Back when I was young, me and my brothers always did things that were deemed unappropriate for kids to do in other families. Living on that isolated stretch in Km. 16 made us a breed apart from other kids. We played rough and our favorite shows were always those that contained violent fights. If it was cute, it was out in our family. Anything from gladitorial fights to boxing to martial arts movies was our idea of a good movie. One such movie that will probably my favorite and that of my brothers is "Slap Shot" which started Paul Newman and my favorite, The Hanson Brothers (Not Um Bop kids)as well as the theme song by Maxine Nigthingale called "Right Back To Where We Started From".
The film which chronicles the struggle of a minor league hockey team known as the Charlestown Chiefs to find a new owner for them to keep playing and they will do anything to achieve that goal. There were a lot of great fights and hilarious scenes in the movie. Ironically, the themesong of such a violent, yet funny film was a disco track which dealt about starting over. It was the type of song you would hear at a disco, not at a hockey brawl. Nevertheless, it was a catchy tune that would make you get up and dance as well as made you feel good.
It's 30 years and it's still one of my favorite movies. The fight scenes were both bloody and hilarious where there's never a dull moment. The best fight scenes always involved the Hanson Brothers who looked like nerds, wore long hair, thick glasses and kick the crap out of the opposing team. It's one of and will always be one of my favorite films of all time. Just don't make me dance like some of the players in one of the disco scenes in the movie (One of the funniest scenes).
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