Product: The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Rating: 5.0
"Cuz Ducks fly together!!!"
I'm a little old for kiddie movies, yet this movie was sooooo cool. I played different sports when I was younger, but this movie made me wish I played hockey! It's a great kids film; no sex, no real violence (it's hockey...), hardly any swearing, BUT very funny. I haven't been delighted like this since... Since... The Bad News Bears!The plot is pretty basic. An ex-hockey player turned hot-shot lawyer is forced to coach a losing hockey team made up of misfits. AFter some personality changes in the coach, he finds that hockey is still his thing and that he wishes to bring them to victory.It's full of fun moments and you get to see a young Joshua Jackson before his Dawson Creek days or his appearance in Urban Legends! And I hate to admit this, but Emilio Estevez does a decent job. I think most of us are used to seeing Estevez as Billy the Kid in Young Guns and it's hard to imagine him in any other role. Especially a parental role!This movie is a stepping stone for the next two that appear (But not on DVD?!?!). The next one is even more exciting (MIghty Ducks2-D2) with new players and a very cool storyline. By the 3rd movie, it's hard to believe they are high school and not college and you also get to see them grow up a bit.The Mighty Ducks trilogy is a great set of films and not quite as mindless as the rest of the Disney fare available.