roomtemp Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Off season why not? Just rewatched Goon and I probably loved it more this time around. So I'd say that but to be fair I was never too high on Slapshot. Yeah some nice quotes (mainly Hason brothers stuff) but I never thought it was got bustin and it still pisses me off how people corrput the concept of Old Tyme hockey into gooning it up instead of playing the fvcking game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Again!.....again....again.....again.....again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemieux16 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Quack! Quack! Quack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjerseydamo Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 My go-to movie is Miracle, however I love Goon. It's the perfect amount of heart, comedy, and hockey. I have a lot of the hockey movies on tap to watch. Slapshot every now and again for nostalgia, I've watched Mystery Alaska, Sudden Death, The Mighty Ducks. But yeah, Miracle and Goon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I don't see how anything can ever top Slap Shot. Miracle is my 2nd favorite but it still doesn't come close to Slap Shot at all on my list. Slap Shot is in a league of its own.Honestly, if Goon didn't have Stifler Seann William Scott in it, I wouldn't think much of it. Yeah, funny late night movie to have a few laughs at while killing time but it can't compare to Slap Shot in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs3cups Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) Slap Shot is just too good haha! The Rocket was pretty good also! Edited September 5, 2013 by Devs3cups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Goon was OK...very clearly an homage to the Flyers. Slap Shot is a bit dated now...should probably be called Snap Shot, in that it captures what 70s-era hockey was like at times...pure and raw madness and lawlessness...and is a real window into what that era was like overall...it seems like everything had such an ugly look to it back then, as someone who was born in 1970, I can tell you that it really was like that. I still like Slap Shot, but I think most people under 30 will find it a relic. Miracle is pretty by-the-numbers, but also very competent and really does a great job telling a great story. I'd say Slap Shot is probably still my fave after all these years...there's just something about it. Paul Newman has admitted that of all the movies he ever acted in, this one was the most fun. I believe him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteyvegas51 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I saw a movie some 35 or so years ago called that deadly season or the deadly season, where there was a story about a pro hockey player and a folk singer. I vaguely remember it but I do remember that Derek Sanderson was in it. Wish I could remember more. Other than that, Miracle and Mystery were my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCroMag Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Never got the "Slapshot" love, either. Sure, the Hanson Brothers are great, but I thought the movie as a whole was pretty dull. Anyway, I'm casting my vote for "MVP: Most Valuable Primate." Hockey and monkeys? Total win, baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Piss on Eddie Shore!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Never got the "Slapshot" love, either. Sure, the Hanson Brothers are great, but I thought the movie as a whole was pretty dull. Anyway, I'm casting my vote for "MVP: Most Valuable Primate." Hockey and monkeys? Total win, baby. That monkey performed during the intermission at a game in the Meadowlands in 2000. He skated around on the ice and shot the puck a few times. As for me, Mystery Alaska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Old time hockey! Slap Shot Youngblood Miracle on Ice (the original with Steve Guttenburg) Mighty Ducks Miracle Goon Mystery Alaska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Slap Shot, Miracle, Youngblood, Goon, Mystery Alaska. And Sudden Death for the absurdity of it all. I mean a fight scene with the Penguins mascot?!? Classic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) Slap Shot. It just is. At the risk of being offensive I do sort of think it sounds like you missed the point of the movie, roomy. It's foul - but it's got it all, taking no stand, showing all sides. I wanted more from Mystery Alaska - it was a miss for me - a mere glancing blow - but enough to throw it off for me. Edited September 4, 2013 by Pepperkorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCroMag Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 That monkey performed during the intermission at a game in the Meadowlands in 2000. He skated around on the ice and shot the puck a few times. Are you sure it wasn't just Lyle Odelein? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Slap Shot, Miracle, Youngblood, Goon, Mystery Alaska. And Sudden Death for the absurdity of it all. I mean a fight scene with the Penguins mascot?!? Classic. +1 for Sudden Death! That movie had it all. Fight scene with a Penguins mascot, Mike Lange cursing, Luc Robitaille's Oscar-worthy performance, fake Ron Francis's kickin' mustache ... the list goes on and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLL765 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Slap Shot. It just is. At the risk of being offensive I do sort of think it sounds like you missed the point of the movie, roomy. It's foul - but it's got it all, taking no stand, showing all sides. I wanted more from Mystery Alaska - it was a miss for me - a mere glancing blow - but enough to throw it off for me. I agree. I think ya missed what the movie was going for. Slapshot is the only choice here. Nothing else comes remotely close. Goon has Sean William Scott and ipso facto cannot be a quality film. Miracle is ok, but all they had to do was not screw that movie up, the story is too easy. Mighty Ducks is great for nostalgia for us 90s kids, but I'm not about to say they're great films. Slapshot has it all. It's a slice of life of a minor league hockey team. Add in Paul Newman and it's a classic. I never saw the film as perverting "old tyme hockey" as gooning it up. The end of the film is what that's about. Ned skates naked because the game has become a sideshow circus and his naked parade isn't out of place at that point. At least that's how I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Has to be The Cutting Edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadevils Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Gotta be Airborne, which also happens to be the best rollerblading movie ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 What, no love for the Tooth Fairy? The Love Guru? Do you people even KNOW cinema?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarDew Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I saw a movie some 35 or so years ago called that deadly season or the deadly season, where there was a story about a pro hockey player and a folk singer. I vaguely remember it but I do remember that Derek Sanderson was in it. Wish I could remember more. Other than that, Miracle and Mystery were my favorite. I think you mean Winter Comes Early. It was in the early 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 What, no love for the Tooth Fairy? The Love Guru? Do you people even KNOW cinema?! Love Guru. Blech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Miracle for sure close second The Rocket (maurice richard) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLL765 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Miracle for sure close second The Rocket (maurice richard) Eh, I'm pretty sure Sean Avery is in that movie, so that kind of kills it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazer Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) Love Guru. Blech. albert on here once mentioned "Breakaway" not great but better than love guru i guess http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vQVI288L2Q im gonna use "clerks" as my choice Edited September 5, 2013 by lazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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