D2: The Mighty Ducks
"Twice As Many Laughs As The Original!" -Jeffrey Lyons, Sneak Previews
"Duck power triumphs again!" (American Movie Classics) when everyone's favorite peewee hockey team returns to the ice for more slapshot action and slapstick laughter!
The Mighty Ducks are thrilled to be chosen to compete in the Junior Goodwill Games as Team USA. They'll be facing off against the best teams from all over the world -- including the meanest team that ever sliced up the ice! Are they out of their league? Has Coach Bombay (Emilio Estevez) let the big time go to his head, forgetting that it's just a game? But when a street hockey gang teaches the Ducks to get tough, the Coach remembers how to have fun ... and the Ducks show the world the true meaning of Duck Power!
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ducks fly again - tlefrancois
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes, D2 spreads its wings and soars to new heights of artistic merit. D2 is the rarest of sequels, a sequel that is truly better than the original. All of the jagged edges in the original film's plot have been streamlined, and the new ground being broken, (Self-Doubt, Conquering your fears, Sexual Identity) fit in seamlessly, giving this film a more robust feel, similar to that of Chunky Soup. Emilio Estevez (In his star-making role) plays coach Bombay with a smoldering fury that makes it very clear that he is Martin Sheen's favorite son. The rest of the cast is equally brilliant, especially the ducks themselves, whose performances are so real, you cant help believing that they are truly kids. The direction is bold yet beautiful, and instantly recalls that of the early german surrealists. The electronic score by Goblin is eerily effective in creating suspense in both the game and locker room scenes, and lets the viewer know that this isnt a game anymore, and that national pride is on the line. A masterpiece of baroque visuals and dry wit, D2 is a most worthy rental upon your next excursion to the video store.Big Bad Icelanders - kav2001c
Horrible attrocity of a hockey movie that features such bad memories as the knuckle puck suckers and a big bad team from Iceland (real hockey powers are pretty much nowhere to be seen in this film)
The Ducks from the first team have fallen apart because they never practised and the new blood to infuse some talent all appears to be as bad as the originals (weird how they never get any normal players eh)
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ducks fly again - tlefrancois
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes, D2 spreads its wings and soars to new heights of artistic merit. D2 is the rarest of sequels, a sequel that is truly better than the original. All of the jagged edges in the original film's plot have been streamlined, ...Big Bad Icelanders - kav2001c
Horrible attrocity of a hockey movie that features such bad memories as the knuckle puck suckers and a big bad team from Iceland (real hockey powers are pretty much nowhere to be seen in this film)
The Ducks from the first team have fallen apart because ...