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Movie Reviews of Youngblood
Movie Review: Youngblood Review
Summary: 4 Stars
No movie deserves 5 stars. :)
Youngblood is a good movie and well casted with professional acting.
Not much else to say.. ... I don't play hockey. lol But I'm sure the movie is an accurate representation of the hockey profession.
Movie Review: youngblood review
Summary: 4 Stars
i got this for a friend if my wife's-she is very happy with it,i believe it is a gift for x-mas, she was happy i got it so quicklyMovie Review: Keanu
Summary: 4 Stars
Let's not forget that Keanu Reeves is the French-Canadien goalieMovie Review: "Lets Go Pretty Boy" ~ Coming Of Age On And Off The Ice
Summary: 3 Stars
`Youngblood' is a slickly produced sports (hockey), coming of age film from '86 with a lot of good looking young men to (Rob Lowe, Patrick Swazee and Keanu Reeves) keep the girls watching, fast moving game sequences and the usual on the ice fights one has come to expect and look forward to in a hockey game. The storyline is predictable but enjoyable, the pounding, energetic `80's soundtrack is excellent and the cast likeable. Not a bad way to while away an evening with a couple of buddies or a girlfriend.
My Rating: -3 1/2 Stars-.
Movie Review: Eye Candy on Ice!
Summary: 2 Stars
Well I have to put my 2-stars on this celluloid quagmire. Now I like hockey (but admit I don't speak NHL and was born in 1980) and according to my Quebecois relatives Youngblood and Slap Shot (#1 NOW AND FOREVER!!!!) paints a pretty accurate picture of 1970's/80's semi-pro/pro North American hockey.
Youngblood ranks somewhere between Slap Shot and Disney's Miracle (quality) and the Mighty Ducks trilogy and Most Valuable Primate (fiascoes in an ice arena). Don't ask me about the Miracle on Ice 1981 ABC TV movie as I haven't found a download of it yet, but... STEVE GUTENBERG AS JIM CRAIG?!!! PETER HORTON AS JACK O'CALLAHAN?!!! I first saw this when I was 13 and could give an honest crap about the hockey scenes because I felt them to be a bit contrived. You get an honest laugh out of the hazing, the little bro/big bro relationship between Lowe and Swayze is somewhat heartwarming (especially with the latter's current cancer battle), and you feel for our young hero when he gets benched for flirting with coach's foxy daughter. The sex scenes were typical 80's comedy fare (and I hope I look like Fionnula Flannigan when I'm that age), but I think that Keanu Reeve's Quebecois accent is more of an inside joke rather than part of his character- I am glad that he could actually play goal (according to IMDB's boards he was called "The Wall"). And don'tcha just love the "I'm-redeeming-myself-by-training" musical montage (think Rocky IV released a year previously)!
I would like to know two things: 1) Was hockey in Peter Markle's background to pen this script? 2) Was Eric Nesterenko's role intentionally 1-D because he was the intellectual Chicago Blackhawk? Also I thought it was cute to put the "Bart Feeds" and "Wells Electronics" rink boards ads as a little homage to the producers. All in all Youngblood was a far cry from the vapid epic fail MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives, nevertheless it was eye candy- and I wouldn't have it any other way!
P.S. If you're looking for the out-of-print soundtrack go to Blogspot and do a search, you'll find it there.
P.P.S. Could someone please seed Miracle on Ice (1981) or get that bugger on DVD and quick! Bad movie night can't get better without that one!