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Slap Shot 3: The Junior League (2008)
What an embarrassment to the original
When I got this movie, I was thrilled to get to see the Hansons on the screen once again. Sadly, the film was just as bad as I feared it would be.
The original Slap Shot was a true masterpiece, quite possibly the best hockey film of all time. And Paul Newman was the icing on the cake. This movie doesn't even deserve to have the name "Slap Shot" in the title.
No violence, no dirty words, not even any real hockey. And the references to the original were so unbelievably tacky. Instead of a minor league hockey team fighting to prevent disbandment, it's a bunch of ball hockey orphans who somehow found their way into a junior league. They also somehow got their own team in a matter of days. You can tell they made it for the little ones, it sucks.
Somewhere the great Paul Newman is rolling in his grave. This movie puts Slap Shot to shame. Do yourself a favor, and don't even bother watching this. It's truly a disaster.
Slap Shot (1977)
Legendary Film
Slap Shot is truly a masterpiece. A legendary film in the hockey world, as well as in the sports world in general.
The Chiefs, a team in the minor Federal League, faces a challenge as their team is expected to disband. With the team seemingly down and out, three brothers come to the Chiefs from the Iron League. Jack, Jeff, and Steve Hanson (who all three were actual hockey players at the time) come to the team and goon up the game, bringing the fans to the games. Although the fans and some of the team embraces the new style, leading scorer Ned Braden disapproves, going so far as to risk being benched to keep his game clean. To keep the team's hopes up, player/coach Reggie Dunlop makes up a story about the team relocating to Florida, rather than disbanding. He even goes as far as to lie to the town sports writer to make the story seem legit. When he finally meets the actual owner of the Chiefs (who, to his surprise, is a woman), she tells him that the team won't be sold. When they play in the championship game, Dunlop encourages his team to play clean hockey. But to their surprise, they are playing against the meanest players in league history. After a grueling first, they revert back to goon hockey and win the championship game.
In the end, Dunlop is offered a coaching job in Minnesota, and states he plans to bring the Chiefs team with him.
If you're a fan of great movies and purely hilarious comedy, then you're already a fan of this movie. It's truly an awesome movie, you won't regret watching!