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Comes out this weekend. Currently 77% on RT: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eddie_the_eagle/

Jamaican bobsled team and Eddie the Eagle - any other underdog stories from the '88 Calgary Olympics they can turn into a movie?

Just wait until after the Rio 2016 games. You'll hear a lot of inspirational stories about people who survived the great sewage water sports and lived to tell about it.

I think the 2 min. 30 seconds trailer gave away the entire movie

The guy's story is great. I look forward to seeing this, but I hope it's good.

Hugh Jackman makes some interesting choices... between this and that fighting robot movie, ugh.

Dude... Real Steel was awesome.

This looks like a horrible movie, though.

Eddie was mentioned on The Goldbergs last night's ep

Wow, no follow-up on this movie since February. A shame. It just came out on home video

Here is my review as posted on my FB page Orbi-Wan Goes To The Movie:

Out of the (Red)Box: Eddie The Eagle (PG-13) - A funny and sweet Olympic story gets the big-screen treatment

Michael “Eddie” Edwards had one dream since he was a kid - to be an Olympian. Even when he was 10 years old and despite a long-term knee injury, his single focused goal was to participate in the Olympics. He did not care which event. He finally decided on downhill skiing as a teen, but when after he was shut out from the British Olympic team, he discovered the long jump. Now this was an event the British had not participated in for decades, but Eddie was determined to represent the British Empire at Calgary, and achieve his life-long dream.

Eddie The Eagle is one of those improbable underdog movies that has an agreeable blend of truth and enhancement that makes for a very entertaining story. Edwards (a terrific Teron Egerton) came from a working class family, his mom was his biggest cheerleader, and his dad, despite his grousing about the expense of Eddie’s dreams, generally goes along with things and does not stand in his son’s way. Eddie is generally fearless - when faced with the varying heights of the ski jumps in Garmisch, Germany, he climbs the first and jumps on his own. Foolhardy, but a reflection of the spirit and drive inside Eddie.

Joining Eddie on his journey is former Olympic hopeful Bronson Peary (Hugh Jackman), a composite character representing all the coaches who worked with Eddie in real life. Jackman’s boozy mentor was kicked off the American Olympic team as a youth due to his wild and reckless ways. Eddie and Bronson bond over training and become fast friends.

The film takes us through Eddie’s surprising short journey from the start of his training in early 1987 to his triumphant participation in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Along the way, he runs into the usual obstacles - horrific falls, hostile rivals, disbelieving and disapproving countrymen. Through it all, Eddie’s tenaciousness and single-mindedness keep him focused on his goal. It’s a great story, told with humor and heart.

Eddie the Eagle is a terrific Redbox find, and is highly recommended for pretty much anyone who enjoys solid, fun sports movies with its roots in a real life story. I am giving Eddie the Eagle a solid 4 out of 5.

For parents: Overall, Eddie the Eagle is a surprisingly clean film. There is practically no cursing, not even the usual PG words. Violence is limited to falls during training and a funny scene involving a punch to the face. There are two scenes which make it PG-13. The first takes place inside a sweat room in which several men are obviously naked, although no private parts or rears are shown. The second is a scene with Eddie and his coach, where Bronson compares ski jumping to making love to a beautiful woman, and play acts the process.with facial expressions and vocalizations. Once you hear the name Bo Derek, you can skip about 2 minutes if you want to avoid the scene completely.

TL;DR

Movie wasn't out in theaters long enough for anyone to watch it. I'll check it out when it hits HBO.

Yea... I had wanted to see this in the theatre, but it was gone very quickly.

Funny, I just went to a Howard Jones show recently and he had said he wrote a song for the movie. It seems a lot of '80s artist contributed new original songs.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...track-20160322

I was thinking "not that Howard Jones", but it is that Howard Jones! I actually dug his stuff quite a bit. I'll have to check out the soundtrack for this movie as well, that's pretty cool they did something like that.

Love Howard Jones. I'll have to check out the soundtrack. I want to see the film but I knew it could wait for video.

N2DVD I appreciate your notes about family viewing because I do want to share this with my 8 and 5 year old kids but the pg-13 bothered me.

Thanks. I have a lot of parents who follow my Facebook reviews, and notes about appropriateness for kids is something that many have requested.

Most movies I just know will be fine for my kids, and others I just know will be bad, but this one definitely fell in the middle. The material seems fully PG, but when I see PG-13 I'm thinking "Did they drop in some bare butt jokes or some raunchy old lady who says ****rag or something?"

For those interested, Vudu has this on sale today for $6.99, including bonus features.

Really enjoyed this fun film.

Also enjoyed the 80s inspired songs of the film