Vision Quest
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Movie Reviews of Vision Quest
Movie Review: If you love the 80's and ever wrestled, you'll love this!
Summary: 5 Stars
Actually, I don't think it's NECESSARY to have ever wrestled or to love the 80s, but I suspect that both help! I love the music and this movie just plain entertains me.I think it has at least one good message also: commit to what you love and -- as a famous ad campaign says -- "just do it!" ... Very inspiring.
Movie Review: good movie, bad DVD
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm really hoping that they re-release this movie soon. In terms of the Rocky-esque movies, this is one of the better ones. I liked it even better the second time around because I noticed just how realistic Modine's performance is not only as a wrestler, but also as a highschooler.The problem with the DVD is that (1) the transfer is positively awful, (2)it's standard as opposed to widescreen (not a big issue in this case), and (3) there are no features. The main problem, of course, is with the quality of the transfer, which probably looks better on some VHS versions of the film.
Re-release this into a more non-hurried DVD format and this rating will go from 3 stars to at least 4.
Movie Review: Excellent Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
In a great film with Matthew Modine, I think that the character of the Thompson medic was played beautifully by Paul Spangenberg. I highly recommend that anyone that goes to Garfield High School, see your marine science teacher at his best. Wonderful job SPANG!!Movie Review: Almost TOO energetic
Summary: 4 Stars
Matthew Modine does an amazing job in this film, as Louden Swain. He plays a high school wrestler, learning about life and love, with the help of a high-energy soundtrack and the stupendous Linda Fiorentino. Louden decides that this, his senior year in high school, is the year his true life will begin, and starts pushing hinself to achieve superhuman performance levels as a wrestler. He sets himself the goal of dropping to a lower weight class in order to wrestle against the titan of wrestling in his state, just to show he's got it in him.This movie has an amazing soundtrack, and an incredibly high energy level. Viewers with a wrestling background might also like the book "The World According to Garp," by John Irving, in case someone out there hasn't heard of that book. I myself was never into wrestling, but I did do track and field, which is similar in a lot of ways -- there's no ball to seize control of, for one thing, and you basically just have to abuse yourself.
Probably most people seeing this review saw this movie back when it came out in the eighties, and are looking for a trip down memory lane. For younger, school age people, who might be looking for a good movie to get them psyched, I have a few thoughts. One of Louden Swain's reasons for getting so into his wrestling in this movie is to get a scholarship to a good university. He wants, at least at the beginning of the movie, to become a doctor. If you are in a similar position, and perhaps from a family that isn't very well-informed about how such things happen, let me just tell you that wrestling wasn't really his "only way out." Far from it. I enjoyed the excitement of this movie, but I found myself wondering if Louden Swain might have somehow used up so much energy, beating himself up as an athlete that it might have had a negative effect on his ability to draw upon quieter, less frenzied sources of energy in his chosen career path as a healer. Think about this, if you are a high school student seeing this movie. Every hour Louden Swain spent doing laps, or jumping rope, or listening to "Lunatic Fringe," was an hour he COULD have spent studying human anatomy in the library, or writing to college pre-med professors to see if they needed lab assistants. Face it, high school sports feel important at the time, but... does it really matter? Come on.
This movie is a lot of fun, but I do have a few problems with its message, and its energy. Just a thought. Basically, however, it is a movie with heart, which is rare, so I give it four stars.
Movie Review: something for us...
Summary: 5 Stars
I confess; I am a wrestler and that probably biases me slightly. No matter, I love this movie. My wrestling coach showed our team this movie my sophomore year in high school, and I have loved it ever since. Truly, before I seen this movie I thought no one understood how we felt--the feeling of sacrificing so much and receiving so little in return. The blood, sweat, and tears (literally) that came along with such a demanding sport, along with the joy, comradery and lasting friendships developed through sweat all come together in this movie. There are dozens of football, basketball, and baseball movies, but now we have something to call our own. Something we can watch that reminds us of how we used to be. If you have ever worked hard or sacrificed for anything in your life, you should not only understand this movie, but should love it.