The Wrestler

  serpico009 said:

I just know it'll have that Barton Fink feeling we're all so wild about.

lol thats the first thing i thought of when i heard an artist director was making a wrestling film

  Squee said:

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VENICE, Italy (AP) — Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" has won the top award at the Venice Film Festival.

 

The film awarded the Golden Lion on Saturday stars Mickey Rourke as a wrestler forced into retirement who strikes up a romance with an aging stripper played by Marisa Tomei.

 

Hmmm... so this means that... it might just be a good movie? Hm?

it really should be,in the jury there were some relevant people like Wenders,Miyazaki etc.

wtf,Rourke was so gross with that tie..

for the Aronofsky fans here, official trailer:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/thewrestler/

Saw this last night. Great film. Recommended. It's less 'visualizing' than Aronofsky's other films. That's not to say that The Wrestler isn't visualizing. Just less effects and special editing and such. Mickey Rourke does an awesome fucking job in this film. Very touching. Some really funny parts to uplift the mood.

Marisa Tomei is HOOOOOOOTTTTT, I caught a boner, srsly. Go see it.

edit: and possibly gets my best movie of 2008 vote

  abracadabra said:

edit: and possibly gets my best movie of 2008 vote

The TDK fanboy crew should react to this really soon.

gonna go see Slumdog Millionaire tomorrow , really excited

Can't wait to see this, big aronofsky fan

slumdog

the dark knight

the wrestler

lots of great flicks this year

watched the DVD screener tonight, not sure what to think. i liked Marisa Tomei, and Rourke's believability was painfully clear. the whole daughter thing was badly acted, and the 3 unresolved plotlines threw me for a loop until i realized it was intentional, kinda like the ambiguity of the ending to The Fountain.

Just watched this, great film although it's the first of Aronofsky's that I think has no replay value

The ending

  assegai said:

Just watched this, great film although it's the first of Aronofsky's that I think has no replay value

 

 

The ending

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At first I was like WTF, then I realized with his daughter giving up on him, and cassidy leaving the match he chose to go out doing what he loves best. Couldn't have ended any different.

Its interesting that you mention The Wrestler having no replay value, I always thought Pi had no replay value.

  beatfanatic said:

  assegai said:

Just watched this, great film although it's the first of Aronofsky's that I think has no replay value

 

 

The ending

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At first I was like WTF, then I realized with his daughter giving up on him, and cassidy leaving the match he chose to go out doing what he loves best. Couldn't have ended any different.

 

Its interesting that you mention The Wrestler having no replay value, I always thought Pi had no replay value.

I actually think pi's a refreshing watch now and again because it's basically void of all hollywood bullshit (ie. love interest). The guy is just obsessed with mathematics and that and that alone is the focus of the film.

watched it. very good. setting (I know it's Jersey) is uncomfortably like Western New York in spots. I once ended up at one of those amateur wrestling gigs due to it being held in a local run down shopping mall. It was probably the most uncomfortable situation I've ever been in. Made me want to PUKE.

I feel dirty for noticing that on the NES wrestling game that he plays with that kid uses Atari 2600 sound effects rather than NES ones.

I really enjoyed it though, grand little film.

i saw this and thought it was poor for a variety of reasons but i too want marisa tomei to give me a fast-forward blowjob

  IRARI said:

i saw this and thought it was poor for a variety of reasons but i too want marisa tomei to give me a fast-forward blowjob

you expressed disappointment with the film on the other forum as well, i would be interested to hear the variety of reasons you felt it was poor

i thought it was great. especially the ending.

The ending made perfect sense. You knew that slowmo shot was coming, because it was the only way to end the movie. In fact I really know he worked hard on "when" the Boss would start his song, like the exact frame it needed to start.

The guy only lived for the ring, nothing else.

nonpareil insight from the Glassman

Me like El Wrestlerero!

Will be watching this film later tonight! :-)

I love Pi and don't want to watch the Fountain again until I get a 1080p with blu-ray.

  soundwave said:

Will be watching this film later tonight! :-)

 

I love Pi and don't want to watch the Fountain again until I get a 1080p with blu-ray.

Did you know that Darren Aro...Arof...nos...nof...sky? Aronofsky? Whatever. Did you know that the director is planning on a reassembly of The Fountain?

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/12/04/micke...-by-kurt-loder/

  beneboi said:

  IRARI said:

i saw this and thought it was poor for a variety of reasons but i too want marisa tomei to give me a fast-forward blowjob

 

you expressed disappointment with the film on the other forum as well, i would be interested to hear the variety of reasons you felt it was poor

 

i thought it was great. especially the ending.

spoilers:

  IRARI said:

  beneboi said:

  IRARI said:

i saw this and thought it was poor for a variety of reasons but i too want marisa tomei to give me a fast-forward blowjob

 

you expressed disappointment with the film on the other forum as well, i would be interested to hear the variety of reasons you felt it was poor

 

i thought it was great. especially the ending.

 

spoilers:

 

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rourke's performance didn't live up to the hype

the subject matter was not interesting to me

i was dissatisfied with the way his relationship with his daughter was resolved

the ending robbed me of much-needed closure

so basically (subject matter notwithstanding) you didnt like it because it didnt stick to the tried and true hollywood formula?

  IRARI said:

  beneboi said:

  IRARI said:

i saw this and thought it was poor for a variety of reasons but i too want marisa tomei to give me a fast-forward blowjob

 

you expressed disappointment with the film on the other forum as well, i would be interested to hear the variety of reasons you felt it was poor

 

i thought it was great. especially the ending.

 

spoilers:

 

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rourke's performance didn't live up to the hype

the subject matter was not interesting to me

i was dissatisfied with the way his relationship with his daughter was resolved

the ending robbed me of much-needed closure

Not to disagree for the sake of disagreeing however

spoilers:

  IRARI said:

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rourke's performance didn't live up to the hype

the subject matter was not interesting to me

i was dissatisfied with the way his relationship with his daughter was resolved

the ending robbed me of much-needed closure

EDIT: Hmm, looks like assegai has written exactly the same thing !

  Z_B_Z said:

  IRARI said:

  beneboi said:

  IRARI said:

i saw this and thought it was poor for a variety of reasons but i too want marisa tomei to give me a fast-forward blowjob

 

you expressed disappointment with the film on the other forum as well, i would be interested to hear the variety of reasons you felt it was poor

 

i thought it was great. especially the ending.

 

spoilers:

 

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

rourke's performance didn't live up to the hype

the subject matter was not interesting to me

i was dissatisfied with the way his relationship with his daughter was resolved

the ending robbed me of much-needed closure

 

so basically (subject matter notwithstanding) you didnt like it because it didnt stick to the tried and true hollywood formula?

no, that's not what i was saying at all