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Goin' Ape over hockey
Okay, first off, great movie. Good for the kids. Anyways, meet Jack, a monkey, and his dimwitted owner(not the most important of characters, so let's get on with the story). When Jack's owner sends him on a train to the El Simian Nature Preserve, Jack accidentally falls asleep, so he rides all the way to Canada. There, he camps out at a tree house for the night, and then goes to a skating pond to watch some people skate. Enter Steven and Tara. Steven plays for a hockey team(Named the Golden Nuggets)who hasn't won in forever(clearly shown by the old guy with the hearing aid). Tara, is Stevens younger hearing impaired sister. Tara thinks she sees Jack, but isn't quick enough to catch a glance. She meets him in the tree house later on. She then takes Jack to her room and keeps him there for the night in the closet, but doesn't tell anyone. The next day they go back to the skating pond and teach Jack to skate. He shoots a puck at lightning fast speeds, and Steven thinks he missed, but is wrong. The next scene is after Steven and Tara leave for a hockey game, and Jack sneaks out and walks the way there. He tries on all the equipment(the name on his shirt is appropriately Ribchimpsky or something). He's seen on the rink, and the little guy does terrific. The board discusses it, and they allow Jack to play. But while this is going on, Tara is showing Jack to her mom, who calls every zoo in town to see if anyone is missing a chimp(really someone is, the university at the biggening. that's why Jack left in the first place), but she doesn't find anyone and allows the monkey to stay. A few scenes of things like games and christmas. Then the kids are leaving for school, and Tara brings Jack in for show and tell. The Nuggets have made it all the way to the harvest cup, and by now the University has caught up with Jack. At the Cup, Steven cuts out of the game(so Ribchimpsky is back in) and takes Jack with him. Jack and Tara have switched places, and she winds up sliding under a players knees and barraly pushes the puck in for the winning goal. Dr. Peabody(University headguy) gets to Tara, and if furious it's not Jack. Meanwhile, Steven is sending Jack on his way to the El Simian Nature Preserve. Jack makes it to the Preserve, and his dimwitted owner is there(cute monkey howls, can't miss it). All in all, it's a great movie, the monkey's cute, and it wasn't ruined by the kid who's been in the Air Bud movies.

Chimp film with lots of heart!
I'll admit - I usually avoid any film that stars a monkey. I find them intensely dull and corny. But I'm a big Kevin Zegers fan, so I forced myself to watch this.

Wow, was I surprised! No corny chimp humor, and lots of heart! Rather than "The Barefoot Executive", this film looked more like "A Dog From Flanders"!

The film is a bit of an Air Bud take-off. But that's good - because like Air Bud, the emphasis is on the people, not just the animal. Kevin, who stars in all three of the Air Bud films, plays another jock, but this time he's a star player from the start. Unlike "Air Bud 3", Kevin is featured in lots of hockey scenes, sharing the ice with not only real-life professional hockey players, but even director Robert Vince (you'll see his name credit under "Hockey Players")!

The DVD features (an older) Kevin in the Production Featurette and in his first-ever (that I know of) feature-length commentary.

Kevin was 14 when he made this film in April 1999, right after "4 Days" and "Komodo". This was around the time he was doing a lot of weight-lifting, too. He has not yet achieved the level of buffness he displayed in "Titans"; but in "MVP", he is definitely looking more built than he did in earlier films.

Cool!
I thought this movie was soo good! It's really hard to find movies that don't ahve alot of junk in them, but this one doesn't! I really like it that there are actually 3 stories in one. One is about Jack, the other one is about the hockey team, and the other one is about Tara. With the other parts, this movie is good for people who aren't sports fans too. I love it!

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