Comments on: Links for June 2009 http://drdarindavis.com/2009/06/30/links-for-june-2009/ Minnesota independent pro wrestler discusses past experiences and the current state of pro wrestling Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darin Davis http://drdarindavis.com/2009/06/30/links-for-june-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Darin Davis Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:57:33 +0000 http://drdarindavis.com/?p=933#comment-306 I liked it after the first viewing- good performances, good story. I wasn't sure how I felt about the way the ending was handled (thought I had an A/V problem at first). Good, but not great, was my opinion at that point. It wasn't until I started reading reviews from people outside of "the business", including the mainstream critics (e.g. <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081223/REVIEWS/812239985/1023" rel="nofollow">Roger Ebert</a>, etc.), that I really started to appreciate it. The whole atmosphere was done so well and so realistically that I never noticed it. Nothing about it ever stuck out as incorrect or exaggerated, so it went past me without a second thought. It was only after reading other people's reactions and thinking about the various scenes that it hit home. Working a show at a school (opening scene)- check. Having a promoter apologize for the payoff ("I thought the gate would be bigger...")- check. Wrestling legends at autograph signings, hoping to sign some 20 yr old merchandise they still lug around with them- check. Calling everyone "Brother"- check. Right down to the smallest detail, they got it right. I liked it after the first viewing- good performances, good story. I wasn’t sure how I felt about the way the ending was handled (thought I had an A/V problem at first). Good, but not great, was my opinion at that point.

It wasn’t until I started reading reviews from people outside of “the business”, including the mainstream critics (e.g. Roger Ebert, etc.), that I really started to appreciate it. The whole atmosphere was done so well and so realistically that I never noticed it. Nothing about it ever stuck out as incorrect or exaggerated, so it went past me without a second thought. It was only after reading other people’s reactions and thinking about the various scenes that it hit home.

Working a show at a school (opening scene)- check. Having a promoter apologize for the payoff (“I thought the gate would be bigger…”)- check. Wrestling legends at autograph signings, hoping to sign some 20 yr old merchandise they still lug around with them- check. Calling everyone “Brother”- check.

Right down to the smallest detail, they got it right.

]]> By: adambatty http://drdarindavis.com/2009/06/30/links-for-june-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-305 adambatty Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:26:20 +0000 http://drdarindavis.com/?p=933#comment-305 Hello, I just wanted to say thanks for linking my article "Another look at The Wrestler". As someone with a deep understanding of the industry, what were your thoughts on the film? Hello, I just wanted to say thanks for linking my article “Another look at The Wrestler”. As someone with a deep understanding of the industry, what were your thoughts on the film?

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