"The Wrestler" (I finally saw the typo 4 days later)

[maggiedr]

Seeing this movie made me realize that I hadn't seen a really good movie in a long time. Unless I count "Slumdog Millionaire" but for some reason, that movie was good and gritty, but the feel-good ending detracting from the authenticity. I mean, I like happy endings, but I need to believe it. Can't say that  I believed "Slumdog" but it was a

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[jsridler]

Glad you liked the movie. I loved it, even the gory parts. One reviewer actually said that the hardcore wrestling (staple guns!) was too over the top to be taken seriously. Eep. That was tame compared to some stuff going on in the biz. But wrestling has always been a secondary world.

Sorry the shaky cam was so annoying. That doesn't seem to bother me much but I know lots of people that get sick of it quick.

JSR

[maggiedr]

Oh, the shaky camera was a mild complaint.

I didn't think the staple gun was over the top, but it isn't like I know a whole lot about wrestling. I watched the Vince McMann stuff on television about 15 years ago because my son was into it. That was all drama and no blood, very clean to watch in comparison.

Mind you, I am not complaining about the gore in the movie either, this is a case where the graphic violence belonged in the story and made the right impact.

[jsridler]

Tup, Vince made things squeaky clean for years, but when he started getting competition from Extreme Championship Wrestling (the league where barbwire matches, cutting heads with razors, and blood and mayhem ruled), he started to change his tune. Things got more old-school for a while. Now it's just another part of the show.

"Mind you, I am not complaining about the gore in the movie either, this is a case where the graphic violence belonged in the story and made the right impact."

Absolutely. This is what the little leagues do to compete: stuff you won't see on TV. And the pain, of course, is all too real.

JSR