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Price of Glory [VHS]

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"Price Of Glory" is a good solid film with great performances all around. There was something about all the actors that made me identify with them easily. You feel their pain. Jimmy Smits was especially good as the Father who just wants the best for his children, even if it's not necessarily what they want. DVD has deleted scenes with good commentary. Worth a good viewing or two.

As the Boxing trainer and coreogpaher w Benny "The Jet" Urquidez
I have to give a lot of credit to all the actors who worked in the fight scenes. All the kids and all the adult stars had never
laced up a pair of gloves before in their life. Exect for Jon Seda who had previously trained with "The Jet" and myself along w/ Cuba Gooding Jr. for the movie Gladiator back in 1990.And yes it's true Jon was a Golden Gloves Champion from new Jersey and he was a pleasure to work with once again. He has the talent to become a Pro fighter if he chose to be. he never complained about the rigorous training routines day after day
and was able to grasp the intricate coreography and changes on a moments notice. The rest of the actors were great also.
the real chalenge for them was to learn how to Box from scratch, and also learn how to movie punch, and take the reactions w/o hurting each other, and at the same time acomplishing this in a mere 6 weeks
My hats off to them all.

I saw this movie the first week of its release. I'm glad I did because it was out of nearby theaters within a month. Both the storyline, and soundtrack, capture well a family's ongoing struggle within the sport of boxing. While the perspective of this film focuses on an American Hispanic viewpoint, the human trials and tribulations of each character are universal. Widely recommeded for all.

I would really recommend this movie to any one who has a taste of family drama. A beautiful and touchy story about a family struggling for glory and success. Jimmy smith is really awesome. I am amazed how this movie is unnoticed by critiques.

Honestly, Jimmy Smits is not the actor that I think of when it comes to a film about boxing. But, in this film, this role was made for him, and he filled it quite well.

Smits plays Arturo Ortega, a former middleweight fighter who was pushed into a big time money fight by his crooked promoter way too soon. Flash forward several years, and he is training his three extremely talented sons. All three have the skills and intelligence to become boxing superstars, but he trains them with an iron fist and pushes them very hard. Throw in the crooked promoter and huge dollar signs, and you have lots of family conflict in the Mexican home in Arizona.

The acting was superb in the film, and the choreographer did an outstanding job with the training and fight scenes. Smits was perfect in his role as the confused-with-the-proper-interests father. Maria Del Mar was an excellent compliment to him as his wife and mother, and was the backbone of the family, fighting to keep it together. Jon Seda played Sonny Ortega, the oldest boy, and he truly looked the part of a boxer. His timing was near perfect, and he did a fine job of complimenting the other actors when he was on the screen.

This film has a little bit of everything. It has a good flow, and the storyline is quite easy to follow and get interested in. It is hard not to stand up and cheer by the end of the movie. In addition to being a fairly good family film, it gives a good look at the amateur world of boxing, not to mention a slight peek at the sometimes sleazy arena of the professionals. This film will knock you out...of your seat.

I saw this movie the first week of its release. While the soundtrack was awesome, the storyline certainly described well a family's ongoing sacrafices in, and around, the world of boxing. Although the perspective of this film focused on an American Hispanic viewspoint, the human trials and tribulations of each character were ethnically universal. Widely recommended for all.

I bought this movie for the second time, because the first one got stolen. I looked every where for this movie. I'm glad I was able to find it here. I love the story line and the final out come is great. To me it's a good lift for hispanic actors and movies. If you like boxing you will enjoy this movie. It takes you through the intracies of the fight game and how it plays out for the less fortunate.

Good Day I just received my package recently from Amazon and I feel that this one of the greater boxing movies I have had the pleasure of watching.

Short and sweet, this is a great movie. I'm not sure why this movie did not get the publicity or acclaim it deserved but it is definitely worth your time.

Excellent Chicano Studies movie. It shows the struggle of the Hispanic American in the US. It also shows discrimination towards Mexican American minorities. This movie is about a boxer trying to make it to the top of his sport. He struggles through poverty, betrayal and spite. He pulls through to gain victory. Jimmy Smits is the younger version of Edward James Olmos. Highly insightful into the life of the Chicano macho male. Gives the viewer a balanced understanding of the Mexican American culture. Both educational and entertaining. Highly Recommended!!