"The Fighter"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2010 retrospective continues with David O. Russell's "The Fighter" starring Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee & Frank Renzulli. Considered at the time to be a comeback film for O. Russell, the successful boxing film went on to make over $100 million at the box office and score seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and winning two Supporting Acting awards for Christian Bale and Melissa Leo. How does it hold up today? Please tune in to listen to Josh Parham and me discuss our thoughts on the writing, performances, boxing scenes, its awards season run, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for all your support, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this full-length podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Olivia loves a challenge.
0:02.0	It's why she lifts heavy weights,
0:04.0	and likes complicated recipes.
0:07.0	But for booking her trip to Paris,
0:10.0	Olivia chose the easy way with Expedia.
0:12.0	She bundled her flight with a hotel to save more.
0:14.0	Of course, she still climbed all 674 steps to the top of the Eiffel Town.
0:19.0	You were made to take the easy route.
0:22.9	We were made to easily package your trip.
0:25.5	Expedia, made to travel.
0:27.8	Flight inclusive packages are at all protected.
0:30.2	You are listening to the next best picture podcast,
0:33.3	and this is our review of the fighter.
0:36.1	He's my younger brother.
0:37.3	You got to help me finish this. I taught him everything he knows. You don't know to see where this fight is headed. It's all over. I'm still his train. I have a fight next week. And after I win, I want to stop making good money. So you can live in any more days, okay? Good luck, Daddy. Don't hold your breath, Casey. Bye, baby, I'm gonna stop making good money so you can live with me more days, okay? Good luck, Daddy!
0:54.5	Don't hold your breath, Casey.
0:55.5	Bye, baby. These have streets, right? Yeah, I do. And I'm a fighter. I heard you wear stepping stone. Oh, I've had a few tough fights, but the next fight's gonna show you all I am. Yeah, and he's gonna lose that one too. Move that sugar ass and give me...
1:09.8	Don't disrespect her.
1:13.3	Mickey Ward is 31 years Yeah, and he's going to lose that one too. So move that sugar ass and give me a... Don't disrespect her.
1:13.3	Mickey Ward is 31 years old.
1:15.4	He's here because he needs the money.
1:17.2	Look at the size of that guy.
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