zelley-1
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From beginning to end, this movie rates a perfect ten as an excellent family movie. The three main characters were well performed by Haley J. Osment, Michael Caine and Robert Duvall.
From his early days playing in the movie Zulu, Michael has always given us excellent performances, and his role in Secondhand Lions was very good. Likewise, Robert Duvall always gives us outstanding performances such as his parts in The Godfather and many more.
Now, the star performance by young Osment in his role as the young lad that came to live with the two old weathered uncles was as good as it gets. It truly was a combined teaching and learning experience for the three characters.
There are likely many messages in the movie, but the acting alone was very entertaining. The three lead stars worked very well together to deliver a four star performance.
From his early days playing in the movie Zulu, Michael has always given us excellent performances, and his role in Secondhand Lions was very good. Likewise, Robert Duvall always gives us outstanding performances such as his parts in The Godfather and many more.
Now, the star performance by young Osment in his role as the young lad that came to live with the two old weathered uncles was as good as it gets. It truly was a combined teaching and learning experience for the three characters.
There are likely many messages in the movie, but the acting alone was very entertaining. The three lead stars worked very well together to deliver a four star performance.
Well, I don't know about other comments, but when I saw the movie in 1979 or 1980, I thought it was a very good little comedy with the shenanigans and slapstick of Knotts & Conway,
As far as "Boxing" movies or documentaries, it was no "Raging Bull" or "Golden Boy", and it didn't have the real life sadness but redemption of "Ring of Fire - The Emile Griffith Story" or the excellence of "Somebody Up There Likes Me", but it wasn't a drama or true story.
It was a comedy that was well acted and deserves a three star rating on the entertainment value. Thanks to Tim, Don and the cast & crew for a slice of movie magic.
As far as "Boxing" movies or documentaries, it was no "Raging Bull" or "Golden Boy", and it didn't have the real life sadness but redemption of "Ring of Fire - The Emile Griffith Story" or the excellence of "Somebody Up There Likes Me", but it wasn't a drama or true story.
It was a comedy that was well acted and deserves a three star rating on the entertainment value. Thanks to Tim, Don and the cast & crew for a slice of movie magic.
As an amateur boxer in the Sixties, it was always great to watch some of the great boxers in action, and Emile Griffith was a Champion of Champions.
It was also sad for Emile to be part of the burden of the tragedy in1962.
OVER THE YEARS IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH HIS BOUTS WITH THE LIKES OF Joey Archer and many others.
Watching the Emile Griffith story was like a trip down Memory Lane with a positive ending. To see Emile and Benny Paret Jr. together in the closing scenes was like seeing some dark clouds being gently blown away by a breath of fresh air.
Throughout the show it was great to see old faces from the past such as Gene Fullmer, Gaspar Ortega, Jose Torres, but most of all to see Griffith in action within the ring and his life beyond the limelight.
A river of tears,teardrop by lonely teardrop, can never wash away the pain and sorrow for the Paret family and their loss. But, to have Benny Jr. join together with Emile Griffith in their meeting was the highest and brightest moment of movie magic.
I can't rate or compare Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story to any other movie, TV show or slice of history. It stands alone as a unique treasure with endless value.
It was also sad for Emile to be part of the burden of the tragedy in1962.
OVER THE YEARS IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH HIS BOUTS WITH THE LIKES OF Joey Archer and many others.
Watching the Emile Griffith story was like a trip down Memory Lane with a positive ending. To see Emile and Benny Paret Jr. together in the closing scenes was like seeing some dark clouds being gently blown away by a breath of fresh air.
Throughout the show it was great to see old faces from the past such as Gene Fullmer, Gaspar Ortega, Jose Torres, but most of all to see Griffith in action within the ring and his life beyond the limelight.
A river of tears,teardrop by lonely teardrop, can never wash away the pain and sorrow for the Paret family and their loss. But, to have Benny Jr. join together with Emile Griffith in their meeting was the highest and brightest moment of movie magic.
I can't rate or compare Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story to any other movie, TV show or slice of history. It stands alone as a unique treasure with endless value.