Category: movies

Full Out – the movie

Full Out is now on Netflix. And on DVD.

I saw it on an airplane.

It’s great for kids.

Jennifer Beals was excellent as a tough Miss Val. Ana Golja and stunt double Victoria Moors were quite believable.

The cameos are fun: Alicia Sacramone, Sam Peszek, Jordyn Wieber, etc.

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Ariana Berlin’s comeback story was made for Hollywood: Nearly-fatal car accident ends a young girl’s Olympic gymnastics aspirations. Girl turns to dance but does not give up her other dream of competing for the UCLA Gymnastics team. Girl gets an opportunity to make the team at UCLA and ends up becoming an All-American.

This wasn’t an inspirational movie plot, though; this was real life. …

Sadly Director Sean Cisterna did not bother keeping the Gymnastics accurate. With very little extra cost they could have made the film far more realistic. Wrong Gymnastics will turn off a number of gymnasts and fans. 😦

film – A 2nd Chance (2011)

“A Second Chance” (original title)

A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad.

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Mitch Gaylord & Kurt Thomas

Gymnastics legends. And … actors. 🙂

Looks like the Thomas roll skills on Men’s Floor will finally be eliminated next Code. A good move on the part of FIG MTC. We’ll have significantly fewer concussions in future.

Concussion – the film

Have you seen Will Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian forensic pathologist who fights against efforts by the National Football League to suppress his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) brain degeneration suffered by professional football players?

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Anyone who boxes or plays football should know the risks by now. I’m more concerned for coaches and athletes in sports who assume they are at low risk of micro-trauma injury to the brain. Trampoline? Artistic Gymnasts?

related – League of Denial

new film – The Balance

Stick It 2020? 🙂

Just an independent film maker’s dream, at this point.

The Balance is an exciting new teen, comedy-drama gymnastics film proposal!

It follows the life of Nicole Hilton, a rebellious 18-year old ex-gymnast from Texas who, following her mom’s incarceration for drug dealing, is forced to return to competitive gymnastics. She trains at the world-class National School of Gymnastics in Riverside, California, under the tutelage of internationally renowned coach, Betty LeBlanc …

The Balance

The Balance

via Gymternet Clan