tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post7930877051190076660..comments2023-12-29T14:39:38.577-08:00Comments on That Bootleg Guy: TBG (Finally) Sees: The WrestlerAaron C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03840720779725600492noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post-86341409930356584792009-09-26T23:55:17.052-07:002009-09-26T23:55:17.052-07:00I know I was *supposed* to hate her, but mine was ...<i>I know I was *supposed* to hate her, but mine was REAL visceral hatred.</i><br /><br />I think that's part and parcel of having worked behind the counter in the service industry job combined with imagining waiting behind her in line. It's really a perfect storm of double hatred.Tomhttp://www.tdphillipsjr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post-13742817577725281402009-09-22T22:14:15.662-07:002009-09-22T22:14:15.662-07:00We'll have to agree to disagree, Sam, cuz I di...We'll have to agree to disagree, Sam, cuz I didn't see anything ambiguous about the relationship between Randy and his daughter. First, she hated him. Then, she opened her heart to him. Then, she hated him again.<br /><br />Speaking of hate, m'man Mex reminded me of the scene with the little old lady and the deli scale. I know I was *supposed* to hate her, but mine was REAL visceral hatred.Aaron C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03840720779725600492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post-84043025857398835252009-09-22T21:27:31.487-07:002009-09-22T21:27:31.487-07:00THANK YOU CAM!!! I liked this movie but didn'...THANK YOU CAM!!! I liked this movie but didn't love it. The good outweighed the annoying but I was still irked at times while watching this. Great performance by Mickey Rourke and with a tighter script this could've been one of the best films of the decade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post-42984592831587905462009-09-22T08:36:31.459-07:002009-09-22T08:36:31.459-07:00No Holds Barred was a better wrestling movie.No Holds Barred was a better wrestling movie.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post-3064236683110444242009-09-22T07:04:49.516-07:002009-09-22T07:04:49.516-07:00I loved the Wrestler but only saw it once in theat...I loved the Wrestler but only saw it once in theaters. I think my favorite little moment is when Rourke's playing Nintendo with the kid, beats him, and then wants the kid to stick aroud so Randy can "return the job". <br /><br />That said, the ERW scene with Mickey Rourke scene on the pier ripped my heart out. A lot of the film was ambiguous and I felt that the relationship between Randy and his daughter was as well, so I was more resistant to some of the stuff than you.<br /><br />As for the ending, I did t see it as ambiguous, but I don't want to spoil it. I'll message you on facebook. <br /><br />I a non-spoiler way I think it bothered you because it was shot in a cinema verite style and it became very cinematic at the end.<br /><br />And I don't know if you've been to Jersey but South Jersey is that much of a hole. I was also impressed with how the death match scene made me, a hardened long-time wrestling fan, wince at the violenceSHough610noreply@blogger.com