The Wrestler

[specialidiot]

My wife and I had "date night" tonight and saw Mickey Rourke and Marissa Tomei in "The Wrestler".

It very well could be my favorite movie of all time. Funny, poignant, sad, thoughtful, all at once.

You will not recognize Rourke, but his performance was incredible.

And if you are a Marissa fan (I have been since My Cousin Vinny), you will not be disappointed.

[Kptn Howdie]

Originally Posted by specialidiot

It very well could be my favorite movie of all time.

no matter what it is or how many stars it has plastered over mickey rourke`s distorted face, it will never be a "most fav" of mine

[Rotoplooker]

Great movie. And I think Springsteen at the golden globes (when he accepted for best song in a movie or whatever the category was) summed up the movie and Mickey's character far better than any trailer or review or even a punch drunk Mickey himself could. I am NOT, nor have I ever been a wrestling fan but there's no denying the heart in this movie and Mickey's performance. The kind of human tragedy was right up ther with "Death of a salesman" for me.

Watched it with the wife as well and there are so few that we will both really like, but this was one.

[thedelihaus]

I am going bonkers to see this. Only theater showing it is a bit of a haul for me though.

Darren Aronofsky is an interesting director. He also brought us "PI" and a favorite of mine, "Requiem for a Dream".

[Snade]

I heard this movie is awesome. I have to see it.

Many put it on their top 10 list for the year and several had at #1.

I hated PI, but I know I will like this movie.

Thanks for the review.

Snade

[specialidiot]

Originally Posted by thedelihaus

I am going bonkers to see this. Only theater showing it is a bit of a haul for me though.

It is shown at only one theater in all of the Twin Cities, in the "Uptown" area of Minneapolis. For those of us from the St. Paul side, its kind of like going to Mars.

Originally Posted by Kptn Howdie

no matter what it is or how many stars it has plastered over mickey rourke`s distorted face, it will never be a "most fav" of mine

Kind of hard for me to understand your point, but, ummm, OK. Have you seen it?

Originally Posted by Snade

I heard this movie is awesome. I have to see it.

Many put it on their top 10 list for the year and several had at #1.

I've seen a few this year including this year's Globe for best screenplay. The Wrestler, as I said, may well be my favorite ever. I think its a film with a lot of layers, and one that I may need to see again fairly soon.

Something about it resonated with me. The Ram was essentially a "good guy" who couldn't make good decisions and it ultimately caught up with him after affecting what few others were involved in his life.

I thought it was a stunning film.

[slow_jazz]

Seems to not be in wide release yet around here.

Looks very good...

[KeninDC]

Can't wait to see it.

[Mystic]

I saw The Wrestler and I liked it quite well. Another excellent piece of work by Darren Aronofsky, whose film Requiem For A Dream (2000) is among my favorites of the last decade or so. Pi (1998) was also interesting.

[soundmotor]

Originally Posted by specialidiot

You will not recognize Rourke, but his performance was incredible.

I have not recognized him since roughly "White Sands" in '92 and am truly looking forward to seeing this film.

[Darkspeed]

Very fine film indeed. Rourke's face is the way it is due to reconstructive surgery. He was boxing in Europe in recent years and I heard that he got pretty mashed-up facially. Not a strange vanity plastic surgery thing, an actual reason for the odd look to him now....

[Holst]

LOL when I saw the title of the thread I thought is was the Vern Gagne/Ed Asner flick of the same name that was shot in the twin cities in 73.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070930/

[freddyfender]

Originally Posted by Holst

LOL when I saw the title of the thread I thought is was the Vern Gagne/Ed Asner flick of the same name that was shot in the twin cities in 73.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070930/

Not familiar with the older movie, but I sure recognize a lot of the cast. Who's who of 70's wrestling (The Golden Age). High Fliers, Larry "The Axe" Hennig, Nick Bockwinkel, "Superstar" Billy Graham, etc... Takes me back, I'll have to seek that one out. Great poster, btw. And oh yes, I'll try and see the new one as well.

[hwirt]

Saw “The Wrestler” last week; it’s a sad but realistic story about an aging athlete in the twilight of his career. Possibly Mickey Rourke’s best performance, really enjoyed the movie and would recommend it.

[specialidiot]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...825912&ps=cprs

That's a link to NPR's Fresh Air program from 1/26, an interview with Darren Aronofsky.

Another pic, linked from NPR: