Customer Reviews

Wind Dancer [VHS]

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

What a concept -- a film that makes you feel good about life, even if it deals you a bad hand. Wind Dancer doesn't sugarcoat tragedy, but it shows how tough love, sacrifice and hard work can make things a lot better. I loved this message and want my kids to watch it again and again. Matt McCoy, Mel Harris, and Raeannin Simpson are fantastic. Not a lot of action, but a lot of heart. Kind of like real life!

I am sitting here in shock while reading the great reviews this movie has received. This movie was horrible. If I could, I wouldn't give this movie ANY stars. The title suggests this is a movie about a horse, but it isn't. There is a horse in the movie and that's about it. The actors could not act, characters come in and out of the story with no rhyme or reason, and the whole story would have been pointless if the father character would have performed some actual parenting. The "bad guy" was apparently a threat only to himself. Please do not waste your time. If you need a good movie with horses, watch Hidalgo.

This movie is great for people who love horses! This movie teaches people that phisical therepy with horses can build up your self esteim! I recomend this to anyone any age!

This was a really great movie. If you love horses than this is the perfect movie. I think Raeanin was great for the part of Paige. Wind Dancer was the coolest. I like how she didn't have confidence until she realized, doing things by herself was not impossible.

As a Mel Harris fan from way back, I thought she did a great job in this film as the tough-but-compassionate therapist. Matt McCoy made a great dad, and the late, great Brian Keith was a perfectly credible rancher. It was an even-handed "message" movie about the strength of the human spirit, without being overblown and cliche-ridden. A really terrific little movie for the whole family, reminiscent of the early Disney live action films, when "heart" was more important than special effects. Well written, well directed. Amazing scenery, too!

I thought this was a really nice family film....reminded me of the old "good" Disney movies before they turned into crud

This is a good story with a good moral about working hard, and how to be a firm but caring parent. It had horses as a backdrop but wasn't really a horse story per se. The little girl in the story gets injured in a horse accident right away and the story is about her recovery, her dads guilt and her feeling sorry for herself. She is coached by a female therapist who gives her the "tough love" she needs to snap out of her self pity. It is interesting enough to keep the attention of adults and children about 7+ y.o. The best thing about the movie is the opprotunity it gives a parent to discuss having a winning "I can do it" attitude, something my daughter needs to work on. We had some good dialogue after the movie and I referred back to it since then. However, I don't think my daughter will choose to watch it on her own again. It would be a good one to rent too.

I am a 13 girl who loves riding horses. I thought this movie was a lot like the story of Helen Keller but with horses. I thought the story was moving and that a lot of handicapped kids can find love in horses by relating to the story of Wind Dancer.

My daughter is a horse lover so I bought this film for her. Though she seemed to enjoyed it I don't think it will be played that often. The horses are beautiful, the acting is a little stiff (particularly Mel Harris - though that may have been her take on the character). Someone should have looked at the script more carefully for accuracy. Little things like the ranch hand referring to the a time when Wind Dancer (a female) was a colt (male horse) really stuck out. Brian Keith was good and I would have like to have seen more of him in the film.

Really great film. Focused on rehabilitating a young girl after an accident with the help of a horse. If you like both horses and movies about overcoming disability this is great.