Customer Reviews

Ice Castles

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Quite a few requests for this all week so I had to give it a screening try in the store - and it actually fared quite well. Overall, the rookie acting performances and beautiful professional skating made for a nice film with only a few cliches and a nice message.

The story follows a young skater as she decides to compete, facing the usual obstacles of peer cat fighting, a long distance relationship, and personal sacrifices aggravated by a life changing disability. The topics get grazed over, sometimes too fast to have a huge emotional impact, but the ending success and competent young love story make for an enjoyable watch. The video quality is solid, and the 5.1 gets used more than one would think for a film like this. The supplements include:

* Behind the scenes, 12:53 minutes. A thorough look into the production, skating/acting mixes, and other assorted material without delving too much into the original work.
* Deleted scenes, play all option of 4 scenes totaling 6:38 minutes. All character stuff, which was too bad since this was her only acting performance, so all of the skating was left in the film.

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai with subs in the same with some Chinese and Korean also. Feels a little Lifetime-ish but they did this remake just in time for the Olympics, enjoy.

I also saw the older version of this movie and I like this one better. It's such a heart-warming, tear-jerker movie that any caring person would love.

This movie is really moving. No sex, maybe one or two instances of language, and no attitude problems, other than a bout of depression on the main character's part after losing her eye-sight (who wouldn't?) Definitley some kissing (one time they tousle in the snow in a snow-fight, landing on top of each other), but clean other wise. It's really touching and a person who values a clean, beautiful, inspiring movie will love this. The theme song sung by Britt Nicole is beautiful (previous reviewer: off-key singing?? Not a chance, Britt Nicole nails it) and definitley one I'll buy. Will one day own this for sure. Special features include the preview for the 70's original. After hearing reviews on it about the language (seen for myself in the previews) and the sex, plus it being pretty outdated, I will definitley not be watchin git. This spectacularly peaceful remake is more than just a remake, it's really the real-deal.

This was a great movie- I love all the familiar Nova Scotia scenes, and being able to recognize local people as extras. It made the movie interesting on another level, in addition to a wonderful story line.

This movie was so good. This movie had heart and even though it's a remake of the original which I never saw I did loved this movie. I was just lucky it came to me at my public library during the Olympics because I think it made it more enjoyable, seeing the real thing on television and then watching it on DVD. If you have never seen the original or if you have then I highly recommended either buying it or renting from your video store. You won't be sorry either way.

A good positive family film. I haven't seen the original but the story is told beautifully of the difficulty a young skater has getting to the top and retaining herself. Then the downside of falling from grace, then getting back up and being great on her own terms. Not a classic underdog theme just that it's important to know who you are, strengths and weakness so you won't become someone others want you to be. You can't fail if you do your best. Not the strongest acting but portrayed the thought. Choreography was thrilling and the theme song was beautiful.

Everything was great,starting from fast shipping,and it was very well packed, like it said in the ad the movie was new. Great, great, great!!! Thank you very much.

Once in a blue moon a remake comes along that is better than the original. I especially like the skating scenes choreographed to the most beautiful music, including Faure and Stravinsky.

I saw this movie on TV, and just HAD to own a copy for myself! I love it, and it is a good, quality, family movie!! Unlike so many dumb chick-flicks these days...fast shipping, my only problem though, was when I opened the case, it had a crack in the middle of the front cover, thanks to the new recyclable casing...(I could care less about re-using plastics on movies), I want a sturdy case, not something that will break during shipping...and that's not the fault of the person selling this product, that is the manufactures problem..

NICE REMAKE, LEFT OUT A LOT OF SCENES FROM THE ORIGNAL THAT REALLY WASN'T NEEDED. LIKE ASKING THE RINK OWNER ABOUT HER RATHER THAN ALEXIS.
THERE WAS A SCENE THAT WAS NOT IN ORIG. THAT SHOULD BEEN. COMENTATORS DESCRIBING THE COMPETATION. THEY ARE IN THIS BUT THE THING THAT WAS MISSING IS THE REACTION AFTER THE FALL.