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Ron Howard is the Ronald Reagan of film making. His mission is to capture the national spirit of old and to re-inject it into his audiences. With this film he's done another good job of it. He shows the grunge of the Great Depression and a man almost defeated by it but who managed that underdog comeback. Jim Braddock was stripped of his boxing license and lost everything in the depression but he caught a lucky break and worked his way to a world championship fight with Max Baer. Interestingly enough, Baer did NOT have a German accent nor was Germany mentioned as his country. One might think he was from New Yoik from the movie. (Ron didn't want to offend the Euro marktet?)Crowe, Zelweiger, and Giamati starred and did good, yeomen jobs with their roles. No one should be up for best actor on this one--but H'wood loves Ron so we'll have to see. (Although, Ron's worthless brother delivered the most believable lines he's ever been given.) Bruce McGill did an excellent turn as the arrogant, pompous boxing commisioner that stripped then reinstated Braddock. (I believe that McGill has made more movies than any "Animal House" alumni other than Bacon.)
It's worth a see. The boxing sequences will get you involved without overdosing you with blood and violence. A delicate balance, indeed.
I thought he did a tremendous job. His begging at the "club" was very, very well done. He just got wrapped up in the role and became Braddock IMHO.Giamatti in a fool proof role was also very good. His cussing out of Baer at the beginning of the championship fight was great. Said he learned about the cussing from Mohhamed Ali's manager.
Howard's directing was indeed excellent.
Zellwegger's character was the downside to me, never for a MOMENT did I believe he would turn down a shot at the champeenship cause she was afraid. Seemed like it was just thrown in for dramatic effect. Then she shows up in the dressing room prior to the fight?. Cost the flick 1/2*, but ***1/2 ain't shabby. Joe Bob says check it out!
What the Hell part did McGill have in Animal House? drawing blanks this fine Monday morning. Hes a damn fine character actor these days for sure.
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Unbelievable the difference, uhhh, 27 years makes.I'm going to Baton Rouge tomorrow. Wednesday morning I will dine on the best cheese grits money can buy in the State Of Louisiana Welfare, uhh, Health and Human Services building's cafeteria. I crap thee not. $.75 for a LARGE helping that are so freekin smooth with zero lumps. Whatevere they pay Miss LaShonda to cook em ain't enuf.
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used a film stock to evoke the Depression and everyone ends up looking like a French fry.
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Of course, mon frere, if it had any meaning in the context. In those days, the Jews already were feeling the wrath of the Nazi party: our poster above mistakenly identified the champion as Geman; I thought it notable that he was a Jew (imagine Hitler's indignation if a Jew had knocked Schmeling out: it was bad enough an African-American did!)
Now, take off your rabid Jazz Inmate imitation and calm down like a good little boy...there isn't an anti-Semite under every bed, you know?
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That you can be on the very limit at what I may call: prejudice, and when I say this word it it is only not to use the other one, called anti-semitisme.
right-wing, ultra-pro Israel lunatics Outside?
I am no more an anti-Semite than you are an intelligent gentleman.
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One who react that way must have some reasons to do....
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Please keep in mind that one of the criticisms JFK faced during his 1960 run for the White House was "He will take all his orders from Rome."And even today, in some small towns in Arkansas and Texas that I know, it is better if the locals don't know you are Catholic. One time a friend laughed at the silly prejudices exhibited by one community...she was shocked when I told her if that community had known she was a Polish Catholic, she might have had the opportunity to see those prejudices in a much closer light!
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Yes, I remember this " order from Rome " but is it in the magnitude of...he is a Jew or of Jewish ascendance...And that is world wide, not only in Texas, he-he...and certainly very present in Germany.
I agree that anti-Catholic prejudice is not what it once was in the United States, and I don't know whether to say fortunately or unfortunately here, but as you point out, it is not of the magnitude that anti-semitism remains in the world today.You know, in the New Testament, it says that one day the whole world will mass against Israel. It is a shame that I do not think this verse is just poetry or a metaphor.
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Well, let look at it as maybe a metaphor and poetry. Like in " les Machabées."
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...the actor who played Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies!
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Baer was an American boxer, born in Omaha, Nebraska. You may be thinking of Max Schmeling, the German heavyweight. Check out this link for a thumbnail bio.
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Max Schmeling just died a few months ago. He was married with Mrs. Ongra one of Hitch favourit actress ( and VERY sexy ) of his English period.
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What almost undirectly cost his life.
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Who's this guy in the picture with Schmeling then?
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He-he, Good afternoon!So life is not that uncomplicated.
I try to expalin from memory.He was a star. A hero for the German people, so he was to met the Führer. Easy. Who would have not done back then?
BUT later, he completely felt in disgrace. As he did no agree with him and was not willing to be one of his puppet.
He was sent at the front and almost has been killed there.
His relationship with Adolph was as bad as one could have been back then.
In fact he is one of the very few personnality who had the guts to say " no ".If I believe his autobiography taken out of the " Stern " magazin.
And they are quite serious.
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He was used by the propaganda machine anyway as evidenced by the photo, but resisted to all but his death any relationship with the mad man. No one could have been expected to do any more. It would have meant certain death to anyone else. He was only spared due to his popularity and symbolism as a strong and courageous German.
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Did it 100% right*.
Until today she is just but a paria for the German.
Certainly famous, but was an American citizen at the time and must have enjoyed protection by Allied military. Max had to face the bastard in person as well as suffer any retaliation. It's not like he was Jesus or anything, but he did bare his back in front of the world in more ways than one.
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American citizen or not, that has nothing to do withwhat I meant.
She had the most attractive proposition from Goebels, she said no and left the country.
That was a man!
While the war was raging she toured the front line, that was her kind of protection.
What she has done is one step further as did Max.
That was 100% courageous.
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Not taking anything away from her enthusiasm for life and liberty. I just read that she left Germany as early as 1930 and was a US citizen by 1937 so it it seemed a bit safer distance. I would give both high marks (pardon the pun). I don't profess to know as much about her however.
I am just more intrigued with military history than Hollywood. It is always entertaining to see a movie that portrays the heros and scoundrels of war as well as the the awesome machinery. Personal drama is fine, but I also enjoy the technical aspects and I used to build models of all of the old planes and tanks, etc. when I was much younger. I can't imagine having to deal with the social struggle there at the time or the horror of the reality.
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Yes it is correct that she lived in the USA, BUT the Nazi regime did all it COULD to lure her back.
She did not only not, but fight against them.
She was considered as a deserter.
Still is.
Hitler came to power in the 1932/3´s, as you know.
Well for me the human side is far more important.
As a kid I also build some models, but that fade quickly away...
...and Schmeling, who became a very successful businessman, paid for all or part of Louis' funeral out of respect for the man.
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Yes, they remained friends until the end of Joe.
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