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Originally Posted by cali_chute_boxe
Just got my copy in the mail on Saturday watched immediately. It was a great film but the focus was more about one mans struggle within himself. He used muay thai as an outlet to dispel a lot of his anger. I think this guy is a real wack-a-loon honestly! He could have filmed this vid here in America at a boxing if he wanted to. But instead, he went to Thailand for 19 months and had 2 or 3 fights from what I saw on the film. You give me 19 months to just train, I'll definitely be fighting in the mid week shows at Lumpinee or Raja making big money. He fought Chaweng stadium on Samui which is not known for having stiff competition but more falang friendly fights(WORKS). I'd like to know what else he did for 19 consecutive months in Thailand since he only had 2 or 3 matches. I know temptation is everywhere in Siam but 19 months worth of training barring all possible injuries cos none were mentioned in the film.
Save you dollars or your euros mates cos this vid just is not worth it!
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I bought the movie as well and I was somewhat disappointed but maybe not as much as you; I never expected a 'rise to glory' sort of thing so I wasn't hugely let down by the fact that the guy was simply not a fighter (or even an athlete) - just a troubled fellow looking to learn something about himself. What I did like about the movie was the atmosphere and the 'realness'. The guy may have been a mess but he was genuine and I found his plight interesting.
What disappointed me more was the lack of structure in the way the story was told and the lack of any sort of resolution at the end. He traveled so far and went through so much but in the end, found nothing(?). I realize that this was a documentary and that the film-makers basically gambled on something interesting coming out of this but well, it didn't quite pan-out...
PS: Imagine they had done a documentary about that kid Antuan Pinto (Siangboxing) - that would have been something really great for the hardcore MT buffs/practitioners!