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"greatest documentary about greatest sports figure of our time", in this viewer's eyes, ali is the greatest sports figure of our time. as i watched this powerful documentary, other sports heroes of mine -- michael jordan, lance armstrong -- faded away in comparison to the athletic skill, courage, wisdom, presence and sheer humanity of ali. focused on ali's fight against foreman in zaire, this documentary is about that and much more. it captures ali at his peak. the humor. the intelligence. the courage. the honesty about race in america. the willingness to stand up for his beliefs at great cost. the phenomenal, unmatched boxing skill. this movie makes clear that ali transcended his sport to become an icon and leader across the globe.

this is one to watch for inspiration, for entertainment, to remember and enjoy, and to show your kids.

"When They Were Kings", This is a really moving movie about the famed Muhammed Ali and George Foreman Fight in Zaire in 1974. It allows people to reflect on the meaning of the fight now and provides a contemporary 1974 prospective also. It ends up being very moving and shows how funny Mohammed Ali could be. I've seen this movie several times and have never gotten tired of it.

"A Moment Frozen in Time", "When We Were Kings" is Leon Gast and Taylor Hackford's 1996 Academy Award-winning documentary film of "the Rumble in the Jungle", the heavyweight title fight between defending champion George Foreman and once and future champion Muhammad Ali.

Today's viewers are apt to know George Foreman as a genial TV commerical pitchman and Muhammad Ali as a revered but sadly physically deteriorated symbol of the sixties. In 1974, George Foreman was the undefeated heavywieght boxing champion of the world. His size, strength, and punching had literally leveled a series of opponents. Muhammad Ali was an aging former champion, stripped of his title for his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. military against the dictates of his religion, and on the comeback trail. Very few people gave the colorful and vocal ex-champ much of a chance in the ring against Foreman. Some thought he might be killed. Only Ali seemed confident in his own destiny.

Gast and Hackford follow the action in Kinshasa as the two boxers prepare for their match and as celebrities and ring personalities circle the proceedings. At the center of the movie is the outsized personality of Ali, talking up a good fight and reaching out to the people in Zaire. By the time the two boxers entered the ring, Ali had converted Kinshasa into a home crowd.

The fight itself featured one of the more daring ring strategies ever seen. Ali spent much of the middle rounds of the fight in the "rope-a-dope," leaning far back on the ring ropes, riding out Foreman's truly awesome punching power and waiting for his moment to strike.

This movie is an absolutely superb viewing experience for fans of the fight game as it used to be, and for fans of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman at their prime as boxers.

"Here the Man", No need to watch Will Smith imitate him, here you can see and hear Ali as he was, in his prime, as man who confronted greatness.

"Great Sports Documentary", Here is a great film that encompasses the era, the sport, the culture and the significance. If you like documentaries this one will not dissapoint, there is no requirement to like sports or boxing for that matter. This fight was about many things but truly conveys a message of stregnth and spirit.

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"One of My Absolute Favorite Films", I was going to say that it was my favorite documentary, but it transcends the form and puts its shadow across any type of movie you could think of. "When We Were Kings" is as inspiring as it is educational; the fight between Foreman and Ali will show you a philosophy so profound and so sharp it'll feel as if a glove is making contact with your cheek.
Absolutely stunning, recommended for all - never before has being "up against the ropes" had such awesome effects on my thinking.

"El amor propio y la grandeza",
Este es un clásico. No es acerca de boxeo, aunque puede disfrutarse algunos intercambios. Es acerca del valor, del quererse a sí mismo. De buscar con audacia el propio camino. A diferencia de las especificaciones técnicas del DVD, tiene SUBTITULOS EN ESPAÑOL. Pienso usarlo en mis clases de administración para ejecutivos de empresas. Un ejemplo, extremo y NECESARIO. EMOCIONANTE ¡¡¡¡¡¡

"A great documentary about an epic battle", If such an event as the Foreman/Ali fight occurred today, this film would probably not be such a big deal. That is because we would have pretty much round the clock cable coverage of the event courtesy ESPN. However, given that this fight occurred in 1974, this is the closest thing you are going to get to the kind of coverage you would see if that event was held today. In spite of the reversal of fortune that this fight gave to both Foreman and Ali's careers, this film really does not focus on either one of these individual fighters that much. Instead, it gives you a real feel for the excitement surrounding the fight overall, with significant commentary by George Plimpton and Norman Mailer, who were both there to cover the event.

Of course there are segments on Foreman and Ali, and at the end, after the segment on the fight itself, there is basically a tribute to Ali both through his words and then through a series of still shots showing highlights of his life and career. However, I also learned quite a bit about Don King, the guy who made the fight happen, and how this event helped him "break out of the pack" when it came to managing fights and fighters. However, there is no romanticizing of the man. They mention both his strong points - his incredible intellect and that he always seemed to have a quotation from Shakespeare for ever occasion - and his weaknesses, mainly that he was "amoral in his handling of the individual fighters' careers". These are the film's words, not mine. Interviews and footage of the fighters and their staff preparing both physically and mentally for the big "rumble in the jungle" are skillfully interspersed with footage of the sportswriters of the 70's marking up copy and working old-fashioned teletypes back in the age before computers were common, along with film of the inhabitants of Zaire going about their daily life often balancing huge baskets on their heads, and also shots of the live entertainment going on including some great footage of B.B. King and James Brown. Also included is a little bit of explanation as to why the people of Zaire found Ali so endearing versus George Foreman. They said they found Ali to come across as "a real person". Apparently the fact that Foreman was so monosyllabic most of the time did not help his image overseas.

The footage of the fight itself is very good considering it was shot in 1974. Mailer and Plimpton do a great job of explaining everything that is going on at each phase of the fight, including trying to get inside Ali's head as to what he might have been thinking as he employed first one strategy and then another against his mountain of an opponent.

The film does mention that losing to Ali threw Foreman into a two year depression, and when he emerged he reinvented himself to the point that, as Norman Mailer says in the film, "you would be hard pressed to find someone more affable than George Foreman is today." The postscript on Ali is interesting too. Mailer mentions that after this fight, Ali went on to fight 22 times, and all of these additional fights ruined his health. Mailer mentions that it is often said that you wind up destroying the thing you love, but in Ali's case it was the thing he loved that ultimately destroyed him, or at least his physical health.

This is a very good and complete portrait of a unique sports event and the very interesting people involved. You don't have to be a boxing fan to enjoy it. If you enjoy a good tale about the triumph of an underdog, the intersection of two very different cultures, and anecdotes about some of the more interesting sports figures of the 20th century, you'll like this film. I highly recommend it.

"One of the better documentaries I have ever seen", The single best thing about this documentary is its fast pace, tight narration, suspense and not even a remote effort to glorify Ali. I didn't have any idea about the Zaire fight with Foreman before I saw this film, and until the very end, I was left guessing at the outcome. I am no boxing fan (for its violence, and fight-fixing - I actually dislike the sport), but this film has got to do little about boxing itself. It is mostly about a highly energetic man who actually who was on a mission of conquering and changing the world (not just the boxing world).

It was very inspiring to see someone who actually had such a strong belief in his ability to instill change and fight for the problems of his time. Even though the events depicted are from early 70's, they hardly look out of context in the present world.

Personally, it was a great inspiration for me in perseverance, self-belief, ambition, show-manship and humility from this guy who could have easily been lost to oblivion in Louisville, KY.

"A LITTLE LESS OF NORMAN MAILER AND MORE OF BB KING WOULD GO A LONG WAY", but the final shot of Mr. Ali standing and restraining himself from throwing one more punch, but letting George fall gracefully flat to the ground is ballet, is pure art, the crowning of his showmanship, after so many rounds of Mr. Ali receiving George's hardest body blows, tiring George out.

This is the early mean George Foreman, years before his rebirth as all America's grand-uncle selling grilling machines and such with a wide great grinning grin and a bald shaven head. This is long before the Mr. Nice Guy Foreman. This is young Bad George, who never smiled through his fuzzy black beard jutting under his blue jean buttoned beret.

Mr. Ali stares early in the fight realizing the punishment he needs to endure in order to win, playing rope a dope for many rounds, and encouraging George to give it all he has, despite the pain and damage Mr. Ali receives, which may have contributed to his current physically debilitated condition. But here we see Mr. Ali out jogging, trim and firing off into the camera a volley of serious lightening fast punches that would knock out any man.

And then the final moment of grace and beauty as George falls. Chilling and heroic and never to be repeated.

There is far too much of the white American aged pretentious writers here. Something more than a few seconds of the greatest concert ever (BB KING AND JAMES BROWN AND THE SPINNERS IN THEIR PRIME, PLUS COOKING HOT LOCAL AFRICAN ACTS) would satisfy. Please dedicate all the time granted to Mailer's wheezing to some Afro-pop beat! Oh, my my. My, oh my.

Please get this DVD to see Mr. Ali "past his prime" (!) and also do most definitely get his recent essential Soul of the Butterfly reflections of life's journey, written with his daughter, and beautifully recorded on audio-book by Mr. Ossie Davis.

You will not be disappointed, but enlivened to live on, proud there has been a Muhammed Ali. Learn from him.

Remember one thing. Muhammed Ali lost his best years because of US government repression which prevented him from exercising his craft at the height of his powers. Anyone here who dare say Mr. Ali is "over-rated" as said below must recognize we were not permitted to see him in his prime. Anything he did later is a dim reflection of what he would have been without the US government's political persecution based on race, religion and beliefs. And what he has done and become since is beyond all comprehension.

Go back, sir, and listen to Soul of the Butterfly, his personal reflections, which rings with patriarchal power, a humble pride and compassionate, generous humanity. Read Hauser's His Life and Times for a true and full perspective of the total man. And then dare lie to yourself that he was or is over-rated.