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This animated movie is an adventure. The design of the world blends high-tech with mediaeval while mixing in a pop punk soundtrack that propels the on-screen action to a break-neck pace at times.

This leaves us with a fantasy show suitable for kids but with a deeper message regarding tolerance, propaganda and control that adults will find themselves reflecting on after the mayhem has stopped.

The tone can vary from Saturday morning cartoon silliness to the heartbreaking effects of isolation and loneliness, without inducing whiplash due to the carefully built characters on all sides of the story.

Highly recommended. I just hope they release the complete soundtrack soon.

It's not unusual for a sports documentary to allude to the values or politics of a community, but it is rare for one to explore both global political themes as thoroughly as it immerses itself in the local tribalism of sports. This film unfolds a specific corner of the picture of the Cold War through the journeys of five men who left the Soviet Union to play hockey in North America. We find out about the risks they each took and the people who risked political and professional threats to bring them to the other side of the Iron Curtain

The producers of this film have a great deal of access to the players themselves and the American team officials that brought them to the US, so we get the story told in their own words as well as views of contemporary news coverage and the players' North American team mates. We get to see the events and recall the emotions of the era and we have the perspective of history to see their lasting impact on the game of hockey.

This movie has a lot for fans of the Detroit Red Wings, but any fan of the NHL or international hockey will likely find the story riveting

The original Ghostbusters from 1984 wasn't exactly high art, but it captured the imagination of a generation. No wonder there's always been rumblings about that series continuing. The time for a second sequel to that film has passed and this movie pays a great deal of homage to the original film while striking out in its own new directions.

Like 1984's version, this one centers around a team of paranormal researchers who discover a plot to create a supernatural cataclysm. Everything starts from this nucleus of friendship and moves out into a great action comedy movie.

There are lots of winking references to the first movie, including a long list cameo appearances by the original stars. But, this film takes a lot of the ideas and technologies from the first film to a new level that adds an additional, original layer of fun. Fans of the old Ghostbusters films should really like this one as an exploration of the same themes as the originals, without being an attack on those films.

I had a blast watching this film. I only wish it would have been made sooner.