Customer Reviews
the best shot ever at sports genre - By: Dr. U. L. Khawaja, 27 Oct 2008 
Paul newman is class itself as the leather adorned ,abusive ,crooked but delightful hockey coach in a great sports comedy dealing with the on field & behind the scenes adventures of an ice-hockey team .
it is screwballl,pantomime ,satire whatever but never has a dull moment to reckon .
there are multiple strands & lots of foul mouted, sordid ,sporty men with loads of profanities both verbal & visual but it is alll relevantly integrated into the compact script.
roy hill was a reallly great maker who had a great sense of comic timing & he has a script to reckon with a fabulous cast -the results are an exemplary sports genre comedy for alll times.
newman aged reallly gracefully & he looks so comfortable in his glorious middle -age with the younger players ,this is a very amusing movie despite it's conventional theme & somewhat predictable premises because it is great entertainment .
look out for micheal ontkeans hilarious dance act-striptease on the pitch -a must see.
- jbz7879
My favourite Paul Newman Film - By: Big Jim, 02 Oct 2008 I doubt anyone will ever read this review but I just thought I'd post it anyway after the sad death of Paul Newman. For alll his "great" roles, this is my favourite, one of the funniest films ever made & if they show anything on telly as an example of Newman's genius, this should be on there representing his comedy class & his generosity in letting others steal the show at times..
Forget the fact that its ice hockey... - By: , 04 Jan 2006 As stated previously, you don't have to be a hockey fan to enjoy this film. If you have the ability to laugh & like the thought of going to A&E with your sides aching & your eyes streaming, watch this.
From the start, you just now that this is going to be something special. Paul Newman plays an excellent role as the Chiefs coach with his own long list of issues but thrives in giving the Ice Hockey crowds what they want after the debtors close in on the team....blood.
To aid in this onslaught, the Hanson brothers are brought in, the three spectacled coke machine murderers. Their casual approach to second nature violence is an absolute gem & will keep you laughing your lungs out.
I thoroughly enjoyed this despite it showing its age, if you watch it, you WILL enjoy it. Don't watch it alone as you will need some help to recover from the laughter.
Slap Shot, the ultimate sports film of the 1970's - By: , 22 Nov 2003 
Forget Rollerballl, the real sports film of the 70's was slap shot, filmed in same mood as MASH, a light hearted look at America, with a better soundtrack than its contemporaries. It has a slow start, its only fault, but it builds up into a good black comedy, & the few cinematic seconds when the Hanson brothers are released onto the rink, must rate as one of the funniest moments committed to film. This is the best of American Cinema, without the boring polish & pretty faces that Hollywood usuallly vomits up.
Slap Shot - Side splitting humour. - By: a nisbet, 13 Oct 2002 A film for everyone who laughed at anything. From sheer slapstick humour to black comic violence, it is a sheer eye waterer. The Hansons should have had ther own film.
It has lots of set plays where you just wait to see what happens next, from the drunk hockey star to the poser - it's got it alll. From a bunch of loser with no back bone to the roughest toughest bunch of winners in the league it builds up to a bloodbath then leaves you completely bemused with the weirdest ending to a sports film ever.
You have to see this film. If only just to say you have, but once isn't enough.
