Product Details

• Actors: Christy Carlson Romano, Ross Thomas
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000CGXLTE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,094 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Cutting Edge - Going for the Gold" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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CUTTING EDGE:GOING FOR THE GOLD - DVD Movie

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Cutting Edge - Going for the Gold, June 18, 2006

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Lowell S. Thompson "best of times" (Sun City, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cutting Edge - Going for the Gold (DVD)

Ross Thomas lights up the film with a brio and zest not often seen. He nails the transition from a boyish inline skater to a figure skater of maturity and spunk. While the theme is similar to the original "Cutting Edge" they are not truly comparable.

Both leads use their eyes to startling effect and I found some of the scenes mesmerizingly haunting. This is a movie that makes you fall in love with the lovers. I've watched it multiple times and I'm still finding nuances in it.

I highly recommend this film.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it..., June 21, 2006

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Pixx - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cutting Edge - Going for the Gold (DVD)

As a quick response to offset all the bad reviews, I'd just like to say that I enjoyed it very much. I didn't think the actors were bad at all. Maybe it wasn't as good as the original, but what movie is? If it's lacking in some things, it's not enough to ruin the entire film as many people seem to think. Personally, I thought it was a cute and highly entertaining movie, and I'll stick with that opinion.

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 2.0 from this judge. Fails to medal, March 13, 2006

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Fruit Loop (Down South) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cutting Edge - Going for the Gold (DVD)

I was extremely disappointed in this movie both as a skater and a fan of "The Cutting Edge." The first negative was believability; #1 took place at the Albertville Games, but here Kate and Doug are middle-aged parents of Olympic hopeful Jackie. They didn't even bother to cast the original actors (the extremely likable and photogenic Moira Kelly and DB Sweeney) and TRY to make them up to look older; we get Scott Thompson Baker, the wooden-faced soap opera actor, as the dad. Strike 2.

The producers didn't do their homework either. While it's true that many skaters do turn to pairs because of the increased emphasis on jumps, their presentation of having Jackie and Alex break new ground by doing side-by-side triples is absurd. Pair skaters have not only done triples in their programs for the last quarter century, they're a *necessity* for any world class pair team now. Some teams are even attempting throw quadruple jumps. Hollywood, do your homework if you're going to do a movie aimed at figure skating fans! Strike 3. And, like their parents, Jackie and Alex do a move invented for the camera: the overhead throw twist while Alex does a triple toe loop jump beneath. Pretty, but not possible.

One of the worst parts for me was having Alex continually sleep with his old girlfriend although he's supposed to be in love with Jackie. He comes off looking like a jerk instead of a real hero, and Jackie just smiles and takes him back. (Doesn't anybody in the movies worry about AIDS, STDs, or fidelity anymore) Big strike 4.

The movie has its moments, but it's nowhere near as fun as the original. Cutting Edge was so much fun we could suspend belief (hockey player becoming a world class skater so fast, the secret weapon move that's in reality impossible) but #2 doesn't deliver. If there's a III, get it right this time. Only two stars.