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George & Tammy (2022)
I Would Have Preferred Singers that Could act a Bit
I think it would have been a better project, had they selected singers that could act a bit, rather than actors that could sing a bit. Annette O'Toole was brilliant at Tammy Wynette in the movie Stand by Your Man, surely they could have found a couple that sounded more like George and Tammy. While the back story of both George Jones and Tammy Wynette was pretty widely know, I was surprised at Tammy Wynette's extreme addiction to prescription medications and the ease with which she could keep getting supplies to keep the addiction going. Doctors and surgeons should be just as accountable and ethical as the rest of the medical profession or general populous. Tammy seemed to be used or abused by every male she came into contact with. I thought Jessica Chastain played her part OK, but I thought the singing from both actors spoiled it for me. I thought that George Jones came across as the bully he was when drunk and Tammy Wynette came across as an enabler for George, which went on for far too long, before she dumped him. George Jones seems to garner most of the publicity, probably because of the amount of no shows and negative stories that he attracted with his bad behaviour. I felt sorry for Tammy in the beginning, I thought Standing by her Man was commendable, but she did it for too long. It was ironic that Tammy had 20 x #1 hits, compared to Georges 10 and that Tammy died at 55, while George with only short periods of sobriety, managed to live to 82. Both George Jones and Tammy Wynette had unique voices, but I would rather they had used soundtrack originals and lip synched, rather than the way it was served up.
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
A Good Reason for Boxing to be Banned
It was very sad to see Ali end up the way he did. Boxing undoubtedly caused his Parkinson's Disease, I reckon I know the exact fight where it started too, the very 1st fight against Joe Frazier, his speech was slurred after that fight. I don't know why the people around him didn't look after him better. It was obvious for a long time that he had been damaged in the ring. He didn't need the money and he had nothing to prove, just surrounded by people that had more interest in dollars than his health. It's a pity this documentary got made, if it can be used to stop all boxing and the damage it causes, maybe it would have been worthwhile, but that's not likely to happen. People are more aware today of brain injuries in sport, if rugby league players can get their brains scrambled, boxers have got no chance. If Ali had a point to prove after the 1st loss to Frazier, he should have retired when he won the World Title back. He was probably already damaged by then anyway, I'm surprised he lived to be 74.