D3: The Mighty Ducks (3.0 Stars)

D3: The Mighty Ducks Review By kiion - MovieWeb.com TRENDINGMOVIESDVDTVWATCH NOWUSERSBROWSEFORUMSTodayBOX OFFICE BEAT DOWN: Iron Man 3 Takes in $175.3 Million96%75New Photos from Man of Steel Revealed76%48Iron Man 335%47The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Set Photos Reveal a Huge Gwen Stacy Spoi...33%10This WeekIron Man 380%47The Biggest Potential Box Office Bombs of Summer 201375%73Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows54%30Star Trek Into Darkness52%27In TheatersMovie TrailersMovie Face-Off!Top MoviesReviewsBox OfficeFull MoviesMovie ClipsBehind-the-ScenesMovie PhotosReleases This WeekDVD ReleasesBlu-ray ReleasesBox Set ReleasesMost Popular DiscsReviewsVideo ClipsVideo InterviewsDVD NewsDVD PhotosFull TV EpisodesPremiering This WeekMost Popular ShowsReviewsVideosVideo InterviewsTV NewsTV PhotosLatest VideosFull MoviesFull TV EpisodesMost WatchedMost DiscussedExclusive VideosCelebrity InterviewsLatest Movie ClipsLatest TV ClipsLatest DVD ClipsReviewsBrowse UsersRecently UpdatedMost ActiveMost RatingsMost ReviewsMost PopularMost DiscussedNew UsersNewsFeaturesContestsUsersTop MoviesTop TVTop DVDTop CelebritiesLatest PostsMovie ForumsTV Show ForumsCelebrity ForumsMovieWeb Support   Sign In FacebookTwitterORUse our forms!SummaryCast & CrewSynopsisReviewsAll3 Star ReviewsRanksRatingsVideosPhotosBox OfficeNewsDVD / Blu-rayUser ListsCommentsForumsD3: The Mighty Ducks: Review By kiion1Like4Dislike0Apr 30th, 2013 by kiionThe Best of the series by a clear cut!!OVERALL3.0WORTHYStoryActingDirectingVisualsReturning in their final film, the most famous Disney Hockey Team 'The Mighty Ducks' face new challenges derived from their admission to a state prep school - where they are deemed unfit underachievers. Shifting focus from Emilio Estevez, Gordon Bombay, the film outlines the trials and development of team captain Charlie Conway. A bold move from the filmmakers, shifting complete lead character from their star man, but one that pays off with a much better sequel than the previous installments attempt - be it with the added factor of making the film series darker in hopes of achieving something grand. Not that this film over achieves in expectations, but after the poor scripting, poor narrative and poor acting attempt with 'D2:The Mighty Ducks', this film proves to be the definitive 'Mighty Ducks' film.

When the Hockey team are awarded junior varsity hockey scholarships at Edan Hall, a prep school full of aspiring professionals little do they know the difference in teaching method from new head coach, Ted Orion - a ex NHL player adamant on developing a defensive style play for the team to perform - after the recruitment of Gordon Bombay into the Junior Goodwill Games committee. Clashing with this new style of teaching, and forced to not don his Ducks jersey, Charlie struggles to fit in. With the school classing him and his teammates as nothing more than famous underachieves, Charlie and his team must grow from childhood to adolescence, whilst dealing with the apparent abandonment that they feel they have suffered at the hands of Bombay. Clashing with the senior Hockey team, the Eden Hall Warriors, the Ducks must develop well into this new style of play - for any chance to beat their rivals in the JV- Varsity Games, a showdown between the schools two teams.

The overall narrative arc implemented into this film is much stronger than both the other 'Mighty Ducks' movies. Perhaps its because finally within this series, the film actually seems to have a goal in which the story heads towards. Not needing the narrative to become international, the film also derives its arc without making the film feel overly massive - thus bigger than its characters. Balancing the two well throughout.

Overall 'D3: The Mighty Ducks' is an above average sequel that rights the majority of wrongs that the first sequel suffered. For starters the film is less reliant on cheesy one liners, and stupidly in the method of creating comedy to enlighten younger audiences. The script is better; more streamlined and the characters are more well outlined to audiences. Still the acting is below average from the majority of the cast, but by film three this is easily forgotten as the characters are so well known. Shifting focus from Bombay to Charlie, feels completely correct and does deliver a much more grounded and dark narrative through this choice. Come the thrilling conclusion, the film delivers upon one of the best and overwhelmingly happy finishes which will leave audiences engrossed in what has come before. Still cheesy throughout, but more deeper fulfilled than previous installments, the franchise has finally hit the high point the first film showed with potential. A shame that this has had to come within the final film, but a worthy close nevertheless. CDo you like this review?Comments (1) To leave a comment, please sign in or use
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closed the series on a high.