A FAILING ICE HOCKEY TEAM FINDS SUCCESS USING CONSTANT FIGHTING AND VIOLENCE DURING GAMES.Paul Newman and his Butch Cassidy director, George Roy Hill, made a very original comedy in this 1977 story of an over-the-hill player/coach (Newman) for a lousy hockey team who gets results when he teaches his players to get dirty. One of the most hilariously profane movies ever to come out of Hollywood, this is the kind of film that makes its own rules as it goes along. Newman is very good, and while Hill goes for the gusto in terms of capturing the violence of this world, his instinct for comedy has never been sharper. Great support from Strother Martin, Paul Dooley, and the rest. –Tom Keogh
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February 10, 2006
#1
I bought this for my son who is a huge hockey fan. This movie is not for kids, and quite honestly not for Hockey fans either. Most of this movie is focused on a bunch of sex crazed vulgar, middle aged, wanna-be athletes. This is a terrible example of the sport of hockey. The use of violence as a way for this team to succeed is not the lesson I want my young athlete to learn. If you want your hockey player to see a movie that shows the spirit of fair play, teamwork and sportsmanship, buy the Mighty Ducks movies.
February 10, 2006
#2
I was not happy to see Paul Newman, a great talent, wasted in this movie. Sorry, I had to turn it off and rewind after suffering through a little more than half of it. The language, not a complete sentence, just vulgarity, was carried too far. Hockey is a rough sport. Was it necessary to insult hockey players intelligence?
February 11, 2006
#3
I wish I could say something positive about this movie but that is impossible.The humor is on a high shool level at best, and at times plumets to new depthswith offensive sexist and homophobic humor. The use of coarse language only serves to pander to the lowest strata of our society. Glamorizing violence in sports only sets a bad example for our children.
February 11, 2006
#4
I am surprised Paul Newman was in such a horrible movie! He could have been a better. I’ve seen some excellent movies with Newman and I thought this would be excellent and very funny but I was dissapointed. The hockey games were funny but that was it.
February 11, 2006
#5
I was not happy to see Paul Newman, a great talent, wasted in this movie. Sorry, I had to turn it off and rewind after suffering through a little more than half of it. The language, not a complete sentence, just vulgarity, was carried too far. Hockey is a rough sport. Was it necessary to insult hockey players intelligence?