Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted January 17, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 17, 2019 Simply, it's one of the very best films of the 00s. Its strength is despite doing a good job representing that life, the wrestling stuff is fairly inconsequential to the overall heft of the film. What I mean by that is you can think wrestling is for kids and weirdos and still be completely gripped and moved by the story of The Ram. Of course, it's held together by a painful performance by Rourke. I've not watched it in 5 years or so. This has got me in the mood. It's on Prime, for those that want to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted January 17, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 17, 2019 Like a lot of people here, at the time I was buzzing that a Hollywood movie was being made about wrestling and picking up so many awards nominations to boot. I thought it was brilliant, worthy of all the praise it received, but I haven't watched it since I first saw it. It's rare that I'll make an effort to revisit a sad film.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 17, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 17, 2019 I loved it and my non wrestling fan wife loved it. Haven’t watched for a few years, but we’ve watched it multiple times and my enjoyment has not wained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I loved it. Also, Ernest Miller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 18, 2019 I'm another that did the Wrestler/Black Swan double not long ago and agree, both fantastic. Watched with my non fan mate and absolutely its a brilliant movie, not just "brilliant for a movie about wrestling." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boytoy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 minute ago, air_raid said: I'm another that did the Wrestler/Black Swan double not long ago and agree, both fantastic. Watched with my non fan mate and absolutely its a brilliant movie, not just "brilliant for a movie about wrestling." Aronofsky is a bit hit and miss for me but I loved The Wrestler, watched it several times. Black Swan really disappointed me though, with all the hype I was not expecting a remake of Showgirls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, boytoy said: Aronofsky is a bit hit and miss for me but I loved The Wrestler, watched it several times. Black Swan really disappointed me though, with all the hype I was not expecting a remake of Showgirls! Showgirls was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted January 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 18, 2019 14 hours ago, Keith Houchen said: Â I'm an Aronofsky fanboy though, but saying that you'd have to be some sort of wrong 'un to not like Mother! because that was well skill too. Can we bring back downvotes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted January 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 18, 2019 One thing I love about The Wrestler is Mickey Rourke busting out slingshot headscissors and shining wizards during the final scene. The image of this old, grizzled veteran still having to throw in indy spots because he's working an ROH show is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, Accident Prone said: One thing I love about The Wrestler is Mickey Rourke busting out slingshot headscissors and shining wizards during the final scene. The image of this old, grizzled veteran still having to throw in indy spots because he's working an ROH show is fantastic. Nevermind the ambiguous “did he have a heart-attack” ending, the only real mystery was whether or not the Green Lantern Fan got the match time on his stopwatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted January 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, WyattSheepMask said: Nevermind the ambiguous “did he have a heart-attack” ending, the only real mystery was whether or not the Green Lantern Fan got the match time on his stopwatch Rated 2 and half stars due to the blatant spot calling and a botched finishing sequence. Post-match angle was superb though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Its great as it mirrors Rourke's career in a lot of ways. His performance is great, but then again he was always great (his face though..fucking hell) He should have won the Oscar that year. I like Penn, but he seems to have won both Oscars for films that he shouldn't have won them for. Its a good film that I'll watch if its on. And yes, Tomei makes this film so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted January 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 18, 2019 As a kid I really loved Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man, so I was glad to see Rourke back, especially as we got to see him in Sin City and (shit though it was) Iron Man 2. Plus, Cantona's a massive fan of his, so he's clearly a good man, a great man. I really enjoyed The Wrestler, and a big part of that was probably because the character of Randy was so recognisable to me. Obviously, the thread of Jake Roberts' life runs heavily through it, but there are also bits of Savage, Flair, Virgil, and maybe even of Kerry von Erich in there. The now iconic "I'm just a broken-down piece of meat" scene is heart-rending; it's Rourke's performance that stops it from feeling too Oscar-baiting too. The bleakness of it all at the end, that the only thing Randy's got left is what drove him down this road and will end up killing him, is probably one of the reasons I haven't watched it more than I have. It's not often there are films I don't want to watch because they're that good, rather than terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL Punk Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 It would have been a totally different movie, if they had of cast Nic Cage like they almost did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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