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Pumping Iron (1977) film

Discussed in 2 episodes · 5 film takes
PKA Score 5.5/10
Kyle
4.3/10
4 takes
Woody
2.0/10
1 take
IMDb 7.3 RT 92% Metacritic 72
PKA rates this 2.4 lower than critics

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 454 @ 30:58 — PKN 454
Arnold Schwarzenegger workout documentary; discussion of whether to watch full film versus edited montages
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“If you want to watch something to get you hyped up to go work out, don't watch the movie Pumping Iron, because that's honestly just gay.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I spent an hour watching Pumping Brian. Yeah, that's a different movie. It was so gay.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love watching him work out.”
▶ PKA 568 @ 2:34:55 — PKA 568 w/Filthy Robot - Jail Souvenirs, Twitch Leaks, Dune
Discussion of the Arnold Schwarzenegger bodybuilding documentary, focusing on his bullying behavior toward competitors, particularly Lou Ferrigno, and whether it was motivated manipulation or genuine cruelty
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“this one's hard describing why some people do it and they come off as like [ __ ] or cringe or whatever and other people do it and i'm like this is a hell of a show i want to watch more but there's a very fine line right”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“so taylor pumping iron is a documentary about arnold schwarzenegger taking like trying to win like his fourth mr olympia in a row or something like that and it's the lead up to it”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“he came off to me as someone who had worked so hard for so long and believed while they were doing the work that they were the best and then they got there and all of their hopes and dreams had been affirmed”