The Bottom Line
"Murderball" is one of the best films of 2005 - not just one of the best documentaries. And don't let anyone try to convince you otherwise, above all else "Murderball" is a gritty, down-and-dirty sports movie.
- One of the best sports movies in a decade
- Entertaining and insightful
- I'm not impressed with the player commentary track
Description
- 'Larry King Live' - King's interview with 5 quad rugby players featured in the film
- Behind the Game - Analysis of the sport, strategy and a history of the game
- Joe Soares Update Interview - Soares comments on why he got fired from Team Canada and other updates
- New York Premiere Coverage - Includes the presentation of a new rugby wheelchair to Keith Cavill
- Six deleted scenes including a foodfight and a segment on Keith learning to bake
- Jackass Presents: Murderball - Johnny Knoxville and Co meet Mark Zupan, Andy Cohn and Scott Hogsett
- Commentary track by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
- Commentary track by Mark Zupan, Andy Cohn and Scott Hogsett
- DVD RELEASE DATE: November 29, 2005
Guide Review - "Murderball" DVD Review
DVD BONUS FEATURES
To get the most out of the extras on the DVD, fast forward through most of Larry King's interview and head straight to "Jackass Presents: Murderball Featuring Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and Mark Zupan." That particular featurette is much more in the spirit of the documentary film and more revealing than the Larry King segment. Also not to be missed is the "Murderball: Behind the Game" featurette for a real up-close-and-personal look at the sport of quad rugby.
My one complaint about the DVD - and it's a minor one - is the commentary provided by Mark Zupan, Andy Cohn, and Scott Hogsett. After the first few times listening to the threesome talk about how much they dislike ex-USA Olympic quad rugby team member Joe Soares, that topic gets really, really old. They didn't need to beat the subject to death to get their point across. Trash the guy once or twice and move on - that would have made for a much more interesting commentary track. As it is, I ended up tuning out what they were saying and fast forwarding through a lot of what was probably decent commentary just because it got so redundant.
