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The Jake
04-11-2003, 09:02 PM
Anyone seen this movie?

**** this film cracks me up every time I see it.

- The Jake

Curly Howard
04-11-2003, 09:03 PM
Is that the boxing movie

The Golden Bear
04-11-2003, 09:04 PM
yea curly.. jeeez

Curly Howard
04-11-2003, 09:05 PM
Originally posted by The Blake
yea curly.. jeeez

BANNED!!!!!!!!!!

The Jake
04-11-2003, 09:15 PM
"Enjoyable, if not hilarious, comedy set behind the scenes in the boxing world. Samuel L. Jackson is the Reverend Fred Sultan, a Don King-esque fight promoter, who is currently managing the undefeated heavyweight champion, James "The Grim Reaper" Roper (Damon Wayans). Noticing a decline in ratings, Sultan sets out to create a white heavyweight contender to challenge Roper. He finds his hope in "Irish" Terry Conklin (Peter Berg), an amateur boxer-turned Cleveland rock singer, who was the only man to KO Roper during his amateur days. Sultan turns up the hype, blythely sidestepping a crusading journalist out to topple him (Jeff Goldblum), and an incompetent publicity aide (Jon Lovitz), creating the "Match of the Century". While it never breaks out into out-and-out lunacy, there are consistent chuckles throughout this satire. Jackson is brilliant as the Reverend Sultan. Wayans and Berg are very good as the boxers. The film stumbles in its secondary roles. Goldblum is muddled as the journalist. Lovitz doesn't get to do much more than whine. John Rhys-Davies is an enigma as Conklin's racist coach. Toward the end, the film feels as if it had a few too many writers, but on the whole, it's a lot more fulfilling than a 27 second boxing match. "

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/movie-1071425/reviews.php?critic=columns&sortby=default&page=1&rid=52131

This film is hillarious for so many reasons. You got to see it.

- The Jake

Curly Howard
04-11-2003, 09:18 PM
I have seen it...great movie

The Jake
04-11-2003, 09:19 PM
Best lines in this come from Daman Wayans I swear:

"My blackness will beat that kid."
"I can beat Conklin and my meat at the same time."

- The Jake

realkaps
04-11-2003, 09:39 PM
Great movie.....

VulgarTheClown
04-11-2003, 10:35 PM
It was funny

The Jake
04-12-2003, 12:32 AM
This was also one of Samuel L. Jackson's earlier movies which was a good example of him to showcase his talent.

- The Jake

JasonLeonardOBE
04-12-2003, 06:51 AM
Funny movie.

I love when the "Irish" boxer keeps making these fake ass politically correct statements about the "homeless situation in North Dakota".:lol1:

bob
04-12-2003, 07:01 AM
great movie

The Jake
04-12-2003, 08:46 AM
Originally posted by JasonLeonardOBE
Funny movie.

I love when the "Irish" boxer keeps making these fake ass politically correct statements about the "homeless situation in North Dakota".:lol1:

Hahahahaha I forgot all about that!

I just thought the entire character of Reverand Fred Sultan just made that movie worth remembering alone:

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/2608/gwh.jpg

He appears to be this honest friendly guy but the fact is he's a complete shyster. I just remember that picture of him as a kid and he's praying like he's religious or something and the fact he's like 13 in that picture and you know he's a complete deviant just struck me as funny.

- The Jake