Fresh
A very good film, beautifully shot and edited, intelligently structured and -- to risk what will surely seem at first a highly inappropriate term -- charming.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
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Pumping Iron
Overview
Amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests as five-time champion Arnold Schwarzenegger defends his Mr. Olympia title against Serge Nubret and the shy young Lou Ferrigno.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie is a very shrewd mixture of documentary and realistic fiction, put together with both eyes and ears on entertainment value.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
An interesting, rather slick and excessively long documentary about the small but intensely competitive world of body-building.
Richard Eder, New York Times
Fresh
Its in-your-face images of the bodybuilding subculture's well-oiled narcissism both startled and fascinated viewers, making for an unlikely boxoffice hit.
Glenn Abel, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
The most fascinating aspect of this film is the dedicated training that turns average-built young men (frequently they refer to themselves as weaklings in their early youth) into superbly-created physical edifices.
Variety
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