So I just saw 'The Fighter' and I must say that I really enjoyed the movie. Chrstian Bale was great as Dicki Eklund, and Mark Wahlberg was awesome as Mickey Ward. The fight scenes were alright where they used actual sound from HBO broadcasters commentating on the fights, some commentating though was strange, for example, HBO usually consist of 3 broadcasters, Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and a color analyst, at the time being George Foreman or Roy Jones J.R. Sometimes you would hear both Foreman and Jones commentating on the same fight which was unrealistic, also you would hear some sound that seemed like they were from other Ward bouts, so that took away from the realistic stand point of the film. But I guess you would have to be a real boxing fan to notice that. The other disappointing thing was that Ward's epic trilogy with Arturo Gatti just got a mere mention at the end, I would of loved to see them attempt to re-enact that trilogy, for me, that's how I got into Mickey Ward. So with that said, the film really took you into Dicki's life and how difficult it was for him to kick his addiction of crack for the benefit of his brother. It took for him to go to prison for to realize that he had to make a change to help his brother achieve goals in boxing that he never achieved himself....a must see if you're a fight fan. Check the trailer:
(Bonus: check the jump for a bonus....wow!!!)
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/high_on_crack_street_lost_lives_in_lowell/
(Trust me..Copy & paste link to watch)
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