Cool Runnings

It was fine. It did come when it was suppose to and looks like new.

Based on the true story of the 1988 Jamaica Olympic bobsled team. How much of the details of the film are actual facts is unknown but it is true that Jamaica did send a four man bobsled team to the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. This is the funny and inspiring story of how it came about, how they got there and what happened once they arrived. I'm not always a big John Candy fan but I think you'll like him in this film. More than just a comedy - I start laughing when I hear Jamaica, Olympic and bobsled all in the same sentence - this is a film about a world class athlete who loses his chance to compete in the Summer Olympics and is determined to get to the Olympics no matter how. What happens when he and John Candy, a former Olympic Gold Medalist in bobsledding for the USA, who is a down and out bookie living in Jamaica, get together is pure fun and magic. While there is no easy way to learn bobsledding in Jamaica, it won't be for lack of trying if they don't. This is the kind of film that Walt Disney built its reputation on. An upbeat soundtrack of Reggae music adds to the film as well as the great scenery. A fun evening for the whole family.

It came after a few days, and worked great when I watched it with my friends.

Ilike this movie a lot because John Candy is funny. It has a very good story line good for the whole family.

I am in the process of updating some of my favorate vhs movies into dvd's. Cool Runnings is a great movie for anyone, lots of laughs, good clean humor and a lesson to be learned about cheating. I recommend it highly for older children and adults who enjoy a fun movie.

I was so excited to find this movie on DVD. It was one of my favorites as a kid! came rather timely although dvd case came a little crunched which i attribute to the mail. other than that everything was fine! the dvd works great.

thanks!

Loosely based on the long-shot Jamaican Bobsled Team that debuted in the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, this comedy delivers a storm of laughs, but also has an inspirational message.

John Candy portrays a disgraced former bobsled competitor who finds redemption as the initially reluctant coach of the four-member squad. From team members who suffered great disappointment in other athletic endeavors to the doors nearly shut in their faces due to being outsiders in the world-class chess match of sports politics, this is a feel-good story on reaching for dreams and achieving victory in ways that cannot be measured simply by a stop watch.

The message is universal and one that should be revisited by young people and adults on what gold medal performances actually mean in the game of life.

JMJ JULY09,2008

COOL RUNNING IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE, IT HAVE ACTION,COMMITMENT,PERSISTENT
COURAGE AND MOST OF ALL NEVER NEVER SAY I CAN'T DO IT. I RECOMMEND THIS
FLIM FOR A FAMILY TO SEE WITH THEIR CHILDERN AND AFTER HAVE THE PARENTS
TO ASK THEIR CHILDERN WHAT DID THEY LEARN FROM THIS FLIM.

THANK,YOU
GOD BLESS
MARIE L. BILLS

This is such a great movie - I loved it in the theater and now my kids love it!

A Jamaican man has the dream to make it to the Olympics, and while he is the fastest runner in the Island nation, he is tripped and unable to win.

He finds out that there is another opportunity, and that is for a bobsled team, something Jamaica has never attempted because... who would ever dream of a team from a Caribbean Island that competes against the best of the best... they don't even know about snow!!!

John Candy is a retired Olympic gold medal winner and he lives in Kingston. The team enlists his services and soon we find ourselves witnessing a rather funny story of a group of athletes going to compete in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where cold is something beyond every conceivable idea of this group of four great athletes.

Simply, don't' miss this fun Caribbean story of the struggle to achieve greatness.

no issues with this purchase. Got a little nervous because it didn't arrive until the day before Xmas, but otherwise fine.

This is the story of the Jamaican bobsled team that made it to the Olympics. It is based on a true story.

Unfortunately, true or not, there are scenes you just don't want children to see, and we were prettty shocked that it was rated only PG.

We could maybe have lived with one character calling another "*ssh*le", but there is an extended scene in a bar, involving a bar fight, during which the drinking, name-calling and fighting in that scene bracket another scene in the mens room of the bar, where one of the characters looks into a mirror and says, over and over, " I'm a bad-*ss mother who don't take no cr*p off of nobody!"

If these don't bother you - or if your child is of an age where you feel it's ok for them to see these scenes - then "Cool Runnings" is an otherwise ok movie. But these scenes were of a magnitude that for us this movie was definitely not ok.

Anne
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Very satisfied with the promptness of ordering through Amazon; the product was in perfect condition

Love this movie. Very happy with this DVD. I had the same movie before but for some reason it would not play any more. Never had that happen with any other DVD I own.

Excellent movie based on a true story about a group of Jamaican athletes who come together under difficult circumstances to compete in the olympics as a bobsled team! Very humorous, good comedy with very good acting. They picked all the right actors for each character. There are obstacles to overcome amongst themselves, in addition to external forces. You will applaud the ending!

It's amazing the whole family love it. It's entertaining and the kids love it too.

John Candy's character includes being an elder passing on his lessons to the next generation (addiction to false pride vs being your real self). Wouldn't it be great to see more elders (not elderlys/olders/retirees) around? If you find yourself wondering if life could be better, check out the elevator scene. Cool Runnings.

My family has loved this movie for years. The comedy is wholesome and clean, but still extremely funny. One of my favorite movies of all time.

What a great comedy this is. The humour it has is timeless and gives you some really heartfelt laughs.

Most of all what an important message it has in this dope infested world of sports! This film in a masterful way shows that what matters is not the victory but just being there and participating. These movie should be shown to the kids that participate in sports in all schools colleges academies . Not to leave out the parents that sometimes push their kids in an unreasonable way.

Finally this movie shows in a very eloquent way that regardless of what your circumstances are you can fulfil any goal you set and pursue in an elaborate way.

Really clean family entertainment with John Cndy in one of his best roles. I highly recommend it to everyone.

`Cool Runnings' is one of those movies I can watch over and over again and never get sick of it. Based on a true story that is both touching and inspirational, Jon Turteltaub does a magnificent job of infusing enough humor and wit into this script to make it one of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen. The story is about a young group of Jamaicans who are vying for a way to the Olympics. Derice Bannock (Leon) has dreamed of running in the Olympics all his life. His father was a famous Olympic runner and he dreamed of doing the same. Junior Bevil (Lewis) lives under the strict watch of his wealthy father who humors Junior's fantasy about running in the Olympics but doesn't wholeheartedly support it. And then we have Yul Brenner (Yoba) who lacks a good education but makes up for that with brute strength and arrogance. On the day of the tryouts Junior takes a fall and trips up Yul and Derice ending all of their chances to make it to the Olympics.

That is until they meet Irving Blitzer (Candy), an ex-bobsledder who knew Derice's father when they were in the Olympics together. Irving had always believed that runners would make the best Bobsled team and now he had the opportunity to try that out. With the help of Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug) they form the first Jamaican Bobsled team and head off to Canada to compete.

They are met with serious scrutiny, not only because they are Jamaican but also because their coach, Irv, is hated among the Olympic community. Irving was disqualified back in his Olympic days for hiding weights in the front of a sled to make it go faster, thus disqualifying, and humiliating his country, his teammates and his coach. Thus, they don't like him very much and because of that the Jamaicans have to work extra hard to make an impression. The film has plenty of funny scenes but it also has plenty of heart and by the end of the movie you'll be wiping away the tears and pushing through with a smile. They don't make many movies like this one, so when they do we need to grab them and never let go. `Cool Runnings' is definitely a one of a kind film, a film that's entertaining and suitable for the whole family, and one that any DVD library would be incomplete without!

I just love Cool Runnings, it's the funniest and most heartwarming comedy I know, I'm glad I own it on DVD because I have watched it many times, and every time it makes me laugh and I have to admit I usually shed a few tears at the end because it is so moving. And it's a great family movie - I even know 2-year-olds who watched it and enjoyed it!

This is one of my favorite movies. It all starts out with a Jamaican man by the name of Derice Bannok, whose father was a famous Jamaican runner in the Summer Olympics. Derice practices running and could run just as fast as his father, but at the try-outs for the Olympics, he gets tripped and doesn't make it. But he doesn't give up there! He goes to the president of the Department of the Jamaican Olympic Team, and tries to get him to re-run the race, but he says no. Derice still wants to go to the Olympics, so, he tries to get together the first Jamaican Bobsled team. He tries to find Irving Blitzer, a man who used to be on the American Bobsled team, but got kicked out for cheating and went to Jamaica to get away from Bobsledding. Mr. Blitzer keeps refusing Derices offer, but then finally agrees to coach his team. I cant' tell you anymore because I don't want to spoil it for you. This movie is an instant comedy classic that anybody would love, and, it has great music, plus, it's based on a true story so it's very realistic. Five stars from me!

I thoroughly enjoy this movie every time I watch it. It is a great "based-on-a-true story" olympic movie that is funny and heartwarming.

I would say this is the best comedy I have ever seen, and I hate comedy.
The actors are also very talented.
And the thing I love is that the ending is not what you you would expect to happen.
I would buy this.

I absolutely love this movie. Its great fun for all ages. It combines a lot of humor with the age old tradition of the olympics, especially bobsledding... who would ever think Jamaica would have a bobsled team? This is one of my favorite movies and I'd suggest it to anyone.

What a great cast. Wish there'd been a sequel

Just great- Just great!
Movie about 4 jamaican guys entering bobsled racing (started with push cart racing)- totally unrealistic I know- but happened incredibly 1988 winter olympics calgary canada with jamaica improving in subsequent years. Great comedy by these actors and the late john candy, you will never forget the name 'sanka coffee' again. Own this for your collection and you will not be sorry. Show it to friends and family for a laugh, give it for a gift. Cool runnings- yah man!

Christmas should be a time for reviewing Christmas things. Whatever...

Cool Runnings is one of the greatest films. It has something for everyone.

The story begins in November 1987 where Sprinter Derrice Bannock (Leon) is hoping to join the Olympics. However when he enters the trials to go, Junior Bevil (Rawle D. Lewis) trips up Derrice and Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba). Derrice is depressed until the Jamaican President talks about Bobsleds. Derrice gets the idea to get a Bobsled team. He gets his best friend, Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug), to join and former Bobsled Champion Irving Blitzer (John Candy) to be their coach. Eventually Junior Bevil and Yul Brenner join and everything starts there.

Reasons to enjoy this film:

1. It's Humour (Espically Sanka).

2. It is telling people about the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.

3. The acting is great from the main actors, Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba and John Candy.

4.The film length lasts for at least and hour and a half.

5. The soundtrack (Which I want to get).

However, this DVD doesn't contain any Special Features. Other than that a great DVD.

If you like the sound of this movie, then on the 30th December 2005, it will be on BBC 1 at 1:30pm-3:05pm. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

Jake Potts

The previews seem to indicate that this move is about a Jamaican bobsled team. Just seems a bit far fetched to me. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ICE OR SNOW IN JAMAICA!

Cool Runnings is a film that takes a few liberties with the actual events to come up with a an inspirational screenplay. It helps that the characters don't take themselves too seriously. This movie really had a lot of opportunities to take itself too seriously and yet it avoids the temptation.

Of particular interest and impact to me was the sub-story between Junior and his Father. Films can be therapeutic. This one proved to be a surprising opportunity to work through my own sense of disconnection with my father.

Many will find that to be surprising as well but it is there and in my mind it elevates the value of the film quite a bit.

Worth while flick for the whole family.

This movie is based on the first Jamaican bobsled team, which competed in the 1988 Olympics. What I enjoy most about this movie is how the team was initially treated as a joke by fellow Jamaicans and their country, and even each other, but slowly gained the respect of not only their own countrymen, but experienced bobsled teams from other countries.

The movie begins when two people who expected to join the Jamaican Olympic team in track and field events lose because a fellow runner fell. The only other option for Derrice Bannock (Leon, who has appeared in "All the Right Moves" in 1983, "Colors" in 1988, and is the innocent man in Madonna's video "Like a Prayer," along with numerous other movies) is to form a bobsled team and travel to the winter Olympics.

Derrice manages to form a ragtag team consisting of Sanka Coffie (Doug E. Doug), Junior Bevil (Rawle D. Lewis) and Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba). Derrice also finds disgraced former coach Irving Blitzer (John Candy, in one of his final roles) and convinces him to train the team.

The movie then follows the team as they train in Jamaica. We also watch as family, friends and government officials do everything possible to discourage the team from pursuing their goal. Even officials with the Olympics do their best to keep the team from entering the Olympics.

As the movie progressed there was a point where I actually started to care about the characters, and I wanted the Jamaican team to do well against the established teams. I supposed that my natural tendency to support underdogs took control here, but I was pleased that the Jamaicans more than competed; they competed and were holding their own. I will leave it to the viewer to see what happens at the end.

While this movie is funny, the humor is obtained with respect toward the characters. Disney has had its ups and downs in recent years with movie quality, but I would consider this movie one of the ups. There are a number of stereotypical portrayals, but this is a movie and Disney wanted to be very clear as to who the good guys and the bad guys were.

This movie is one that you will want to watch more than once. While the real Jamaican team that inspired this movie was lost in the humor and the drama created to make the movie entertaining, I believe you will enjoy the humor and the ending where, in traditional Disney style, everything works out in the end.

This is a classic...The performances are all well done, by John Candy and the others as well. It tells of the Jamacian bobsled team and their quest to get to the Olympics. It shows their struggles and teamwork they use to overcome them, and provides plenty of laughs along the way. It is awesome. I recommend it to anyone who likes movies.

Knowing that this moving was the last for John Candy, this had to be a special movie. The movie was not just funny, but also had a great story to it. Who could have imagine the fact of a Jamaican Bobsled team competing in the winter Olympics.! Well it happened. This Movie will show you the importance of believing in your dream, to reach for the hights of greatness no matter were your from and who you are. Loved the Charactors, very speacial movie to watch with the family.

Very pleased with the quality of the DVD and the promptness of delivery.