Goon

[skyscrape 5]

I've seen Slapshot, but it's been over a decade since I last saw it so it's tough to make a direct comparison. I don't think there was anything as ridiculous as the last ice scene in Goon, but I suppose there are some similarities.

They bring in a team to the last game all made up of the worst fighters in the leagues history for a street brawl. WHile the one guy who always was against the fighting skates around and puts on a strip tease. Getting all the way down to his jock strap.

More impostantly...I do not believe they were going for a hockey movie to win over new fans or win any awards. I am looking forward to it.

[althoma1 574]

Yes, it has some funny enjoyable moments and overall I was entertained, but definitely don't go in expecting any sort of hockey realism. I didn't enjoy the last fight the way it was in the test screening for reasons I won't mention here so as not to spoil anything, but did have some good laughs during other scenes.

[hampshirepuck 2]

this looks aweful. wait for it come out on freemoviecommunity.com

[skyscrape 5]

I thought it was great. It is crude, filthy, stereotypical, and everything else you may say that would make it a terrible movie. But I still loved it. Laughed out loud a couple times but really loved the way they filmed it. I am curious if the end fight is different than the test screening althoma saw.

[danno25nh 3]

Watched it last night. It's not at the Slapshot level but certainly funny.

[Stoop 1]

Saw it last night at home on demand. Enjoyed it. Definitely cartoony in parts. SWS is pretty likeable in it. I think it will have a long life, not because of the story, but because of the bunch of little throwaway lines, from the locker room and elsewhere.

[jevnick 0]

I have xfinity on demand and you can rent it for $9.99 already. Its nothing close to slapshot, but it does have some funny parts. The movie also has a very poor ending.

[skyscrape 5]

The ending was fine. It is what it is. I wold not even compare this to Slapshot. That is like comparing Wildcats the football movie with Goldie Hawn to Rudy or the Program. And as far as the ending goes, watch it as a metaphorical statement about hockey players.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

I cant wait to see it. Will it be a crappy movie? Yea, probably. Will I enjoy it? Tremendously.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

I cant wait to see it. Will it be a crappy movie? Yea, probably. Will I enjoy it? Tremendously.

^ Right on both accounts :)

[5 Minute Major 1]

Saw it the other day. It was ok. Then again, I usually like anything that has hockey involved. lol

[JTully317 11]

As everyone else has stated, definately not on same level as slapshot, but it was pretty funny. Gives a good look at life of an enforcer on the ice. I feel that most people who enjoy hockey will enjoy it.

[steelnation248 101]

My buddies and I just finished the movie. None of us were fans. We all thought it was slow, kind of depressing, and the acting was bad. I'm bummed because I was excited for this movie.

[pelikano 1]

Just another Mystery Alaska ripoff.

[skyscrape 5]

Just another Mystery Alaska ripoff.

Did you see it? I ask because I don't see that at all.

Unless that was sarcasm italics.

[lee92 2]

Just watched it last night. I got a kick out of it. I think I was expecting it to be better, something along Superbad funny, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. The hockey stereotypes were spot on, based on my experiences. Being from Halifax, I got a big kick out of the main team being from the city. The canadian flavor was a nice touch.

[skyscrape 5]

Surprised to see the movie was"Loved" by Brendan Shannahan.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=A2KLOzJklU5PWxAAsJJNbK5_?slug=ap-aroundtherinks

[Harv 86]

Saw it tonight.. As a gear guy it drove me nuts. Goalie pads on the wrong legs, super old equipment, orange skate laces, flashbacks from 3 years ago and the guy has 11ks on.

I thought it was ok. It was just a silly movie.

[iceNsteel 0]

It seems there are a lot of people that want to make "the next Slapshot." I don't think it's likely to ever happen. Then again, it really seems like you can't make any movie that features hockey and comedy without it automatically grabbing a lot of "it's not as good as Slapshot" comments. Hockey is obviously pretty niche for the most part, which is probably why. But at some point you gotta stop making Slapshot the center of the hockey movie universe. It'd be like every time a drama came out everyone constantly shouting "it's no Citizen Kane."

Goon is a kinda funny movie. Not because it isn't as good as Slapshot. It's basically Stifler in a hockey movie. On some levels that works, and it's funny. On a lot of levels it's just a guy trying to recycle the one popular character he played 20 years ago. That's not funny, it's just really repetitive.

[Stoop 1]

Sure, but I think people love Slapshot because of the characters, the quotable lines, and the little hockey touches. The story is forgettable; those other things just get better with age. And Goon isn't going to hit the same heights, but it is exactly the same type of movie. I think it will have a long life in the same way.

[skyscrape 5]

It seems there are a lot of people that want to make "the next Slapshot." I don't think it's likely to ever happen. Then again, it really seems like you can't make any movie that features hockey and comedy without it automatically grabbing a lot of "it's not as good as Slapshot" comments. Hockey is obviously pretty niche for the most part, which is probably why. But at some point you gotta stop making Slapshot the center of the hockey movie universe. It'd be like every time a drama came out everyone constantly shouting "it's no Citizen Kane."

Goon is a kinda funny movie. Not because it isn't as good as Slapshot. It's basically Stifler in a hockey movie. On some levels that works, and it's funny. On a lot of levels it's just a guy trying to recycle the one popular character he played 20 years ago. That's not funny, it's just really repetitive.

DOug Glatt is a completely different character than Stiffler. He is honest, he puts others before himself, he is innocent in a certain way. Stiffler was crude, crass, treated women like shit, constantly cussing, basically a complete douche bag. I think they were completely different characters. I think a lot of people are just skimming over this movie. Which is fine, but...it is strange I feel like I saw some completely different movies than a lot of the guys on here. I went to some single A level tryouts recently and to be honest it was exactly like this movie. The pills, the chirping, the fighting, the personalities. I felt like they really nailed it. As far as the Slapshot references, it is more a generational thing. I think guys who hold it close to the heart always will. The guys say it themselves in interviews, they were going for almost a comic book feel with the violence. I not saying the movie is deserving of an oscar, but really just expect with it what is is. A Dramedy about mid nineties goons in minor league hockey set today. Just watch the mid credits and all the real fights Doug Smith was in during his minor league career. The guy wrote the book.

[Kanya 3]

In short: Stifler was a Legend.

[pelikano 1]

Did you see it? I ask because I don't see that at all.

Unless that was sarcasm italics.

Sarcasm, yes. Italics because it was a title. English major.

Not going to see Goon.

[lee92 2]

DOug Glatt is a completely different character than Stiffler. He is honest, he puts others before himself, he is innocent in a certain way. Stiffler was crude, crass, treated women like shit, constantly cussing, basically a complete douche bag. I think they were completely different characters. I think a lot of people are just skimming over this movie. Which is fine, but...it is strange I feel like I saw some completely different movies than a lot of the guys on here. I went to some single A level tryouts recently and to be honest it was exactly like this movie. The pills, the chirping, the fighting, the personalities. I felt like they really nailed it. As far as the Slapshot references, it is more a generational thing. I think guys who hold it close to the heart always will. The guys say it themselves in interviews, they were going for almost a comic book feel with the violence. I not saying the movie is deserving of an oscar, but really just expect with it what is is. A Dramedy about mid nineties goons in minor league hockey set today. Just watch the mid credits and all the real fights Doug Smith was in during his minor league career. The guy wrote the book.

I loved it. Have seen it multiple times. I feel the stereotypes and behind the scenes scenes were spot on for the most part, based on the competitive hockey I've played. Friends that have played junior said it was identical to everything they witnessed, except it was the french, not the euros, that acted gay haha.

[Xuno 14]

I personally cannot wait for jerseys to get made

Glatt or Laflamme?!