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I sense Necro Butcher hate. I actually like him because he brings something different to the table... so there! :p

 

I like Necro a lot. He's good at what he does and he's a hell of a lot more exciting to watch than most other wrestlers going today. Seeing him in a film will be pretty weird though, he's not exactly The Rock.

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What exactly does Necro bring "different" to the table?

 

He works a very stiff realistic style and whenever he is not doing deathmatch stuf he is one of the best old school brawlish wrestlers in the world. Also is a guy that people believe in because he isn't a super-bodybuilder but rather more like the hobo down the street.

 

Plus I know Mr. Necro in real life so I gotta put him over... super cool guy.

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Actually, the movie won a couple of prizes in Europe. It put Rourke back into the spotlight. Generally the movies gotten decent to good reviews.

 

Keep in mind that wrestling is mostly unknown in most European countries, so "decent to good" for an unknown subject, is an achievement.

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If my girlfriend dragged me to see the day the earth stood still (I gag at the sight of Keanu), then I am dragging her to see the Wrestler. I hear it's destined to sweep the Oscars as well. I'm just glad wrestling is being portrayed by the mass media as something other than a complete joke.

 

BTW for those of you wondering where Perry Saturn has been the last few years.... he actually resurfaces in this movie. Not to mention he was seen backstage at a TNA show a few weeks back. So he's not dead.

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I can't wait to see The Wrestler, but I didn't know it'd been getting good reviews until I came online. Hopefully, it'll be out on dvd before too much longer. Looks like 2009 might be a good year for me, movie-wise, with The Wrestler, (it's a 2008 movie I think, but it'll be 2009 before I get to see it), and the new Star Trek film.

 

But then, I want to see The Day The Earth Stood Still too.

 

:o

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I know people have been talking about not being able to see it due to its limited release here is the schedule of when it opens in other cities.

 

http://content.foxsearchlight.com/inside/node/3041

 

Looks like on the 9th I will have to go see this during a matinee then go to a F1rst Wrestling show that night (The Sandman is going to be there). Should be a good day.

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But with the reviews it's getting and all the hype around it saying how Rourke will probably by the Ugly Duckling of the Oscars if you will. No one expects him to win it but he's a definate contender with his performance..

 

The ESPN article that was posted earlier in this thread says that "We get amazing acting all the time.. but hardly do you come across a role where you don't know who could've played it any better." Rourke did such a good job because most of it deals with his personal/acting career as well.

 

This movie doesn't come to Wisconsin til Jan. 16th... that's so horrible!

 

C'mon Hulu upload it to your site already!

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But with the reviews it's getting and all the hype around it saying how Rourke will probably by the Ugly Duckling of the Oscars if you will. No one expects him to win it but he's a definate contender with his performance..

 

The ESPN article that was posted earlier in this thread says that "We get amazing acting all the time.. but hardly do you come across a role where you don't know who could've played it any better." Rourke did such a good job because most of it deals with his personal/acting career as well.

 

This movie doesn't come to Wisconsin til Jan. 16th... that's so horrible!

 

C'mon Hulu upload it to your site already!

 

just hop on over to Minnesota a week early

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yeah it is a long drive but my buddy goes up to Minneapolis everyonce and awhile to visit his ex-girlfriend/fling partner.. but anywho... he goes up there everyonce and awhile and it takes him like 4 - 5 hours to get to St. Paul... but it'd be worth it. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />
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<p>Movie still hasn't opened in Australia but my granny watched it about a week ago in some advance screening thing.</p><p> </p><p>

Had a conversation about blading with her over christmas lunch. Apart from that though she seemed pretty freaked out by the film, which I take as a good sign. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="masterded" data-cite="masterded" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="20743" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If you ever due go to Minneapolis make the 9th would be the time so you could go to this...<p> </p><p> <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=151701017&blogID=452090864" rel="external nofollow">http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=151701017&blogID=452090864</a></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> masterded, are you going? I know I am... I was talking to Benjamin Sailor and he said that every time he has met sandman, he is drunk. Should be fun.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="NickC13573" data-cite="NickC13573" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="20743" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>masterded, are you going? I know I am... I was talking to Benjamin Sailor and he said that every time he has met sandman, he is drunk. Should be fun.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> One of my cousins and I have went to the last 4 (I hope after Enter Sandman, they bring back some of the CHIKARA guys). So yeah I am going.</p>
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