Posts Tagged ‘Mickey Rourke’
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
This is a special SmackDown 2-for-1. Unfortunately I have been doing the single parenting thing this week while the husband is on the west coast working. This was made even worse when the heir to the throne contracted strep throat. Not fun for the kid or the parent.
So SmackDown had to wait and after watching the boy labor through a little league doubleheader yesterday, I think he's on the road to recovery so no need to start a get-well letter writing campaign. Always funny how quickly these kids get healthy when it's the day of an athletic event or birthday party. He could barely speak Friday and Saturday, he was energized.
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Tags: 2000, Attitude, Batista, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, ECW, Edge, HHH, Intercontinental title, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Mickey Rourke, Miz, RAW, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, Smackdown, Sting, The Rock, Umaga, Wrestlemania, WWE
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009
The SmarK Rant for WWE Wrestlemania 25
- Live from Houston, TX
- Your hosts are JR, Cole and the King
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Tags: Chris Jericho, CM Punk, DVD, Edge, HHH, Hulk Hogan, Intercontinental title, JBL, Jeff Hardy, John Cena, Joker, Legends, Matt Hardy, Michael Cole, Mickey Rourke, Mickie James, Randy Orton, RAW, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, Smackdown, Sting, The Joker, Undertaker, Wrestlemania, WWE
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
The SmarK DVD Rant for Kayfabe
"They don't just call him Rocket Randy Tyler because it rhymes!"
"But…it doesn't rhyme."
"Exactly, man."
The Film
If The Wrestler is the dark side of small town indy wrestling promotions, Kayfabe is the light side. The Wrestler was about a former World champion main eventer dragged down to the level of small promotions doing spot shows, whereas this movie is about a smaller promotion that WISHES it could do spot shows, filled with guys who dream of one day making it to The Show. What that Show is, is never implicitly stated, but it's pretty easy to guess.
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Tags: Canada, DVD, House, Locke, Lost, Mickey Rourke, MMA, Monday Night RAW, Randy Savage, Raven, RAW, Smackdown, Sting, The Rock, The Wrestler, WWE, YouTube
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Just wanted to draw attention to another piece of fan mail about Dungeon of Death...
Hello Scott
I am not expecting you to reply back to this as I understand how busy you must be, but I just wanted to praise you on your latest book, Chris Benoit Dungeon of Death.
Ive been a wrestling fan since 2001 and Ive never really thought too much about what goes on behind the scenes or what goes on in the wrestlers lives behind the curtain.
So having never read a book for entertainment purposes in my life, I decided to get into reading and what better subject than Pro Wrestling. Having heard stories from wrestlers and seeing the Rourke movie, The Wrestler, I sort of had a rough idea of how these guys live. Your book was so addicting. Seriously. I am not a fast reader but it was so good that I finished it within a day of starting.
I was amazed to read about the shocking story of the Von Erichs and I was saddened to read about Owen and Bret Hart. I don't know what to think about the whole Benoit situation. But at least now I have some good facts to go by.
I have learnt a great deal from your words and I will be sure to check out your other books as quick as I can.
The scary thing with The Wrestler is that it seems brutally honest and open from the perspective of non-fans, but it's actually pretty toned down compared to what really goes on.
Tags: Bret Hart, Dungeon of Death, Mickey Rourke, RAW, Scott's Books!, The Wrestler
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
The SmarK DVD Rant for Ready To Rumble
I think it's only fair that, in the wake of Mickey Rourke's amazing performance in The Wrestler receiving an Oscar nod, we journey back to the last time someone made a serious attempt at a movie about pro wrestling.
Unfortunately, the movie was Ready to Rumble. Starring David Arquette. Years ago someone bought it for me under the assumption that I might want to watch it someday. Well, I figured after nine years of sitting in my collection, I might as well give it a look.
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Tags: 2000, David Arquette, DDP, DVD, DVD on TV Reviews, Goldberg, Heroes, John Cena, Locke, Mickey Rourke, Montreal, Nitro, SmarK Rants, Steve Austin, Sting, The Wrestler, Vince McMahon, WCW
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Wow. Finally opened here in Saskatoon, and Mickey Rourke is so very deserving of the acting accolades being given to him. Yeah, the wrestling stuff isn't a huge shock if you already know about the staple guns and blades and such (although don't they usually leave the staples out of the gun?), but man what a tragic story on so many levels. It just feels so sadly true to the business, and the parallels with Cassidy (Yowza, Marissa has aged quite well!) and her fall from the peak of her profession are well done as well. And hey, there's even another level, as the 80s hair metal that permeates the soundtrack (the awesomest soundtrack ever, I might add) is made up of bands who are still trying to milk their own former glory and doing the same drugs and ringrats that Randy was. I think, for me, the best piece of acting was the brief period when Randy was working the deli counter and seemed to be so legitimately happy doing such a mundane job, and I think that was even worse for him than his fall from grace in wrestling was.
Just a brilliant piece of cinema. Highest recommendation.
Tags: Cinema, Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
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