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WTF are you talkin bout Lyle? Diggstown was great! The only part that dragged it down was when they killed that black kid's brother, fukin Bruce Dern. Which reminds me, it isn't a boxing movie, but if you wanna watch a great movie with Bruce Dern check out "The Burbs", Tom Hanks is also in it. It's a damn good movie...think I'm gonna have to rent it or buy it now that I'm thinkin bout it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
....I own it, The 'Burbs is a great movie
Rick Ducommun is awesome in that movie....he plays Art the neighbor who gives Tom Hanks all the ideas about the Klopeks being evil.
I'm supprised no one has mentioned Ali. I mean this was not a bad movie. Not exactly great eather, but not bad.
I actually liked Diggstown.
Glaidator was good.
Cinderella Man is one of my favs
Edit:
I also enjoyed Tyson and Don king movies
Im suprised I didnt mention Snatch
HAHA, of all the movies mentioned on this thread. This is by far my favorite movie. Not sure if I would categorize it as a boxing movie, but it did have several fights.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
No that you mentioned it... does Fight Club qualify. LOL
CC Lyle. For that statement you have regained some of my respect. Still, you are wrong about Diggstown, its a bad ass movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
rocky series
hurricane the one with denzel washington
cinderellla man was ok
Raging Bull
Has anyone seen the documentary on Emile Griffith, Ring of Fire:The Emile Griffith Story? I was looking on youtube and found a little snip-it of the Paret fight. That was insane.... the amount of punishment, and the way he just slumps to the ground. This might have been the biggest blow to boxing on broadcast TV. They didnt show fights on broadcast TV until the 70's. If anyone has seen this documentary, do you recommend it? Emile Griffith is a 5 time champion and was great up until that fight, after that fight he was never the same and seemed to ease up on his opponents for fear he would permanantly damage another fighter. The animosity between Paret and Griffith began when Paret called him a "maricon" at the weigh in. Maybe a clear headed Griffith eases up on him in the 12th, who knows....
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Somebody up there likes me is still my favorite.
How about Boxing movies that sucked balls.
1) ALI
As for my favorites,
Raging Bull is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's Scorsese, who's by far one of the best directors in the history of cinema.
... I didn't like the ending though. Most Martin movies always end in........... "what the f@ck?" "huh?" "That's all that happened?" after a brilliant array of experiences and visual and intellectual entertainment.... it always ended in...... "is that it?" then the credits roll up. :D
Damn I love that guy!
Play it to the Bone is underrated too. O0
I good one I saw a few years back was "Triumph of the Spirit", a fact based movie featuring Willem Dafoe as an Olympic boxer in the '40s who ends up in a Nazi concentration camp. He survives by participating in boxing matches staged for the gambling and entertainment of the Nazi officers. A serious movie with gritty depictions of conditions in the Nazi camps.
We just ordered a copy of Play ItQuote:
Originally Posted by Gyrokai
Forgot how much I like the film until they ran it on TV recently