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Do You Believe In Miracles? The Story
of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team (2001)
Rate:
10
Viewed:
6/07, 2/22
6/07:
Having the misfortune of watching Miracle not a long ago, my memory of
Do You Believe In Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team is destroyed.
It's like watching the remake of Psycho. Yes, I did see it many years ago before I
saw Miracle, and yes, I thought it was an outstanding documentary in every way.
Now, I see some flaws as it doesn't feel fulfilling. Moreover, I'm disappointed that the interviews are
limited to some members of the US hockey team that played in the 1980 Olympics, but I'm impressed with the inclusion of
several members from the Russian team. They give a different perspective of the famous sporting event.
All in all, Do You Believe In Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team is a must-see documentary for all ages
because it's very inspiring stuff.
2/22:
The number one sporting accomplishment in U.S. history is the Americans' defeat of USSR in the 1980 Olympics hockey semifinal
game.
Do You Believe In Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team is a fast one-hour documentary that explains how
they did it. Of course, what everybody forgets easily is the team had one more game left to play in order to secure the gold
medal. During the second intermission of the championship game when they were behind 1-2, Herb Brooks warned
his players: "If you lose this game, you'll take it to your fucking graves...your fucking graves."
The Americans were seeded seventh out of twelve teams, and nobody gave them a chance to medal. Unbelievably, Jim Craig
played 420 minutes, making 163 saves (91.6%) which was twice nearly everybody else. The Soviet hockey
team won gold medals in the last four consecutive Olympiad Games. During the 1980 competition, they outscored opponents in
their round-robin division 51-11 with the outcomes being 16-0, 17-4, 8-1, 4-2, and 6-4.
All in all, if you missed the "Miracle on Ice," Do You Believe In Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
will help you catch up.