Nadia (True Stories Collection TV Movie) | Simon Adams, Bozidar Alic

Nadia (True Stories Collection TV Movie) | Simon Adams, Bozidar Alic | Good, but not DVD-quality video

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	Nadia (True Stories Collection TV Movie) Simon Adams, Bozidar Alic Mpi Home Video, 2007 average customer review:based on 62 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Review of DVD version of Nadia

My sister and I used to watch this made-for-TV movie over and over when we were kids. I could not believe they had a DVD version of it. I purchased it for her for Christmas and it was a big hit. We have already watched it and it brought back a lot of great memories! If you are a Nadia fan, this is a great purchase!

Good, but not DVD-quality video

I was dissappointed they didn't take the time to scrub the video before putting it on DVD. It is likely not much better than what you would find on a VHS tape, although the entire (uncut) movie is there -- and thats what I care most about.

Good ol' Nadia

My brother and I used to watch this back in the 80's when we too were taking gymnastic lessons. The movie tells a good story of practice makes perfect and would be good for any athlete to see and learn from. Remember though, this movie was made in the 1980's so don't expect much if you've never seen it before!

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Perfect for young gymfans!

I loved this movie when I was a kid! I taped it when it was on TV but missed part of it(forgot to hit record after the commercial). I watched it over and over again. Nadia was my idol and I watched everything gymnastics. This movie inspired me to sign up for the after-school program as well as the the local gymnastics school.

I've been waiting so long for the DVD to come out, and now that 23 years have passed, I was so glad to find this DVD so inexpensively too! The acting is a bit cheesy and melodramatic sometimes, but I cried anyway. The gymnastic training scenes were very cool.

I really liked the young Nadia and Bela as they were portrayed by their respective actors.

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Touching yet Hysterical : A Warped, Enjoyable Nadia

My brother and I recorded this off TV in the early '90s, and much of our childhood was peppered with bits of inspired dialog from this 'gem' of a movie. Granted, it isn't really a movie. In fact, it was initially aired as a multi-part miniseries. And time has not been kind to it.

Despite that, this remains the definitive Nadia film. Why? The performances, and the brisk, crisp direction. It has TV movie written all over it, and the second half of the film is horribly cast (the actress playing Nadia looks nothing like her, and doesn't know anything about gymnastics either. She barely manages to even pose right), but it is charming and refreshing in its' portrayal of the young Nadia and her best friend Theodora Unguriyanu.

The 'perfect 10' that Nadia scored at the Olympics is reduced to slo-mo editing here, and her performance at the Montreal Olympics looks stilted and way too dramatic. Also Bela Karolyi is portrayed as this sinister egotist. Whether or not this is true, I don't know - but it stuck out in this movie. However, there are many sweet and tender moments within this film that make it well worth a buy. I've watched it many times myself, though its been years that I last saw it - and would still highly recommend this lost treasure.

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