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Release Date: 01 April, 2003 Retail Price: $19.98 OUR Price: $13.48 You SAVE: $6.50! Cast: Complete Cast (6 total) |
When We Were Kings Reviews
Ali and Foreman as told through footage from the time and commentary by people who were there
This is a very good film about the "Rumble in the Jungle", the fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. It captures the craziness and hype that went into the buildup to this clash and the highlights of the fight itself. It is really about Ali and centers on his career from the time he became a pro. The Ali the film paints is one who is true to himself, who stands up against the Vietnam War and who makes the comeback against a man most thought would beat him and probably should have beaten him. But Ali prevailed and prevailed dramatically.
George Foreman is cast as the enigmatic force out the crush Ali. He is shown destroying Joe Frazier and Ken Norton and appears to be a mountain ready to drop on the past-his-prime Ali. The commentary of others such as Howard Cosell, Norman Mailer, Spike Lee and George Plimpton does a great job in capturing the mood and anticipation of that time and adds a great deal to the already terrific footage.
I guess contemporary interviews with the fighters would have changed the film. George Foreman has talked about this fight and is very interesting on the way he was and what that fight ended up meaning to him. Ali cannot speak as he once did, but when he does communicate it is meaningful. I do enjoy the insights of the commentators, but it would have been nice to get something more from the fighters. I also wish Joe Frazier had a bigger part in the film. Certainly, he was one of the We who were Kings back then.
This is a film that has meaningful things to say that transcend the fight game. It is about character, our culture, the nature of hype, and the way someone like Ali transcends the normal barriers to become a worldwide icon. I am glad all this was captured not only for those of us who remember, but for the young generation that will benefit from knowing.
Gotta love it
This is one of the greatest documentarys of all time. It belongs in boxing history. That is pretty unique that the two fighters had to wait six weeks in Africa to fight eachother. Rumble in the jungle is in my top ten for the greatest boxing matches of all time. The director directed this one with determination. The dvd was more like a vhs though. That is the only flaw. Buy it and you will not be dissapointed. God bless you and God Bless America.
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