Tyson

It is about damn time that we got a serious look at Mike Tyson.  A man that batshit insane needed to have a legit movie based on his life years ago.  Tyson even goes a step further by having Mike tell his own story in his own words.  This documentary was mesmerizing.

There is absolutely nothing better than watching 1980s footage of Tyson annihilating his opponents while he narrates about just how much a crazed psychopath he was during those days.  I could have watched 12 hours of Mike just talking about anything he damn well pleased.  His mangling of the english language is just a joy to behold.  This is not the usual tics of a person who has learned english as a second language; Tyson just puts the wrong words in the right place.  He doesn’t skip words or use the wrong tense; he just picks some random ass word out of thin air and places it where it doesn’t belong.  Or even better he uses the right words, like skullduggery, but it is so hilarious when you hear him say it that that is all that you hear when he speaks.  It was also fantastic to hear him explain why he lost all his fights.  He admits that he hasn’t properly trained for a fight since the 80s.  So he isn’t really stating that Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, and Kevin McBride didn’t deserve to beat him just that he wasn’t really trying all that hard.  Plus I love the fact that he admitted in the ring that he only fought McBride to pay his bills.  The other perfect moments of the documentary were when he described Desiree Washington and Don King.  The absolute vile hatred he feels towards those two people is amazing.  I hope when this comes out on DVD that there are hours of unused footage because I want more.

This review may have concentrated on all the parts of the documentary that I found hilarious but the entirety of Tyson should be seen.  This was a damn near perfect doc that told the story of Mike Tyson from his point of view and he wasn't shy about anything.

9 out 10