Cool Runnings
November 20, 2009 by 11 Forgotten Laws
Filed under Success
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Based on a true story, this is the comedic saga of four Jamaican athletes going to extremes to compete as bobsled racers at the Winter Olympics. With few resources and virtually no clue about winter sports, it’s an uphill course for this troupe from the tropics who are sliding on thin ice as they go for the gold in Calgary, Canada. Refusing to let anything stand in their way, these four Jamaicans enlist the help of a down-and-out ex-champion American slider named Irv. Unavoidably drawn back to a sport he had come to loathe, Irv is faced with coaching a team of complete novices. But once committed, he is determined to turn them around and to somehow right the wrongs of his own failed career. It’s a bumpy ride but with pride, determination, and dignity, the bobsledders make their impossible dreams come true.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Love the movie!
It came after a few days, and worked great when I watched it with my friends.
4 Stars JAMAICA, BOBSLED & DISNEY ALL IN THE SAME SENTENCE MAKE FOR A COOL MOVIE
Based on the true story of the 1988 Jamaica Olympic bobsled team. How much of the details of the film are actual facts is unknown but it is true that Jamaica did send a four man bobsled team to the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. This is the funny and inspiring story of how it came about, how they got there and what happened once they arrived. I’m not always a big John Candy fan but I think you’ll like him in this film. More than just a comedy - I start laughing when I hear Jamaica, Olympic and bobsled all in the same sentence - this is a film about a world class athlete who loses his chance to compete in the Summer Olympics and is determined to get to the Olympics no matter how. What happens when he and John Candy, a former Olympic Gold Medalist in bobsledding for the USA, who is a down and out bookie living in Jamaica, get together is pure fun and magic. While there is no easy way to learn bobsledding in Jamaica, it won’t be for lack of trying if they don’t. This is the kind of film that Walt Disney built its reputation on. An upbeat soundtrack of Reggae music adds to the film as well as the great scenery. A fun evening for the whole family.
5 Stars Cool Runnings
I am in the process of updating some of my favorate vhs movies into dvd’s. Cool Runnings is a great movie for anyone, lots of laughs, good clean humor and a lesson to be learned about cheating. I recommend it highly for older children and adults who enjoy a fun movie.
4 Stars amazing
I was so excited to find this movie on DVD. It was one of my favorites as a kid! came rather timely although dvd case came a little crunched which i attribute to the mail. other than that everything was fine! the dvd works great.
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5 Stars I love cool runnings.
Ilike this movie a lot because John Candy is funny. It has a very good story line good for the whole family.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
July 19, 2009 by 11 Forgotten Laws
Filed under Emotion
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
From Miramax Films, the studio that brought you the Academy Award winning Life is Beautiful (Best Foreign Language Film, 1998) comes The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Based on the best selling novel by John Boyne, it’s an unforgettable motion picture experience powerful and moving beyond words (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com). Bored and restless in his new home, Bruno, an innocent and naive eight year old, ignores his mother and sets off on an adventure in the woods. Soon he meets a young boy, and a surprising friendship develops. Set during World War II, this remarkable and inspiring story about the power of the human spirit will capture your heart and engage your mind.
Bonus Features include Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary by Writer, Director Mark Herman and Author John Boyne, Friendship Beyond the Fence Featurette, Feature Commentary by Writer, Director Mark Herman and Author John Boyne
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A great tale of a forbidden friendship
A German boy becomes friends with a Jewish boy in a labor camp during the holocaust. The German boy grows very curious as to what is going on at the camp. They both are very unaware of the plans that await the held labor camp workers.
The cinematography portrays this part of the holocaust in a clear portrait, straight forward and beautifully filmed, unlike other holocaust films this one has no unnecessary grim black and white here, so it helps you see things clearer as they were through their tale. After all, even under harsh circumstances life is in color!
This is one of those movies that will surely entertain you and at the end make you want to cry, it as a great movie with spectacular acting and an unforgettable story.
5 Stars Awesome Movie and Book!!!
This is an excellent movie. My class read the book and then watched the movie. It is almost exactly like the book!
5 Stars Poetic Justice
This film truly defines the term “poetic justice.” It is the most eloquent of the holocaust films by what it does NOT show, what it does NOT attempt to preach. It is the most touching of all, and proves that children are truly innocent and that people could get get along the world over if not for the garbage adults pour into their heads. We need more beauty, less garbage. A truly wonderful film.
1 Star Sophie’s List is Beautiful or Curiousity Killed Little Adolf
Aweful film. Either of my suggested titles would have been more appropriate.
Sophie’s List is Beautiful: Overall the movie is sentinmental contrivance that looked like it was put together by amateurs doing their best to combine Sophie’s Choice and Life is Beautiful with a little bit of Schindler’s List thrown in for good measure. Unfortunately for them, the end product is an utter failure. It’s difficult to watch without laughing.
Curiousity Killed Little Adolf: The most/only intriguing thing in this waste of celluloid is the boy in the lead. He looks amazingly like a juvenile Hitler. So when he gets what gets in the end, it is somewhat uplifting.
The Holocaust was an outrage, the ugliest example of what man in his broken state is capable of. If you needed this silly movie to understand that, then that is really too sad.
5 Stars excellent movie
This is an excellent thought provoking film. A film I am glad that I own.
