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Summary: defective DVD
Review: Movie is excellent after I bought the DVD it would just play up to scene 14 and skip to the end..they replaced it and it was the same thing.. I finally had to go rent the movie and watch it...strong performance by both actors...movie is a ***** (five star) but not on DVD
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Summary: Best cry you'll ever have.
Review: One that has never left my mind since the first time I saw it. Voight and Schroeder make me cry ever time. Amazing film making for its time.
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Summary: poop
Review: poop balls
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Summary: GRAB A BOX OF KLEENEX
Review: Ricky Schroeder is wonderful in his first role. Best movie I've ever seen. I'm desparate to find a copy of it. Great Drama. How can you miss with Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway! Definite must see for all.
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Summary: Jon Voight finest hours and greatest movie.A true Classic.
Review: Seen it again last night on DVD and what can I say its still pack the same powerfull punch after more then 20 yrs since it was first release.I can still remember audience crying walking out of the cinema when it play in my country.It was so popular and people still talk about this movie till now.Jon Voight in my humble opinion is one of the greatest underatted actor I've ever seen.In Champ he was nominated for best actor golden globe but missed the oscar,he should have won for this film and I just wondering why it was snub in the oscar.A 5 star movie and a must see for all.Thank you Mr Voight and Zeffirelli for making this a memorable one for all of us.
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Summary: Excellent family drama
Review: Superb acting by Voight, Schroeder and Dunaway. Having seen this movie 8 times in the theater it is forever a favorite of mine. I will never forget the immortal words of Voight, Schroeder - "You know what you are?" "Yeah, a pain in the ass". Broke my heart.
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Summary: The one movie that still makes me cry
Review: The Champ is an astounding motion picture directed by Franco Zeffirelli with outstanding performances by Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and the unbelievably convincing Ricky Schroder.The movie is the best intimate melodramatic tearjerker that I have ever seen. One view of this film will leave you with a lump in your throat and teary eyes, the next viewings will just leave you in plain tears. Yes, its that kind of movie that you'd see more than once and still feel engaged. Jon Voight plays former boxer Billy Flynn who is down on his luck raising his son TJ, played by Schroder, alone after his wife, played by Dunaway, left him and the boy and went on to marry a millionaire after he falls out of his life of boxing, doctor's orders. The movie brings you close to the lives of all three of these characters, you feel their pain, their grief, and their emptiness. Billy has turned to drinking to escape the pain of not being able to return to boxing to support a family. TJ does not know his mother since she left him when he was still an infant, and still sees his deadbeat father as a hero, calling him 'champ'. Faye Dunaway's character can't seem to cope with the fact that her son has grown up believing she is dead and can only take him as a friend after bumping into him at a horserace, the horse that 'champ' bought him was competing in this race. The story begins to unfold when the three characters enter each other's lives again. What's more beautiful about this movie is its musical score. The music is really another character in the film, and is quite breathtaking. Highly Recommended A
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Summary: Great Movie, but DVD Is Defective
Review: The reason I'm giving this three stars is because of the problems I've had with the DVD. I absolutely love this film. I first bought it at a store while browsing. Unfortunately the DVD was defective. I took it back and then ordered it from Amazon, that too was defective. Amazon sent me a replacement, same problem. As soon as you get to scene 16 the film jumps to an FBI warning, same thing happens with the commentary. There is no way to finish the film. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM? better yet CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET A GOOD COPY ON DVD? I'd appreciate it.
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Summary: The Champ
Review: There is only one other movie of this kind that can stand up to the test of time & that is Shane with Alan Ladd. There is no way to aptly describe either other than to see both of these fine videos. Ricky (Rick) did an outstanding job as he really didn't act, he lived the part. Everyone would love to have this boy as his or her child. All of the actors made this movie what it is---GREAT!
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Summary: The Champ
Review: There is only one other movie of this kind that can stand up to the test of time & that is Shane with Alan Ladd. There is no way to aptly describe either other than to see both of these fine videos. Ricky (Rick) did an outstanding job as he really didn't act, he lived the part. Everyone would love to have this boy as his or her child. All of the actors made this movie what it is---GREAT!
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