The Mighty Ducks: The Champions

Cast: Emilio Estevez, Lane Smith, Joshua Jackson, Shaun Weiss, Heidi Kling and Elden Hanson

Director: Stephen Herek

Release Date: 1992

Running Time: 1hr 40 minutes

Genre: Family/Sport

Rating: PG

Format: DVD

Synopsis:

An egotistic lawyer from Minnesota, is sentenced to community service coaching a rowdy youth hockey team.

Narcissistic lawyer and ex hockey player Gordon Bombay finds himself sentenced to community service after a DUI. His sentence? To coach a boisterous youth ice hockey team. The team however are missing one vital thing, the ability to actually play. Gordon Bombay must not only coach the team how to play hockey but teach responsibility, kindness and guidance too. Going back to his roots, he must teach them the real rule of endurance.

Starring Emilio Estevez as Coach Bombay and a bunch of child stars who are now so much older then myself it's rather mind-boggling. Joshua Jackson stars as Charlie Conway, a young lad who's very passionate about hockey and just as passionate about finding his mum a boyfriend. Estevez's and Jackson's chemistry on screen is magnificent. A real bond of respect. Of course Charlie isn't the only one of the team he's also joined by Fulton, Goldberg, Lewis, Les, Jesse, Peter, David, Guy, Connie, Adam and Tommy.

Estevez delivers a terrific performance, it's wonderful to see his personality change through-out the course of the film as he himself learns the art of responsibility, kindness and courage. The friendship that he has with the "Ducks" is not only entertaining but fantastically heartwarming. Disney was really in it's prime in the nineties with their tremendous family films. An educational, heartwarming and entertaining film with a storyline that most can relate to.

Shot in Minnesota, it really captures the theme of the film perfectly. The fact that a few of the child actors couldn't actually play ice hockey before they shot the film, it goes to show how impressive their performances actually are. The excitement and fun that they each are able to bring to their roles is excellent. Tremendously convincing with a wonderful score that coincides with the storyline and the characters brilliantly. Queen's "We are the Champions" is perfectly fitting for the film. Disney have once again created a family favourite that can be watched time and time again. Superb.

5/5 stars