On my documentary watching journey, next up was Murderball. Why yes, it did come out in 2005 - but it takes a while to get around to things sometimes, ok?
Anywho, it's an entertaining story about quadriplegic guys who build crazy sturdy wheel chairs and crash into each other while passing a ball up and down a court. (The official name is wheelchair rugby - but initially it was called Murderball. Not very marketable.) Apparently, there are international leagues & competitions - up to the paralympic games which are held immediately after the regular Olympic games.
Most of the guys were super competitive/crazy folks who broke their necks and are now looking for an outlet for their energy/aggression. And as usual, there was a side story about the politics (of coaching wheelchair rugby, who knew?).
Anyway, it was good - won lots of awards (...seven years ago), but my biggest memory of this movie will be... the last chapter was corrupted! Stupid Netflix! I could kind of see part of it, choppily, but not really. The climax of the story line was over, but the conclusion, etc. missed it! We only get one movie at a time, so I wasn't going to waste it requesting a new disc, but c'mon! Lame!
One more documentary seen: CHECK!
Have you ever not been able to see the last 5 mins of a movie? Wasn't it annoying!?
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