Youngblood DVD

Advantages: Lowe, Swayze and good action
Disadvantages: Predictable sports storyline

Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe) longs to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional ice hockey star, and break away from his life on the family farm. Although he has the ability, he worries that he may not succeed and end up back on the farm like his brother Kelly (Kim Youngs), who had also tried to become a professional ice hockey star, only to return to the farm a broken man after loosing the sight in one eye. So after some cajoling and encouragement ...
...experience with his land lady, Youngblood soon provides his worth and settles into the team. All but briefly, as he finds himself on the wrong side of the team's coach, when he is caught romancing his daughter and is unfairly dumped on the bench. After he sees his friend and mentor Derek (Patrick Swayze) seriously injured by an opposing player, Youngblood looses his nerve and flees back to the farm. Where he is given a stern talking too by his brother ... Read review

Advantages: Dramatic and Sexy!
Disadvantages: None really!

...Fire) plays hockey player Dean Youngblood in this 1986 movie. The film opens with a touching home movie of Dean and his older brother playing hockey as youngsters. Much to his Dad's dismay, Youngblood joins hockey team the Hamilton Mustangs. Dean is fast on the ice and we soon see him trying to be just as fast with his new team mates when it comes to alcohol - there are some funny moments here (watch th efilm to see!). Obviously, there needs to be ...
...ice. Firstly, Youngblood gets some action with his landlady (she welcomes all new team members in a very friendly way!) before falling in love with Jessie who happens to be the team coach's daughter (palyed byCynthia Gibb - The Karen Carpenter story star). This doesn't go down well with the Coack so this romance has to be kept secret! BVesides the romance, the main theme is Youngblood's friendship with Derek (played by Patrick Swayze -Dirty Dancing) ... Read review

Advantages: Classic 80's fodder
Disadvantages: Standard sports film storyline

I guess the target market for this DVD release would be the now (late)-30 somethings who fondly remember this film from their various misspend youths. Certainly that was how I picked up the film as this formed a vast amount of my video and film watching time back when I was a teenager. "Youngblood" tells the story of Dean Youngblood, a talented young ice hockey player who is desperate to leave the impoverished farm he works with his father and older ...
...Canadian youth team, the Hamilton Mustangs, he impresses the coach, Murray Chadwick, with his speed and skill but not so much with his size and strength. When the rough and ready Racki, a formidable rival trialist kicks Dean all over the ice it looks like Dean may not get the call up he so wants. Still all's well that ends well and Dean makes the team and gets to meet his new teammates, who strip and shave him. He also encounters Miss McGill his ... Read review

Advantages: Lowe + Swayze = Talent
Disadvantages: There are better hockey films out there

...what Youngblood attempts, which is to tell the story of an up and coming star at a crucial point in his hockey career. Of all the hockey movies I've seen, including Slap Shot, The Mighty Ducks movies, The Cutting Edge (which focuses on hockey for only the beginning of the film) and the Van-Damme action-film Sudden Death, (which in my opinion is the absolute worst hockey-related movie ever made) the plot of Youngblood is the most reasonable to ...
...What I like most about Youngblood is that the story is centered around one player (Dean) and his struggles to advance his career, despite his talent. The obstacles he faces in the film: lack of toughness, and clashing with the coach, and knowing his chances to go pro are running slim, are typical themes hockey players share as they advance toward the ultimate goal of one day playing in the NHL. While Slapshot is hockey's cult classic, it is more ... Read review