The Iron Ladies (2001)

The greatest movie ever made..!

one of my absolute favorites!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

This film is not only hysterically funny, it's a true story. You will be cheering these kids on at every turn. I've seen it twice and it holds up and never disappoints! Comedy of course is subjective, but I sat in an audience of New Yorkers the first time I watched this and the laughter was amazing.

This movie is very entertaining. Thai movies are not as familiar as American movies in Japan, but I enjoyed this one. Thai society has a huge number of gay people while it still holds bias about them. This movie has successfully changed the attitude to gay people in Thailand. Now people are less likely to discriminate gay people than before. This is what I have heard from my Thai friends. If you are biased about gay people, you should take time to watch this movie. If you are not, you should watch it. It is still worth watching. This movie not only has some serious comments by gay people but also includes funny scenes. You can laugh and enjoy while you learn about gay culture in Thailand. At last, please do not forget that this movie is based on Amazing truth!

True film about a volleyball team from Taiwan composed of gays, transvestites and transsexuals, who battled homophobia and hatred and won a championship. The film does advocate tolerance and (sometimes) shows homophobia is bad BUT those messages are buried under a ton of offensive material. The men playing gay characters all act VERY effeminite--too much so. They're all wearing makeup, screech and scream constantly (it's played so the audience will laugh at it) and are always preening and acting bitchy. Jokes are constantly made at their expense--THREE times we see one member go hysterical when he breaks his nails! Also three times we see his nails deflating balls (that's impossible but hey--anything for a joke). Also the film contained almost every gay verbal slur known--I almost walked out. As a gay man I found this film offensive and sickening. I'm giving it a 2 only because some of the guys were handsome, some of the acting was good and the climatic match was exciting. Otherwise, it's offensive trash.

finally a movie, not only based on a real story, but also full of humor of a worldclass, showing that comedy is a genre that has always been ignored by the academy, and that humor is not something made in the usa. The typical american humor which often is NOT funny gets here an example that humor can be simple and touching at the same time. This movie also shows that we no longer have to look for the usa to see a good movie. The USA has always ignored good movies, and still does at the Osacrs every year. A terrible movie as 'cast away' or Gladiator gets all the credits where great movies like Himalaya, Village of dreams, Unagi, Billy Elliot, and others should win. Luckely the public outside the USA does understand that there is more than the typical us movies with always the same storyline: someones gets killed, in between there is time for some sex or a simple kiss, curses and faul language has to do the rest. But that's definately not it. Iron ladies is a film that touches the heart, shows us to have respect for everyone's lifestyle and no longer ignore that people, gay, lesbian, transsexual are all likes us, but it shows that making a good movie can be done without dollars and hollywood studio's.