Torvill & Dean - Path To Perfection: World Ice Dancing Champions

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VHS Movie Reviews of Torvill & Dean - Path To Perfection: World Ice Dancing Champions

Movie Review: SKATING FANS, DON'T MISS THIS
Summary: 4 Stars

Movie Review: The Gold Standard
Summary: 5 Stars

Movie Review: Video quality is poor but it's worth the nostalgic trip....
Summary: 3 Stars

Having said all that, however, I still very much enjoyed the tape. You do get to learn how T&D started, the sacrifices they made, and the triumph they became. Some of the interviews could have been excluded and the BBC interviewer apparently believes that good technique is asking an inane question, sticking the boom mike in the subject's face and hope they're too polite to decline to answer. For example, I exploded with laughter when early in the tape and T&D's career, he asked the male member of the Ukranian ice dancing team, (who were the World Champions at the time of the interview) "when did he realize T&D had so much talent?" The skater replied somewhat miffed that he barely knew them and had only seen them skate once or twice; the BBC interviewer then proceeded to ask the female member the same question !!

I'd recommend this video if only to watch Torvill and Dean skate the Pase Doble routine where Dean conceptually treats Torvill as his cape. These two were the Michael Jordan of ice skating. People hadn't seen their like before and haven't since....

Movie Review: Torvill and Dean Ice Skating
Summary: 4 Stars

No one skates to Bolero the this couple, no one.

Movie Review: Awful Quality Control
Summary: 1 Stars

Unfortunately the tape we received was of such awful quality that it was unwatchable (although we did suffer through it to see if it improved at any point). It constantly 'tracked' and was so full of static and snow that for much of the dancing we were left guessing what was going on.

It is too bad that HBO Home Video can't produce a better quality tape. I guess we will look for a DVD next time.

We hope to find a format where we can watch the performance and not have to suffer with the medium.

Summary of Torvill & Dean - Path To Perfection: World Ice Dancing Champions

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