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Summary: Iron Will
Review: Iron Will is an excellent movie for people who want to know about dog racing. It is a movie full of action, adventure, heart break, and determination. Iwould recomend this movie to anyone who likes good movies. And there's not too much violence, so small children can watch. The movie is about a boy who loves to sled with his dogs. The tragic part is that his father dies. His family can't afford to keep the farm, so he goes to sled in a race in Canada. He is sponsered by a reporter who uses Will to sell more papers.There was a sledder who cheated by letting his lead dog attack Guss, Will's lead dog. And if that wasn't enough, the cheater's sponser bribed Will to quit. But he wouldn't give up, the dogs would only go if they heard just one tune. If I told anymore, I would give away the ending!
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Summary: An engrossing family tale of courage and determination!
Review: "Once in a generation an athlete pits himself against such overwhelming odds, that even the most jaded spectator finds himself cheering breathlessly"... Iron Will is a moving true-life story about the determination and valor of one heroic young American who sets out to win a 500-mile dogsled race across the U.S. and Canada. Up against seemingly impossible odds, "Iron Will" Stoneman strives on to achieve his dream: to save his parents beloved farm and go to college; and somewhere along the way, the seventeen-year old boy becomes a man. Although this movie is a bit formulaic and anyone can guess the Disney ending, that doesn't make it any less thrilling to watch; when I first saw this film in the theater, the whole room was cheering him on at the end! Definately worth your time to check out this great family-friendly film!
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Summary: Iron Will
Review: I RECENTLY WATCHED 'IRON WILL' IN MY GEOGRAPHY CLASS AND I THINK ITS THE BEST MOVIE IVE SEEN IN MY LIFE. IT IS ABOUT A YOUNG MAN CALLED WILL STONEMAN AND HE IS QUITE POOR. WHEN HIS FATHER DIES WHILE OUT RIDING WITH WILL, WILL FEARS RIDING NEAR WATER. WILL ENTERS A DOGRACE AND SETS OFF EARLY EACH MORNING TO GET IN THE LEAD. THROUGH THE MOVIE WILL GETS THROUGH TOUGH OBSTICLES LIKE A MEAN MAN AND THE DEVILS SLIDE. WILL GETS FROST BITE AND PEOPLE THINK HE'S CRAZY FOR GOING ON BUT HE REALLY WANTS TO SAVE HIS MOTHERS FARM AND WILL ENDS UP WINNING WITH GREAT STRUGGLE AS HE FALLS OFF HIS SLED RIGHT BEFORE THE FINISHING LINE. THIS IS MOVIE HAS A VERY TOUCHING STORYLINE.
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Summary: Iron Will
Review: In the beginning of the movie I thought that the movie was going to be boring, but as the movie went on I began to like it the way he was trying to help his family out.He was determined to win the dograce for his family.He knew that if he did not he would not be able to college or provide for his family.He knew he would win or lose his dreams and his money for the farm.
So the boy sets of to start the race but all the other racers all laugh at him because he is just a boy,but one man believes in him and helps him pay the admission fee.Then the next day the race starts and the boy takes an early lead,but soon learns the badpoints of the race as the mean man had said.Iron Will keeps going up and down in the race and evenually gets real weak and makes friends with his fathers dog "Gus."
In the end Gus and Iron Will both weak struggle over the finish line and won what they had come for.They also win the respect of the other racers.I believe this is one of the best movies I have seen this year in reading class and wouldn't mind seeing it again.I thought it was a good movie becauseit showed the struggle of a boy without a father and how he fought for the money for his farm and the ability to go to college.
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Summary: Enjoyable adventure film with some unusual features
Review: I was expecting this to be a run of the mill Disney adventure movie, with the hero entering a race at the beginning, you know he's going to win, right? wrong. This is much harder than the typical family films we associate with Disney, without losing the quality. Young Mackenzie Astin (son of John) gives a great performance as a seemingly naive yet brave boy who enters a dog sled race to get the £10,000 he desperately needs to go to college. Nominal star Kevin Spacey wisely remains in the background and lets this young lad shine through. The story has a number of unexpected twists, that interest and delight throughout the movie. Who are Will's friends? Who can he trust? Will he stop to save a man's life if it means losing the race? The cinematography is masterful, both in the close-up work and views of Minnesota countryside (doubling for Canada) The film is also refreshing because the incidental music is restrained, and even absent in some scenes. This would be enjoyed by anyone who likes a good adventure with a touch of realism.
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Summary: Iron will a mushers story
Review: Iron will is great, sled dog enthusiests and kids alike will enjoy the tale of a boy who has a dull hope and a bright dream to save the family buisness, farm and his collage education. A story of life at its cruelist of the hardships a musher faces in some of the world cruelist territory. An oldie but a goodie and as a sled dog freak one of my favourites even got a couple of good shots of the malamutes...which sadly are the bad guys dogs...
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Summary: Totally enjoyable for the whole family
Review: My 16 year old son had seen this movie before and was telling me about it on the way to work one morning, so I bought it out of curiosity. What a wonderful movie. Full of all the things that make a great adventure movie; wonderful for the whole family. Don't miss this one, it's a standout!
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Summary: Man Against Nature
Review: Based on true story, It's about an international dog sled race around the turn of the century. It's set in either Alaska or Canada or both. If you like adventures in nature and or survival stories you might like this one. It's about determination, stamina, will and endurance too.
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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: As one reviewer noted, this film is like the classic Disney adventure films of old. I was born in 1952, so I went to many of them as a kid. The acting isn't bad overall, and the adventure and scenery and photography are great. * * * NOTE: Some Spoilers ahead * * * I missed some of the begining, but from where I came in, I could tell that the story was predictable, and the ending, where he wins by a mere few inches and only a second or so, because the crowd takes up whistling his tune, which gets him and his dogs moving again, was ... too much to take, I think. Maybe okay for kids, but too melodramatic for adults. Yet ... it's nice that movies like this are still being made, and it's nice that when the bad guy gets attacked by dogs, instead of being killed, the hero shoots his gun to scare off the dogs and save the evil Swede. Plus, the hero holds off shooting his (thought-to-be-mortally-) wounded dog, Gus ... and ends up taking him to the finish -- or, rather, Gus takes him to the finish. Sadly, or maybe understandably, Kevin Spacey didn't seem particularly believable or enthusiastic in his part. But, despite the negative things that can be said about this film, it is, I think, a good family and children's film, with a minimum of violence, though enough to engender excitement and add realism. It teaches good values and lessons, and even though the characters are pretty formulaic and predictable such that you know pretty much where this picture is going to go and how it's going to end up, it's an enjoyable and pretty film -- and you can really feel the snow and cold! If I had young children, I'd definitely buy it for my DVD collection.
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Summary: a modern Disney live action classic
Review: There have been several Disney movies in the past decades of the "new" era of the studio which shine with the spirit and heart of traditional Disney and with a more contemporary ferver of modern day filmaking. Iron Will has a lot to offer for traditional Disney enthusiasts as well as those who just love a darn good movie!!! If you loved 'The Journey of Natty Gann' and 'White Fang' you wont be dissapointed! Parents do your preteens a favour, for that matter do your teens a favor! What the hec , do YOURSELF a favour!!!
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