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#311 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 152 weeks ago
Seriously, what is Vince going to do? I don’t see him sitting at home.
I hate to sound really bleak here but he'll probably die off. His life (by all accounts) revolved around the WWF/E. Oh he's probably going to get nuked again. Supposedly, the HBO Real Sports has a piece airing in the future that's damning.
“Shares of WWE rose more than 8% to reach a new 52-week high Monday, as investors became more bullish about a potential sale of the wrestling and media company. The stock is up 45% so far this year, outpacing the S&P 500, which is off more than 16% in 2022.”
This is what I think happens
Probably, but it's a tad complicated since Vince has most of the stock shares. But I have no idea how it works if they find he misled the SEC in those finacial filings.
I'll be a little sad when they get sold. They were basically a family run business for decades and he turned them into a billion dollar corporation. Sort of an American dream success story.
#312 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 152 weeks ago
Reading up on some of the rumor mill.
Apparently Vince was getting investigated by the Feds for his hush money payments and that's why he resigned on Friday.
Triple H got promoted/named to head of creative and supposedly Paul Heyman could have a big role as well. I've always liked how Heyman booked, especially if free from Vince's meddling. I don't really know whether or not he wants the workload though.
#313 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 152 weeks ago
I've seen Frantic once. It's set in Paris and has Polanski's girlfriend/companion play a big role. Her name is Emmanuelle Seignier (I think) and she was in the Ninth Gate. I really liking it but saw it years ago and don't remember the ending.
The Suspect--Korean fast food thriller film making at it's best. One of those adrenaline thrillers with non stop stuff happening. Probably not as interesting a second time around
Shade: a nice little film made in 2003 with a great cast. Con movie about gamblers (card players in specific). Stallone is in this and he is the best thing and I wish he had more scenes in the film. He plays a different character (or slightly different) from the rest of these cheats. And I liked him for it. Melanie Griffith is in this and she's more or less wasted.
Why Don't you just Die? Russian black comedy in the vein of Coen Brothers or Tarentino. Really entertaining. The juice flows freely on this one.
New Year's Evil: aside from the annoying voice disguise from the villian, this one is pretty good. I had the villian guessed halfway through it. It doesn't matter. I liked the ending sequence too. It has a 70s feel to it even though it was released in 1980.
Black Phone: I don't watch much new films at all. But I loved this . I enjoyed the period detail. I will say that if you buy into the story you may enjoy this as much as I did. There are certain aspects I could see where people could end up not believing and just not enjoy the film based on those reasons. And I can see that. But I did enjoy this as it's part supernatural story, part escape story. One weak part, the motivations for the villian aren't really explained at all which I found kind of strange.
#314 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 153 weeks ago
There's a lot they could do to improve the product.
Treat it with some degree of seriousness. At the end of the day it's meant to be a simulation of an athletic contest, and these days whilst it's impressive to see what they can do, it often feels like a gymnastic spotfest.
Secondly, it needs some storylines where it feels like there are some real stakes. That would be helped if their belts mattered more, and if their main champions weren't absent all the time. I remember back when I watched when I was younger that a simple feud for PPVs was a match between two guys to be No.1 Contender for the next PPV - I haven't seen that in years. It's simple and can be mixed with some storyline personal animosity, and can also allow for interesting situations on the TV show where those guys interact with whoever is going to be fighting for the belt at the show. Simple, uncomplicated stuff. Nowadays every angle seems to live in it's own self contained universe and each segment happens one after the other. Doesn't help that every angle they have nowadays is a snooze fest.
Great post. Yeah, the psychology part of this seems gone. Where in the old days you'd see someone like Bret Hart working over a body part and weakening it. Also bring back the word wrestling and shit can crap like the WWE Universe. Also stop the finisher spamming and kicking out of the other guy's finisher. That's been a big problem for years.
The titles don't really matter since they are ping ponged back and forth. It's a shame that Cody Rhodes got injured because he was the one guy who I thought yeah, the title MATTERS to him with his entire backstory and promos. Also, I just don't think these guys know how to cut promos anymore for the most part. Shit, one of the guys who I think "gets it" and has a real throwback persona to him in terms of the over the topness that is pro wrestling is the announcer Pat McAfee. Did you see him at Wrestlemania? Totally gets the "spectacle" aspect of it. Too bad he'll never be a regular wrestler as the WWE stuff is a side gig for him.
And yeah, there are no stakes or intensity in it (or the guys in these programs just don't sell this well enough). That and they seem to recycle storylines a bunch. I can't count how many times Wrestler X vs Authority figure has been done (basically a redux of Austin vs Mcmahon).
#315 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 153 weeks ago
Oof. WSJ must have been about to publish something bad on him to have him just "retire". Rumors are that Brock Lesnar quit as well after hearing the news. That's bad because he's in the main event at SummerSlam.
It's a good day, really. I'm looking forward to how HHH and Stephanie (I assume) will book the shows. They can't do any worse. And HHH has that old WCW/NWA mentality. I hope this means the end of the 50/50 booking and feuds that never end or go anywhere.
#316 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 153 weeks ago
They say the “mall cops” could’ve handled the situation. Yup.
LOL, haha. Some of those mall cops are for show only. Some of them are old as fuck and shouldn't be out there.
Social media doesn't help as well. You see a lot of these psychos tell everyone of their plans on 4chan or whatever and that bothers me, probably because I'm becoming an old fart.
#317 Re: Guns N' Roses » Can you see Slash leaving again? » 153 weeks ago
He's not leaving, he has a family to support now and a life style to maintain. Most of his creative pursuits (ie NEW MUSIC) will be done w/the Conspirators. GNR pays the bills and he isn't leaving all that cash on the table for a second table.
And there are no creative difficulties in GNR now anyway since Axl doesn't seem interested in writing and releasing any new music anyway. So that's a non issue.
#318 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 153 weeks ago
Guess it was just that wild part of the seventies where you were allowed to do anything and even the conservative studio heads were ready to approve it.
That's what it was. There wasn't as much pressure to crank out box office hits. So director's could indulge in "personal projects" that were creative and interesting. There was alot more freedom. Don Siegel could crank out a hit like Dirty Harry and then in the next year release something a bit different like Charley Varrick.
There was a lot more variety in films. I think the 90s (parts of it anyway) have that feel to it as well.
#319 Re: Guns N' Roses » Slash confirms “one or two” new songs by June » 153 weeks ago
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#320 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 154 weeks ago
A Tale of Two Sisters is one of my favorites. I Saw The Devil is fantastic too.
I still haven’t seen Ichi yet.
Ichi the Killer? It took me a couple of viewings to finally "get" that film. Also if you're looking for a relatively conventional Miike film, try First Love which was released in 2019.
Ok, I gotta spoiler I Saw the Devil a little here. I always crack up at how the villian discovers the tracking device and how he gets rid of it.
The Gambler. Great Caan performance as a degenerate. It's one of those quiet, character performances. At some points, I just wanted to yell at the TV, why are you still fucking gambling? The ending is interesting and could be interpreted in a many number of ways.
Perdita Durango. I really can't and won't describe this. Wild and fun 90s film w/Bardem and Rosie Perez of all people. There's a definite Tarentino vibe to it. I've read that this was compared to Natural Born Killers and I don't see that at all. Maybe David Lynch is more apt.
The Last Seduction. What can I say, this is still one of my favs. Linda Fiorentino can be as big a bitch as she wants (that's what the rumors said). But she kills this role. I also love how there's some gender switching as neo-Noir is dominated by men. Also, you can tell she was having fun with this.
Countdown. Disappointing Korean thriller. Inital premise was good/interesting and fine. It veers into drama territory at some point and loses me. last 30-40 mins were a drag to the point where I stopped to do some online shopping. It never helps when neither of the characters are sympathetic either.
Chaos--mystery from the director of Ringu and Dark Water. Slow moving and gimmicky (flashbacks and going back in time). But ultimately I liked it. Probably because it had this 90s mystery feel to it. Had shades of Hitchcock and Coen Brothers which didn't hurt it either.
