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Summary: Could Have Been Good
Comment: No shot lasts longer than two seconds. The director (influenced alas by last year's trendy faux "realism" of Blair Witch and Saturday Night Live) jerk-cam seems to think lots of viewers will tolerate constant jitter, zoom, shaky camera, and rapid two-second-long shots. Well, honey (director boy), most great directors create realism via dialog, acting, creative pacing, and a steady, normal camera. Unless you're on meth, your kind of filmmaking can easily make viewers either sick to their stomach or just annoyed. People don't view the world this way, honey. Meth-cam is old news and the reason this wasn't a pretty good flick. Good acting for the most part, and an interesting story idea. Ruined by the stupid ice-cam jitter-shot. Some people talk really fast, to show that they can put sentences together quickly and, thus, must be smart. Think about it.
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Summary: My opinion
Comment: Its a little violent but just what my son in law is into. If you liked Fight club you'll love this one!
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Summary: Excellent movie
Comment: this movie is excellent if you want to see a little action mixed with the OC.
I definetly recommend NEVER BACK DOWN!
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Summary: Not Worth Watching
Comment: I don't think I'll ever understand movies like this. I've never seen the point of boxing or fighting except for one man to prove dominance over another. And honestly, nobody cares who's more masculine. You don't have to be at the top of the masculinity food chain to have a good life, and that's the message this movie doesn't send.
"Never Back Down" entices a wide female audience with lots of buff shirtless guys beating each other up. "Never Back down" also entices a large male audience with a story of the underdog rising to the top by beating the life out of people. And unfortunately neither draw makes for a good film. The entire point of this movie is that the underdog cannot and will not have a happy, peaceful life until he can beat the resident school bully. This is not the kind of message that needs to be sent to teenagers. While I may have only just left my teenage years, I do not believe that violence is the answer to all our problems and therefore think this movie was a horrible idea from start to finish. I've never wanted to throw the remote at my television set any more than when I watched this film.
If you're big on boxing and men being each other up, yes you'll like this movie. And I know there's a big enough audience out there that will appreciate this film. But I honestly don't see the point in anything the main character does in this film, and therefore cannot recommend it to anyone else.
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Summary: Homage to the montage
Comment: Get a blender, mix Karate Kid, Rocky 3&4, add a touch of Indiana Jones and Best of the Best, the sport of MMA, and this is what you'll get.
This movie is exactly what it was intended to be, an updated guy movie cashing in on the UFC's popularity. Much of this film (lines, scenes, plot) is directly derived from the movies I mentioned above, almost like the director is paying tribute to the training montage. Sure it's formulaic & predictable & cliche', it's well done for what you should expect.
I had to laugh when the student beats the teacher in a footrace at the beach, kinda like when Rocky beat Apollo in the Rocky 3 montage. That's one example of the many times you'll recognize the other movies' influence. It's fun just for that.
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