Comments about ‘'Forever Strong' a nice ride’

Would like to know when this movie starts. Would love to see it.

In any "Based Upon Actual Events" movie, one often asks how much is really true and how much is "Hollywood." I can answer that question. In the movie "Forever Strong," based upon the Highland Rugby Team from Salt Lake City, very little is "Hollywood." The events in the film really happened, including playing Rick's former team and Rick's former teammates that he grew up with, in the USA Rugby National High School Championship finals. I know this because I was there.

We saw the movie "Forever Strong" at the film festival and thought it was one of the best film at the festival. The story and screen play were terrific. I walked out of the theater with a "Les Mis" type feeling, that I wanted to be a better person. Great film. Very inspiring. We're anxious to see it again when it hits the theaters.

Went to this movie at the LDS Film Festival on opening night and LOVED it! Thank you for making such an uplifting movie...can't wait to get it when it comes out!

We saw the film on Saturday night and were blown away and so were our kids (ages 13-24). It made a real impression on them and they talked about it all the way home after the show. It gave us a great moment to talk to our kids about moral values and "what would you do if" without them feeling like they were being lectured. Hurry and get it out!

My wife doesn't like sports movies, but her first comments when the movie ended was, "We are buying that one on DVD."

There is a quality about this (and other Ryan Little) films that make it stand out from the pack... a professional, Hollywood (in the best sense of the word) quality.

My one complaint is the film tries to hard to make the bad guys appear bad. They are one dimensional, and for me at least, not believable.

I'm sure they wanted a sharper "arc" to the lead character, but that could have been done without overdoing the party aspect of his former friends.

Don't let that put you off on the film, though. That is a very minor complaint. It is a great movie and you should DEFINITELY not hesitate to spend your hard earned cash to take you, the Mrs. and the kids to see this one. It's very inspiring.

How refreshing to see the best sport in the world finally shown some respect in the USA. Rugby, unlike any other sport teaches the values of teamwork and battling adversity. This is awesome and I hope it sparks some interest in the great sport of rugby.

Nothing againts the movie, but is Rugby big in the States??, i thought this sport really huge in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and some countrys in Europe

That is correct, although certain Universities and public school clubs are beginning to make an appearance here in the U.S. Personally I have to drive several hours to attend games or practice. It doesn't help that the US Rugby team has a fairly poor history of matches against other nations.

Those of us that play in the U.S. (at least those in my area) tend to be 2nd or 3rd generation Americans and had parents that played/watched Rugby before they moved to the States.

It has been mine and my families privledge to associate with Highland Rugby for 9 years now. All the stories in the movie are true and really happened over the 33 years that Coach Gelwix has been coaching.
The true message about Highland Rugby isn't just playing championship rugby. As Coach Gelwix says:"It is about making championship boys". As the mother of two of those fortunate players, I say it is about learning to be your best self and how to work with others.
The movie is awesome, and straight to the point. You can take your family and not be afraid of any of the content.
Thanks for making this movie!
KIA KAHA!:Forever Strong

Here's what is conveniently left out of "Forever Strong"

In 2008, 6 amazing import rugby players from New Zealand played on the Highland Rugby squad.

Played for two months, won a national championship and then were quietly sent home.

As were their brothers every year for the past 14 years.

Now there is a great story !!!!

Being involved in the rugby community in Houston I had to go see the film. I went with limited expectations and walked out at the end of the film with my wife and son (Katy rugby player) delighted at what I had watched. It captures rugby at the level that it is in this country. The surroundings looked right and the game looked right. Very inspiring and in spite of what I too have heard as stated by the contributor Ra Puriri found Highland a solid story. Wish more people would go and see it.

Thanks to Claudia Bellamy for the spelling (hopefully correct) of kia kahai--I left the movie today thinking that motto should be on one of those plastic bracelets so popular today. Unless someone knows if an item like that is available already, I'll be looking into getting some made for family and friends. My college roommate played rugby 33+ years ago--rough but fun sport, lots of camaraderie (Give Blood: Play Rugby), and getting more popular here in the US. Very inspiring movie, although that was obviously not Pike's Peak in the Colorado Springs settings;)

I saw the movie and thought it was incredibly inspiring. I bought a copy for a friend who has coached some great high school rugby teams in Canada. The coach loved the movie but when he ask his players to watch it, they said that they already had and they thought it was stupid. Too bad that so many teenage jocks today are only thinking of themselves and can't catch the vision of teamwork and discipline both on and off the field.