The Fighter...

Is this movie going to be good... yay or nay

Maybe only because  Christian Bale carries the movie, because it won't be Marky Mark and his funky bunch,

 He spent 4 years trying to make and sell this dungpile.Marky washed up Mark the lil boxer is in way over his head with the ego.

People will actually pay to see this movie, that's tragically impressive.

He cant act for shit. They should just release some actual Mickey Ward fights in theaters and Id go see those

Too much hate for Marky mark

Marky Mark is the worst actor ever

After "The Happening"

I said NEVER AGAIN

NEVER AGAIN!!!!!

Id actually rather pay to watch Mickey Ward portray Marky Mark in a Movie than to see Mark Wahlberg act as Mickey Ward

Got to give him props for effort. Built ring in home for training.

It's a trap, don't fall for it.

I actually thought it was a pretty good movie. Bale was awesome. He played Dicky to a T. I actually think Amy Adams did I really good job as well. Whoever directed this did a great job of catching the awful trends in the 90's, clothes, cars, hair, etc. and showed how much a shithole that Lowell, Mass really is. Wahlberg wasn't bad either. Well at least he wasn't overacting in this one. I definitely recommend this movie. Sort of a Rocky meets Rudy. Good flick. Way better then The Tourist. Anyone see that ? Fuckin boring.

I heard there is zero mention of Arturo Gatti and honestly no one would care about Mickey Ward if it wasnt for his bouts with Arturo Gatti

Looks like it might be better than most of the shit being shown in theaters. Of course nowadays, that's not saying much.

I totally agree  

No they mentioned Gatti on a couple of occassions, however, it wasn't a movie about him, so.

Yeah but if you are doing a movie about a guy and the defining part of his career/life and the reason people know who he is you would probably show it or have some of it in the movie

Now maybe with Gattis death and the situation surrounding it they couldnt use him in the movie? I wonder

movies aren't that bad these days

Perhaps, but the thing is this movie was beyond what he ever did vs. Gatti in particular. It was more about how his boxing career almost fell apart and how he dealt with all his family issues and upbringing. With that being said, whether he fought these great fights vs Gatti or not, didn't matter in the movie. He was an established fighter before Gatti anyways, beating Veader for a WBU title.

Mickey Ward was a journeyman ESPN fighter and became well known because of his fights with Mickey Ward

Nobody knows who the Louis Veader is and nobody knows what the hell the WBU is

Ward was known for being in good fights but that was about it until that trilogy with Gatti

Here is the career of the immortal Louis Veader

take note of the records of the guys this guy fought

Yeah, I think you are missing the point of the movie NJD. It doesn't matter who Ward beat or lost to or fought against. It isn't a documentary.

The movie was awesome....

its not a movie just about boxing....its about so much more, great movie with great acting.

Bale was awesome

I guess, but if I know the guys real story not sure if I care to see the hollywoodized version