Memorable, crazy movie

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

This movie is in the top 5 best movies I've ever seen. I'm a 25 year, grad student, very pretty blonde girl and I LOVED this movie. It was so inspirational and uplifting, it makes me want to move to Minnesota and join a hockey team. The dynamic between Banksy and coach Bombay is one in a million. Can't wait to watch the next two :)

********************* SPOILERS !!!!!!!!!!!! **********************I don't understand why so many reviewers take this movie so personally. It's a Disney movie for kids, so it's of course very limited, and it is exaggerated because the point is to entertain and propel young hockey players to already role models. But Estevez plays pretty well and the characters around him are fine. First, it is a real hockey movie, for a short movie there's hockey action and you go to big production budget sports movies and there is hardly any sport action. So to be fair, at least it is seriously about hockey. Maybe this movie is a bit cheesy, copied off Bad News Bears, that may be - but the Ducks are a NHL hockey franchise, that's a a pretty big deal! You can turn a kids' movie into a pro team, that's a pretty big deal and the lines from this movie have left a bigger blueprint than Rocky's "ugh feel lightheaded" retarded dialogue. There's a weird romance between Charlie's mom and Bombay but thank goodness it doesn't go anywhere, because it shouldn't. How does Bombay who is a true great prospect quits without no real reason the game then is sent to community service to coach a district team when he's never coach then gets a tryout for the minors from a Northstar player who remembers him, is kind of lazy development. If you are a kid and you love to play hockey, that movie is for you. If you a parent of a kid who plays hockey, you'll hate this movie !

I really like this movie out of the three Ducks movies because to me, this is the only one that feels like a genuine movie to me. A movie that was made from the heart. The reasons for it? There are two of them that stick out to me.Gordon Bombay goes through one hell of a transformation. He goes from a drunk lawyer to reconnecting with his old love and facing a demon that has haunted him up to now. Even the introduction scene carries an ominous feeling. The goalie facing the young Bombay looks more like a menacing monster; as well as it should be since it represents a horrible memory for the man. I remember being scared of that scene as a child, just cause the goalie looked so scary.His character's transformation over the movie is the heart of this film. It's a protagonist who has a REAL arc - beginning, middle, and end. It's all carried out with such poignancy as well. Emilio Estevez does great acting.The child actors do a good job. I mean, they're KIDS, and this is a kid movie...but they pull it off nicely. The kids who play Charlie, Fulton, Jesse, and Banks especially. They make you take their characters seriously, which is different from a normal kids movie.The kiddy parts don't make me cringe, but make me smile. I guess because it's not overdone.Sorry to say, but the other two movies to me relied too much on either hockey action or gimmicks (although I DID like D3's grittier hockey action and more serious story with Charlie). They didn't have the heartfelt story that this one did. It's all balanced out to entertain the little kids, but Gordon Bombay's arc is one for the adults.I also miss the kids that would end up not being in the future movies. In D3, when Gordon says that the Ducks were unchanged since the beginning, I cringed. I guess I'm the type to cling to sentimental values like that.This was the best movie out of the trilogy to me. That's because it felt like a REAL movie.

Ah, when I was just a little old man I remember watching this movie on channel 13.At times, this movie has some scenes that are just absurd. But, being a kids movie, it just adds to the humor and feel. It also has a great message about what's important in life and the responsibilities a kid has to face as he or she becomes more mature. What can I say? This movie is a classic. I would tell anyone to do themselves a favor and go watch it, before I turn them into cheeseburgers.Oh, and yes, I meant to say little old man. Do you have a problem with that? If you have a problem with that, you can just go quack yourself.