The Wrestler (DVD, 2009, Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Widescreen)

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At first glance, Darren Aronofsky's THE WRESTLER may seem like a departure for the oftentimes frenetic filmmaker, and in some ways it is. When this story of a past-his-prime performer is compared to PI, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, and THE FOUNTAIN, there is relatively little trace of psychoscientific addiction imagery, hip-hop editing, or grimly elegant peeks into dreams, nightmares, and otherworlds. Comic moments are plentiful. Aronofsky's signature close-ups of faces have been replaced with ones that force themselves into wounds inflicted for visceral spectacle. Much of the time the camera floats and bobs with an observant, almost documentary-like quietness, ethereally following the wrestler as if it were his past, and the viewer may perceive vague connections to a later, lonelier, less legitimate Rocky Balboa.But Mickey Rourke isn't the Italian Stallion--he's Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a man who has spent decades slicing himself open in choreographed fights while adoring crowds roar. Pro wrestling isn't as lucrative as it was for Randy in the 1980s, but he stays at it while working menial jobs because performing isn't just the only thing he craves--it's the only thing that, at 50, he knows how to crave. While courting his one true friend, a stripper named Cassidy (Marisa Tomei), Randy does his best to restart a relationship with the angry daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) he abandoned. But Rourke imbues the image of Randy, ready to pounce from the ropes, looking almost as unreal as the box art on action figure packaging, with an expression of pain, desperation, and joy. It's a close-up that makes two things clear. For one, Randy's charisma is inseparable from the crippling fixation that's kept him alive. For another, THE WRESTLER might be at once a simpler and more complex meditation on addiction and eternal struggle than any of Aronofsky's earlier work.

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UPC0024543574996
eBay Product ID (ePID)72316191

Product Key Features

RatingR
EditionCheckpoint; Sensormatic; Widescreen
Movie/TV TitleWrestler
FormatDVD
GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatCheckpoint; Sensormatic; Widescreen
Film CountryUSA

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  • 100% great movie whether you like wrestling or not

    This is such a good movie with a realistic storyline following Randy (Robin) the Ram, a wrestler who was very popular in his youth in the 80s. But now aging, still wrestling in front of smaller crowds and even a hardcore match. While also working at a supermarket deli to make ends meet so he can survive and pay his rent living in a trailer. There's many ups and downs that Randy experiences and certain things he has to accept. Just totally worth your money to watch this cinematic gem.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Tugs at the heart

    great movie and im not a Mickey fan but wow really glad I bought it.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Great movie

    A buddy of mine is in the movie and I enjoy watching this movie over and over highly recommended it

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Hulk Hogan life story

    very sad movie

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  • Heartfelt Sadness and Hope

    The Wrestler is a touching and passionately sad story that touched the soul. Captures the human condition on many levels, highlighting the ones we typically avoid.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • See this movie

    Great movie. Mickey Rourke is FANTASTIC

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • The Wrestler

    Excellent Movie

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Great make-up and era details

    Rourke resurrection

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  • not so interesting

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • worked great

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned