Review of Fire in Babylon (2011) by Niraj V — 22 Sep 2012

Having heard a lot about this one, I was determined to see it this afternoon. Having called up about 4 of my friends to see who would go with me, and all of them blowing me out, (you know who you are, and I know where you live, so beware!!!!!) I went off to see this one on my own.

How glad I was that I did.

What a well made movie, well, documentary actually.

Its about the rise and even higher rising of the terrific West Indies cricket team under Clive Lloyd, the way the team came together and thrashed the living crap out of all the other cricketing nations.

I was just another mad cricket fan in that era, so had really no idea of the political background of colonialism, apartheid or racism, and so this was an eye opener in many ways, and made me respect that team even more than I have done through the years.

All my cricketing icons were on screen, Clive Llyod, Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Deryck Murray, Gordon Greenidge, Colin Croft, and the great Vivian Richards. It was an absolute treat to hear them talk about that era, and the footage from those days was a pleasure to see.

A very well made documentary, never losing its pace (!!!!!) and some excellent background music to keep the tempo going.

I recommend this to you without reservation, and for you couch potatoes, this was released in 2011, so its out on DVD as well, so you have no excuse.

WATCH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!