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Summary: Great documentary about hard work and haunted lives.
Review: "On The Ropes" is a documentary about three boxers and their trainer in a poor city neighborhood. The film shows how success is a constant goal for the young boxers, but also how failure loss and betrayal haunt every move they make. Each of the four is tough enough to train and fight hard, get knocked down, and then get back up again. Each of them, however, has been wounded by circumstances to the point that every achievement is clouded by fear that everything will be taken away from them. It is the best of several new documentaries I have seen recently.
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Summary: what a knockout
Review: after reviewing On The Ropes this video left this student of the game . wanting more. To go beyond the glitz and glamor of winning titles and making millions. to the dark side of the sport.This video delivers a one two punch of realism that can only be hailed as a true reminder that nothing good comes easy, and only the strong surive .Truly this video is championship material.And a Knockout !!!
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Summary: what a knockout
Review: after reviewing On The Ropes this video left this student of the game . wanting more. To go beyond the glitz and glamor of winning titles and making millions. to the dark side of the sport.This video delivers a one two punch of realism that can only be hailed as a true reminder that nothing good comes easy, and only the strong surive .Truly this video is championship material.And a Knockout !!!
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Summary: an amazing film
Review: i was bored one night and walking past the castro theater in SF and i thought, "what the heck..." and went to see this film. it was amazing. the normally high-brow, semi-snooty film festival crowd was actually shouting at the screen during parts of this film. it's that exciting and emotionally wrenching. i was so happy that the director was actually in the audience and was willing to take questions. the line was 20 people deep at one point... everyone wanted to know what happens to these people after the film ends. the best part, though, was when someone asked about the coach, and she said something to the effect of "ask him yourself, he's right there--" when he stood up to go to the mike, the 1500 people in the huge castro theater gave the "star" of this documentary a 5-minute standing ovation. An absolute must-see
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Summary: championship material
Review: If you are a fan of the sweet science of boxing ,this video delivers a one two punch of reality, by dealing with the ups and downs of this sport. To triumphantly overcomming personal adverisity. No this video is not scripted which makes it a knockout for any boxing fan, don't be counted out on this one i'ts a must see
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Summary: championship material
Review: If you are a fan of the sweet science of boxing ,this video delivers a one two punch of reality, by dealing with the ups and downs of this sport. To triumphantly overcomming personal adverisity. No this video is not scripted which makes it a knockout for any boxing fan, don't be counted out on this one i'ts a must see
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Summary: The inside look from outside the ring...
Review: On the Ropes takes you inside boxing....not pro boxing where everyone has money, but young-people's boxing in urban NY, where they fight for their lives and struggle to break out of "their" ring. The film is such a perfect metaphor for life in an urban american city. What makes this film even more remarkable, is that it's all true. And not one of those washed out 'based on fact' movies. On The Ropes is a feature documentary about real people fighting real battles in and out of the boxing ring, and its production style is gritty, entangled and subsequently perfect, for the metaphor continues...the lives of the people it documents is gritty and entangled and complex. I highly recommend this film for viewing. If you're a boxing fan, you HAVE to see it, and if you are interested in real life drama, you have to see it.
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Summary: The inside look from outside the ring...
Review: On the Ropes takes you inside boxing....not pro boxing where everyone has money, but young-people's boxing in urban NY, where they fight for their lives and struggle to break out of "their" ring. The film is such a perfect metaphor for life in an urban american city. What makes this film even more remarkable, is that it's all true. And not one of those washed out 'based on fact' movies. On The Ropes is a feature documentary about real people fighting real battles in and out of the boxing ring, and its production style is gritty, entangled and subsequently perfect, for the metaphor continues...the lives of the people it documents is gritty and entangled and complex. I highly recommend this film for viewing. If you're a boxing fan, you HAVE to see it, and if you are interested in real life drama, you have to see it.
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Summary: a film about boxing and life
Review: This film follows the lives of three poor inner-city youths who want to get into prize fighting. It's shown very clearly that their lives outside of the ring are tougher than any boxing match one can imagine. One of the subjects has legal battles to contend with, another is having problems in school and another is having problems with the people who run the fights. Anyone who believes boxing is an easy way out for inner-city blacks and hispanics should watch this film.
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Summary: a film about boxing and life
Review: This film follows the lives of three poor inner-city youths who want to get into prize fighting. It's shown very clearly that their lives outside of the ring are tougher than any boxing match one can imagine. One of the subjects has legal battles to contend with, another is having problems in school and another is having problems with the people who run the fights. Anyone who believes boxing is an easy way out for inner-city blacks and hispanics should watch this film.
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