We had a family movie night and even included Grandma and Grandpa for this one!  The three of us had seen The Mighty Macs when it was first released, but now we had the DVD so we watched it again and added Grandma and Grandpa to the group.
It’s so fun to have a movie night when you can cheer on the underdog together and talk about the value of teamwork.  In a family setting, I love being able to tell my daughter how we are a team and the whole family works together to make the whole more valuable than the individuals combined.  There are some great messages in the movie The Mighty Macs about teamwork.  From a simple illustration of telling a teammate when her lipstick looks bad (you won’t find that in movies like Hoosiers and Rudy!), to helping a teammate feel like she belongs in a group picture.  Even though it is about a women’s sports team, my husband and father were routing along with us girls and enjoyed this movie just as much!
Sorry, I’m jumping ahead, let me tell you what it’s about.  The Mighty Macs tells the story of the first women’s basketball team to win a national tournament in 1972.  Immaculata College was a small, all-women’s Catholic school just outside of Philadelphia.  When the season started, the team didn’t even have a gymnasium to practice in!  They had a coach and that’s about it.  But it turned out having that coach and that team was all it took to be champions.
Check out the uniforms, the coach's outfit and the "booster club" - this movie will make you smile and cheer!
Click here to read my full review of the film, The Mighty Macs– this film is a winner!!
One of the fun facts I learned watching the DVD that I didn’t realize watching the film is that the original team and coach have cameo roles in the movie. Â You have to watch for the scene when the coach passes a note down a row of nuns sitting in church. Â The “nuns” are actually the real life players from that first championship team! Â Coach Cathy Rush, the real Cathy, appears in a bank scene as a teller.
I highly recommend The Mighty Macs for a family movie night – I hope you love it as much as we did!
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I have having family night because we all are together, that don’t happen to much any more.
My kids are grown now but the family night tradition has passed on to my grandsons. They love sleeping over and cuddling together to watch a movie.
I love that we are all together and talk and laugh. thanks
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I like watching movies that I know are good foor the kids to see and the time spent together.
Snuggling with my boys and eating popcorn!
Sitting down with my family and not rushing around! Really enjoying each others company.
Just spending time together enjoying a family-friendly movie makes you feel good.
being all together as a family enjoying food and good movie or game.
i love hanging out with the grandkids. i love watching them enjoying theirseves
My fav thing is just all being together, snugglin on the couch! And the popcorn =)
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being all together and having fun
I like spending time with the family, and we love watching movies and eating popcorn.
I love that my whole family, from the 5 y/o up to the 27 y/o, can all watch it and enjoy it together!
My grandchildren live with me and watching a movie with them is very special. To see their smiling faces and to be there to share the fun.
I love the snuggle time!
Great review! I definitely want to see this movie.
Spending time together and having fun as a family.
My favorite thing is simply just being together to do these great things. Sometimes, we take these type things for granted
having pizza and enjoying the movie together
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I like that everyone enjoys themselves and they make for great memories.
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The togetherness!
I love the times to reconnect
We never have a lot of money to go do anything so we often just cuddle up with the kids and love watching movies – right now we are watching Coraline lol
Having the “closeness” of your family all in the same room.
popcorn!
It’s nice to have a relaxing evening together.
I like that it gets everyone together all enjoying the same thing
just being together
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I love that everyone’s together.
I get to see teens for a full 2 hrs yay
I just love that we are all together and talking and laughing. thanks
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