Watch The Backyard For Free

Please don't spend money on this.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Now this would be the first time that I have reviewed a documentary. I doubt there will be many up because they have to interest me or strike a nerve. Since Draven and myself are backyard wrestlers, this docu hit home very hard. The technical value of the film is about what you would expect a documentary about backyard wrestling would be. The subjects are interesting and the violence is very gruesome and intense. There are a lot of powerful moments in this film. It sheds some light onto a subculture that few know anything about. Like most other subjects, there are those clichés and caricatures but this makes them completely human or inhuman in some cases. Even as a backyard wrestler myself, I viewed many of these guys as plain stupid. I think if done with responsibility, it makes me for a lot of entertainment and viewing. I might be biased when it comes to this considering I'm shooting a movie on the same subject and lived it for several years. My opinion of the film might be skewed but as a documentary, it does what it sets out to do and that is bring you, the viewer an informed view of a subject or world you perchance you have never seen before. If you ever feel a bit interested to find out what the world of backyard wrestling is like, check out the Backyard.

It's about teen and pre-teen boys who emulate their wrestling heroes by staging dirty wrestling bouts in their own backyards in makeshift rings. The focus is on half a dozen individuals who dream of getting into the big leagues.The contestants use light bulbs, barbed wire, non-breakaway chairs and household chemicals to annihilate each other.The fights become repetitive after a while.One sequence, where the mother of one of the fighters attempts to stop her son from being seriously injured, made me think of some of the opportunities this doco missed.Still, it holds up a foggy magnifying glass to a fascinating subculture. Technically its crass, but it has some degree of affection for its subjects.Certainly not a backyard BEYOND THE MAT, but definitely deserving of attention.

I attending to the silver lake film festival and this was far by the best movie i saw during the whole 10 days of movies. Over 200 films played and only this one caught my mind. Its new, its bloody, and its violent. This mark my top best 10 documentaries

This is a really, really violent film, and I loved every minute of it. I have never been a wrestling fan but I must confess that I loved watching these guys fight in their backyards. The staple scene is shocking and the scene where the guy buys mouse-traps is hilarious. There are so many scenes that are really, really funny. I think The Lizard is awesome! and I wish him the best of luck in the future. I think this is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen