Cool Runnings (DVD)

This is one of my fav movies of all. I owned this video from a young age and i am still amused by it. The film is directed by Jon Turteltaub The film has a great line up of actors Leon .... Derice Bannock Doug E. Doug .... Sanka Coffie Rawle D. Lewis .... Junior Bevil Malik Yoba .... Yul Brenner John Candy .... Irving 'Irv' Blitzer Raymond J. Barry .... Kurt Hemphill Peter Outerbridge .... Josef Grool My fav character has to be SANKA do you wana ...
...and i love him to bits It is based on the true story of the First Jamacian bobsled team trying to make it to the winter olympics The story starts off with Derice Bannock, junior, Yul competing in the 100m race to go to the olympics which is their dream. After a terrible accident during the race, their dream is lifted out from under their feet. Derice trys all to compete again but is not so lucky!!! He then discovers that his father friend Ivring ...

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Cool Runnings is based on a true story based on 4 Jamacians wanting to be the first Jamcian Olympic Bobsleighing team,the are all athlet's with one impossible dream.....to become a bobsled team but as Jamaica is a very hot country there will be no snow or ice around for them to compete on. they ask everyone around Jamicia like the big buisnesses to sponser them to help fund for the money to send them to participate in the sport but no-one takes them ...
...across a photo with one of the team members father who is stood with who was a champion bobsleigher (John Candy - Uncle Buck) back in the day but was disqualified from the olympics, so they go in search and beg him to coach the team to make them compertition material,after gentle pursuasiton he agrees to take the team on and coaches them all the way through to the olympics. Working as a team and becoming really good close friends the build a relationship ...

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Cool Runnings has to be my favourite John Candy film and one of the funniest comedies ever released. It documents the true(ish) story of the Jamaican bobsled team's entry into the winter olympics with hilarious results. John Candy is their long suffering coach who must train them into a team fit to compete with the big-boys in a short space of time, despite the fact that some of them have never even seen snow before. The jokes come thick and fast, ...
...funny, rather than going for shock tactics like those exhibited by directors such as the Farrelly brothers. John Candy's performance is brilliant as always, as is everyone else's in the movie for that matter. One for all the family. The film sets out to make you laugh and trust me you will do just that. The plot may be a little dodgy and not exactly stick to the true story behind it(in fact I think it just takes the event and runs with it) but its ...

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...as they carried their bobsled. Cool Runnings is a very touching film, based on a true story but it has got to be the most hilarious film i have ever seen. You can never see it enough times to be quite honest! the story line maybe doesnt sound much but you should give it a chance, the first twenty minutes of it will crack you up, just as much as the rest of it! Not only is the film of superb qualtiy but the songs featured in the films are brilliant ...

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Cool Runnings is an excellent film, which stars the impressible John Candy, the story follows the Jamaican bobsleigh team, so they can qualify for the Winter Olympics. The film is so good, as they pursue their dream of becoming the first bobsleigh team to go to the Olympics . Penniless they go on a mission to try to raise as much money as they can, they come up with the idea, that members of the public can kiss them if they pay some money. And ...
...turn ups. Then they start training, and of course they do not have sufficient training material but like always they invent things, to help them. This film was so funny to watch, with excellent contribution from all the actors, it is a film that you should have by now seen. The soundtrack to it was equally as good. It represents the dream to go to the Olympics, and how they have to over come every obstacle thrown at them in order to achieve a long ...

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This is a must see film for anyone.Packed with witty one liners and comical happenings. If your going to watch one film for the rest of your life,make this film the one. Based on a true story, four Jamaicans, three of which attempted to get into the Olympics but failed decided to start Jamaicas first bob-sleigh team. They found out that a previous Olympic winner lived on the island and sought him out to train them up. At first he was very reluctant ...

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The true story of the first jamaican bob sled team. John Candy's last film before he died. Is a hillarious, the true story of the very first Jamaican bob sled team, John Candy is the coach of this team and is hard put to to get them up to scratch to enter in the try outs in a very short space of time. Its a comedy type true story, set to make you laugh and beleive me it will do just that me and a few friends watched it together and we were in stitches.One ...

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Coolrunnings is based on a real life story of a jamaican bobslegh team but only it has been twisted and given an element of comedy into this film. The film starts with three men running a final qualification race form the 100 metres sprint in the olympics and one of them trips up and knocks the others over. There is then the idea that they should start up a bobsleigh team. And so they approach a man who has retired from the sport and who who got ...

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After being forced, yes forced to watch this film i realised how 'cool' it was. Being a film about Bob sleighing it didnt interest me (sports are not really my thing) but to my surpise it turned out brilliant, it shows that Disney can make a film about anything and it would be funny and compelling. There is no usual (semi usual) Disney cartoon stlye outburts of song, which was a good call, so although classic disney style it sticks out by being ...
...a fab but i have not seen many of them in other films to date but i havent seen all the films in the world so i cant really say. Anyway my advice would be to deffiantly order this film right away, take my word for it, if only to escape from your own reality for a bit. ...

ally1987 06.12.2005 (12.12.2005) · Read full review
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A wonderful film, that leave you feeling like you want to go to jamaica or start your own bobsleigh team. This film is for all ages and will have you laughing and crying, as they inspire you and you want them to finish the race, so you end up clapping aswell. The best part of the film is when sanka says do u want to kiss my lucky egg? i go round saying that to people and find that they start laughing. Try it, you will brighten up people's days.In ...

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One for all the family. One of them films you can watch over and over again. I personally can watch this film over and over again and still laugh at the same acts. A must buy if havent already got ...

richo27 07.01.2009
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Well what can I say, this film is great, I've seen it many a time, and each time I see it the hairs on the back of my neck stand up with pride, even though i'm not jamaican. It captures the true spirit of the Olympics, and throws in a bit of comedy on the side. With memorable characters and funny 'one-liners' this is sure to be one of the best films you will watch in a long time, and will leave you talking about it for years to come! Certain viewers ...

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This winter sport comedy is the only one of its kind. Starting of in the hot island of jamaica, a star 100 metre sprinter sets up a bob sleigh team. This includes his friend Sanka( a soap box driving champion), Junior (another 100 metre sprinter), and reluctant team member Yul. After some vigourous(hilarious) training in the outbacks of jamaica they go to canada, to take part in the 1988 winter olympic games. This film has some really funny bits ...
...some parts just make you cringe. there are some bits in this movie that are a bit misplaced and dont really need to be there but in general its a good film. It also has acting legend "john candy" playing as the team coach. He is well fitted for the part and i found him very funny. the whole film takes 98 minutes. The age range is wide and would stretch from 5-50 if not older and younger. This film has a hybrid of genres: adventure, action, comedy, ...

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The film about competing for the olympics. Derice Bannock is one of the fastest sprinters in Jamaica and is about to win his place in the 1988 Olympics. He wants to follow in his fathers footsteps. When at the trials for the olympics an unexpected accident happens. It ends in desperate measures as Derice wants to be a success and he turns to Irv Blitzer (John Candy) for help. Irv was a Olympic champion bobsledder. Irv wants nothing to do with the ...
...When Irv decides to give the lads a chance they go to Calgary. The other countries dislike them. The thought of the hottest country in the world having a bobsled team disgraces some people. Sanka Coffie (Doug E Doug) has to be my favourite character in the film. He plays a simple guy who makes everyone laugh. He is the comedian of the film in my eyes. He has a lucky egg that he always kisses. He is pushcart champion and feels that he should be the ...

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This film is good family film which stars John Candy as the coach of the first Jamaican bobsleigh team an how they trained in Jamaica for the Winter Olympics. I enjoyed watching the film with my child. He couldnt stop laughing and understood the story very easily. It was great for sitting having a family night with the kids and feet up enjoying the film. The story was a bit predictable but I was still able to go along with it and enjoy it. Had a ...
...and cant say anything bad about any of the characters. I thought that John Candy was great in his role. Loved the ending and I would have liked to have seen a sequel to this movie. Would recommend this movie to people who have kids aged 5 years and over. I dont think children under 5 years of age would enjoy this film due to the story and dont think they would understand the jokes. ...

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