Muhammad Ali (2021)

Watchseries; Not easy to make an historic video biography documentary that match the Greatest of all time. This one did. I can remember a few Athletes in their own rights that also are Athletes of the century. But not with the impact that Ali the Greatest did. So much bigger than life itself. And this Documentary reflects why.

Not easy to make an historic video biography documentary that match the Greatest of all time. This one did. I can remember a few Athletes in their own rights that also are Athletes of the century. But not with the impact that Ali the Greatest did. So much bigger than life itself. And this Documentary reflects why.

Muhammad Ali watchseries. Wow, what a triumph this documentary is! Ken Burns is to documentaries what Muhammad Ali was to boxing, the Greatest!

I must admit when I heard this series was in four 2 hour parts, I wondered what more can possibly be said about Muhammad Ali. But trust me there is not one boring second in this documentary. I have seen all the Muhammad Ali ones and outside of When We Were Kings, which focuses on his trip and fight with Foreman in Africa, this Ken Burns one is the definitive one and if you were going to see only one, this is it. Muhammad Ali is known by sound bites and excepts but here we see better the contexts where his words were spoken. The footage restoration is amazing! Malcolm X has never looked more magnificent on film. This is one for the ages, after Civil War, Jazz and more Ken Burns does it again. I hope he gets decorated for telling American history honestly.

Older than I Ali always popped up. This documentary is a fitting tribute to an athlete who I can measure my life with. A must watch.

Of the over a dozen documentaries on the life of Ali -- which this reviewer has seen -- this is the best, the sharpest, the most nuanced. It deals albeit indirectly with the unspoken issue of whether Ali really was the best boxer ever (even at his peak) or whether it is what the Japanese call his "fighting spirit" which put him over the top. Fighting spirit may well be what kept this incredible man in the minds and hearts of the public for so many years. A similar story will hopefully be told one day about Elvis, also at one time the greatest in his chosen vocation, who similarly was forced by circumstances to give up his throne too early, and take a very different direction. (Eg., search "Dentons Benton 2011")

I've seen every documentary ever made on Ali. And I will say this is by far the best ever made. Ken Burns was born to make documentaries and he absolutely knocked this one out. It has more footage, more insightful information and behind the scene footage that has ever been shown in one show. Man this was so good. Keith David is probably the best narrator around today and he just is the icing on the cake. Any show that has Keith David narrating it I'm gonna watch. And Even if you don't like boxing, this series is so worth watching. No question this is the greatest Ali documentary of all time.

Ken Burns does it again ! The Ali documentary is not only Burn's best, it is the best documentary of all time.

Watch it and be mesmerized. Everything from the editing to the directiin, to the sound is perfect.

It transports you back to the 60s , 70s, and 80s and makes you a part of Ali's journey.

It is riveting and engrossing.

Ken Burns has crafted a masterpiece.