The Billionty-Oneth Geek: Older Than 8 Since 1991

This post will be divided essentially into halves with the review and analysis. The review will be a typical affair while the analysis will be unleashing my inner geek on the movie. Review If there was one movie that I was meant to see this year, without a doubt it's Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler . This movie is a beautiful merger of two of the things I love - movies and prowrestling. Is it my favourite movie this year? Well, that's yet to be determined. With The Wrestler , Aronofsky has raised his own bar in crafting the tragic portrait of a professional wrestler. It's not about the glitz and glamour that one would come to mind when thinking of such superstars as Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Steve Austin, but rather about those forgotten stars who faded away in the 80's. This is the role that Rourke was meant to play if for no other reason than that his own life parallels that of his character Randy "The Ram" Robinson. They were both shining stars at the...

Well, they finally released a trailer for this movie. Seriously, how can this movie possibly suck? Yes, as a wrestling fan, my opinion is biased, but after watching the trailer, it seems like one of those movies that I'd enjoy even if I were not a fan of that genre. The movie has garnered a lot of Oscar buzz, both for Aronofsky's more conventional way of storytelling as well as Mickey Rourke's supposed best career performance. Sorry Nic Cage. You've got to hand it to Fox Searchlight who over the past few years have picked up and distributed a slew of indie hits such as Little Miss Sunshine, Darjeeling Limited, Juno, Slumdog Millionaire, and the list goes on . You can check out the trailer here ( Youtube / Quicktime ). Keep your eyes open for Jimmy Jacobs, Necro Butcher, Ron Killings, and Ernest "The Cat" Miller. I'm sure there's a few others that I've missed. Later geeks.