Where we at with The Wrestler (2008)?

[Cuphead]

It's a great film, but it's just so bleak and depressing I don't really have a desire to ever watch it again.

 

[BraunsGhost]

It was pretty good but nothing I've felt compelled to watch again. I liked seeing him working in the meat department at Safeway. It would be pretty funny if you were ordering a pound of salami and Marty Jannetty sliced it for you.

that shit would be fucking hilarious! Thanks for the hearty chuckle

 

[MonsterSteve]

Oh man such a great movie. I just love his simple life living in his van. Favorite part is when he's working at the Deli at the supermarket and just snaps.

 

[Torque’sHeadBump]

Really great film. I’ve seen it many times now. I think you actually see Marisa Tomei’s beefers in it, too.


Probably my favorite part though is the takeaway that even a washed up, has-been wrestler way past his prime and who walked out on his kid is a better father than Patrick Tomlinson and Joseph Cumia.

 

[Torque’sHeadBump]

Oh man such a great movie. I just love his simple life living in his van. Favorite part is when he's working at the Deli at the supermarket and just snaps.

Yeah that’s a great scene. I also love when he is in a good mood with the customers and is just fuckin’ around too.

 

[Cptbaldopie]

Not to sound like opie, but I haven't seen it since it's release and enjoyed it. Need to see it again

 

[Riccardo Bosi]

I’ve heard it’s great but never watched it. If another brotherman is suggesting it I’ll have to give it a watch.

It's great. They're trying to make Chris Hemsworth make a good Hulk Hogan, but Mickey Rourke nails it as an aged wrestler. He was perfect for the role.

 

[wbgreen]

Hogan's half a retard from all those hits, but he's far from the wrestler Rourke portrayed. He's the first one who was able to make the leap to a career outside the WWWF (or whatever the fuck it was called back then) which led to The Rock and John Cena doing it better.

Only a small number of pro-wresters are able to break into Hollywood, though. The rest are at the mercy of Vince, who views his wrestlers as disposable garbage.

 

[MunchausenByProxy]

I’ve never walked past a deli counter without thinking of this movie