Too much of everything

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This movie was telecast in TV in Sri Lanka on last Saturday.TJ who was with his father for 7 years finally found his mother. But just before he starts living with his mother, he lost his father. How sad? His father wanted his son to have the best life. He did everything for his son. He wanted to have his wife back and even at the last moment he was worried about the money which were bet on his victory....

This is a remake of the classic Wallace Berry original from 1931, it was well made and is a more modern uptake of the original. The theme and plot of this movie is timeless, it transcends eras and is as relevant today as it was in 1931! This is a "must see", I also recommend you find the time to watch the 1931 original, BOTH are excellent watches and well worth the time. I sometimes wish Holleywood would get back to movies like these, they are always worth the price of admission and are good for the heart. We can only hope! This will be a great movie to view with the whole family, just put on the pop corn, fill your glass with your favorite beverage and prepare to be completely entertained! Your children will remember this one!

I remember reading mostly negative reviews for this film, and reading that it was regarded as the saddest movie ever. I just had to watch! Now, is it a bad movie? No. As a matter of fact, I actually love this movie. I normally don't do drama films, especially of this sort, but I love this film mostly because it's charming, heart wrenching, but the film is the saddest at the ending. I remember watching the ending and I immediately reached for the tissue box and was sobbing and sniffling like a poor guy. I enjoyed the movie, but I was in total sadness at the end. I normally can never cry, but this was an exception. I have watched the ending and not cried before, but either way, it's still a very sad, if not the saddest, finale to a movie.It seems however that the ending is the only scene that everyone remembers from this movie. It's iconic, yes, but what about the rest of the film? The rest of the film is all really good. It is very similar to the original 1931 film, which I have seen and did not find as upsetting (though it still is), however, we go deeper into certain story elements that we didn't get into the first time around. For one thing, we get to see more of Champ's life with his son T.J. (renamed from "Dink"). Also, T.J. doesn't have any friends or half-siblings like Dink did in the original, but it only adds to the sadness factor in this movie. At least in the original film, when Dink saw his father die, he still had his friend, half-sibling, and mother. Here, he had no one but his mother. It was as if his father was his only friend, and he's gone...Rick Schroeder puts on a superb performance in this movie. I've said before how much I hate kids, but at least Schroeder's character isn't too bratty. For the most part, he's pretty happy, and only cries when necessary. Even when he gets upset, I actually feel sorry for him (in other films with annoying kids, they seem to cry about stupid things, but that's another story), and I'm also impressed. One of the things that got Schroeder popular was the fact that he could cry convincingly, or just show any emotion convincingly. As said before, I can barely cry myself! John Voight is also great. He is quirky, fun, and just a very lovable character who does make mistakes, but at least he learns from them.Overall, The Champ (1979) really isn't as bad as most people say it is. I couldn't really find anything bad about it myself, but I'd give this movie a watch and see how far into it you can go without crying. I remember at the end of this movie, I rushed downstairs where my dad was, and I just hugged him, telling him "I'm so thankful that I still have you, Dad." (He was confused as to what was going on). But enough of that, go see The Champ today! It does not disappoint!

Just watched this film again after many, many, years and it still packs an emotional wallop! Maybe more so, now that I am older and view it in a different light. I always felt that Rick Schroeder did a great job in this film however the true acting chops were offered by Jon Voight. What an incredibly believable job. Not for a second was I taken out of the film. The rest of the cast are a who's who of character actors that have appeared in many other films. I found this to be better than the original, especially with the two leads. I don't remember what the film was up against in regard to the academy Awards, however I am surprised that Jon and Rick were not nominated. If you have not seen this film, do yourself a favour and watch it. You will be entertained and, most likely, emotionally drained. But you are definitely in for a treat!