Funniest film to date

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2005)

Slap Shot is the comedy film. My father had always told me it was hilarious but I never thought it could beat out such comedies as Happy Gilmore and Blazing Saddles, it has. Slap Shot covers a far-fetched story of a minor league hockey team about to go under.
Paul Newman plays their aging coach Reggie Dunlop who is out to win, but after discovering that his team is going to fold at the end of the season, decides to work a new plan of offense. With the help of his players they take a more aggressive plan by fighting, insulting, and swearing with opposing teams to win. In the end they're are able to fight their way to the championship. Along the way, one player (Michael Ontkean) takes a stance against the violent ways and brings about the question of what they're doing is exactly right.
Paul Newman is in one of his best roles to date. He acts with enthusiasm and skill and comes up with a great line in every scene. It seemed every time he got angry he said something that made me fall out of my chair laughing. Michael Ontkean is next in his fantastic portrayal of a man taking a stand against violence.
But above Newman, above Outkean, are the Hanson brothers. The three idiots of hockey. They're violent, they're stupid, and they're all look like Jesus. They hold the funniest scenes in the movie with the senseless punches and acts they do and even managing to get thrown into jail.
I've never laughed so hard in my life. Every scene, every line is funny in its own way. I couldn't' believe it at first. Slap Shot is the tied with Dumb and Dumber as the greatest comedy ever made. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy.
Slap Shot. Starring: Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Strother Martin, Jeff Carlson, David Hanson, and Steve Carlson.
5 out of 5 Stars