Love that 70's period

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2012)

Being a little young to have seen this in the theatre, I can certainly appreciate it now, and especially enjoyed it when I was in High School. Amazing to of had such a talented and respected Director, his background being Czech I'm sure added to the 'realism' placed on action scenes and the mentality of North American hockey players of that time period. To some extent still permeates in today's professional hockey leagues, Euros always promoting the idea that they have all the skills, and North Americans all the grit and heart... Anyways, the movie is for sure in the top 10 all-time great sport movies; grittiness, dank and dark steamy arenas, the clothes, vehicles, hair styles, the characters, humour and empathy you can't help but feel.