Goon - Yay! Netflix

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:07 pm

A hockey movie starring Stiffler as a bar bouncer who gets spotted doing his thing by a farm league hockey coach. Been a while since I saw it, but it felt like a spiritual successor to Slapshot.

I laughed a lot, but I had a couple beers in me... that may have helped.

Post by **Leisher** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:51 pm

This has been in my Netflix queue for an eternity. Finally watched it last weekend while I was laid up.

Seann William Scott stars in this "based on a true story" film as Doug Glatt, a bouncer whose fighting skills get him noticed by a lower tier hockey coach.

(The real Doug Glatt is Doug Smith and the film has the same tone as his climb into the world of hockey, but the events are complete Hollywood fabrication.)

You don't have to give a fuck about hockey to enjoy this film. It's more just a spotlight on this guy's life and how everyone responds to him. He's got the whacko friend, the odd love interest, the awesome hockey player friend with no confidence, and all the while he's being watched by the elder goon doing his swan song (Liev Schreiber).

All the acting is great, and it's more entertaining than I expected.

Recommended.

Post by **GORDON** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:20 am

goddammit wrong movie

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Post by **TheCatt** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:23 am

Did Leisher fail to search on this one too?

Post by **Leisher** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:15 pm

I never bothered searching for it.

Post by **GORDON** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:32 pm

Being the first to watch it makes me the coolest.

Sports movies don't sit unwatched for long in my queue.

Post by **TheCatt** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 2:47 pm

Leisher wrote:I never bothered searching for it.

That's it, you're banned.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:57 am

Sequel coming.