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Post by Naitch on Jan 10, 2009 16:19:31 GMT -5
Go see it. Its a great movie. Loved it. Its only in little indie theaters so check online when its in your area.
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Post by KOAG on Jan 11, 2009 0:43:00 GMT -5
I heard this was good. Does Rooney face look like plastic now?
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Post by Naitch on Jan 11, 2009 1:24:14 GMT -5
No, he looks old actually. Perfect for the role. If Rocky was about pro wrestling this would have been Rocky Balboa.
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Post by Champ on Jan 11, 2009 2:50:23 GMT -5
That's definitely my type of plot. I'll definitely check it out.
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Post by GLF on Jan 11, 2009 7:09:35 GMT -5
I was gonna make a thread about this the other day when I watched it (doesn't officially come out in the UK till friday but I have my sources  . Anyway yeah its a film that any wrestling fan should check out I thought it was quite good but I think I got drawn into the hype about it and expected something else. Like Naitch was saying he thinks its the Rocky of pro wrestling so I thought that he would have one huge match in the big leagues of wrestling i.e WWE or something but its just an ROH show. |
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Post by Naitch on Jan 11, 2009 16:34:14 GMT -5
Its not just an ROH show its Mickey Rourke vs Earnest "The Cat" Miller! Its not exactly Rocky, Champ, its the closest thing I could compare it too. The Wrestler can actually stand on its own and years from now people will be comparing other movies to The Wrestler.
GLF, it was pretty awesome huh? Mrs. Naitch even loved it and she hates wrestling.
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Post by MasterSnit on Jan 11, 2009 18:29:22 GMT -5
Spoilerish
I watched it and thought it was bang on with everything! I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I never read anything about it before watching it other than I knew it was supposed to be good.
As for the film, If he was wrestling for WWE or for huge crowds in his big re-match it would have totally contradicted everything that had preceded it in the film. He was a has-been and he had fucked things up for so long that there was no way he was going to get a believable happy ending.
I never knew that they filmed with real wrestlers and in front of real current crowds so that was a very pleasant surprise, especially seeing how well they did it. A lot of the times with sports films the actions look obviously fake but they managed to get everything to flow together perfectly. From the backstage conversations, the entrances, the lingo, the matches, etc, everything was in fitting with how it really happens.
I think I'll watch it again.
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Post by Naitch on Jan 11, 2009 22:25:21 GMT -5
More Spolies
I loved the part with the Necro Butcher. Just the awesomness of him calling Ram sir and then asking if he was allright with the staple gun.
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Post by Naitch on Jan 11, 2009 22:45:40 GMT -5
Oh if those of you that didn't see it yet where wondering which wrestlers were in it the ones I recognized were
Necro Butcher
Claudio Castignoli
R-Truth
Nigel McGuinness
Bobby Dempsy
Earnest "The Cat" Miller (hes a fat fuck now)
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Post by evilmasterbetty on Jan 11, 2009 22:57:33 GMT -5
I have to see this movie (sadly my source hasn't pulled through yet).
And Mickey Rourke just won the Golden Globe. So it looks like this is going to get even more recognition.
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Post by MasterSnit on Jan 12, 2009 8:32:27 GMT -5
Spoilers
The other guy with R-Truth was one of the Heart Throbs.
From the credits, it lists the wrestlers as -
Andrew Anderson
Austin Aries
Blue Meanie
Nicky Benz
Brolly
Lamar Braxton Porter
Claudio Castignoli
Cobian
Doc Daniels
Bobby Dempsey
Billy Dream
Rob Eckos
Nate Hatred
Havoc
DJ Hyde
Inferno
Joker
Judas
Kid U.S.A.
LA Smooth
Toa Mairie
Kevin Matthews
Devon Moore
Pete Nixon
Paul E. Normous
Papadon
Sabian
Jay Santana
Sugga
Larry Sweeney
Whacks
And amongst others, some people thanked in the credits are -
Tony Atlas
Brutus Beefcake
King Kong Bundy
Dory Funk Jr
Sabu
Gabe Sapolsky
Jimmy Snuka
Greg Valentine
Nokolai Volkoff
Jay Reso
and a very special thanks to Axl Rose. Presumably for being allowed to use Sweet Child O' Mine for the ring entrance.
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Post by Champ on Jan 12, 2009 11:38:54 GMT -5
Did the Blue Meanie talk about how JBL crushed his face?
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Post by MasterSnit on Jan 12, 2009 13:27:18 GMT -5
Yeah, he did.
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Post by Champ on Jan 12, 2009 15:00:20 GMT -5
Awesome. I definitely have to see this movie. Not for that reason alone but it helps
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Post by GLF on Jan 13, 2009 14:34:59 GMT -5
I think Mickey Rourke's performance was that good that I didn't even realise that he was an actor in a role. The guy just felt like he was and always will be a wrestler. I needed to think about it looking back on the film to realise that.
I was very impressed that he would do moves such as huricanranas and suicide dives fair play to him for that. But I thought the story with his daughter was slightly lame and felt kinda forced.
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