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The American public has not become familiar with Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko outside of the boxing realm which consists primarily of boxing telecasts, interviews and occasionally an appearance on a late night talk show. They are still largely unknown quantities in America despite almost a decade of dominating the heavyweight division, but the new movie documentary film about their lives simply titled “Klitschko†portrays them in a much more human manner and should serve to popularize them in the U.S. It’s an excellent movie, creatively done, with awesome special effects and slow-motion action video from their fights, fascinating footage and details about their previous homes and gyms in Ukraine, and so much more. There is even some video of Vitali’s first journey to America for a kickboxing tournament and his candid and humorous reaction about how the reality of America so much differed from the propoganda he was taught in Ukraine.
There are also many segments, interviews and surprises that, if you want to run to the wash room or buy a popcorn, you just can’t, because you don’t want to miss a second of this movie. One old coach describes Wladimir as like a sculpture made of clay while Vitali is the one cut from stone, one is the born fighter the other became a fighter. If anyone has any confusion about which brother is which, this movie answers all questions with brilliant simplicity. I went to see the film at Tribeca last week in downtown Manhattan with a fellow boxing scribe and friend Zach Levin and we both thoroughly enjoyed all 110 minutes. So did the surprisingly almost full theater on a Thursday afternoon at 2:30. And to my surprise, there was a wide mix of viewers, young, old, white, black, male and female.
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“Pumping Iron†about bodybuilding, “Bret Hart†about a pro wrestling family are two of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen and this one directed by Sebastien Denhardt is on that level of excellence. It’s well crafted, educational and insightful, touching and also funny at times as the audience chuckled out loud more than once, such as when Vitali discovered in America that there are more than one kind of cheese, or when Wladimir and Vitali are playing chess and one is about to win. Vitali cutting his sons hair at home to save a few Euros also drew a big laugh.
The two most memorable moments for me were seeing the furious intensity of Vitali at ringside, jumping out of his seat, screaming almost to the point of panic, with his hand shaking, for Wladimir to “GET OUT OF THE CORNER! GET OUT OF THE CORNER!!†while in trouble in the first fight against Samuel Peter. You will rarely, if ever, see such real, raw emotion like that in professional boxing where tough guy facades must always be maintained.
Another stunning moment was when it was revealed by Wladimir that he was advised by Vitali, after losing to Lamon Brewster and Corrie Sanders, that he should give up on boxing as a career. Another special scene was the interview with the mother of the Klitschko brothers as she describes to the interviewer that she has never gone to one of her son’s fights and that while they are boxing all over the world, she deals with the stress by going for a walk by herself and waits to receive the cell phone call after the fight is over. The Klitschko brothers have been somewhat misportrayed in America as robotic and unemotional but after seeing this movie, those preconceived notions will surely be erased.
This film is nothing short of fantastic. That’s the first word I used to describe it to friends later that night. Or, as Bild and Stern reviewed, “Sensational†and “Spectacular.†If there is anything to criticize about this film perhaps it is that a few areas were glossed over such as why Vitali was disallowed to compete at the 1996 Olympics, or the explanation of the loss to Ross Purrity. But then again, there is only so much you can squeeze into 110 minutes of a film about two remarkable lives. All boxing fans from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon will thoroughly enjoy “Klitschkoâ€, a superb film about the twin tower titans of this heavyweight era. Let me correct that: I believe ALL SPORTS fans, period, will love this terrific movie.
If you are not a boxing aficionado, but you did see the Rocky films, do you remember "Rocky IV"? That was the one where the villain was Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), the larger-than-life Russian that appeared to be carved out of granite. Shift it to reality, now, where two brothers, named Vitali and Wladamir Klitschko are real-life versions of Ivan Drago, except that these guys are smart and have some depth. Sebastian Dehnhardt has crafted a documentary about these brothers that crackles with some of the best boxing footage I have ever seen. Punches are slowed down and replayed where you see heads snapping in one direction before recoiling back into place. At times it was plain startling to watch. Once, I even had to look away when one of them has a cut that would have caused me to pass out after calling for my mommy. His reaction was to be angry that the fight was being stopped by doctors.
But there is more to see here than just boxing footage. We also get to see the mindset of competing at boxing's highest levels, and the holes that these human beings can fall into by always being exposed to the public, for better or worse. In addition, we get a glimpse into their formative years. Originally from the Ukraine, the brothers were raised by a military father who instilled toughness and a work ethic in them, but these kids do not grow up to be what one might expect would be the result of this upbringing. Instead, we have two pretty worldly guys whose interests span politics and chess, not the sort of things we have come to expect from professional athletes, let alone professional boxers. Everything about the production screams professionalism and slickness, without being overly slick. There was nothing at all that disappointed me in "Klitschko". It's trite to say, but this is most definitely a knockout.
The American public has not become familiar with Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko outside of the boxing realm which consists primarily of boxing telecasts, interviews and occasionally an appearance on a late night talk show. They are still largely unknown quantities in America despite almost a decade of dominating the heavyweight division, but the new movie documentary film about their lives simply titled “Klitschko†portrays them in a much more human manner and should serve to popularize them in the U.S. It’s an excellent movie, creatively done, with awesome special effects and slow-motion action video from their fights, fascinating footage and details about their previous homes and gyms in Ukraine, and so much more. There is even some video of Vitali’s first journey to America for a kickboxing tournament and his candid and humorous reaction about how the reality of America so much differed from the propoganda he was taught in Ukraine.
There are also many segments, interviews and surprises that, if you want to run to the wash room or buy a popcorn, you just can’t, because you don’t want to miss a second of this movie. One old coach describes Wladimir as like a sculpture made of clay while Vitali is the one cut from stone, one is the born fighter the other became a fighter. If anyone has any confusion about which brother is which, this movie answers all questions with brilliant simplicity. I went to see the film at Tribeca last week in downtown Manhattan with a fellow boxing scribe and friend Zach Levin and we both thoroughly enjoyed all 110 minutes. So did the surprisingly almost full theater on a Thursday afternoon at 2:30. And to my surprise, there was a wide mix of viewers, young, old, white, black, male and female.
Watch Movie Klitschko 2011 Online Megavideo
“Pumping Iron†about bodybuilding, “Bret Hart†about a pro wrestling family are two of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen and this one directed by Sebastien Denhardt is on that level of excellence. It’s well crafted, educational and insightful, touching and also funny at times as the audience chuckled out loud more than once, such as when Vitali discovered in America that there are more than one kind of cheese, or when Wladimir and Vitali are playing chess and one is about to win. Vitali cutting his sons hair at home to save a few Euros also drew a big laugh.
The two most memorable moments for me were seeing the furious intensity of Vitali at ringside, jumping out of his seat, screaming almost to the point of panic, with his hand shaking, for Wladimir to “GET OUT OF THE CORNER! GET OUT OF THE CORNER!!†while in trouble in the first fight against Samuel Peter. You will rarely, if ever, see such real, raw emotion like that in professional boxing where tough guy facades must always be maintained.
Another stunning moment was when it was revealed by Wladimir that he was advised by Vitali, after losing to Lamon Brewster and Corrie Sanders, that he should give up on boxing as a career. Another special scene was the interview with the mother of the Klitschko brothers as she describes to the interviewer that she has never gone to one of her son’s fights and that while they are boxing all over the world, she deals with the stress by going for a walk by herself and waits to receive the cell phone call after the fight is over. The Klitschko brothers have been somewhat misportrayed in America as robotic and unemotional but after seeing this movie, those preconceived notions will surely be erased.
This film is nothing short of fantastic. That’s the first word I used to describe it to friends later that night. Or, as Bild and Stern reviewed, “Sensational†and “Spectacular.†If there is anything to criticize about this film perhaps it is that a few areas were glossed over such as why Vitali was disallowed to compete at the 1996 Olympics, or the explanation of the loss to Ross Purrity. But then again, there is only so much you can squeeze into 110 minutes of a film about two remarkable lives. All boxing fans from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon will thoroughly enjoy “Klitschkoâ€, a superb film about the twin tower titans of this heavyweight era. Let me correct that: I believe ALL SPORTS fans, period, will love this terrific movie.
If you are not a boxing aficionado, but you did see the Rocky films, do you remember "Rocky IV"? That was the one where the villain was Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), the larger-than-life Russian that appeared to be carved out of granite. Shift it to reality, now, where two brothers, named Vitali and Wladamir Klitschko are real-life versions of Ivan Drago, except that these guys are smart and have some depth. Sebastian Dehnhardt has crafted a documentary about these brothers that crackles with some of the best boxing footage I have ever seen. Punches are slowed down and replayed where you see heads snapping in one direction before recoiling back into place. At times it was plain startling to watch. Once, I even had to look away when one of them has a cut that would have caused me to pass out after calling for my mommy. His reaction was to be angry that the fight was being stopped by doctors.
But there is more to see here than just boxing footage. We also get to see the mindset of competing at boxing's highest levels, and the holes that these human beings can fall into by always being exposed to the public, for better or worse. In addition, we get a glimpse into their formative years. Originally from the Ukraine, the brothers were raised by a military father who instilled toughness and a work ethic in them, but these kids do not grow up to be what one might expect would be the result of this upbringing. Instead, we have two pretty worldly guys whose interests span politics and chess, not the sort of things we have come to expect from professional athletes, let alone professional boxers. Everything about the production screams professionalism and slickness, without being overly slick. There was nothing at all that disappointed me in "Klitschko". It's trite to say, but this is most definitely a knockout.
