The Fighter -- network premiere

[Black_Rainbows]

Channel 4 on Sunday at 21:00.

"(2010) Mark Wahlberg stars in this biopic of American welterweight boxer Micky Ward's struggle to become a champion. With Oscar-winning support from Christian Bale and Melissa Leo."

[joegrundy]

Good film, historically inaccurate but good. They should make another film focusing on the Gatti fights.

[leo_messi]

Coincidentally, The network Premier in Ireland was on last night, RTE.

Decent film.

Joe, what parts are innacurate? Im not too familiar.

[Unforgiven]

GREAT film, imo.

The historical details are completely fudged, with some made up opponents and fights, and how Ward got the fight with Neary straight off the back of the win over Sanchez, didn't quite happen like that.
But the gist of it is probably true.

Bale deserved his academy award for this one.

[Hattons Hook]

Originally Posted by leo_messi

Coincidentally, The network Premier in Ireland was on last night, RTE.

Decent film.

Joe, what parts are innacurate? Im not too familiar.

They miss out alot of the fights between Sanchez and Neary, 2 of which he lost. Also they claim the WBU is a valid world title, insulting proper boxing fans really.

Top film though.

[leo_messi]

Originally Posted by Hattons Hook

They miss out alot of the fights between Sanchez and Neary, 2 of which he lost. Also they claim the WBU is a valid world title, insulting proper boxing fans really.

Top film though.

When I watched it the first time in the cinema I kept wrecking my girlfriends head by constantly stating that the fight against neary wasnt for a proper world title

[Hattons Hook]

Originally Posted by leo_messi

When I watched it the first time in the cinema I kept wrecking my girlfriends head by constantly stating that the fight against neary wasnt for a proper world title

I bet she was really bothered. I do shit like that to mine . Watching Africa last night with her spouting off these facts about the animals then she actually started snoring next to me mid sentence

[MyName]

Originally Posted by Hattons Hook

They miss out alot of the fights between Sanchez and Neary, 2 of which he lost. Also they claim the WBU is a valid world title, insulting proper boxing fans really.

Top film though.

True,and also Ward didn't get knocked down in the Neary fight like the movies showed.

That said it's a great movie.

And they are gonna make a sequel portraying the Gatti fights.

[icemax]

Didn't like the film....it wasn't helped by my utter contempt for that piece of human excrement, Wahlberg

[dftaylor]

I thought, other than Bale chewing the scenery, it had no story and was pretty dull.

[SkillspayBills]

Why don't you like Wahlberg, Ice?.

The films pony lets be honest..

[JWP]

bale's portrayal of the smackhead brother is very good indeed

[Bill C84]

Bar Bales performance I didn't think it was all that tbh.

[dftaylor]

Originally Posted by Bill C84

Bar Bales performance I didn't think it was all that tbh.

Ward's story just isn't that interesting and Wahlberg plays him as if he's an earnest, slightly dull simpleton who can't take responsibility.

If it wasn't for Bale, it would be utterly turgid.

[Bill C84]

Originally Posted by dftaylor

Ward's story just isn't that interesting and Wahlberg plays him as if he's an earnest, slightly dull simpleton who can't take responsibility.

If it wasn't for Bale, it would be utterly turgid.

Mickey Ward was a bit of an odd choice, there are so many other boxers that have better story's and greater appeal.

Bale is brilliant in which ever role he plays, I struggle to think of a film I have seen of his in which he isn't, The Machinist is particularly good.