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Summary: BEST HOCKEY MOVIE EVER
Review: As a hockey player, realism was the most important thing for me. I had heard that the realism was exceptional, so I had high expectations for it, all of which were exceded. By casting hockey players, they made this movie as realistic as possible. The history is also amazingly accurate, Mike Eruzioni's transformation from long-shot to captian, all the way to the infamous "Brooksisms." A must see for anyone, hockey fan or not.
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Summary: Complete over-rated rubbish
Review: Hey dude, before you decide to see this movie. Let me tell you something about it. This is one of Disney's biggest loads of crap I had ever seen in my life. The game "Miracle" was a great game, but I wasn't born when that game was around. There can be a few things that can be funny, but then it gets old. So I have to admit this movie is crap. "Finding Nemo" is my favorite movie and I really enjoyed "Brother Bear", but "Miracle" sucks and was like the opposite of them both. There was nothing to understand during the movie. When Herb Brooks was saying again and all the players were running around and getting tired, I really got annoyed that I was going to yawn again and again. The beginning didn't make any sense. This movie sucks. So, I aplogize to all the 5 star reviewers for this movie, but you are out of sight. It sucks.
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Summary: The Best Sports Movie Ever!!!!!
Review: I'm only 12, so I didn't live through the time of the Winter Olympics in 1980, but I have to admit that it explained the game very good. Other true sports movies like COOL RUNNINGS and THE ROOKIE are very good, but this movie is cooler. A must see for EVERYONE. I don't like hockey that much, but it is still an awesome movie.
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Summary: Beautiful Movie
Review: As a Minnesotan, and a lover of hockey, this subject is near and dear to my heart. Let that be a disclaimer -- I'm a bit biased. Miracle is, of course, the story of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice", when a smaller, more inexperienced U.S. team upset the Soviets to go on to the gold medal round against Finland. This is the event that ESPN determined to be the greatest sporting moment of the twentieth century. The movie is exceedingly true to the events that took place -- from Herb Brooks' exclusion of everything in his life except hockey, to the way Eruzione danced down the ice after scoring the game winner that would put the U.S. up 4-3 with 10 minutes left to play. The filmmakers, though, make the movie more that just hockey -- they put the movie into a historical context by showing us news clips (subtly and not-so-subtly) including things like the Iran Hostage Crisis, they put two characters in a car in a line waiting for gas, the styles, the music, even the language reflects 1979-1980. Rather than resort to body doubles, they found hockey players who had the ability to act, which lends a great deal of realism to the scenes on the ice. The characters are done decently, though they seem to focus largely on Mike Eruzione and Jim Craig (the goalie), perhaps because their stories are the ones that really stand out. The movie will run you the gamut of emotions -- laughter to tears, and in the end is worth watching repeatedly, just to experience the joy of hockey.The only thing they could do to make this DVD package better than the materials it includes is to package the actual game on DVD with it. (I was fortunate enough to catch it on ESPN Classic the night before seeing the movie, which only gave me more appreciation for the quality of the film.)
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Summary: The best movie I've ever seen
Review: Miracle truly is a wonderful and inspirational movie, and I highly recommend it to everyone else. What is so inspiring about the movie is how it illustrates that a goal is achieved through dedication (emphasized memorably by Kurt Russell as coach Herb Brooks) and lots of hard work (shown by the players). This is definitely a great story, supported by related sub-stories and lots of exciting action.
There are lots of good points about this movie, but a couple things that I liked about it were 1. the producers didn't jam unnecessary, distracting elements into the movie- they stuck to the real story; 2. they made an excellent decision to find real hockey players who could act, rather than try to teach actors how to play hockey. That really adds a lot to the authenticity of the movie. All of the hockey players did an OUTSTANDING job, all the more outstanding because most of them have not acted before. And, fortunately, all of them are likable, though different (ex. O'Callahan and McClanahan are pretty hot-tempered, while Jim Craig is a little more aloof and easygoing, and Eruzione is definitely the "nice guy," making him my favorite). I hope we see some of them again in future movies. Even though you know the United States wins at the end, this movie will still carry you through a variety of emotions: you cry, you laugh, you tense, you cheer, and you feel proud of the team and the wonderful nation they represented!
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Summary: Best Movie I have Ever Seen
Review: The film was great. I wasn't born until 85 so I never got to witness the event first hand but the movie is the next best thing. It made me feel like I was right there in Lake Placid. This is a must own for all sports fans.
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Summary: AMAZING FAMILY MOVIE
Review: This is one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. I'm a huge hockey fan but this is a great movie for anyone. I've seen it 4 times in theaters. This is a must have for anybody and everybody.
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Summary: This Was The Best Movie Ever
Review: Kurt Russell Did a great job playing coach herb brooks and also because of him all our dreams did come true in 1980 when he took that team to lake placid ny to win the gold the best moment of that movie was beating russia 3-2 and yes i do believe in miracles
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Summary: This Was A Great Movie And The Greatest Motion Picture Ever
Review: Kurt Russell Did a Great Job Playing Coach Herb Brooks In This Movie But Anyway All Of America's Dreams Did Come True When Team U.S.A. Beat Russia And Then Beat Finland To Win The Gold 1980 Was A Great Year And If You Believe In Miracles Get This Movie When It Arrives On DVD Cause Im Gonna Get My Hands On It When It Arrives But Anyway Lake Placid New York 1980 Will Be A Year None Of Us Americans Will Never Forget
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Summary: Feel good movie
Review: Miracle is a feel good movie that leaves you feeling very satisfied at the very end. It's a story mainly about Coach Brooks's relationship with his players (mainly Mike Eruzione, Jack O'Calahan, Jim Craig, etc)and his psychological techniques that brought the team together. It's a great movie for fans and non-fans of Hockey although it might have some anti-Russian sentiments in it. However, beware, it might make you more aware of Hockey as a sport and NHL, but in a good way.
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