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MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Finfrosk86 What I really appreciate with this documentary is the honesty. Of course, honesty is pretty important in a documentary, but still.A lot of people think that steroids is this far away thing, that only some really scary, big, bad guys are using. The truth is that steroids are extremely widely used. Everything from athletes, to movie stars, to normal Jane and John Does.And where is it most widespread? The bodybuilding industry. All natural bodybuilders look like twigs compared to those who use steroids. And exactly this is one of the main subjects in this movie. (not the twig part, but the juice part) After this came out, there are a couple of bodybuilders, Lee Priest, and Rich Piana, who are totally honest about what they, and others in the business, use. But this documentary was the first place I saw it.'Bigger Stronger Faster' is quite entertaining and interesting. It follows two brothers, one of them is making this movie, the other one has a dream of becoming a wrestler. A good bit of nostalgia here, and interviews with several rather interesting people.Everyone who is the least bit interested in fitness or bodybuilding, should definitely check this out.

dallasryan A solid documentary that plays out in a fun but informative way. I like the editing in the documentary as it it gets to the meat and potatoes of what's going in a subtle but exciting way. I believe this documentary would have been nominated for an academy award if Chris Bell summarized the ending up correctly. Bell states that it's American to cheat but he's wrong in the sense that cheating is very subjective. A more objective fact is lying. Lying isn't American though, everyone in the whole world lies. Also, Bell knows as well as I do that it's only known as cheating because the filthy rich haven't found a way to make a big profit from it. Trust me, if the filthy rich could profit in a big way from Steroids, they would legalize it and then it would become 'okay' to the general public through media and social media. So again, cheating is very subjective. Furthermore, I give props to his brother Mike. Not many can keep going after their dreams in the face of adversity. Most don't try, full bore, to realize their dreams because other things come along in their life. I really give props though to Mike for sticking with it and for never giving up. It's that 50 Cent thing 'Get Rich or Die Trying'(at what you love). So Kudos to Mike. A very good documentary overall. It raises a lot of questions which is always a good thing. Worth watching.

korai-srinivas Chris Bell's loosely structured, attenuated documentary explores the cult of body worship and the ways athletes and ordinary citizens use drugs, particularly steroids, to enhance performance and attain exaggerated physiques.Bell, once a self proclaimed "fat pale kid from Poughkeepsie," and his two brothers grew up idolizing Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, and turned to bodybuilding as a way of compensating for their deficiencies. Older brother Mike, overweight like Chris, became a high school athlete – he was captain of football team – while Chris and younger brother Mark, who had a learning disability took up weightlifting; they were coached by their mother's brother, a body builder. As a high school senior, Chris was strong enough to win juvenile competitions, and disdained steroids as something losers used. Then Hogan admitted to using steroids, followed by Schwarzenegger and Stallone, and both his brothers took the plunge; Mike left college to become a professional wrestler while Mark became a competitive weight lifter. Bell's quest to find out why he always saw steroids and other drugs as cheating while others – including both his brothers – don't takes him down many roads. Not only does he delve into the rules governing professional athletes and the ways they circumvent them, but he explores the health supplement industry, the changing physiques of comic-book superheroes and GI Joe action figures, 'roid rage, military use of amphetamines, "gene doping" (the genetic mutation that allows Belgian Blue cattle to grow "double muscle" has implications that go beyond the stockyard), reliance on beta blockers to banish stage fright and the off-label use of ADD drugs like adder all to improve concentration, widespread retouching in physique magazines and the adult-film industry's reliance on liquid Viagra. And he keeps circling back to his brothers: Mike's wrestling career fizzled, he became addicted to recreational drugs, attempted suicide and is trying to get a new WWE contract while performing at tiny local venues. Mark opened a gym, got married, had a child, and promised his wife he's stop using steroids. He hasn't.Bell's film is in need of an unbiased editor, but his conclusion that the use of steroids is rooted in a poisonous American belief that bigger is inherently better and second best is just first among losers is compelling. And he doesn't let himself off the hook: He doesn't use performance enhancing drugs, but when Mark scores a coveted victory – one he would never have won without doping – Bell and his parents (including his mom, who wept when she learned two of her sons were on the juice) are on the sidelines cheering him on.

Tom Rochester This doc outlines the current situation regarding the use of steroids as performance enhancers, bodybuilding drugs and in conventional medicine. The film does a pretty good job of outlining the facts and the pseudo-science behind some claims as well as letting us hear peoples views on steroids, where they are actually being used and to what effect.Where this film becomes unique and interesting is in the story of our narrator and filmmaker Mike Bell. Mike is one of 3 brothers who all grew up watching pro wrestling and 80's action movies. Into their teens they became football players, then wrestlers and eventually competitive power lifters. Today, his 2 brothers use steroids to enhance their performance whereas Mike is totally anti steroids.The agenda of the film is clearly setup as a predictable anti steroids expo but as the debate opens up the film progresses into something different and much more interesting. At times evidence is in defence of steroids and though I wouldn't go as far as to say it is a pro steroids film, it's certainly open-ended. The film itself is presented and produced really quite well. We even touch on some wider issues of genetic modification in livestock, which somehow comes out in defence of steroids as they are quite simply not to blame for these monstrous beef hulks.Without conclusion, the film gives us a well-rounded outline of the debate as well as introducing us to some tragic and not so tragic characters along the way.This film succeeds in entertaining and provoking debate and is really well paced. The mix of factual investigation and personal stories and interviews strikes a balance rare in documentary and quite satisfying to watch. Worth a look.