The Backyard (2002)
10/10
Brutally Good - the real Battle Royale!
25 June 2004
The Backyard is about kids who wrestle in their backyards (gardens) mostly in America but also in England. It follows several characters with names such as Sic, Heartless and Chaos. These guys are extreme. They wrestle with hardcore

weapons - the most dangerous being fire.

What is startling about this film is that their parents all support them. You'll watch the kids attack each other in tremendous battles and while there are quite a few matches it never gets old. My favourite moment was probably when one of the wrestlers The Lizard's interviews for the WWE. You really feel that you want him to make it.

A lot of people have said that this is a tough film to watch because of the violence. Well i think they're all cry babies. They're also probably people who hate wrestling.

Mr. PPV Rob Van Dam makes an appearance and is seen in his own backyard.

This is actually extended in the extras on the DVD.

I learned a tremendous amount about wrestling and determination, and in fact about America. It is at time horrifying but overall very, very entertaining,
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