Comments on: Mike Tyson on Film

By: Big Boy

Big Boy — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:16:49 +0000

People hate on other people because they don’t like what they have in their life; money, women, and even power. The world is a bad place because of people like you guys; this guy have been through alot in his life and overcame a great mist of it. I never understood why people would hate on others to bring them down. Tyson is human just like everyone else, you guys can sit here and write Tyson this and that, but in all reality you guys wish Tyson would give you the time of day!!!

By: Chris Jay

Chris Jay — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:14:09 +0000

Did you see Tyson and Toback on the Charlie Rose show on PBS? Oh my god, totally gross bromance-in-the-making there. I expected Toback to climb into M.T.’s lap and give him a Western-grip handjob at any second. NPR interview was the same way, not one single serious question. It all amounted to “So, tell us exactly HOW awesome you think Mike Tyson is.” Blech.

By: Josh Bell

Josh Bell — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:33:55 +0000

Maybe not enough people are writing about it, but I certainly think it’s possible to see Toback’s film and still come away thinking that Tyson is a deluded, sick, despicable person incapable of redemption. People like that are often the most fascinating to watch and learn about, and that’s the way I felt about Tyson (the film) - it gives you this raw insight into the messed-up way that Tyson (the person) views himself, and you can take away from that what you will. Is Toback sympathetic to Tyson? Sure, obviously he is. But it’s not like he’s narrating the movie coercing us into buying everything Tyson says. He’s laying it all out, and we’re drawing our own conclusions. Maybe too many of us are drawing the wrong conclusions, but for me, I have no trouble liking the movie while still disliking its subject.

By: Karina Longworth

Karina Longworth — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:03:23 +0000

In TYSON, he claims he’s innocent, and the film doesn’t offer any argument contrary to his suggestions that she’s a lying golddigger. Another reason why it’s hard to take Toback’s project seriously…

By: Daniel L.

Daniel L. — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:42:57 +0000

Is Desiree Washington really Tyson’s “alleged” rape victim? He was convicted of raping her, if I remember correctly.

By: Tom Russell

Tom Russell — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:38:47 +0000

Kopple’s film sounds really interesting (of course, her films almost always are), and the thought of seeing Joyce Carol Oates, Goddess of American Letters, talk about boxing gives me some serious goosepimples. Why isn’t this film on DVD?