Ice Castles (2010)

[Bada0Bing]

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A remake of the 1978 Oscar-nominated film Ice Castles, this 2010 film is a story about relationships and a love of ice-skating. Taylor Firth is American figure skater Lexi, a small-town skater whose last-minute decision to perform at invitationals earns her a once-in-a-lifetime chance to train with Boston coach Aiden (Morgan Kelly), compete at nationals, and maybe even make it to the Olympics. Lexi makes the difficult decision to leave her father (Henry Czerny) and boyfriend Nick (Rob Mayes) behind in order to travel to Boston and pursue her dream. She works harder than she's ever worked in her life, in hopes of unseating nationals favorite Carrie Turner (Molly Oberstar) and making coach Aiden proud. Meanwhile she struggles to stay connected with Nick and make sense of who she really is and what she wants in life. A freak accident puts Lexi's future as a skater at risk but eventually leads her to look within to discover an inner strength she never knew she possessed. This film combines some of Marvin Hamlisch's most moving music from the original movie, including Best Original Song nominee "Through the Eyes of Love," with more contemporary music by David Williams. Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan makes a brief appearance in the film, as does NBC Olympics correspondent Andrea Joyce. Bonus content includes a 12-minute featurette on the making of the film, with interview footage of director Donald Wrye, actress Lynn-Holly Johnson (who played Lexi in the 1978 version), Taylor Firth, Molly Oberstar, Rob Mayes, choreographers David Wilson and Sandra Bezic, and many others. There are also four deleted scenes. While this remake lacks the impact of the original film, in part because it follows a host of powerful skating movies, including the original Ice Castles and the 2005 Ice Princess, this 2010 Ice Castles is nonetheless a powerful drama about following one's dreams and finding one's inner strength. (Ages 10 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

I'm not sure how this got in my netflix queue. I think long ago I meant to add the original with Robby Benson. This remake had a little drama during the last 30 minutes, but most of the movie was pretty bad. It had a made for tv feel and the acting was subpar.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411276/

 

[Mulli]

why did you watch this?

 

[Bada0Bing]

why did you watch this?

Long answer:
Once I start a project I always finish it. Years ago I started a lifelong quest to be able to chat about every movie ever made, excluding the extreme outlier. I think a couple of years ago I was talking to someone and they mentioned the Ice Castles movie with Robby Benson and I hadn't seen it, so of course I added it to my queue. However, I actually added this remake by mistake. And since I always have to finish what I start, I had to finish watching the movie.

Short answer:
Added to queue by mistake.

 

[Chaplin]

Long answer:
Once I start a project I always finish it. Years ago I started a lifelong quest to be able to chat about every movie ever made, excluding the extreme outlier. I think a couple of years ago I was talking to someone and they mentioned the Ice Castles movie with Robby Benson and I hadn't seen it, so of course I added it to my queue. However, I actually added this remake by mistake. And since I always have to finish what I start, I had to finish watching the movie.

Short answer:
Added to queue by mistake.

Impossible. Valiant effort, but there are just too many out there.

 

[AzStevenCal]

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Originally Posted by Bada0Bing

Once I start a project I always finish it. Years ago I started a lifelong quest to be able to chat about every movie ever made, excluding the extreme outlier.

Impossible. Valiant effort, but there are just too many out there.

Godfather II, everything else is an outlier.

Steve

 

[Bada0Bing]

Impossible. Valiant effort, but there are just too many out there.

Yeah, the quest is pretty daunting at times. I know I'll never be able to actually mark it as completed, but I think I can get close. Foreign films are the toughest. I tend to get those mixed up after a few years.

Nearly knocking out IMDB's top 250 was a great start. That covers a decent chunk of the films that come up in conversations and references.

I stay motivated by conquering lists that I can actually complete, like all the Bond films or top 10 highest grossing films.

It's a fun adventure though and I learn a lot in the process. Who knows, perhaps someday I will write an AJ Jacobs type "stunt book" about it.

 

[Chaplin]

Yeah, the quest is pretty daunting at times. I know I'll never be able to actually mark it as completed, but I think I can get close. Foreign films are the toughest. I tend to get those mixed up after a few years.

Nearly knocking out IMDB's top 250 was a great start. That covers a decent chunk of the films that come up in conversations and references.

I stay motivated by conquering lists that I can actually complete, like all the Bond films or top 10 highest grossing films.

It's a fun adventure though and I learn a lot in the process. Who knows, perhaps someday I will write an AJ Jacobs type "stunt book" about it.

Even if you watch one movie a day for the rest of your life, you won't be able to do it. A lot of people don't understand just how many movies there are out there. Many have no concept of the breadth of films released and made earlier than the 1970s. There were a lot more made back then than now (that is, decent, studio-backed productions). John Wayne was leading man in 142 movies (he holds the record). By contrast, Gene Hackman appears in 73 movies--not too bad himself. That's a lot of movies for only two guys--and there are hundreds of actors in Hollywood!

Kudos to you for trying though!

 

[AzStevenCal]

Even if you watch one movie a day for the rest of your life, you won't be able to do it. A lot of people don't understand just how many movies there are out there. Many have no concept of the breadth of films released and made earlier than the 1970s. There were a lot more made back then than now (that is, decent, studio-backed productions). John Wayne was leading man in 142 movies (he holds the record). By contrast, Gene Hackman appears in 73 movies--not too bad himself. That's a lot of movies for only two guys--and there are hundreds of actors in Hollywood!

Kudos to you for trying though!

My comment about Godfather II was just a casual way of trying to make the point that the only way you he could get anywhere close to his goal is by using a very wide definition of "outlier". It would take you a good chunk of your life just to compile a list of all films made. Even restricting it to just the movies that make it into a Halliwell's film guide, you'd need more days in the year than any of us are graced with. Still, as goals go, it would be a fun one to strive towards.

Steve

 

[Chaplin]

My comment about Godfather II was just a casual way of trying to make the point that the only way you he could get anywhere close to his goal is by using a very wide definition of "outlier". It would take you a good chunk of your life just to compile a list of all films made. Even restricting it to just the movies that make it into a Halliwell's film guide, you'd need more days in the year than any of us are graced with. Still, as goals go, it would be a fun one to strive towards.

Steve

Oh absolutely. In my lifetime already, I've seen thousands of movies, but there's no way I'll even come close to watching "all" of them. Take best picture nominees for instance. The award has been around for 83 years, give or take, and if you multiply that by 5, you get 415 films, just to be nominated for best picture. Granted that's a simplified number and probably not accurate, but that's quite a number of movies to watch. And as you say, the definition of "outlier" is subjective. Are outlier films movies that were never released theatrically? Or are they possibly ones that were released theatrically but aren't as well known? I think that limits you and you miss out on some great stuff if that's the case. What about TV movies? Granted, a lot of TV stuff is horrible (Shark vs. Octopus, anyone?), but what about something like Lonesome Dove? Tough to call.

 

[Bada0Bing]

Even if you watch one movie a day for the rest of your life, you won't be able to do it. A lot of people don't understand just how many movies there are out there. Many have no concept of the breadth of films released and made earlier than the 1970s. There were a lot more made back then than now (that is, decent, studio-backed productions). John Wayne was leading man in 142 movies (he holds the record). By contrast, Gene Hackman appears in 73 movies--not too bad himself. That's a lot of movies for only two guys--and there are hundreds of actors in Hollywood!

Kudos to you for trying though!

Yeah, there are certain categories that I'll completely punt on. I'm not much of a western's fan, so I only watch the ones that appear on my specific lists like IMDB's top 250. I'll never watch those John Wayne films. Same with foreign films. I only watch award winners or something that is recommended to me.

My comment about Godfather II was just a casual way of trying to make the point that the only way you he could get anywhere close to his goal is by using a very wide definition of "outlier". It would take you a good chunk of your life just to compile a list of all films made. Even restricting it to just the movies that make it into a Halliwell's film guide, you'd need more days in the year than any of us are graced with. Still, as goals go, it would be a fun one to strive towards.

Steve

I threw the term "outlier" out there without really explaining what I meant. Basically what I do is find a list of films I want to tackle and then I attack the list until I get burned out and then I'll move on and come back later. If a film isn't on one of my lists and if it's unlikely I'll ever stumble upon any references to it, I won't bother to watch it.

Even though there's no chance of ever finishing this project, it's amazing how much progress I've made over the last nine years. It's a rare occasion that a classic film comes up in conversation that I haven't seen.

I keep track of all the films I watch in a spreadsheet by date watched. It's gonna be fun to look back 20 years from now and see my progress.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Even though there's no chance of ever finishing this project, it's amazing how much progress I've made over the last nine years. It's a rare occasion that a classic film comes up in conversation that I haven't seen.

That's great, but have you seen Gameface (2007) ?

 

[Chaplin]

Yeah, there are certain categories that I'll completely punt on. I'm not much of a western's fan, so I only watch the ones that appear on my specific lists like IMDB's top 250. I'll never watch those John Wayne films. Same with foreign films. I only watch award winners or something that is recommended to me.

See, I think that's a shame. You are discounting an entire genre and hundreds of great foreign movies. If your (albeit impossible) goal is to watch as many movies as humanly possible, why throw out so many right off the bat?

That said, you are totally missing out on some great westerns. Almost every John Wayne western after 1945 is stellar. And that doesn't include some of his non-westerns like They Were Expendable and Hatari.

 

[Chaplin]

That's great, but have you seen Gameface (2007) ?

I have and I'm not sure I want to see it again.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

I have and I'm not sure I want to see it again.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Yeah, there are certain categories that I'll completely punt on. I'm not much of a western's fan, so I only watch the ones that appear on my specific lists like IMDB's top 250. I'll never watch those John Wayne films. Same with foreign films. I only watch award winners or something that is recommended to me.

So if we recommend them to you...

 

[Bada0Bing]

That's great, but have you seen Gameface (2007) ?

Of course I would if it was available on netflix. I kept looking for it back in 07-08.

See, I think that's a shame. You are discounting an entire genre and hundreds of great foreign movies. If your (albeit impossible) goal is to watch as many movies as humanly possible, why throw out so many right off the bat?

That said, you are totally missing out on some great westerns. Almost every John Wayne western after 1945 is stellar. And that doesn't include some of his non-westerns like They Were Expendable and Hatari.

I get burned out reading subtitles. I love getting a glimpse of culture from other countries though, especially older films. You definitely get a different perspective of the world.

If you had to pick one John Wayne film to watch that isn't on IMDB's top 250 what would it be?

So if we recommend them to you...

Heck yeah! I try to watch anything that gets commented on here.

 

[Mulli]

Please tell me you did not just post you were burned out reading subtitles.

 

[Chaplin]

Of course I would if it was available on netflix. I kept looking for it back in 07-08.

Not available anywhere except on my Mac.

I get burned out reading subtitles. I love getting a glimpse of culture from other countries though, especially older films. You definitely get a different perspective of the world.

If you had to pick one John Wayne film to watch that isn't on IMDB's top 250 what would it be?

Flabbergasted by your reasoning for not watching foreign films, but as for your other question, it would be extremely difficult to choose--so I'll cop out and choose 3, all in different genres: Hatari, They Were Expendable and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. His best film all-time, IMO, is already on the list (Rio Bravo), along with The Searchers. Surprised Stagecoach wasn't on the list, but then again, it's IMDB's list, so maybe I'm not so surprised.

 

[Bada0Bing]

Please tell me you did not just post you were burned out reading subtitles.

Ha, I get burned out if I watch too many. One or two a month is good. It's tough not knowing "how" they're saying the dialog.

I get tired of black and white films too.

Spoiler

just kidding

Not available anywhere except on my Mac.



Flabbergasted by your reasoning for not watching foreign films, but as for your other question, it would be extremely difficult to choose--so I'll cop out and choose 3, all in different genres: Hatari, They Were Expendable and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. His best film all-time, IMO, is already on the list (Rio Bravo), along with The Searchers. Surprised Stagecoach wasn't on the list, but then again, it's IMDB's list, so maybe I'm not so surprised.

Thanks, I'll check these out. I enjoyed The Searchers.