Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've been waiting for this film to release on bluray for the last 10 years, and alas, its finally arrived. Definitely Will Smith's most defining work, and another gem from writer/producer/director, Michael Mann. Pick it up while supplies last.

I saw Ali in the theatres when it was released Christmas 2001, and it still holds up as a nuanced portrait of one of America's most indelible 20th-Century figures. The eclectic cast is great, with Will Smith carrying the dramatic heft as the Champ. Mario Van Peebles, Jaime Foxx, Jeffrey Wright, and Ron Silver are fantastic in the ensemble as well. Although not Michael Mann's best film, it's indicitave of how he pursues unformulaic choices to inform his narratives. I don't believe the film's ever received the recognition it deserves, which is a shame. The blu-ray itself has a nice, recut transfer of the film. The 'film' footage looks fantastic, as the digital footage maintains the 'noisy' appearance Mann aficionados are sure accustomed to by now. Light on extras, the footage of Ali with the filmmakers and Smith is a great watch, especially in light of Ali's passing.

For the first time, Michael Mann's Ali comes to blu-ray. It includes one new special feature and the director's cut of the film. Note: the director's cut is a substantial revision adding and removing scenes from the theatrical cut. Included as well is a Ultraviolet code for the theatrical version of the film. The quality of the video is mixed with some scenes benefiting greatly from 1080p while other appear soft. Some of this is due to the use of footage from early digital cameras mixed in with film. Overall, this is a good disc that may have a better transfer in the future but as of now is good enough for the right price.

A great movie featuring one of Will Smith's best performances. After screening this for friends on DVD for years it's good to finally have something to present in a larger screen in 1080p! Good: quality and sound, the opening of this film is one of the greatest openings of motion picture in several decades. Check out how long it takes to get to dialogue. The characters are introduced to Sam Cooke and the montages are perfect. The Columbia lady brand running backwards is a nice touch. Con: Commemorative edition seems to have added footage that is good for historical purposes, but deflates the story and stalls in parts. I would have preferred to have both versions available on the disc. I feel that the 2001 cut is the best. The tie in of Ali to Malcolm X feels at times like it focuses too much on the politics and not enough on Ali. What I loved so much about the first one is that here was a man who wasn't perfect but stood for what he believed in no matter what, a principled man and that is lost sometimes in the 2016 version. If you are watching this now, also check out the documentary "When we were kings"

Synopsis: Muhammad Ali thrilled the world as the wildly outrageous heavyweight champion. At the same time, he did battle with a political establishment aggressively opposed to his political positions while he was grappling with a tumultuous romantic life. Filmmaker Michael Mann evokes Ali in his fullest human dimension in this new cut. Experience the epic drama from Academy Award nominees Will Smith (Ali, The Pursuit of Happyness) and director, writer, producer Michael Mann (The Insider, The Aviator) on Blu-ray for the first time.

Michael Mann always tweaks and messes with his movies after their initial release. I have never seen the theatrical so I can't compare it to that. The movie itself is really interesting to start. It seems like it is really going to be about Ali's political positions throughout but then it turns more towards the generic boxing movie tropes. But it is still really good film that inspired me to look at all the events that were either shortened or left out of the film.

This is yet another recut for Michael Mann. To me it seems he either won't utilize seamless branching for more than one cut for his films so the viewer can choose to view which cut they want to see. They'd have to import the German release to get the film in HD with the Theatrical Cut. Still decent and worth it for the price.

This movie focuses on certain points of Ali's life and career. As a long time Michael Mann fan the movie has its moments but seems to loose focus along the way. Great performance by Smith and powerful direction but needed some more work during the editing process.

Maybe the best performance of Will Smith's career.Not a total bio film,more a golden period of Ali's career and life(Rumble in the Jungle fight with George Foreman}Also Great performance from Jon Voight as Howard Cosell. Michael Mann's sure handed direction keeps the pace moving in this engrossing drama.

I picked this up for my dad as a gift because he is a major boxing fan who loves Ali. He already had the movie on dvd but I wanted to get him a better looking and sounding version. This one also has more scenes than the original movie.

Great movie and a classic but minus one star for not including a digital copy.

Almost forgot how riveting Will is as an actor! Beautiful rendering of the late great champ, the film focuses on more than just boxing. The life of the champ. Pq was sensational as was aq. Not much surround usage but vocals and bass were great!

Micheal Mann directs an epic film with layers on layers as he tells Ali's rise to fame and his trials and tribulations. Will Smith does a great job embodying the champ. The rest of the cast is great also. Oh yeah theres a new special feature on this blu ray. Yeah Yea!!!

Fo those who loves Sports Movies is a must see. I love to collect Sports Movies and this was a Best Buy for me! The Blu-Ray comes with a digital copy also. The cast of this movie make this a piece of art telling the history about the greatest of all time in boxing.

Thr story of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Will Smith does a great job playing the role.

I haven't seen it all yet but from I did see the movie looks and sounds good plus they changed it to reflect more on Muhamad Ali and the 1960s. more a political movie now than boxing..

This was already a great movie from Mann and big Willie style. But manns new cut removes some fights and tightens the pace. I just wish the original cut was on blu ray as well. I probably stil prefer that version.

Will smith did an excellent job with this film. Great sound. Couldn’t find in 4K but not disappointed overall.

This is a older movie that we have not seen and was delighted when I was able to purchase it from BestBuy at a good price so my wife and I can watch it anytime we want.

Might be my favorite Will Smith performance. An all star cast that shines on the big screen.