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What distinguishes Warrior from a 'rasslin movie? Looks like an aim at a devoted, lowbrow audience. The early fanboy reviews do not dispel
this point. One reviewer claims it is better than Raging Bull and better than Rocky. I suppose that is possible, but it seems far more likely to indicate that the fringe of society that fancies mixed martial arts is seeing this film in the manner a Justin Bieber fan views a Bieber film, or Ayn Rand fans view an Atlas Shrugged film.
Perhaps Warrior will succeed at the box office and as art and/or entertainment. But so far this film's trajectory reminds me of a WWE product with a couple of mid-level names and a television-heavy director. It is likely to be extremely well received among a small slice of the population, and ignored or discounted by most people.
It has two things going for it, though. Much of it was filmed in Pittsburgh and one of the writers is named Dorfman.
What is the third, great mainstream movie, then.. ? {nm} Sep 05, 06:57
well Moneyball isn't in the converstaion yet.... Sep 05, 07:02
How do you define "mainstream?" Maybe then we can go from there. Were MIDNP or WELPH mainstream? {nm} Sep 05, 07:34
I think there are a bunch that still aren't in the conversation yet... Sep 05, 07:48
in my original post, I should have stated "thus far". the next 4 months are sure to turn up some great efforts. {nm} Sep 05, 09:48
You haven't seen 50/50 yet... or Drive... {nm} Sep 05, 07:40
wow...nice. that good huh? {nm} Sep 05, 09:41
What distinguishes Warrior from a 'rasslin movie? Looks like an aim at a devoted, lowbrow audience. The early fanboy reviews do not dispel Sep 05, 09:56
:) give the film a try next weekend and then report back to Delta House {nm} Sep 05, 13:30
Not even remotely... it's more about the drama that makes the MMA scenes even more exciting {nm} Sep 05, 14:15
"What distinguishes Warrior from a 'rasslin movie?" Why would anyone make that comparison? {nm} Sep 06, 13:40
