years before. With his wife (Patricia Clarkston) at his side, Brooks toughens up his group of players as no other coach would dare-putting them through grinding drills, making them skate for hours, and proving to them that being a cohesive team is much more important than talent alone. The film is exceptionally directed by Gavin O'Connor, who brilliantly links the importance of the win against the Soviet Union with the awful Cold War taking place that had a terror-grip on the world. "Miracle" has only one major flaw-with all the attention on Brooks, there is little characterization of the rest of the supporting cast (namely the players). While there is emphasis on the troubled goalie (Cahill), many other deserving participants are not dually represented in the picture. With this set aside, "Miracle" is a great story that has been told time and time again, but not usually with this much flair and emotion. A suitable presentation for all ages, it is a film that not only stages some excellent hockey sequences and fine performances, but historically conveys the horrors that political hatred can bring, only to show that hard work and hope can win over all.
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Summary: Chris from France is a f%#!@ing moron
Review: To the guy whose subject line reads "Total American Crap": of course the movie primarly ignores the other teams and focuses on America - the film is ABOUT the American team and their incredible, 7-month journey from undisciplined college kids to world champions. Your thoughts probably echo scores of other bitter foreigners who denounce anything American as glorified and overly patriotic. Get a life.
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